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Send in your tips in June for a chance to win a copy of Living Green compliments of Food Fantasies. Deadline June 30th!
Congratulations to our May prize winner! Jackie Gillock won a $50 shopping spree to The Body Shop at Home compliments of Stephanie Fuller, Independent Consultant.
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Greetings!
Happy summer everyone!
We hope you will make Springfield Moms your Home Page. Our goal is to provide everything you need in one place on www.springfieldmoms.org. Need the weather forecast and updated news feeds? We've got it. Need activities to do? We've got events galore What's Happening. Want to save money on everything from cookies to massages? Our printable coupon page is now in pdf format. Check out a new page you haven't explored yet! A-Z index.
Find the latest web updates, my ongoing parenting blog and tips from readers on Kim's blog. Enjoy! |
| In the Kitchen: Escape Grilling Boredom |
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Tired of the same old summer fare of burgers, brats and hotdogs? Looking for something different and yummy to throw on the grill or make this month? Check out these delicious recipes from Robert's Seafood Market for Grilled Coconut Shrimp, Swordfish with Garlic Rosemary and Grilled Salmon with Pineapple Salsa. Save 10% of your first shopping trip as well! Check out the recipes here. |
| Headaches on the Rise |
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Ask the Doctor
The pain that accompanies a child's headaches is as real for them as it is for adults and not something to be dismissed as a child's imagination. Recent studies say headaches generally affect between 15 to 20 percent of children. For more information on children's headaches, click here. |
| Build a Healthy and Tasty Salad |
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Are you trying to eat healthier this summer? Check out our "How To Build a Better Salad" article from registered dietician, Sara Lopinski, from the Center for Living at Prairie Heart Institute. She spells out your best choices. With all of the local farmer's markets in full season, there are no excuses. |
| Are Your Kids Overindulged? |
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 Ask the Counselor with Rini Christofilakos-Soler, LCPC. Do you worry that today's kids (including your own) are being overindulged? With the clamor of "everyone else has one," it can be difficult to say no. Here are some tried and true strategies for not overindulging our kids in today's society. Click here. |
| Pet Corner |
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Pampered Pooch Contest. Oh My Dog is having a pampered pet contest. I know many of your families have a spoiled four-legged one running around! Enter in June here. If you haven't visited our Pet Corner page lately, click here. | |
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| What's Happening! Upcoming Events |
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| THIS WEEK
Summer Movie Program at Illinois State Museum. Looking for a family friendly summer flick? Can't stay up late at the drive-in? Pack up the kids, come watch a movie and STAY to enjoy the amazing, hands-on museum exhibits and visit the gift shop.
Click here for the full schedule.
Kerasotes ShowPlace 8 is also offering free Summer Movies for kids of all ages. More here.
Don't forget to visit the new Illinois Products Farmer's Market every Thursday from 4-7p.m. at the Fairgrounds details here.
Women in the Outdoors: Register now for the 4th Annual "Women in the Outdoors" event - a specialized "Ladies On the Lake" one-day retreat on Lake Springfield, Saturday, July 26th. For more information, click here.
July 4, 2008 Little Wagon Parade in Downtown Springfield and lots of area fireworks displays! More here. Illinois State Fair Grandstand Lineup 
Time to order your tickets for the 2008 Illinois State Fair! Access the lineup and order your tickets here. Children's Discovery Museum: 
Fun Day Trip Idea! New! Fetch Lab Activities begin daily, included with regular admission. June 30th is FREE admission on our celebration of our 500,000th visitor! Learn more about the summer long activities here.
What's Happening is updated every week with the latest fun for you and your family! Bookmark this page. |
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Save $300 or more!
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Access coupons from our Mom's Choice Directory You'll find deals and complete info about these LOCAL businesses. Welcome Robert's Seafood ($5 off), ShoeTopia ($5 off),
Hale Chiropractic & Aquatic Center ($10 off massage & NEW swim lessons starting!), Oh My Dog Online Bow Wow Boutique ($5 off first $25 purchase), Painters Paradise (10% 0ff), Ahh Yoga ($5 off), The Corkscrew ($1 Tasting), Prairie Heart Center for Living ($10 off any class or service), Tamara Burris ($25 off), Exciting Windows! by Susan Day($50-$100 off), Springfield Racquet & Fitness Center (2 weeks free and $20 off a birthday party package), Springfield YMCA (one free week), Indigo Restaurant, Adventure Dive & Travel (Free $35 Scuba Trial), Faithful Baby, Matheis Lawn Service, Bryant Lawn Service and Calhoun Carpet Warehouse ($50-$250 savings.)
Enjoy a free cookie or coffee at Cafe Moxo, $10 off a massage or facial at Lift & Firm, 15% off at Food Fantasies, 20% off your first free home pick-up Dry Cleaning from Peerless Cleaners and more!
We add new coupons weekly! |
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Kim
Kim Leistner Little
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