Yay for sunshine!! Definitely enjoying the sunshine! Hope you all are as well. Our favorite photographer, Tanya Mally, still has a few openings for her Easter Bunny Portrait Weekend. No lines - make an appointment - and get awesome, personal portraits for a great price! Visit her site here: http://www.tanyamallyphotography.com/.
Have a fun announcement today! A little teaser of sorts!! Our huge Mother's Day Giveaway Blitz is coming right along! Looks like we are going to have at least one prize to giveaway every day in the month of May, in honor of moms! Be sure and check out the details!
You'll find two personal reviews this week! A children's picture book, Shoes for Me! which is written by Sue Fliess. And Crumbs Cupcakes & More! A "cupcakery" in our area.
April is Autism Awareness Month and we have another Autism story. Please read Special Kids... Special Needs. A touching story written by two sisters about their brother. They did an awesome job!
This week you will find four different spring/Easter crafts! These are fun and mostly easy and you will be sure to have a great time working with your kiddos!
We also have two recipes this week! For the Spring Sunflower Cake you'll need to pick up some packages of yellow "Peeps" before they are no longer available! It's cute and would make a fun dessert for Easter! We also have a recipe for Vegetarian Mexican Wraps - sure to be enjoyed by kids and adults alike!
Don't miss the article about Sports and Springtime! Covers some nice tips to get through this sport season unscathed.
We have a new review in our Local Playground Reviews! I would love to have some input and some reader contributions as well.
Looking for something fun to do this week? Well, we've got it!! There are some cool things going on in our area! The Disney Store is hosting a FREE Minnie's Masquerade with 2 different days and 4 different times. Take a look at what some of our libraries are offering! The Newark Library has a preschool story time, the Fremont Library is offering a Story Time and Book Signing with a local author, the Weekes Hayward Library has Crafty Fridays and a Family Movie Matinee. As always, there are several story time opportunities as well. You can find all of these and more in the events listed below! Use the Calendar feature to create your own personalized calendar! Perfect to keep track of all the things you want to do with your kids this month!
This week we also have some events especially for parents! A Disaster Preparedness Class, The Spring Yard Sale with the Tri-City MoMs, and a Parenting with Purpose workshop.
Have a wonderful week and get out there and enjoy some fun activities with your families!
~ Jennifer
