Helping Out!

The American Red Cross is offering a babysitting course for kids aged 11-14 who are interested in learning the do's and don'ts of the job. The class will take place from 9am-2pm October 23rd at the Springettsbury Township Farmhouse, 1501 Mount Zion Rd. The cost is $35 for township residents and $40 for nonresidents. (If you are a nonresident check your townships website to see if there is a class offered closer to you, I know this is a generally popular class and different townships offer them throughout the year!)

You can register your child at: http://www.springettsbury.com/ and you must register one week before the class begins. The class is a five hour class designed to teach your child safety skills, problem solving, diapering, feeding and leadership and care skills. As a mom I would be very excited to hire a babysitter that has gone through this class!

The York County Area Agency on Aging is looking for teenagers, 7th grade-12th grade, to earn a little money while helping out some York County seniors with household chores. The "recommended" payment from seniors would be $5 an hour for help with yard work, mowing the lawn, household chores and snow removal. They call it their "Rent-A-Kid" program. It sounds like a wonderful program, the kids get a little spending money and the seniors get some work done without having to do it themselves.

For more details call Rent-A-Kid at 771-9103 or 1-800-632-9073. Or you can download forms at http://ycaaa.org/FormsDocuments.aspx

Bear Heart Baking Company

Okay so someone posted about this awesome new bakery in York and I just had to check out their website (checking out the bakery soon)! The awesome thing about this bakery is not only that it's local but that they use all-natural ingredients like sea salt, oatmeal, unbleached whole wheat flour and hormone free eggs and milk. YAY!! Please think about visiting them for your next bakery need (birthday, party, or pastry).

The other awesome thing about them is that they are starting some classes, tomorrow is the first Mommy and Me Cupcake Decorating class, one at 10am and one at 5:30pm. If you can make it on short notice give them a ring and reserve your spot. (858-7941)

Please keep this awesome all-natural bakery in mind for your next event. Woo-hoo, this is one happy momma!

http://www.bearheartbaking.com/index.html

1413 N. George Street

York, Pa. 17404

Hours Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm

Maximizing Capabilities

If you are a parent to a special needs child than make a date to visit the Maximizing Capabilities conference in Enola, Pa. October 2nd, from 11:00am-4:00pm. The conference is being billed as a "Pediatric Special Needs Conference" filled with education, information and inspiration!

This event is free to attend and is for parents, professionals and care givers of young children with special needs. There will be 60+ exhibits, presentations and product demos. It sounds like a great event that you don't want to miss.

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

11:00am-4pm

Capital Area Intermediate Unit

55 Miller Street

Enola, Pa.

For more information visit www.centralpennparent.com

Doll Tea Party/Benefit

Next Sunday September 19th from 2pm-4:30pm the York City Ice Arena (Ice Skating Rink) is throwing a tea party benefit for the Special Olympics York County figure skating program. It sounds like a great day for your daughter, or son, to play dolls with friends all while supporting an awesome cause. For more information contact the Arena at 848-1084 or visit them online at http://www.yorkskate.com .

Mother Earth Harvest Fair

I have posted before about how awesome it is to live somewhere with fresh produce, fruits and vegetables, livestock and honest to goodness working farms. I think most of us take for granted that we have half a dozen farmers markets within a 30 minute drive, and the ability to get almost any kind of organic food you can think of and even pick it off of the stalk, stem, or vine ourselves.

One such farm that practices sustainable farming is Spoutwood farm in Glen Rock. My neighbor and I have taken our kids for the past two years to the annual Fairy Festival, held at Spoutwood in August, and this year we are going to take them to the Mother Earth Harvest Fair. The fair is another way to celebrate healthy living here in the Susquehanna Valley, with food samples, cooking ideas, live music, animals, face painting and hay rides.

The fair will be held Saturday October 3rd from 10am-6pm, you can find more information on their website: http://www.spoutwood.org/mehf . Take the opportunity to support your local farmers by stopping by the MEHF and sampling their produce and by visiting your local farm market, buying local keeps local farmers working and local residents happy!

York Fair 2010

It's that time of year again, time for the YORK FAIR!

This year the York Fair runs from September 10-19th and once again the fair is packed with entertainment, food and fun! (Just pace yourself!) The gates officially open at 10am Friday and admission prices this year are as follows, $6 for adults, $3 for kids 6-11 and under 5 are FREE. Parking is $6.

As every native of York knows, one must never pay full price to go to the Fair! As a kid I remember collecting the special Coke cans to get in for $2 and getting out of school early (York City School District) so we could get in FREE on Student Day. There are still special deals to get you in either FREE or with some kind of discount and remember to be nice to your neighbors that live in West York, they can let you park for free or at a discount too! (Or use our trick and park over by West York High School and walk a few blocks)

Discount Days:

Friday Sept. 10th-FREE admission for Military Veterans (proper ID required), FREE Admission for Senior Citizens. (Ride Wristbands $19)

Sunday Sept. 12th- $2 admission for adults, kids FREE from 10am-11am for the Ecumentical Church service ($1 is donated to the York County Council of Churches) (Ride Wristbands $19)

Monday Sept. 13th- $3 admission all day, FREE admission from 4pm-6pm for 2 people with Weis Shopper Card (Ride Wristband $19)

Tuesday Sept. 14th- Student Day- FREE ADMISSION for Students and Scouts from noon-8pm (Ride Wristbands $19)

Wednesday Sept. 15th- Community Currier Day- FREE admission with coupon from the community currier (little newspaper that comes in the mail)

Thursday Sept. 16th- WSBA DAY-FREE admission with coupon printed out from WSBA website.

Friday Sept. 17th- PRE-SCHOOL DAY-FREE admission from 10am-3pm for one adult with a pre-schooler. Kiddieland Wristbands $8 and expire at 4pm

Sunday Sept. 19th-FREE ADMISSION all day for 2 people with Weis Shopper Card. (Ride Wristband $15)

For concert, events, judging and other information on the York Fair visit their website at http://yorkfair.org/

Creative York

The fall edition of Creative York is out, please take time to check out all of the awesome classes available this fall for kids and adults. As a smaller city York is very fortunate to have such an active and vibrant artistic community, so if you looking for something different for you or your child take the time to peek at the link below. With classes in the visual arts, photography, craft work, children's theater, and literature you can't go wrong.

Sign up today!

http://www.creativeyork.com/catalogs/CreativeYork_Fall10.pdf