Holiday Activities

We promise you lot had a wonderful Thanksgiving alongside your friends as well as solid unit of measurement members.  Here are only about Holiday Community Events happening in Utah County to travel along the solid unit of measurement fun.

Lights on Parade

Date: Saturday, Dec 3rd

Location: Provo Center Street through 500 W

Time: Parade starts at 5:30 p.m.; lights-On at 6:30 pm

*everyone is invited to assemble inward front end of the City Center as well as celebrate alongside us equally Santa turns on the Christmas lights of the City inward Downtown Provo as well as kick-off the month-long vacation celebration!

Countdown 2012

Date: New Years

Location: Provo Towne Centre Mall

Admissions: Purchase your Countdown Admission Wristband at the Winger's inward the Provo Towne Centre Mall or at the Provo City Parks as well as Recreation Office at 351 W. Center Street, afterward Dec 4.

Pre-purchased Wristband

•$3 Children 12 as well as under

•$4 Adults xiii as well as over

•3 as well as nether are gratuitous alongside a paid adult

•Wristbands purchased the 24-hour interval of the number are an additional $1 each per person

Timpanogos Chorale Concert

Date: Monday, Dec 12, 2011

Time: 7:30-9:00

Location: American Fork Junior High NEW Auditorium 

Price: $6.00 per individual or $20.00 for immediate family.

Ice Skating

Date: Dec 3

Event Hours: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Admission: $2.00 per individual or $1.00 alongside canned nutrient donation

Location: Utah Olympic Oval, 5662 South 4800 West (Cougar Lane), Kearns


Candlelight Christmas


Date: November 25 - Dec 03

EXCLUDING SUNDAY'S AND DECEMBER 24
Description: Santa Clause as well as his reindeers are coming to visit.  Enjoy a live Nativity scene as well as Carolers inward this beautiful odour of Christmas.  Make homemade gifts inward historic pioneer cabins.
Phone: 801-582-1847

Time: half-dozen pm - ix pm (Mon-Thur), half-dozen pm - 10 pm (Fri-Sat)

Price: $10/adults, $7/seniors, $7/children (3-11), Free/children (2 as well as under)

Location: This Is The Place Heritage Park, 2601 E. Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City

Web Site: www.thisistheplace.org

American Fork Winter Story Time

Date- Registration: Dec 27- January 7

            Stories as well as Activities start January 9
When: 1 time a week
Where: American Fork Library

Mitten Tree (Library Events Calendar)

Date: November 29-Dec 21

Location: American Fork Library

Description: Come decorate the Library's Mitten tree. Donate mittens, scarves, gloves as well as hats to decorate the tree inward the Library rotunda. Decorating welcome through Dec 20th. Items donated volition endure given to local shelters. .

Warm Hearts = Warm Hands

Trees of Diversity exhibit

Date: November 17 - Dec 27

Time: Mon -Thurs, ix a.m. - half-dozen p.m. as well as Fri - Sat, yesteryear arrangement. Closed Sundays as well as Holidays

Location: Utah Cultural Celebration Center -1355 West 3100 South West Valley City, UT 84119

Price: Free

Web Site: http://www.culturalcelebration.org/

Description: The Trees of Diversity exhibit showcases non solely decorated trees, but too gingerbread houses, wreaths, nativities as well as window shopping mode vacation scenes. Enjoy over 25 trees decorated from dissimilar ethnic arts groups from throughout the valley. Refreshments as well as music volition too endure provided.

For to a greater extent than data almost this as well as other events or exhibits at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, telephone telephone 801-965-5100 801-965-5100 , or view culturalcelebration.org

The Grouch Who Stole Christmas

Date: November 25 - Dec 30

Phone: 801-355-4628 801-355-4628

Location: Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City

Web Site: theobt.org/obtseason.html

Description: This master copy comedy parodies the famed medico Seuss Novel, as well as couples it alongside the dearest Sesame Street Character who lives inward a garbage can. This lite hearted comedy shows how fifty-fifty the grouchiest of characters tin detect love as well as kindness during the most wonderful fourth dimension of the year. -Brought to you lot yesteryear the alphabetic lineament C as well as the number 2.

Price: Adults= $11, Students/Seniors/Military = $9, Children (12 & under) = $6

Holiday Central at Thanksgiving Point

Date: November 25 - Dec 31

Time: 6-10pm

Phone: 801-768-4900 801-768-4900

Location: 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi

Holiday Lights
Description: The outdoor showcase features to a greater extent than than 1 1000000 sparkling lights fix to vacation music, artwork yesteryear Simon Dewey as well as a reading of The Christmas Story. In improver to Santa’s workshop as well as Candy Cane Lane, this year’s lights include novel displays: the Museum of Ancient Life, Thanksgiving Point Gardens as well as Farm Country.

Price: Entry is $8 per automobile or $4 per automobile for Thanksgiving Point members. On Nov. 29, Thanksgiving Point members tin savor the display for free.
Photos alongside Santa

Santa volition endure at Thanksgiving Point on Dec. 6, xiii as well as twenty from half-dozen to 8 p.m. at the Water Tower Plaza. Photos packages are available starting at $5, fellow member discounts available.

Ice Sculpting Demonstration

See the fascinating fine art of H2O ice sculpture on Mon nights inward December. Each eve volition characteristic an creative individual transforming a 300-pound block of H2O ice into a holiday-themed blueprint or character. Come sentinel this amazing slice evolve on Dec. 5, 12 as well as nineteen from half-dozen to ix p.m. at the Water Tower Plaza. This number is gratuitous to the public.

For to a greater extent than data on whatsoever of the Holiday Central events as well as to brand reservations or buy tickets online, view www.thanksgivingpoint.org or telephone telephone 801-768-4900 801-768-4900 .

BYU Planetarium Shows

Date: October 26 - February 01

Phone: 801-422-5396 801-422-5396

Time: Fridays: 7:00pm as well as 8:00pm

Price: $2

Location: Eyring Science Center, BYU Campus, Provo

Web Site: www.utahvalley.org/events/details.aspx?ID=231

American Dreams BYU Exhibit
Date: February 24 - Dec 31

Phone: 801-422-0527 801-422-0527

Time: Monday-Friday 10:00am-9:00pm, Sabbatum 12:00pm-5:00pm

Price: Free Admission

Location: Brigham Young University Museum of Art, North Campus Drive, Provo

Play Group: Fun As Well As Slow At-Home Thanksgiving Crafts!

Did somebody tell Thanksgiving?! This calendar week was a smaller grouping at Playgroup due to the Holiday Season, but nosotros nevertheless had fun anyway! 

We made approximately fun turkey's out a few basic abode supplies:

*Toilet Paper Roll

*Construction Paper

*Glue

*Paper Plate (cut inwards half)

*Colorful feathers (if available)

Trace your child's manus on unlike colors as well as hence cutting them out...

get-go gluing on the hands as well as feathers on to the plate...

lastly mucilage your john newspaper ringlet as well as draw/glue eyes, invoice as well as wattle (that's what it's called!) 

That's it, slowly as well as fun for the kids!

Also dandy for their sensory motor development!

For snacks nosotros had approximately cute turkeys as well as pilgrim hats!

I attempted to role candy corn for the invoice on this one. =)

All yous involve for this snack is...

Reeses miniatures, oreos, candy corn as well as approximately frosting (this is orange-dyed buttercream). You also powerfulness desire a plastic baggy or if yous accept tips for decorating alongside frosting yous tin move role those too.

All yous produce is role the frosting every bit a mucilage as well as pose together your yummy treats. For the pilgrim hats I chose to teach out the wrapping on the Reese's to fit the color meliorate alongside the cookie. Explore as well as enjoy!

All these ideas are adapted from approximately form of arts and crafts I constitute but searching on Google, the network is a dandy tool! 

Until side past times side time!

A Exceptional Cheers To....

Timpanogos Regional Hospital for donating 20,000 diapers to United Way.  The diapers were redistributed to Pregnancy Resources Center, Utah Health Department Program and United Way to accomplish to a greater extent than families inward need.  Timpanogos Regional Hospital donated to a greater extent than or less other 20,000 diapers to Community Action for a full of 40,000 diapers from their diaper drive during the calendar month of November.  

Utah County Health Department Program
Registered nurses view families alongside babies at run a peril for developmental delays, families on medicaid and Teen Parents.  Nurses answer whatever questions or concerns parents may convey every bit good every bit providing helpful educational data specific to their situation.  Nurses likewise produce Castilian Home Visitations.

Visit their Website: http://www.utahcountyonline.org/Dept/Health/WelcomeBaby/Index.asp
 

Nurses at Public Health Department

Pregnancy Resource Center
The Pregnancy Resource Center is a non-profit, charitable arrangement dedicated to helping those unprepared for pregnancy.  Call to encounter how to qualify for diaper donations.

1367 South 740 East
Orem, UT 84097
Phone: 801-221-2591
Office Hours: M/T/Th 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
 

Playgroup: Choose A Piffling Chicka Chicka Nail Boom To Your Home!

Hello! Faithful readers! Another calendar week has passed as well as nosotros bring had a wonderful fourth dimension at play group. This calendar week nosotros read almost the alphabet inwards "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom," as well as then created our real ain kokosnoot trees. We as well as then topped it off alongside a delicious Chicka Boom snack! See below for the recipe!

 For the Craft:
What You'll Need:
-Construction Paper
-Foam Alphabet Letters (the ones nosotros had were stickers--which was great!)
-Glue

What You'll Do:
1) Since the kids inwards play grouping are a lilliputian younger, I pre-cut the trunks as well as leaves of the kokosnoot tree (cutting coconuts could hold out helpful too!)

2) Children guide what color newspaper they'd similar equally their background, as well as then gum the parts of the tree together.

3) Once the tree is formed, stick on (or glue) the letters on, off, unopen to the tree for a fun await simply similar the book!

Many of the moms helped their kid while their cite equally well!
Look how groovy they all look!!

After nosotros all CLEANED UP, nosotros had our Delicious as well as Healthy Snack:
Here's what you'll need:
-Graham crackers
-Peanut Butter
-Apple Slices
-Raisins
-Colorful Mini Marshmallows

Here's what yous do:
1) Using the peanut butter equally glue, house the graham crackers (cracked inwards one-half the long way) as well as apples onto a place.
2) Place a cluster of raisins on the remaining peanut butter pile
3) Sprinkle a few colorful marshmallows on the plate to await similar the letters on the tree
4) Enjoy!

 What a fun means to teach your children to swallow their fruits!! The kids LOVED them!

**There are many different renditions of this snack; if yous simply Google: "chicka chicka nail boom snack" as well as become to Images, yous tin teach some groovy ideas alongside to a greater extent than good for yous ingredients!**

 Until adjacent week! 

Tummy Time!

Why is Tummy Time Important?

• Tummy Time volition assistance your infant larn how it's trunk industrial plant together with attain command of his body
• Develop leg, arm, dorsum together with cervix muscles piece lengthening front end muscles
• Develop residue piece shifting weight 
• baby volition travel able to roll, crawl together with describe to stand upward earlier
• Can Help forestall flattening inward the dorsum of the caput together with caput tilting to i side

Remember Safety

• Always supervise infant during tummy time
• Avoid bulky blankets that may bunch upward together with bound crusade or airway
• If infant falls a slumber alter him to his back
• With newborns, tummy fourth dimension is shorter (about ii minutes) together with increases equally baby  progresses

  

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Tummy Time Ideas

• Get downwardly on the flooring together with play amongst infant facial expression upward to face
• Place toys inward front end of infant together with alter toys frequently
• Lie on your dorsum together with house your infant on your stomach
• Use a rolled towel/blanket or a Boppy pillow nether your babies breast making it easier to heighten together with plough his caput (start when cervix muscles are getting stronger)
• Place infant on tummy when dressing or drying him
• Try carrying your infant tummy-side down
• Play amongst your infant on his tummy for brusk periods several times a day.  This is amend than playing amongst infant for long periods of fourth dimension a few times a day.
• You tin terminate start tummy fourth dimension outset solar daytime past times only placing your infant on your chest, tummy side downwardly amongst his facial expression upward turned to i side.  Change caput positions i fourth dimension facing right, the side past times side fourth dimension facing left to forestall cervix stiffening
• Start tummy fourth dimension on the flooring when babies cervix muscles are potent enough

The Ability Of Play

Through Play children are learning nearly themselves, others together with their surroundings.  Play teaches many primal skills that volition assistance them throughout their lives such every bit creativity, self esteem, experience, social interaction, musculus development, reasoning, sharing, responsibility, self expression, ect.  Can yous encounter these things at move when your kid is playing? Why is business office playing important?

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Part of play is exploring.  Your babe is exploring when they drib their loving cup over together with over 1 time to a greater extent than together with it makes a noise.  Encourage your babies exploration past times staying engaged together with give expressions, encourage inventiveness past times suggesting trying something novel together with render a prophylactic surroundings for your babe to explore.  Watch your Baby's expressions.  What interests them?  Are they concentrating?  

Here are about activity suggestions past times Ready to Learn 

• Hold, rock, together with sing to immature babies.
• Take them exterior on overnice days.
• Explain what yous are doing throughout the twenty-four hours when yous alter or feed them.
• Let immature babies prevarication on a big slice of newspaper together with quest heed the crunching racket when they move.
• Play unlike kinds of music on the radio.
• Put brilliant toys close babies.
• Give them soft toys (like a stuffed animate beingness or a build clean sock) to concur together with feel.
• Give babies toys they tin motility together with brand racket amongst (like a rattle).
• Hang big pictures of people together with animals on the wall at their optic degree to await at.
• Hang upwardly toys yous brand yourself for babies to encounter together with hear. For example, hang aluminum pie plates on a string. Let a breeze blow them, or motility them amongst your hand.
• Have a build clean infinite for babies to crawl. Put brilliant toys close babies together with thence they tin accomplish out or motility toward them. Put a big cardboard box on the flooring together with thence the babies tin crawl within together with play.
• Put about chair cushions on the floor. Babies tin bounce together with curlicue on them.
• Read aloud books that bring colorful pictures.
• Have blankets together with scarves for infants to enshroud under.
• Remember that infants position everything inward their mouths. Wash toys, together with hold upwardly certain they cannot hold upwardly swallowed.

Watch/Read KBYU Ready to Learn workshop on Play!

Play Grouping Craft: Finger Painting

This calendar week inwards our play grouping nosotros talked nearly how dissimilar things (like clouds or spilt milk) could expect similar shapes or animals... We together with then painted amongst around finger paint, together with tried to come across what the pigment looked like!! This activeness is dandy for children to last "hands-on" together with railroad train their cognitive together with sensorimotor skills!

Here are around fun pictures from our activity, looks similar our moms had fun too!

"Look what I made!"

What create those pictures expect similar to you? a tree? butterfly? fish? Use your imagination together with encourage your kid to create the same. It's non exclusively fun, merely developmentally appropriate! We had a dandy fourth dimension together this week, promise to come across yous in 1 lawsuit again adjacent calendar week amongst more!