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"When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out.”

Erma Bombeck

 


 

NEWSLETTER # 13

 

                    MAY 2009

 

What is happening in the Western Cape?

ZEAL FOR LIFE FAMILY PROGRAMME

Date: 2, 9, 16, 23 May 2009

Zeal for Life  Family Programme - a 4-week workshop designed to provide families with the tools to live a more well-balanced lifestyle  - together
Micro Zeals (Gr R to Gr 2)

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BIRD DISPLAY

Date: 4 - 29 May 2009

Helderberg Nature Reserve, Verster Avenue, Somerset West, Western Cape

This year, in honour of National Bird Week, the EEC will host a Bird display to make learners, and the public at large, more aware of our beautiful feathered friends and the threats facing birds around the globe. During the display, the learners will learn more about the needs of birds, their habitats and the reasons for conserving them. The programme, including the walk, will last three hours. Transport can be arranged for those schools that cannot afford to get to the EEC.

Booking is essential.

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SIBLINGS WITHOUT RIVALRY WORKSHOP

Date: 7 May 2009

4 consecutive Sessions
Dates: Thurs 7 - 28 May
Time: 18h45 - 21h15
Where: Synergy School
Investment:R550 per person or R990 per couple

By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1 Support them to effectively resolve conflict on their own.
2 Nurture the individual self-esteem while being in relationship to each other
3 Support communication of respect and understanding
4 Create the experience of having a sibling a positive one.

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SIGN LANGUAGE FOR HEARING BABIES WORKSHOP

Date: Tues 26th May
Time: 10h00 - 12h30
Cost: R540 incl. DVD, manual and much more
Venue: Bellville

Baby Hands SA is a Sign Language Programme for hearing babies, bridging the communication gap between baby and parent until they find the words. Minimize frustration and foster fun with your baby or toddler - learn everything you need to communicate with your baby or toddler using sign language. Baby Hands is suitable for ages 5-36 months.  

Contact details: Clea @ 084 207 6900, clea@babyhands.co.za

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CIRCUS IN DURBANVILLE

Date: 7 - 17 May 2009

Glengarry Village Centre in De Bron Road, Durbanville
Entry: R40 - R60

McLaren circus conclude their 2009 Cape Town tour at this popular cwhere they will carry on the centuries old tradition in splendid style. _________________________

FYNPROE FEES (A MOTHERS DAY FEAST)

Date: 9 - 10 May 2009

Mothers and women of all ages are in for a treat, with goodie bags filled with magazines, chocolates etc. A Woman's Morning will be held on the Saturday, with a humourous show by the "Soutterte" Stephanie Hough and Sophia Passerini. Other attractions will be a Food Demonstration hall hosted by one of the world's finest kitchen equipment brands, a Brandy and Cigar Lounge, and the usual tasting areas where you can experience all the wines and food directly from exhibitors. Live entertainment will include the legendary Koos Kombuis, Gerald Clark, the Karoo Groove Ensemble, and much more!

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MOTHER CITY MOM COFFEE MORNINGS

Date: 9 & 12 May 2009

Come and join us for a mother city mom coffee morning in May!

Date: Saturday 9th May -Mothers day coffee morning
Where: Renaissance Coffeeshop-Hout Bay
Time: 9h30-11h00 am (morning event for moms only)
Cost: R35 per mom (includes tea/coffee and muffin/scone) !
For more details and bookings, contact lara@mothercitymo.co.za


Date: Tuesday 12th May - Moms and kids event
Where: Bizzy Bodies Playcentre - Westlake
Time: 10am - 11.30am
Cost: R30 (tea/coffee & cake) & R20 per child to play
For more details and bookings, contact danelle@mothercitymom.co.za
 

Please RSVP for catering purposes, and if you RSVP please attend, as our hosts do cater accordingly.

 

 

 

What is happening in Gauteng?

Entertainment at the B&B Markets Hillfox

DONAVAN'S ONE MAN CIRCUS

Date: 1 & 17 May 2009

Hillfox presents Donovan's One Man Circus! This is ideal entertainment for the whole family!

ANTOINETTES MARIONETTES

Date: 2 & 31 May 2009

Antoinette's Marionettes is an excellent show for kids. Antoinette maintains children´s attention, and keeps them screaming and laughing. Her show with her self-made beautiful puppets is very interactive.

THE FUN FOR ALL CIRCUS SCHOOL

Date: 9 May 2009

Take the kids out for a day of fun with the Fun For All Circus School. There is lots of entertainment to be had!

THE TANZANIAN MINI CIRCUS

Date: 16 & 23 May 2009

This is the ideal event to take your kids to if they seem a bit bored! The Tanzanian Mini Circus will delight and excite them!

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STEAM ENGINE RIDE OUT TO MAGALIESBURG

Date: 2 & 30 May 2009

Ex-plore the beautiful Magaliesburg countryside on a old steam engine, enjoy a leisurely lunch, walk around the village with its art-stalls, and come back to the big city behind steam.  (Much to the surprise and the envy of the commuters we usually pass.)  The locomotive usually leaves Maraisburg Station at about 9:15am and arrives at Magaliesburg Village at about 10:30am.  The Maraisburg station has safe parking for your vehicle.  We usually leave Magaliesburg at about 2:30pm and we return home at Maraisburg about 4:30pm.  We will get you home in time for supper!    

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LIPIZZANERS

Date: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 May 2009

Enjoy your Sunday morning in the country with the magnificent Lipizzaner Stallions performing remarkable feats of control and precision . After the performance the children can feed the stallions.

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MOD MOMS MAYHEM

Date: 5 - 11 May 2009

 Kolonnade Central, Braam Pretorius, Johannesburg

Fashion and Gift displays throughout the centre.

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THE JOBURG BABY EXPO

Date: 14 - 17 May 2009

SA’s biggest and best parenting expo ever. If you are pregnant, the parent of a new born or child up to the age of six, then this is the ideal outing for you!

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LOGWOOD COUNTRY FAIR

Date: 30 May 2009

The yearly Logwood Country Fair features Tove Kane and live bands like  Hullabaloo and many more. Market stalls, Super 14 on the big screen and loads of kids activities provide a safe, entertaining day out in the country for the whole family.

 

 

 

 

 

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MOTHERS DAY - 10 MAY 2009

 

 

Mothers Day will fall on Sunday May 10th this year and I came across this article written by Alana Morales, which I would like to dedicate to working and stay at home moms.  Multi-tasking has become a pre-requisite for being a mom.   

 

When Multi-Tasking Goes Bad
by Alana Morales

Now that I have been a work at home mom for well over a year now I have become the Queen of multi-tasking.

How can this be a bad thing? Well, I now completely lack the ability to do less than three things at a time. When I sit down to watch a show on T.V., I am still working or thinking about working or feeling guilty about not working.

I decided to make a chart of my daily activities and how they get completed.

When I eat breakfast, I am also emptying the dishwasher, feeding and cleaning up the kids from their breakfast and cleaning my kitchen from the night before.

When I am folding clothes, I am also getting snacks, getting my son's rucksack ready for the next day or refereeing a squabble between my kids.

When I am driving, I am going through spelling words with my son, thinking about the work I need to do that day, or trying to remember what I need from the store.

When I am going to the bathroom - wait a minute. I don't get to go to the bathroom for more than 27 seconds anyway, so that doesn't really leave time for much else. Except yelling down the hall at my daughter who now knows how to open up the drawers in the kitchen.

My husband is starting to get frustrated with me because when I do get to enjoy a little time with him in the evening, my mind is always elsewhere. Which I think is ironic, considering that it is usually the woman who is mad at the husband for being distracted all the time.

Cruilty for me would be to sit me on the couch with absolutely nothing - no paper, no pens to write on my hand with, no articles to read. Then make sure the kitchen was messy and my kid's clothes needed to be washed. Then just force me to sit there and do nothing.

After about 19 seconds I would begin to tremble. After a minute I would look like I was going through detox. After about 5 minutes, you would have to strap me to the couch, because that would be the only way I would be able to not do anything.

What if it is like an addiction and I have to add more and more tasks to my plate? Where would I be able to draw the line? Is there a limit to how many tasks a woman can attempt at a time?

If I could be a guy for a day, I wouldn't have any problem with this. After being married for almost ten years, I am convinced that the only multi-tasking men can do is read while going to the bathroom. Just think about how much less productive women would be if we were like this?

   

 

EDIBLE CRAFTY RECIPES & IDEAS

 


EDIBLE PEANUT BUTTER PLAYDOUGH

Ingredients:
510g peanut butter
6 tbsp. honey
Nonfat dry milk

Mix ingredients with enough nonfat dry milk to form into a workable dough. Can be decorated with raisins and then eaten!

PAINTED TOAST

Ingredients:
White bread
Milk
Food colors
Small clean brushes
Paper cups
Toaster

Divide small amounts of milk into paper cups and add a different color to each. Using the clean brushes. Let the children paint on their bread. Teach them to paint gently so they don't tear the bread. Do not let them get the bread too wet. Let them drop into toaster and see what happens when it pops up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

ODE TO MOTHERS 

 


ODE TO MOTHERS
by Kristin F. McKendall

Mothers cannot do it all
But surely do they try.

Mothers hear the angel's call,
To comfort all who cry.

Mothers for themselves may fall,
For others they will fly.

Mother's bear the weight of all,
For their children, they would die.

A Mother's gift extends beyond
All bounds of time and space.

Her lovingness and nurturing
Make Earth a peaceful place.



 

UPCOMING MOVIE FOR THE KIDS

 

 

 

NU METRO Release date: 29 May 2009

Running time: 79 min

Ages: All

 

Welcome to FunFest - the annual talent show for the funniest comic strip in the cartoon world. As you can probably guess, a certain lasagna-loving, tubby tabby wins it every year. So why should this year be any different? Well, there's a new contender, that's why. His name is Ramone - he's tall, he's handsome, and he just might unseat Garfield as king of the comic strip! Don't miss a single hilarious moment as the world's most comical fat cat competes - and eats - his way through his latest escapade.

Let the Garfield games begin!

 

 

GIVEAWAYS & COMPETITIONS

 

 

Another 2 Toys R Us gift cards worth R200 each are up for grabs in May.

 

The April gift card winners will be announced in the June Newsletter.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 




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