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Success By 6 - The Parent Toolbox Calendar

The activities listed are for parents and children. If you would like one of your activities listed, please contact Katie at 320.229.3513 or kpickett@unitedwayhelps.org.

Click here for a list of on-going activities.

September 2008

Saturday, September 20

Event:  Library Grand Opening
Time: 10:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Ages: all ages
Cost: FREE
Location: New St. Cloud Public Library
Description: Come and enjoy Special events all day long at the new library.

Sunday, September 28

Event: Millstream Arts Festival
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ages:  all
Cost: FREE
Location: St. Joseph, MN
Description: We are an outdoor juried art show held on the last Sunday in September on Main Street in St. Joseph, Minnesota. The event is a festive environment with a wide variety of visual arts, music, dance, enticing foods, and hands-on art activities for children.

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October 2008

Thursday, October 2

Event: Who? What? Where? When?  stroytime
Time: 6:00 – 6:45 p.m.
Ages:  3 and up
Cost: FREE
Location: New St. Cloud Public Library
Description: Come see how the library answers these questions with stories, games and crafts about questions. Registration begins 30 minutes before the program. Attendance limit 35.

Saturday, October 4

Event: Kids Expo
Time: 10:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Ages:  all ages
Cost: Adults $3, Kids 12 & Under Free
Location: St. Cloud Civic Center
Description: Everyone is invited to enjoy a fun filled day with over 90 exhibitors, hands-on  activities, free stuff for parents and kids of all ages, educational resources, back to back incredible stage shows and more! Parents, guardians, grandparents don't miss out on this one, the kids will be asking about it!

Saturday, October 4

Event: Run & Read
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Ages:  1 ½  - 5 years
Cost: FREE
Location: Roosevelt Early Childhood Center
Contact: No need to register. 253-5828
Address: 3015 3rd Street N - St. Cloud, MN (door #2)
Description: A FREE book for every child attending, info about reading to young children, tips on how to make reading fun. Bring a food shelf item if you can.

Tuesday, October 14

Event: Dino Power
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Ages:  birth to kindergarten
Cost: FREE to attend – pizza and beverage $1.50
Location: Roosevelt Early Childhood Center
Contact: No need to register. 253-5828
Address: 3015 3rd Street N - St. Cloud, MN (door #2)
Description: A FREE book for every child attending. Community event for young children and their families to learn lessons in health and safety – dinosaur style, enjoy activities, stories, and games

On-going Activities 2008

Becker Community Center:

Description of activities: Kids Play – parents and children open gym time, skating, swimming

Website: http://www.beckercommunitycenter.com/

Community Education:

Description of activities: Family activities, crafts, sports lessons, etc.

ROCORI brochure Summer 2008

Website: http://www.rocori.k12.mn.us/%7Eopatzm/06sprbro.pdf

Sartell

Website: https://ssl.dwebsite.com/secure2/ce_sartellststephen/php/public.php

Sauk Rapids - Rice

Website:http://www.isd47.org/communityeducation/communityeducation/index.php

St. Cloud

Website: http://isd742.org/communityed/

Early Childhood Family Education:

Description of activities: Open gym, family recreation, A Place to Play, weekend gym, Parent/Child education times, Super Saturdays with Dad

St. Cloud Area Schools:

Website: http://isd742.org/roosevelt.html

Sauk Rapids/Rice Public Schools:

Website:http://www.isd47.org/communityeducation/earlychildhood
familyprograms/index.php

ROCORI:

Website: http://www.rocori.k12.mn.us/%7Ehilsgens/ecfe/index.htm

Becker:

Website:http://www.becker.k12.mn.us/education/dept/dept.php?

sectionid=209&sc_id=1188453664

Great River Regional Library:

Description of activities: Preschool and toddler story time, tuck me in tales

Website: http://www.griver.org/

North Crest Gymnastics, Dance, and Cheer:

Description of activities: open gym, preschool open gym

Website:http://www.northcrestgym.com/North%20Crest%2007/North%20
Crest%20Pages/PNO-OpenGym.html

St. Cloud Recreation:

Description of activities: Lake George Municipal Complex activities, Heritage Nature Center activities, Kindergym, open swim, nature exploring, story time

 Website: http://www.ci.stcloud.mn.us/Rec/eventscalendar.html

St. Cloud Area YMCA:

Description of activities: Preschool play group, swimming lessons

Contact: 253-2664 or email socialservices@scymca.org

Website: http://www.scymca.org/modules.php?mod=Pages&page_id=41

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