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Origami Owl – Living Lockets

Have you heard of Origami Owl Living Lockets? They are the new modern twist of the traditional locket. Let your jewelry tell a story. You can customize each piece and change the charms out as often as you want. They are also a great gift idea. How many baby showers, birthday parties, weddings and holiday gifts do you give out each year? Give a gift that will be treasured forever and passed down from generation to generation.

Check out www.OrigamiOwl.com to check out the variety of charms, necklace chains and more!

July 21, 2013
MAM Family Festival

This special “Second Saturdays are Free for Families” event, held each spring, fills the Miami-Dade Cultural Plaza with a variety of games, entertainment and art activities. Children and their families are invited to spend the afternoon and take part in a number of engaging experiences, including exhibition tours.

FREE MAM Family Festival
Saturday, March 9, 1-4pm; Tours at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30pm
Enjoy multiple art activities on the Cultural Plaza: Collage with guest artist Moira Holohan / Inclusive drawing, printing and painting with “Zot Artz” / Music, museum tours and more! Free and open to the public.

http://miamiartmuseum.org

March 5, 2013
American Girl Store Grand Opening
This weekend is the grand opening of the American Girl Store in the Falls mall. Bring your daughters and their friends and don’t forget their American Girl dolls!
- October 6: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- October 7: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Discover the newest American Girl store, coming soon to The Falls! You and your girl are invited to join in the fun during our grand-opening weekend, featuring crafts, doll drawings, and so much more.
Special Grand-Opening Information

To reduce your waiting time and observe fire-safety regulations, we’re using a ticketing system for our grand-opening weekend. Here’s how it works:
- Each person (including children) who wishes to enter the store will receive a ticket with an assigned group number.
- Ticket distribution for Saturday admittance begins at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 6th.
- Ticket distribution for Sunday admittance begins at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 7th.
- Lining up prior to 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 6th and 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 7th will not be permitted.
- When the store opens each day, groups will be announced in numerical order for admittance through the American Girl entrance near Bloomingdale’s.
- You can shop or dine in The Falls until your group number is called.
For more information please visit the American Girl website.
October 4, 2012
30 Days to Kinder
My little girl will be starting Kindergarten this fall and I’ve come across a great idea from Kelly Anderson’s photo blog. 30 days of fun and the most memorable way to celebrate the last moments before your child starts school. This is the way it works, but feel free to make it your own unique experience.

Find out what day your child is starting school and mark those 30 days prior to the first day of school on your calendar. Now you can start brainstorming on what you think your little one would want to do on their special days. If you are going to photo document 30 Days to Kinder, then you should also start to gather fun clothing and props which you will be using. Below are some ideas and you can also visit Kelly Anderson’s blog post – 30 Days to kinder.
- Day 1: Ice cream/Frozen Yogurt date (and make lists together for what we wanted to do in the 30 days)
- Day 2: Shaving cream art
- Day 3 : Books & Books book store
- Day 4 : Side walk chalk fun
- Day 5 : BINGO! ( Customize to your child’s favorite character, animal or you can try Mexican bingo ( La Loteria)
- Day 6 : Practice to write new & fun words. A fun way to encourage learning is to write the names of all of the items in your home on sticky notes and post them throughout the entire house.
- Day 7 : Go to Cool-De-Sac
- Day 8 : Swimming and experimenting with an underwater camera
- Day 9 : Bake cupcakes
- Day 10 : Fort Building
- Day 11 : Movie night (Make a nest on the floor with blankets and pillows, eat popcorn + sweets, and watch your favorite movie)
- Day 12 : School supply shopping
- Day 13 : Night swimming & BBQ
- Day 14 : Foam party
- Day 15 : School clothes shopping
- Day 16: Cereal art/necklaces
- Day 17 : Go to your child’s favorite park
- Day 18 : Bake cookies
- Day 19 : Visit the library ( preferably a library with a great kids section)
- Day 20 : Movie theater night
- Day 21 : Beach day
- Day 22 : Cardboard creations
- Day 23 : Pizza night
- Day 24 : Color and make crayons
- Day 25 : Alphabet art
- Day 26 & 27 : Interview your child ( see below)
- Day 28: School lunch planning ( fun & creative recipes)
- Day 29 : Play pretend school with stuffed animals
- Day 30: Put all pictures and interview in a special scrapbook
- School Starts!
Here are some great kid friendly restaurants to visit during 30 Days to Kinder:

Ice Cream

Sloan’s Ice Cream

The Frieze Ice Cream Factory

Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlor

Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream & Treatery

Breakfast

Deli Lane

11th Street Diner

Big Pink

Cracker Barrel

Lunch

Shake Shack

Le Tub

Harvest Moon

Liberty Caffe

Dinner

Samurai

Mai Kai

Barton G

Interview Questions

Favorite color:

Favorite foods:

Favorite drink:

Favorite person:

Favorite thing to do:

Favorite person to spend time with:

Favorite Friend:

Favorite thing to wear:

Favorite Toy:

Favorite thing about preschool:

Favorite thing to do with Mommy:

Favorite thing to do with Daddy:

Favorite movie:

Favorite place to visit:

Favorite Day of summer:

Favorite book:

Favorite trip:

Favorite day ever:

Worst day ever:

Something funny that happened to you:

Something sad:

Something happy:

What I’m most thankful for:
June 23, 2012