ECFE Playdates Trinity Center/Beary Patch         9:30-10:30 FREE January 9, 2015 February 6, 2015 March 6, 2015 May 1, 2015 Join your ECFE friends for a playdate at the preschool. Juse the preschool toys, art supplies, and big room! We will have a short circle time in which will include a story and activity, and then we will enjoy a snack together. After snack we will play in the Big Room on trikes and with blocks! Daycare providers are encourages to bring the daycare kids, and it is great for stay-at-home parents! Open Gym January 10 (Saturday)                                                              10:00-11:30 Spring Grove Public School Gym                                            FREE Kids can burn of that extra energy during the ECFE Open Gym. Kids will use the school equipment- balls, hula-hoops, scooters etc. You many come and go as you please.  Bring the whole family! Remember tennis shoes!  Build an Owl Monday, January  19                                                 6:30 p.m. Spring Grove Cafeteria                                              $2/person, 2 & under FREE                                                                         Are owl eyes more like binoculars or a magnifying glass?  Are owls brightly colored or do they have duller colors?  What shape is an owl’s beak?  Choosing from a variety of animal and other objects, children will get to select the pieces that illustrate these and other owl adaptations.  Once all the correct adaptations have been picked, a live owl will come out for a visit. You will get to meet a Great Horned Owl and Barred Owl. Karla from the Houston Nature Center will be presenting at Spring Grove Public Schools.  This program is meant for kids in preschool to 2nd grade, but all are welcome to attend! This event is sponsored by Spring Grove Community Education and Spring Grove ECFE! Bikes and Trikes January 31 (Saturday)                                                                                                            March  14 (Saturday)                                                                                                                                       Spring Grove Fest Building  10:00-11:30 FREE                                         Bring out the bikes, trikes, scooters, rollerblades, and other toys to bring to the Fest Building. Beat cabin fever by letting your kids burn off some steam with their favorite summertime toys. Snacks will be provided. Please remember helmets!  Grandparents and Me Open Gym February 21 (Saturday)                                                   10:00-11:30 Spring Grove Public School Gym                                    $5/Family Grandparents, are you looking for something fun and positive to do with your grandkid? Grandparents can take their grandkids to the gym for a fun and active time. Kids will use the school equipment- balls, hula-hoops, scooters etc. Anyone may attend this event.  Cupcake Night  February 23 (Monday)                                                          6:00-7:00 p.m. Beary Patch Preschool                                                        $1/Child If You Give a Cat a Cupcake… you will have to do a craft! We will read the story, make a cupcake craft and decorate a real cupcake. Kids of all ages will enjoy our cupcake night! Easter Egg Hunt March 30 (Monday)                                                        6:00 p.m. Spring Grove Nursing Home                                          FREE We will have our annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Nursing Home.   We will search for Easter Eggs and do a few crafts. The residents love to see our kids having fun. Please gather in the Activity Room in the Nursing Home! Cars @ the Cinema May 2 (Saturday)                                          10:00 a.m. Spring Grove Cinema                                   FREE Come watch CARS at the Spring Grove Cinema.  See Lightning McQueen and Mater on the Big  Screen.  Fun for the whole family! Concessions are available to purchase! Summer Scavenger Hunt May 11 (Monday)                                                                  6:00 p.m. Fest Building Park                                                                  FREE End of the Year Party!! We will have a scavenger hunt at the park and have Ice Cream Sundaes after the search! Kids will have fun playing with their ECFE friends at the park too! RAIN LOCATION – Trinity Center!

Contact: Bethany Bergsgaard