Family Activity Calendar for March 2014

FAMILY FUN AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
MARCH 2014
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
THRIVE Initiative
Asset #6
Parent Involvement in Schooling
Parents are actively involved in helping youth succeed in school.
Attend school events and support youth that you know.
Volunteer to help at your child's school or daycare.
Attend parent-teacher conferences and call when you have concerns.
10a, 11:30a CCC Mudpuppies
11a CPL Born Learning
11a First Saturday Kids
1p CCC Garden Tour:
Proper Pruning
7:30p Peter Pan $
www.capecountythrive.com
2 1p Oliver House 3 7a Free Injury Screenings 4 9a Kids Bee Fit
Museum Tours
2p Peter Pan $
5 10:15a Kids Bee Fit
6 10:30a RRL Story
7 9a RRL Indoor
8 8a CCC Native Plant
Jackson $
Cape $
Time
9a, 11a CCC Mudpuppies
11a CPL Baby Book
11a CPL Toddler Time
Garage Sale
10:15a Kids Bee
Fit Cape $
10:15a Kids Bee
Fit Jackson $
Seminar
9a RRL Indoor Garage
Sale
10a Sign Up Saturday
1p CPL YuGiOh! Club
4p CPL Got Art?
10a CPL Story Time
9
10 7a Free Injury Screen-
11 9a Kids Bee Fit
12 7a Lion
13 10:30a RRL Story
14 10:15a Kids
15 10a Sensory Saturday
ings
Jackson $
Pancake Day $
Time
Movie $
10a CPL Story Time
10:15a Kids Bee Fit
Cape $
11a CPL Toddler Time
Bee Fit Cape $
10:15a Kids Bee
Fit Jackson $
1030a RRL Daycare
Story Time
11a CPL Baby Book
4p CPL Book Art
5p CCC Nature Center
at Night
11a RRL Born Learning
1p CCC Primitive Skills
6p CPL Daddy & Me
Story Time
6p STAR St. Patty
Game Night
6:30p CCC Nature Art
16
17 7a Free Injury Screen-
18 9a Kids Bee Fit
19 10:15a Kids Bee
20 10:30a RRL Story
21 10:15a Kids
22 8:30a RRL Movie
ings
Jackson $
Fit Cape $
10:30a RRL Daycare Story
Time
10a CPL Story Time
11a CPL Baby Book
10:30a RRL Daycare
Story Time
4p CPL Let
Time
11a CPL Toddler Time
1p CCC Feeding Frenzy
Bee Fit Cape $
10:15a Kids Bee
Fit Jackson $
Morning
9a CPL Creation Station
10a CCC Snappers
1p CCC Racers
1p CPL Studio Art
Adventures $
24 7a Free Injury
25 9a Kids Bee Fit
26 10:15a Kids Bee
27 9:30a, 1p CCC
Fit Cape $
Home School Special
11a
CPL
Baby
Book
10:30a RRL Story Time
10a CPL Story Time
12p
Meals
with
Friends
11a CPL Toddler Time
10:30a RRL Daycare
Story Time
12p Meals with Friends
6p CCC Pond Workshop
12p Meals with Friends
28 10:15a Kids
29 9a, 10a CCC Tadpoles
Screenings
Jackson $
SAINT
PATRICK’S
DAY
23
30
10a CPL Building
Together
12p Meals
with
Friends
31
4p CPL Primitive Hunting
Bee Fit Cape $
10:15a Kids Bee
Fit Jackson $
12p Meals with
Friends
9a Jackson Transportation Spring Craft Fair $
9:30a CCC Garden Tour:
Spring Tonics
CCC Events—Cape Conserva on Nature Center, 2289 County Park Drive,
Cape Girardeau. Cost: Free. 290-5218.
CCC Feeding Frenzy What do the nature center's rep les, amphibians and
fish eat? Ages 7-11. No registra on required. Youth and adult groups welcome.
CCC Garden Tour: Proper Pruning Discover ps and techniques for proper
pruning. Ages 8+. No registra on required.
CCC Garden Tour: Spring Tonics Learn the history of using plants and wild
edibles to create spring tonics. Ages 8+. No registra on required. .
CCC Home School Special: Nature Journals Make your own nature journal
to preserve nature's treasures. Dress for the weather. Ages 6+. Registra on
required.
CCC Mudpuppies Raptors are fast and fantas c hunters. Ages 3-6. Registraon required.
CCC Na ve Plant Seminar Ninth annual event - call about session mes and
topics. Ages 16+. Registra on required.
CCC Nature Art - Felt Leaves Make and embellish felt leaves with beads
and embroidery. Ages 16+. Registra on required.
CCC Nature Center at Night - Busy Bees Learn more about bees, nature's
pollinators. All ages. No registra on required. Youth and adult groups welcome.
CCC Pond Workshop A en on pond owners - improve your pond fishery!
Ages 16+. Registra on required.
CCC Primi ve Skills Try your hand at historic pump drills, working cordage,
making tools from cane, and other primi ve skills. Ages 8+. No registra on
required.
CCC Racers - Surviving in the Wild Gain some skills and confidence for surviving outdoors. Ages 7-11. No registra on required.
CCC Snappers - Spring Birds Hit the trail for a birding adventure. Ages 7-11.
No registra on required.
CCC Tadpoles - What's Underground? What lives underground - cute and
fuzzy or creepy crawly? Ages 0-2. Registra on required.
CPL Events—Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N Clark Street, Cape
Girardeau. Cost: Free. 334-7259.
CPL Baby Book Connect and share bounces, ac on rhymes, songs, cuddles,
sign language, and books with the baby in your life. Ages 0-17 months.
CPL Book Art Read Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave by Andrea Cheng and
create a clay pot of your own. Grades 1-3. Registra on required.
CPL Born Learning The topic is "Frogs" - stories and ac vi es for ages 0-6
with an adult.
CPL Building Together Building is fun with various materials. Ages 3-6. .
CPL Crea on Sta on Join Kelly Hughes from Open Window Studio to explore art and design. Ages 4-7. Registra on required.
CPL Daddy & Me Story Time Dads, granddads, uncles and special male
friends are welcome for a story and an ac vity. Ages 1-5.
CPL Got Art? Study Ma sse Part II. Grades 4-6. Registra on required.
CPL Jumpstart Kindergarten Four-week series for parent and child together,
sponsored by United Way's Success by 6, promotes kindergarten readiness.
For children star ng kindergarten in August 2014. Registra on required.
CPL Let's LEGO What can you build with 31 specific LEGO pieces? Ages 512.
CPL Primi ve Hun ng Inves gate real primi ve hun ng skills up close
with experts from Cape Conserva on Nature Center. Ages 9-12. Registra on
required.
CPL Story Time Stories, music, rhymes, finger plays, and more. Make new
friends and build important pre-reading skills. Ages 3-5 years.
CPL Studio Art Adventures Join Kelly Hughes from Open Window Studio to
see an ar s c embellishment or doodle become an intricately woven
"tangle". Grades 4-7. Registra on required. Cost: $3.00 for materials.
CPL Toddler Time Stories, music, rhymes, finger plays, and ac vi es for
toddlers (18-35 months) with a caregiver.
CPL YuGiOh! Club Bring a 40-60 card deck with sleeves in order to duel. Mat
is op onal. Tournaments are planned as well as trading. Jr. High - High
School students.
First Saturday Kids Come in to plant some potatoes. All youth are welcome. Sunny Hill Gardens, 206 N Kingshighway. Cost: Free. 335-5785.
Free Injury Screenings Southeast SportsCare will provide free injury
screenings. No appointments necessary. Health Point Plaza, 2126 independence Street. Cost: Free. 986-6635.
Jackson Transporta on Spring Cra Fair Jackson School District will offer
hand-made cra s and food booths. Proceeds go to Backpacks for Kids Program. All ages. South Elementary School, 1701 S Hope Street, Jackson. Cost: $1 admission (over 12). 243-9507.
Kids Bee Fit - Cape Play music, games, dance and blow off lots of steam.
Ages 2-6. Healthpoint Cape, 2126 Independence Street. Cost: $2.50. 9864400.
Kids Bee Fit - Jackson Play music, games, dance and blow off lots of steam.
Ages 2-6. Healthpoint Fitness, 410 West Main Street, Jackson. Cost: $2.50. 755-2301.
Lion's Club Pancake Day Annual fundraiser for community support. A. C.
Brase Arena, 410 Kiwanis Drive. Cost: $5 for pancakes/milk/coffee: extra
for other items. 339-6340.
Meals with Friends Come enjoy a free meal. All ages. Salva on Army, 701
Good Hope Street. Cost: Free. 335-700.
Oliver House Museum Tours Tour this historic home where Senator Robert
and Marie Oliver lived. Oliver House, 224 E Adams Street, Jackson. Cost: Dona on. 243-0533.
Peter Pan Classic children's story is perfect for a fun-filled family event. All
ages. Bedell Performance Hall, 518 S Fountain Street. Cost: $17/$20. 6512265.
RRL Events—Riverside Regional Library, 1997 E Jasckson Boulevard, Jackson. Cost: Free 243-8141.
RRL Born Learning The theme is "Music for Everyone" - stories and ac vies for ages 0-6 with an adult.
RRL Daycare Story Time Stories and ac vi es for daycare groups.
RRL Indoor Garage Sale Check out this sale and help fund library programs.
RRL Movie Morning Enjoy a free movie. All ages.
RRL Story Time Stories and ac vi es for ages 3-5.
Sensory Saturday A en on families touched by au sm and other disabilies! Movie feature will be "The LEGO Movie" this month. Sensory Saturday
Movie features include: moderately dimmed ligh ng, lowered volume and
comfortable temperature. Guests can bring food if child is on a special diet
and are welcome to move around, sing, dance and be themselves! Everybody is welcome! Cape West 14 Cine', 247 Siemers Drive. Cost: $5.00. 6511726.
Sign Up Saturday Sign up for Cape Parks and Recrea on summer leagues,
classes, camps, ac vi es and special events. Free fitness assessments,
games, raffles, and giveaways. Free t-shirts for the first 200 kids. Osage Centre, 1625 N Kingshighway. Cost: Free. 986-6635.
STAR St. Pa y's Night Enjoy some GREEN fun by Cape Parks and Recrea on
for individuals with special needs. Arena Park, 410 Kiwanis Drive.
Cost: Free. 339-6340.
Calendar produced by the Community Caring Council.
www.calendar.communitycaringcouncil.org