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What are the weekly playgroups? What is the monthly Mom's Night Out? What are the play dates at the park? What other activities will you be doing?
Occasionally, but you do not have to pay to become a member. As of this moment, we do not have dues. I don't see a need for that yet. Most groups I have read about have dues of about $20-$25 to be paid yearly. If this happens I will keep the dues to a minimum. For the arts & crafts activities for the children, I ask that $1.00 per child participating be paid to the member who is overseeing the project for the day. That fee is to cover the cost of the supplies for the project. When we go on field trips, you are responsible for paying for your own children. If you feel you do not have the funds for the trip or project, please see me and we will discuss our options. Please do not feel that you can not participate because of the financial expense. I know how hard it is to live off of one income. We will try to keep all trips or outings to a financial minimum. If you join our group, you will soon find out that I am a cheapskate. What are the weekly playgroups? Each member will decided whether or not they want to participate in the house swap. Basically, we will rotate houses so that the responsibility doesn't fall on one person every week. Whoever is in charge of the playgroup designates the time of day, how long the playgroup will last, and lunch plans. We could all chip in for pizza or we could all bring a sack lunch. It's totally up to the person in charge. We want to keep all costs down so that everyone can participate and we don't want all the cost to fall on one person. We also do some kind of arts & craft project with the children. See photos of our weekly playgroups What is the monthly Mom's Night Out? Find a babysitter or Daddy's in charge for the night, so put the McDonald's or pizza money in the budget. If he's anything like my husband, he's not the best in the kitchen. Once a month all of the Mom's who want to participate get to go out and have some fun. Whether it be to dinner, a movie, or walking the mall. We can rotate out, so that we don't always do the same thing. It's exactly what we need !! Other women to socialize with, and a night away from our husband's and children. Admit it, we love them dearly, but we need some time away. Once or twice a month on a weekday we all go to either the zoo or a museum. Let's keep it educational for our children. I will be home schooling my children, so I look at everything we do and I try to make it a learning experience. Again, we will keep the cost down as low as possible, but if it's a problem please talk to me and we'll see what we can work out. I don't want anyone to not participate because of the cost. What are the play dates at the park? Weather permitting, once or twice a month we pack lunches for us and the kids and have a picnic at the park and let the kids play. Simple yet, enjoyable and the children will be easy to put to bed after playing at the park for most of the day. Remember the sunscreen! To be totally honest, I'm lonely. I sit with my children all day and don't have any adult conversation. Plus, I want my children to play with other kids and have friends. That is a vital part of life and if we continue sitting around they'll be missing out. I don't want to send her off to some preschool and not know what's going on. I'm not ready to give up that control. She's only 2. This is the best way for me to be with her, yet give her some freedom to explore. Besides, what fun is it to go to the zoo without other adults? Us women can converse and get out our frustrations, while the children are learning something. Who knows, another Mom just might have some ideas for you on that potty training problem you're having. Come and join us. What other activities will we be doing? I'm open to any suggestions. I have my own ideas from looking at other groups. Cook Day- If you're like me, I enjoy cooking a lot on one day and freezing it, so that I have a quick, easy, home-cooked meal at the drop of a hat. I've seen some groups bring the pans and ingredients to one house and all do it at once. We, of course, would rotate houses to those who would want to participate. It would be a great way to swap recipes and try new food. Shopping Day- We designate one house and one or two Mom's to watch our children so that we can go to the grocery or whatever, without dragging all the children. If possible, we could do this weekly or bi-weekly and rotate houses and Mom's accordingly. I hate to spend Saturday away from my husband, just because I have to go grocery shopping. I can get the job done much quicker without my 2 year old grabbing every thing off the shelves or opening all the boxes. We can designate shopping days through the week, so that we can get a few hours peace without the children. Card Day- We designate a day and house for the kids to make cards. Either for sick people or our military. My brother is in Africa in the United States Air Force and I know he would appreciate a home made card any day of the week. I know of at least 80 different local military that we could send cards to. I also have a group that would probably pay the postage to send them to our military. The ideas are endless if you have the people who are willing to give a little in order to get a little.
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