We know it seems early to be talking about the 2011-2012 school year already, but if you’ve got school-aged kiddos it’s time to start considering their options. Shhhhh don’t tell the teachers; we did your homework for you and rounded up a list of open houses. So browse the list, check your calendar and make plans to go back to school to learn about your student’s options.
Editor’s Note: We sent our very own PLAYGROUND detective, Cyndi Campbell, and her son, Charlie, to check out Super Food Sleuths Nutrition Class and asked her to give us their report on the class. Here are our sleuth’s findings.
If your New Year’s resolution was to be more charitable, now is the perfect time to get on that resolution by doing something that is guaranteed to save a life (actually up to three lives). January is National Blood Donor Month, and it’s a great time to remember how this simple and quick procedure saves lives - every day.
We know Santa’s budget is stretched thin, so PLAYGROUND teamed up with some of our advertisers to offer you exclusive holiday savings. But hurry, Christmas is coming…
Go ahead and sleep in on Friday (it is your vacation day after all), take a shower, do you hair and makeup, stop off for that seasonal coffee sensation, then hit up these Black Friday Deals from local business (and PLAYGROUND partners). You’ll be so THANKFUL that you did.
Some of the littlest people have the biggest hearts, and After Hours Pediatrics wants to spotlight positive child role models by celebrating kids who have reached out to help others and make a difference. If you know an amazing kid who has made a difference in the community, nominate them for the Every Child Makes A Difference community awards program.
As overindulgence threatens to expand your waistline, take hostage of that impending holiday guilt and show your pants who’s boss. Lace up the kid’s sneakers and race on down for one these family-friendly Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trots before the great feast.
You know those holiday cards that you drool over every year, the ones with the perfect family and gorgeous photos? Wouldn’t you love for your friends to drool over your cards? Well, here’s your chance.
It’s the mantra of mammas everywhere, “Did you remember to say thank you?” And CiCi’s Pizza wants to help kids remember to say “Thank you” with a month-long campaign that rewards “Thank yous” with pizza.
If you’re worried your trick or treaters will collect enough candy to feed an army, never fear, we have a solution for you that won’t rot their teeth or go straight to your hips. How about sending some of that sugary-sweetness to our troops stationed overseas? A number of local dentists have teamed up with Operation Gratitude for a Halloween candy buy-back program. These dentists will buy back your kid’s sweet things at $1 per pound and then send the candy to our troops in care packages for the holidays.
If just trick-or-treating on Halloween isn’t enough spooky celebration (and candy) for your fam, check out these spooktacular Halloween events all over Central Florida.
Take your pumpkin patch picking to the next level by adding a spooktacular train ride. Your little pumpkins will squeal and scream with delight when they board the Pumpkin Patch Express bound for a fall favorite experience like no other.
If you are still on the hunt for the perfect costume for your eerie dearies, you’ll ♥ this app for selecting just the right one. Don’t just imagine how your trick or treater will look as a pumpkin or puppy dog. Play dress up with her … virtually that is.
Say Cheese! On Friday, the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Smiley Face, and you’re invited to be part of the attempt.
Put your budding poet’s skills to the test by encouraging your pet lover to write a poem about her prized pet. The American Pet Products Association (APPA) is now accepting poems for its 3rd Annual APPA National Children’s Pet Poetry Contest.
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