March

MARCH 2012

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Thursday March 1 - 10:00 am Registration opens for Parenting with Pizzazz Conference which is scheduled for Saturday March 31st. For more details go to www.parentingwithpizzazz.com. To register call 250-762-3989 x 102. Registration is open from 10-1 Monday to Friday.

Thursday March 1 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm My Smart Hands Busy Parent Workshop. This 2 hour workshop is designed with the busy parent in mind! Learn up to 50 ASL signs and how to successfully use them with your infant or toddler. For more info or to register: My Smart Hands

Friday March 2- 9:00 am Mom & Baby Walk on the Mission Greenway. Meet at the playground parking lot at the Mission Sportsfields on Gordon Drive (behind the H2O). Walk/Run/Hike

Friday March 2 - 10:00 am KNP Park Playdate. Join us at the playground at the Mission Sportsfields on Gordon Drive for some fun outside playtime. Play Groups

Saturday March 3 - 1:00 - 3:00 pm My Smart Hands Busy Parent Workshop. This 2 hour workshop is designed with the busy parent in mind! Learn up to 50 ASL signs and how to successfully use them with your infant or toddler. For more info or to register: My Smart Hands

Sunday March 4 - 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Kelowna Library on Ellis. The Okanagan Breastfeeding Coalition is coming to Kelowna! Come on out and support them as they attempt to make Kelowna more breastfeeding friendly. Input is needed to try and start a Breastfeeding Cafe.

Monday March 5 - 10:15 am Babytime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 6 - 10:15 am Toddlertime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 6- 10:15 am Babytime at Mission library

Tuesday March 6 - 10:15 am Babytime at West Kelowna library

Tuesday March 6 - 11:00 am Babytime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 6 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at West Kelowna Health Centre West Kelowna Schedule

Tuesday March 6 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at YMCA Rutland Schedule

Tuesday March 6 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at West Kelowna Health Centre West Kelowna Schedule

Tuesday March 6 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at YMCA Rutland Schedule

Tuesday March 6 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm YMCA in Rutland 375 Hartman Road. Understanding and Dealing with Challenging Behaviours Parenting Workshop. For more details
www.KelownaParenting.com.

Wednesday March 7 - 9:30 am Mom & Baby Walk along the waterfront in West Kelowna. Meet at the playground next to the Yacht Club on Gellatly. Walk/Run/Hike

Wednesday March 7 - 10:00 am KNP Park Playdate. Join us at the playground next to the Yacht club on Gellatly for some fun outside playtime. Play Groups

Wednesday March 7 - 10:15 Toddlertime at Kelowna Library

Wednesday March 7 - 10:15 Toddlertime at Mission Library

Wednesday March 7 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at Kelowna Health Centre Kelowna Schedule

Thursday March 8 - 10:00 am KNP INDOOR SOCCER PLAYDATE at the Capital News Centre. Bring indoor shoes and a soccer ball then have fun running around the soccer field with your little ones! $5 drop in fee for non-members. FREE for KNP Members: KNP Membership

Saturday March 10 - 7:30 pm KNP Moms Night Out at Cabana Bar & Grille. Leave baby at home with Daddy for an hour or 2 and come visit/meet other Moms and have a well deserved Moms Night Out. This is our first Moms Night Out and will be planning for 1 each month. As our Membership increases they will become for Members Only but as we have just launched our membership option we are opening this night up to all Moms. So come out and have dinner and/or drinks and meet other Moms and learn about the benefits of membership in KNP. Please RSVP if you are attending to kym@kelownanewparent.com so that I can reserve a table(s) at the restaurant.

Monday March 12 - 9:00 - 11:00 am KNP Indoor Playgroup at the Kinsmen Field House (building next to the playground) at the Mission Sportsfields on Gordon Drive. Come on out and visit with other Moms while your little ones play with the other kids. We will have lots of toys, arts & crafts, music & storytime. Our craft this week is to decorate the new parachute that we will be bringing to all of our playdates. Come and get messy with your little ones! It should be a blast! $5 drop-in fee for non-Members. FREE for KNP Members KNP Membership

Monday March 12 - 10:15 am Babytime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 13 - 10:00 - 11:00 am “Sing and Sign” with My Smart Hands Kelowna. If you are currently signing with your baby or have a background in signing and want to socialize with some other parents while having fun than come on out to this great event! Bring your baby and have fun signing and singing! $5/family drop in or FREE for My Smart Hands clients. Baby Sign Language

Tuesday March 13 - 10:15 am Toddlertime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 13- 10:15 am Babytime at Mission library

Tuesday March 13 - 10:15 am Babytime at West Kelowna library

Tuesday March 13 - 11:00 am Babytime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 13 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at West Kelowna Health Centre West Kelowna Schedule

Tuesday March 13 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at YMCA Rutland Schedule

Tuesday March 13 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at West Kelowna Health Centre West Kelowna Schedule

Tuesday March 13 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at YMCA Rutland Schedule

Wednesday March 14 - 10:15 Toddlertime at Kelowna Library

Wednesday March 14 - 10:15 Toddlertime at Mission Library

Wednesday March 14 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at Kelowna Health Centre Kelowna Schedule

Thursday March 15 - 10:00 Toddlertime at West Kelowna Library

Sunday March 18 - 1:30 - 3:00 KNP Seminar/Discussion Group at Scallywags Childrens Store. Front door on West Avenue in the Village of Pandosy. In honour of Nutrition month we will have Genvieve Blanchet, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, who will speak to us about the joys of starting your baby on solid foods and how to get your baby, toddler and/or preschooler started on the right path to proper nutrition from an early age. You don’t want to miss this seminar! Limited to 20 parents. Babies are welcome, although you will get the most out of the seminar if you can leave them home with Daddy! FREE for KNP Members. $5/Mom for non-members. Register early to guarantee your spot: kym@kelownanewparent.com. - CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS

Monday March 19 - 10:15 am Babytime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 20 - 10:00 am Learn How to Communicate with your Baby by using Sign Language. This sample class is brought to you by My Smart Hands Kelowna and KelownaNewParent.com. Bring your babies and have fun learning and practicing a few simple signs. FREE for KNP Members. $5 for non-members. Email kym@kelownanewparent.com for the location and to register. To become a KNP member go to KNP Membership

Tuesday March 20 - 10:15 am Toddlertime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 20 - 10:15 am Babytime at Mission library

Tuesday March 20 - 11:00 am Babytime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 20 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at West Kelowna Health Centre West Kelowna Schedule

Tuesday March 20 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at YMCA Rutland Schedule

Wednesday March 21 - 10:15 Toddlertime at Kelowna Library

Wednesday March 21 - 10:15 Toddlertime at Mission Library

Wednesday March 21 - 10:30 Baby Bean Coffee Club at Maternity Care Westside. This is a fun opportunity for new Moms to socialize with other Moms to exchange ideas, make friends and perhaps learn something! Babies and children are more than welcome. Maternity Care Westside

Wednesday March 21 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at Kelowna Health Centre Kelowna Schedule

Thursday March 22 - 10:00 Toddlertime at West Kelowna Library

Saturday March 24 - 10:00 - 5:00 Babies In Bloom - 2nd Annual Okanagan Baby Fair Baby Fairs

Sunday March 25 - 10:00 - 4:00 Babies In Bloom - 2nd Annual Okanagan Baby Fair Baby Fairs

Monday March 26 - 9:00 - 11:00 am KNP Indoor Playgroup at the Kinsmen Field House (building next to the playground) at the Mission Sportsfields on Gordon Drive. Come on out and visit with other Moms while your little ones play with the other kids. We will have lots of toys, arts & crafts, music & storytime. Our craft this week is to decorate the new parachute that we will be bringing to all of our playdates. Come and get messy with your little ones! It should be a blast! $5 drop-in fee for non-Members. FREE for KNP Members KNP Membership

Monday March 26 - 10:15 am Babytime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 27 - 10:15 am Toddlertime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 27 - 10:15 am Babytime at Mission library

Tuesday March 27 - 11:00 am Babytime at Kelowna library

Tuesday March 27 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at West Kelowna Health Centre West Kelowna Schedule

Tuesday March 27 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at YMCA Rutland Schedule

Wednesday March 28 - 10:15 Toddlertime at Kelowna Library

Wednesday March 28 - 10:15 Toddlertime at Mission Library

Wednesday March 28 - 1:30 - 2:30 Baby Talk at Kelowna Health Centre Kelowna Schedule

Saturday March 31st - 8:30 am - 1:00 pm. 9th Annual Parenting with Pizzazz Conference for Parents and Care Providers. Martin Avenue Community Centre, 1434 Graham Street. Keynote speaker Trisha Miltimore: “Creating the Connection: Fostering Authentic Relationships with our Child & Ourselves.” For more information visit www.parentingwithpizzazz.com. $25/person or $45/couple. FREE childminding available.

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