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Happy August Birthdays!

 

Hi Everyone! This Friday, August 17th  is "Swim & play at Chatfield State Park".  It will probably be to cold to swim, but a picnic will be fun. We will meet at 11:00 since some of us will have to drive far to get there. I will be tied up this week, so I (Monique) will not be there.  But I hope some of you will show up so the playgroup will carry on!  My hard drive crashed recently and I have lost everyone's email address, so if you have a chance, please email me!!

 

                              

 

                                                                  

        

All activities are on Friday at 10:30 unless mentioned otherwise. The group will wait until 10:45 before proceeding on. If you arrive after that time, just find us on your own.  

 

This is an informal group - so don't stress-out if you're late!

 

Please check this site the day before the activity to be sure there are no more changes. This will cut down on phone calls to communicate changes (if there are any).   

 

  Site 08/16/01 

                                                                   

 

Day/Month                               

17th Swim & Play at Chatfield State Park
24th Picnic at Red Rocks Park
7th  Sept. Picnic and Walk at Hudson Park
21st Picnic & Play at Washington Park 
5th  Oct. Fall at the Botanic Gardens
19th Pumpkin Patch at 4 Mile House (or other pumpkin patch)
2nd  Nov. Children's Museum
16th Butterfly Pavilion
14th  Dec. Holiday Party - Place to be determined
Jan./Feb. 2002 Chinese New Years Party - Date to be determined
1st  Mar. Swimming at Golden Recreation Ctr. Pool 
15th Children's Museum
22nd Dim Sum. and Asian Market
5th  April Denver Zoo or Museum Natural History (depends on weather)
19th Brunch at the Harvest Restaurant 
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Note: Although we have a schedule for the year, if you know of anything else fun that may come up, such as a better place for a picnic, party/activity at your house, children's concert, or other fun event, it is OK to substitute it for an already scheduled activity or just add it to the schedule. Its also OK if it is not on a Friday. 

 

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Archive of news, notes and useful & fun links for our kids & moms:

  Celebrating Birthdays     

During an activity each month (probably at lunchtime) we will celebrate one or all of the children's birthdays for that month if the Mom wants to.  Moms can bring something simple like cupcakes, cookies, or just sing happy birthday.  

Denver's Community Online Guide to Asian-Related Resources & Events

The Women's Network (iVillage.com) - busy women sharing solutions & advice

San Diego Zoo - Bai Yun has a baby - See the BABY PANDA LIVE on the Panda Cam!! 

Now Chinese children's films can be watched on your computer!    

Cute Halloween costume idea - Energizer bunny costume        

Very interesting article in the South China Morning Post about domestic adoption changes in China since the new law went into affect (April 1999), also talks about history of adoption in China and abandonment.

Chinese Fortune Calendar Website - Looks like fun!!      

Here is a great China site with everything: http://www.chinasprout.com       

http://www.thehungersite.com  - The Hunger Site at the U.N. is a really neat website. All you do is click a button and somewhere in the world some hungry person gets a meal to eat at no cost to you. The food is paid for by corporate sponsors. All you do is go to the site and click. But, you're only allowed one click per day so spread the word to others. Visit the site and pass the word. 

http://www.ctw.org  - Children's Television Workshop website has great ideas for preschool/toddler's activities. Here is another good site too: http://www.ghbooks.com/getpage.cfm?file=/activity/index.html

Good sites with information & activities for Chinese New Years: SmarterKids.com's Resource Center   and Resources for Asian and multicultural families

Here is a good site for crafts, Chinese New Year & recipes! Go to: http://www.familyfun.com  - and at SEARCH type in: "FamilyFun and Chinese"Also check out: . http://www.pack-o-fun.com/projects/

 

Enjoy the art of Chinese paper cuts!  The art of Chinese paper cut: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Island/3268
Two girls and dragon: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Island/3268/images/img-pc/pc-beijing.gif

 

Play the Easter Egg Pinata Game!  http://www.kraftfoods.com/pinata_game/pinata_index.html
(this is a cute computer game for kids, it may ask you to download a "plug-in", but it only takes 1 minute and is easy to do!)

 

See what is going on "Inside China Today" - http://www.insidechina.com   


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