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4/29/2010
Don't Miss The Moppet Togs Sale
this week! 19,000 square feet of pure deals!
It's the way to shop! I've never seen so many
moms coming prepared to shop with wagons,
laundry baskets and strollers ready to haul away
their finds. So many cute kid's clothes, bikes,
baby swings and more, all at amazing prices!
While waiting in line, stop by the vendor booths
to stock up on birthday presents at Simply Fun
Games, Scentsy products, hair bows, and learn
more about some of the local businesses here in
Idaho like Treasure Valley Doulas, Idaho Parents
Directory, Musical Rainbow, Shaklee, Kajeet Cell
Phones, Market Pro Real Estate, Young Chefs
Academy, Anacker Chiropractic and more!!!
4/15/2010
We love referrals! I just wanted
to take a moment to thank all of you who have
referred friends , families and businesses to
the site. Every time I am at an event, I hear
about 20 people say that they heard about Idaho
Parents Directory from a neighbor or a friend.
Please email me if there is anything we can do
to support your kids in the community or if you
know of a business that would benefit from our
services. Have a wonderful week!
4/2/2010
Spring is coming! I can feel it!
These past few days have been freezing, but my
tulips have bloomed and I know it will be here
before we know it... Everything feels like it's
gearing up again: classes for the kids, summer
camps, party planning, summertime activities
planning! It feels like a truly fresh start
again... I hope everyone has a
Happy Spring!
3/17/2010
Looking for a great spring break camp? The
following businesses are offering great programs
for your child!
March 29th
thru April 2nd
Meridian Academy of
Gymnastics
Super Star Spring Break Camp-
Master current skills, try advanced skills, open
gym time, ropes, trampoline, tumble trak. Bring
two snacks, lunch & drinks.
Cost: $150 for all week or $40 for a single day.
208-884-1166. 1530 E Commercial Drive. Suite
105, Meridian ID 83642
March
29th thru April 2nd
Gem State Gymnastics
Spring Break Day Camp:
7:00 am - 6:00 pm: $30.00 per day / pre-paid,
$35.00 per day / day of, 10% Sibling Discount;
5420 W. State Street, Boise, Idaho 83703;
208-853-3220. We offer your children a safe,
fun, and "exciting learning experience". Pre-pay
by March 20th and SAVE 10% . Our Day Camp
provides your children with the following:
Planned activities which could include: field
trips, open gym, science, arts & crafts, and
games. You just need to supply your child's
lunch and afternoon snack.
March 29 thru
April 1st
Young Chef's Academy
Spring Break Camp!
"The Lemonade Stand." Camp Can-I-CookŪ presents
a new 'twist' on the ol' lemonade stand. Whether
you are supplementing your allowance, raising
money for a trip, helping a community cause, or
just looking for some fun new recipes to enjoy,
this camp will explore the ins and outs of fund
raising from the kitchen! Recipes include Pizza
Wrap n' Rolls, Strawberry Lemonade, Quick
Tiramisu Cups, and Homemade Pasta with Beef
Marina Sauce. Call 208-939-2550 or stop by 3210
E. Chinden Blvd., Ste. 128, Eagle, ID for more
information
March 29th thru April 2nd
Club Kid Spring Break
Daycamp
7am-6pm Daily K-8th Graders.
We're going tropical learning about the
cultures, people, and traditions of Samoa,
Hawaii, and Tahiti. The kids will experience
Polynesian cooking, swimming, an island fact
game show, a Hawaiian dance group, digging
through a treasure chest, building their own
Hawaiian pizza, and field trips. Planet Kid,
rock climbing, gym games, arts & crafts
projects, and science are just a few more
exciting opportunities that will keep the kids
moving and engaged all day and all week!
208-376-3641 www.wingscenter.com
2/22/10
Kid's Fair 2010 is
here! Saturday 10am-6pm at Expo Idaho! Stop by
and meet: Cinderella~10-3pm Spiderman~10-12:30pm
Batman~12:30-5:30 Princess Belle~3-6pm from
2BAKid Party Characters! Also in our booth will
be:
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Young Chef's
Academy Come meet the great teachers
from this fun cooking school. We will be
decorating cookies and having a fantastic
time! Kajeet Kid's Cell Phones Stop by our
booth to learn about this great new cell
phone for kids!
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Syvette of
Kajeet will be handing out kids tattoos,
stickers, and pins.
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Ultimate
Jiu-Jitsu Come talk to this great
martial arts school in Meridian to learn
more about the benefits for your kids! Fun
to be had by all!
Check out these Idaho
Parents Directory vendors as well at Kid's Fair!
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A Step Ahead
Preschool Stop by and play bean bag toss
at the Step Ahead booth. Don't forget!
Preschool registration is coming up on March
1st for the 2010/2011 school year!
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Simply Fun
Games Teresa Bevens 631-8932. Stop by
the Simply Fun booth and meet local
representative Teresa Bevens. She will have
games and puzzles on hand for the kids to
play Mention this ad and receive an
additional 15% already discounted prices.
All games and puzzles will be 10-70% off
Kid's Fair Special.
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Challenger
School Children of all ages will love
playing with Pattern Blocks at the
Challenger School booth. These exciting and
versatile plastic shapes can be positioned
on pre-made designs or assembled into
original arrangements. As children amuse
themselves with the geometric pieces,
they'll engage thinking and logic skills,
too!
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Anacker
Chiropractic Stop by and visit Dr.
Anacker and staff as they hand out coloring
pages. Dr. Anacker will also be doing a
Posture Screening if you or children want to
be assessed or have questions answered We
hope to see you there!
2/11/10
I am excited to say
that the site is growing every day. A few
changes have been made to help to accommodate
the growth and to make the search for local
family based businesses easier.
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We have added a
Health & Wellness
drop down at the the top of the home screen.
This allows for ease when searching for
local health providers.
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A
field trip
page has also been added to the day care
education pages so that parents and
providers can know about the local places
their kids can visit during school hours.
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We have also
added the following categories:
Kid's Cell Phones,
Home Services
(House Cleaning) and
Counseling Services.
Written
by Lisa Scott Owner, Idaho Parents Directory
1/23/10
What a great time we had
at the Princess Pirate Day at
Danik Gymnastics
with
Fun 'n Fit Inflatables.
Cinderella, Princess Jasmine, and a
Pirate-all from
2BAKid Party
Characters- got into the Jumpies
(and all the other gym equipment with the
kids) and everyone had a blast! The
characters did tattoos for the kids, and
Idaho Parents Directory had an arts and
crafts table where we decorated masks,
flowers and bookmarks. Thank you to all that
came and participated! It's wonderful seeing
all the parents kick off their shoes and
have a silly fun time with the kids..
Written by Lisa Scott Owner, Idaho Parents
Directory
1/14/10
Today I revisited
the Meridian Library's preschool storytime
with my 3 year old and his 2 year
old friend. We had attempted to go before,
but I always seemed to do more chasing of
him around the room than listening of any
story and soon grew weary and downtrodden
about going. Today, after the preschool
storytime, I introduced myself to the
children's librarian, Barbara is her name,
and just told her how much I appreciated how
full of energy she had been and interactive
with the kids. They were mesmerized by her
stories and her ever so cheerful demeanor.
She talked with the kids, really talked with
them, and was genuinely interested in every
single one of them. I found myself smiling
the entire 30 minutes, partly from her fun &
playful attitude and partly from how happy
she seemed to be making my son. I am pleased
to say that the only time he did get up from
the floor was to come over and give me a
kiss and then promptly return to his spot on
the floor and continue with the singing and
dancing activity she had for them. On a
separate occasion, my older children (10 &
8) recently had started the Tales to Tails
program at the library and I was pleased to
recognize another librarian that we had
met from our weekly jaunts to the bookmobile
near our home. Dominique, has always been
very friendly and always goes out of her way
to greet the children and help them in any
way she can. So thank you Barbara &
Dominique for making our library outings so
fun! PS... You should grab a
flyer or check online to see where the
bookmobile will be in your neighborhood.
They have an amazing selection of DVD movies
and the kids just love getting on the bus!
Written by Lisa Scott Owner, Idaho Parents
Directory
1/12/10
I like to take
the kids out weekly to a new and fun place
in the Treasure Valley. There are so many
wonderfully affordable things to do in this
area, but I think we may have found a new
one to put in our top 10!
Fun 'n Fit Inflatables
in Eagle at the Danik
Gymnastics facility
on Iron Eagle Road was a pleasantly
surprising find for only $5/kid. We arrived
right at 10am with my 3 year old and his 2
year old friend. They had a bounce house
(with a slide and basketball hoop), an
obstacle course inflatable so they could
race, 2 trampolines, 2 foam pits-one with a
tunnel and all kind of beams to walk on for
the kids to practice their balancing. They
absolutely loved it. It was a great morning!
I met some really nice moms (it's always
nice talking to other adults!), the kids got
a ton of exercise and I even decided to take
my chance in the foam pit for a little fun
(not easy to get back out of by the way, but
my kids were tickled pink to see me try!) I
will be attending their Saturday, January
23rd event from 1pm-4pm that will have a
Princess and Pirate theme! The cost will be
$7.50/kid- bring your camera! It's going to
be fun....Arts & Crafts, tattoos, a princess
and a pirate from
2BAKid Party
Characters and lots of jumping!!!
Written by Lisa Scott Owner, Idaho Parents
Directory
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