We are excited to announce that we are one of the sponsors of the Mommies n Munchkins Baby & Family Fair!
This new annual event will take place on April 15th, 2012 in Langley and will feature businesses and services geared towards new and expecting families. This wonderful event is a not for profit event to support the CKNW Orphans Fund. Be sure to mark the date on your calendar and come by to support some fabulous Lower Mainland businesses and the CKNW Orphans fund!
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With 2011 behind us we are looking forward to some amazing events in 2012! Here is a short list of “Save the Dates” for you to look forward to!
Be sure to RSVP to be eligible for the GRAND PRIZE, FREE SPORTBALL FOR A YEAR FOR YOU AND A FRIEND PLUS A SPORTBALL BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Time: 5:00pm-7:30pm Location: Sullivan Heights Secondary – 6248 144th Street, Surrey BC MORE INFO: http://tiny.cc/FanFest2This is an entirely FREE event, and we welcome all families — expectant parents, new parents, and seasoned ones alike! Bring the kids — this is as much for them as it is for you!
Time:9am- 5pm Location:Sapperton Hall in New Westminster, BC MORE INFO: www.royalcitykids.comAdmission is by donation benefiting Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. Be sure to register!
Time: 11am-4pm Location: Roundhouse Community Centre- 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver BC MORE INFO: http://www.onceuponabelly.com/This is the first parenting Conference of it’s kind in the Lower Mainland! Be sure to get your tickets early!
Time: 10am-5pm Location: Douglas College David Lam Campus- 1250 Pinetree Way Coquitlam, BC MORE INFO: www.parentalguidanceconference.caAdmission is by Donation to Basics for Babies
Time: 11am- 4pm Location: Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver Auditorium I, Main Level MORE INFO: www.belliestobabiescelebration.com
2011 was filled with great events supporting or promoting great causes around the Lower Mainland. We are proud to continue to be a sponsor of Once Upon a Belly, Sweet Pea Pageants and Kidz Concerts. We are also looking forward to our Annual Spring Fling Fundraiser to benefit Autism BC, the Parental Guidance Conference and the FREE Family FanFest presented by Sportball all coming up in 2012!
Honorary mention to Toonies for Kids Society, their event was cancelled due to lack of ticket sales but it would have been fabulous and I am proud to have been a part of the organization.They are standing up for a great cause that we should all be concerned about.
If you have an event happening or know of one that you think we should be involved in please feel free to drop us a line! We are always open to helping in the community! Check out tomorrows Favorite 10 Causes of 2011!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Parental Guidance Conference: Your Blueprint to Parenting, Prenatal to Primary School
Comes to the Lower Mainland May 5th, 2012!
What: Parental Guidance Conference: Your Blueprint to Parenting, Prenatal to Primary School will be held on
Saturday May 5th, 2012 from 10am – 5pm at Douglas College: David Lam Campus in Coquitlam BC.
The Parental Guidance Conference will be the first conference of its kind in the Lower Mainland and will feature
interactive and informative workshops on various topics facing parents in the community.
Over the course of the 1 day event parents will be able to attend the workshops of their choice based on the stage
they are at with their children’s development. Workshops will be facilitated by local experts in their field and give
parents an opportunity to connect on a more personal level with the resources that are available to them.
“Our goal is to bring parents and local experts together in a community based forum and have them connect one
on one and be able to ask questions based on their specific situation as well as obtain general information on
various topics.”
The conference will focus on the early childhood years from prenatal right through to primary school with parenting
experts from around the Lower Mainland coming together to deliver their knowledge and expertise. Topics will
range from “how to prepare for baby” to “breastfeeding 101” and “how to feed a picky preschooler” to “why won’t
my toddler sleep” as well as many more. There will also be informative seminars on Anti-Bullying, being cybersavvy and on-line safety, how to choose childcare that works for your family and so much more.
“There will be something for everyone at the Parental Guidance Conference. We will have workshops geared
towards both parents as well as some just for mom and just for dad. There will be on-site childminding and of
course great local businesses, entertainment and prizes! It will be a great event that you won’t want to miss.”
Who: We would like to invite local experts, retailers and families to participate in this one of a kind event. The
Parental Guidance Conference will feature local parenting and child safety experts as well as community resources,
family friendly businesses and services, on-site childcare and entertainment. We will have fun and interactive
workshops for mom and dad to attend and the option for their children to attend stimulating and entertaining
programs in the daycare room. Incredible prizes and samples will also be available to all those in attendance!
Where: Douglas College: David Lam Campus
1250 Pinetree Way
Coquitlam BC
When: Saturday, May 5th, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT
Statistics: We are anticipating 500+ attendees at our launch event on May 5th, 2012. Attendees will be
families, new or expecting parents, parents of toddlers, preschoolers and children entering primary school. Our
chosen location will draw attendance from the Tri-Cities area as well as the surrounding municipalities of Maple
Ridge, Surrey, Langley, Pitt Meadows, Burnaby ,New Westminster and Vancouver.
Register: Be sure to register and purchase tickets early to participate in early bird draws, grand prize draws and
exclusive in workshop draws.
To register visit our Eventbrite page: http://bit.ly/nozY7i or our website
Follow on Twitter: @ParentConf or Facebook: PGConference
If you noticed a little bit more chaos than normal at some of the local shopping malls in the Lower Mainland this weekend it’s all due to a jolly man in a red suit! Santa has arrived at various locations to start taking requests from good little boys and girls as to what they would like to see under the Christmas tree this year. If you are traditionally in line at your favorite Santa’s Village so your little one can visit with the Father Christmas in the flesh then check out the schedule of arrivals and take note of when Santa’s soldiers with be deployed to blanket the city in hopes of passing along all of the Christmas wishes of our kids to the elves at the Toy Factory in the North Pole!
Be sure to check our events calendar for other fun Christmas events happening around town! Or if you know of an event you would like to share send it to us!
If you have an active little monster who needs to burn all that excess energy send them to Sportball!
Sportball is an amazing non competitive sports program that gets kids excited about sports and gets their little bodies off the couch away from the video games and encourages fitness, movement and a healthy lifestyle. We all know that exercise is good for us and we want to instill this value in our children from the get go and Sportball is a great starting point.
My top three favorite things about Sportball (without naming names!) are:
1- the coaches, they are knowledgeable and amazing with childrenVisit their website for details and to find a location near you, or become a fan on Facebook and get all the insider info on Sportball Lower Mainland happenings.
For our readers on Vancouver Island be sure to become a fan of Sportball Victoria!
The Steveston Cookie Company that is! Visit them at their store in the historic Steveston Village or drop by and see them at the Once Upon a Belly Show on Saturday May 28th!
The Steveston Cookie Company provides delicious custom cookies for your special occasions! They will work with you to create a unique cookie that reflects your event or organization. The Steveston Cookie Company creates quality, hand-made cookies for Lower Mainland weddings, birthday parties, corporate events, showers and more! (you should see their Sock Monkey cookies….A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!)
We would like to thank everyone who attended the Spring Fling Fundraiser on Saturday April 30th to benefit Autism BC and underprivileged kids in the Lower Mainland. We had a lot of fun at the event and are eternally grateful to our fabulous sponsors!
Take a look at the great slide show put together by Mrs. Click at Click & Clown Company! Just Click HERE
Big thank yous to all of our vendors, helpers and friends who supported this event as well!
FloMotion Fitness & Yoga Studio
PartyLite by Fiona Schonewille
Discovery Toys by Sylvia Poitras
and of course a HUGE hug and thank you to Sportball, it’s always fun when we work together!
Thanks again everyone on behalf of all of us at the Children’s Directory and Sportball!
The truth of the matter is that child poverty everywhere in the world should concern each and every one of us but it is all too often that the issues in our own backyard are over looked. According to 2009 statistics 40% of the Food Banks clients in Greater Vancouver are children, that’s higher than the Provincial average of 31%. 13% of our children are living in poverty in Vancouver, that’s higher than that of the other major Canadian cities Calgary and Toronto.
If those numbers are too high for you to live with then join us in supporting the Toonies for Kids Society‘s efforts to decrease child poverty in Greater Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. The Toonies for Kids Society helps to fund local Children Initiatives that provide care and support to children in our community who, for whatever reason, are unable to experience the joy and excitement of being a kid. Whether it be through donations to a local Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, assistance to the food bank, or support of physical, emotional, and familial wellness programs, they prize and respect local children.
The Lower Mainland Children’s Directory, It Girl Party Productions and the Beat 94.5 are among the many sponsors of the upcoming Toonies for Kids Society Aladdin Casino Night taking place on Saturday May 14th at the Executive Plaza Hotel in Coquitlam. Come out for a great evening of dinner, dancing, a belly dancing show and try your luck in the casino to win some great prizes! Your support in their goal to raise $30,000 at this fantastic event is appreciated.
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