Family Place - What's New
Christmas for Kids Pancake Breakfast 2014
Join us at the Paddlewheeler Pub on
Wednesday, December 3rd from 7 - 10 am.
Bring a new, unwrapped toy (minimum $10 value) or cash donation and
enjoy a delicious breakfast.
Half of the toys and cash benefit Family Place.
Toys for Tots Pancake Breakfast 2013
Join us at the Paddlewheeler Pub on Wednesday,
December 4th from 7 - 10 am.
Bring a new, unwrapped toy (minimum $10 value)
or cash donation and enjoy a delicious breakfast.
Half of the toys and cash benefit Family Place.
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Thank you to the Price Waterhouse Coopers Foundation for awarding
Family Place with a 2013 Leadership Grant which will be used to
enhance our Volunteer Program.
United Way Award
Family Place received a United Way
Community Spirit Award for the impact we have made in the area of
Early Childhood in New Westminster. View the video at the
United Way link.
http://www.uwlm.ca/2012-celebration-community-awards
Parent's Resource Library
Do you have a baby who won't sleep? Is your
strong willed child pressing your buttons? Perhaps help is sitting
on our book shelves.
Check out the 35 new books in our Parent
Library. Titles include "The 90 Minute Baby Sleep Book", "Setting
Limits with Your Strong Willed Child", "When Your Kids Push
Your Buttons".
We thank the Rotary Club of New Westminster for
funding the purchase of these resources.
New Family Drop-in program at Lord Kelvin Elementary School
Join us in the green portable facing 7th Avenue
for playtime, art, songs, stories and snacks for the children.
Have fun with your children, meet other parents and learn about
other resources in the community.
Thursdays and Fridays 9:30 - 11:30 am (starting September
27, 2012)
Note - this program is closed when the school is closed
School address: 1010 Hamilton Street.
*funded by United Way of the Lower Mainland
Toy Lending Library
Thanks to a contribution from the New
Westminster Fire Fighter's Charitable Fund we have re-newed and
replenished our Toy Lending Library.
Play is the work of children, it's how they
learn and develop. Come and see the exiting new toys and activities
available to you and your children..
New In The Playroom
Magnetic Sand Table, Eye Spy Bags and Connecting
People. This fun equipment will help your children develop their
physical, cognitive and social skills.
Many thanks to the City of New Westminster's
Community Grant funding which allowed the purchase of these items.
Summer Time!
Join us for our Sun Fun Program. On Thursdays in July and August we
venture out to various City parks for fresh air and hopefully
sunshine. Join us for water-play, sidewalk chalk, bubbles and plenty
of fresh air. The first Thursday is our annual Family Potluck Party
at Queen's Park. Bring a favourite food to share.
The Main Site Drop-in continues in July and August but some other
programs do not run in the summer. Please check our monthly
calendar for changes to programming.
Royal City Centre Mall
Royal City Centre Mall has recently been sold and we no longer have
access to the Community Room.
Effective immediately, the Friday morning Family Drop In at the Mall
has been cancelled and the Immigrant Grandparent Program on Friday
afternoon has been temporarily moved to our main site at 101 - 93
Sixth Street. We are looking for a new location for these programs,
hopefully in the Uptown area. If you know of any possible sites
please contact us.
Blowing Bubbles
This is one of the favourite activities at our
Sun Fun at the parks. You can enjoy some outdoor time with your
children too.
Science World Bubble Recipe
10 parts water
1 part dish detergent (Dawn seems to work the best)
glycerine (Josie adds 3 teaspoons in a 4 litre batch of bubbles)
Glycerine gives strength to the bubbles and helps them last longer.
It can be purchased at a drug store.
Mix all ingredients and take it outside with some bubble wands.
Sun Fun
Join us for outdoor fun in July and August! Every
Thursday we will take our program to one of the wonderful parks in
the City. Meet us there for bubble play, sidewalk chalk, water
colour painting and more. See the monthly
calendar for the location for the week.
If it is raining we will not be at the park but will have a morning
drop-in session at Family Place.
FAMILY PICNIC
Kick off the summer with our Annual Family Picnic at Queen's Park.
This is a potluck party with Family Place providing hotdogs and each
family bringing a prepared food item to share.
This event will happen rain or shine!
New Tables
Red! Blue! Yellow! These are
the colours of the bright and beautiful new tables in our playroom.
Playdough! Paint! Puzzles! These are the fun things
on the tables.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
These are the words of appreciation we send to the New Westminster
Firefighters' Charitable Society for the donation
of funds to purchase the new tables. We know the children will enjoy
playtime and snack time at these tables for many years.
Teddy Bear Pirate Party
Join in this free event for
families with children 0 - 6 years old. Due to limited space
pre-registration is required.
When: Saturday, March 20 from 1:00 - 3:00
Where: Fraser River Discovery Centre at New Westminster Quay
What: Fun activites, entertainment and snacks with a pirate theme
For more information and to register visit the Kids
in New West website at
www.kidsnewwest.ca
Helping Families for Two Decades
New West Family Place marks 20 years of support in the city.
Theresa McManus, The Record
New Westminster Family Place has helped fill the needs of countless
families during its 20 years.
Marjorie Staal, the program's executive director, said the program was
established after representatives of Family Services and the public
health unit recognized the need for a program for parents and
children.
"Some of the people coming in the beginning were very isolated," said
Staal, who served on Family Place's board for its first two years.
"They didn't have anywhere to go. They were calling the health unit or
Family Services. There was nobody else who was not threatening."
Click here to read the full article in the Record, November 4. 2009
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Celebrate: Marjorie Staal and Fay Duxbury, of New Westminster
Family Place, with little 15-month-old Kale Arbo. Family Place is
celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
Larry Wright/THE RECORD |
Comments from a Mother
"There are always different crafts to do for my
creative daughter. They are like my second family, very welcoming"
Terri M."
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