Spfld Moms: Back to School Resources

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August 22, 2012

Greetings!

Back to School Vanessa Amanda 2012

The neighborhoods are bustling with school buses now, and its a mixed bag of emotions around here! Yes, I'm ready for a consistent routine, but no, I really do want that feeling of summer to continue on, especially now that we are having beautiful weather.

Regardless, our "Back to School" e-Update is full of practical advice and event reminders that will save you time. A special thank you to all of the teachers who give so much time and talent to our children day in and day out!

Keep sharing your best short-cuts and time savers as this is the time of year when all of those go into full force! Email springfieldmoms.org@gmail.com and be entered into our prize drawings.

All the best,

Kim

Kim Leistner
Founder and president of Springfield Moms

Featured Resources

Allison Klint offers some creative tips for your tween and locker decoration in her post Locker Decorating 101.

Technology Tips for Speech Therapy by Jennifer Pollock. Put those tech gadgets to work!

Eating Disorders and Your Teen: What To Watch Out For. Thanks to Dr. Prasanta Bhamidipati with HSHS Medical Group for sharing her expertise.

Balancing Act When the Kids Are Off to School: Sarah Chandler helps you organize your thoughts about all that "free time" on your schedule.

YMCA Offers Homeschoolers PE Program This Fall: There is gym, pool and social time specifically scheduled for homeschool families this fall. Check it out!

Sending Your First Off to Kindergarten: Jen Madiar is back with a guest post - a letter to her oldest that will make your heart smile.

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Family-Friendly Events

SJCH: First Steps Mothers Group 8/22, 8/29, 9/5 from 12:00 - 1:30. Dinner for Two - Breastfeeding Your Baby 8/23 from 6:00 - 9:00. Birth Center Tour 8/28 at 6:30 p.m.

Children's Discovery Museum: Playful Learners 8/23 from 6:00- 7:00 p.m. and 8/24 from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Illinois Products Market is ongoing at State Fairgrounds. Thursdays 4:00 p.m. throughout summer and early fall.

Old Capitol Farmers' Market Open for Season! Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Adams Street.

Old Capitol Blues and BBQs: 8/24-25 with great food and entertainment plus a Kids Area from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Old State Capitol lawn. Come see us at the Springfield Moms booth!

Donate Blood "Adopt a Day" with Spfld Moms 8/30. Give the gift of life!

Girls Night Out: Seasons of A Woman's Life 9/6 St. John's Women Services provides this informative program at 6:00 p.m.

H20: Hope. Healing. Overcoming. 9/6 GriefShare and Divorce Recovery classes start weekly on Thursday nights. 6:30 p.m.

Illinois State Museum Super Saturdays: 9/8 Make a Splash - Illinois Waterways 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Come and go.

Hope Institute's 18th Annual "Celebrity Chef" 9/8 "Don't Miss" fundraising event starting at 5:00 p.m. featuring Stephanie Izard.

Auburn's "A-Maze-ing" Corn Maze 2012 9/8 - 9/9 and weekends through 10/8.

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