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December 20, 2005
Winter Playtimes for Tots
Several opportunities for getting out of the house (but in from the cold) in the coming weeks:
At the Takoma Park Rec Center: "Wiggle, Giggle, Swiggle"
"Looking for someplace for your little ones to run around during the cold winter months? Come join area parents in this interactive parent run program. Have fun with your child while they develop their locomotor skills (running, jumping), manipulative skills (throwing, kicking) and social skills (sharing, taking turns). Wear comfortable clothes and prepare to have fun. Parent/guardian participation is required."
Sundays, January 8 - March
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Takoma Park Recreation Center, 7315 New Hampshire Ave.
Cost: T.P. City Resident $35/child, $45/family Non-Resident $40/child, $50/family. (No program on February 19). You may register in person or by mail at: Takoma Recreation Department, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20910. Offices are located in trailer #2 behind the new community center. You can also visit the website to download the registration form, but you won't see this "class" listed on the roster when you do.
Parenting Playgroups in Alexandria is hosting FREE PLAY tomorrow, Wednesday, December 21 and again on Wednesday, December 28 and Saturday, January 28 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon each day. There is no charge to play, but you must reserve an hourly space to keep the group size fun and safe. For more info or to reserve your spot, send email to rene at parentingplaygroups dot com or call 703.922.0044.
Parenting Playgroups will ALSO be open for free play time for private groups on Thursday mornings through February 23, from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This is for groups with six or more children, accompanied by their parents. Again, reservations are required by contacting Rene Hackney.
For families who have a child enrolled in any program at Jonah's Treehouse in Glover Park, NW DC this session, Open Play begins on January 2. This message comes from founder Vicki Gersten: "We will start out by allowing parents to simply drop-in with their enrolled children, but will need to limit attendance to 15 children at any given time. If Open Play gets too crowded during the first couple of weeks, we will institute an advance sign-in system. There is high demand for Open Play; therefore, it is only for children currently enrolled in a Jonah's Treehouse class for the current session. The cost is $7/child per hour. Please check our website for the most current Open Play times. For now, we are allowing children of any age to attend Open Play (with a parent or caregiver, of course - no drop-offs). In the future, however, we may have to assign different times to children of different age groups."
Posted by Sarah at December 20, 2005 5:18 PM.
