Sunnyside Family Swap Shop and Play Space » Category: Family Swap Shop and Indoor Playground http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:47:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Weekend+ update: Baked Potato Bar, Flying Monkeys, that Ukulele, the HEAL support group and Yoga http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/weekend-update-baked-potato-bar-flying-monkeys-that-ukulele-the-heal-support-group-and-yoga/ http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/weekend-update-baked-potato-bar-flying-monkeys-that-ukulele-the-heal-support-group-and-yoga/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 17:34:55 +0000 Karen Hery http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/?p=1032 All the way from Friday to Tuesday there is something at the Swap Shop for body and soul.

FRIDAY: Amy McBride has a simply delicious way for you to start the weekend with her baked potato bar and veggie tofu wraps. Come on out for the gym time 3-5 and stay for the food 5:30-7 [...]]]> All the way from Friday to Tuesday there is something at the Swap Shop for body and soul.

FRIDAY: Amy McBride has a simply delicious way for you to start the weekend with her baked potato bar and veggie tofu wraps. Come on out for the gym time 3-5 and stay for the food 5:30-7 and then stay on for more gym time 6-9 or go over to . . .

THE WIZARD OF OZ: Last two performances of the Sunnyside Environmental School’s K-8 grade production of this kid friendly classic on Friday and Saturday. The only kid challenging element is the 3 hour performance run. Get the wiggles out and your meal from Amy before the Friday show at 7pm or get an earlier start on Saturday at 5pm. Tickets $4 at the door. Arrive a ½ hour early to claim your seat.

AMY’S FRIDAY NIGHT MENU:

  • Full meal: Baked potato bar (she bakes them, you top them) plus a veggie tofu wrap – $5
  • Baked potato only (with all the fixings) $3
  • Veggie tofu wrap – Tortilla, tofu, lettuce and veggies $2 each
  • Cheesy taters (twice baked potatoes great for kids meals) – $2 per child (or adult)
  • Pink lemonade and sweet treats – $1 each

SATURDAY: It’s a family affair when Chris Lydgate comes to sing on our Swap Shop stage 6-7. This time around, his mom is in town, and, as always his partner Audrey and her sister usually comes along to meet up with all the rest of us that enjoy a well played ukulele and a place where the kids can run free while the adults relax.

FOR YOUR HEALTH:

You have two ways to take great care of your self (and the ones you care about) through the Swap Shop this weekend and early in the week.

H.E.A.L. SUPPORT GROUP – Saturday in up in The Roost 2pm-4pm, you can join in on the second monthly meeting of a new support group formed by co-op member Sierra Ainsley with input from long time Swap Shop member Eve Green. The word H.E.A.L. stands for: Hope, Education, Advocacy and Listening. Everyone who gathers in this group (about 6 or so people so far) supports each other in walking through the challenges of figuring out those physical and behavior health issues for kids and adults that elude basic diagnosis or traditional approaches. It’s great to have a sounding board for your own health process and to learn from everyone else’s experience.

Babes in arms are welcome. Because of the nature of the discussion, Sierra has someone she can contact to be in the Swap Shop with older kids who need to come along. Contact her if you’d like this kind of childcare to be able to attend or have questions about the group. sierra•ansley©gmail•com or 503-753-5232.

Guests are welcome and there is no cost to attend. Just another nice perk of being a Swap Shop member.

TUESDAY NIGHT YOGA – 7pm-8pm on the Swap Shop stage. Speaking of perks . . . Second Tuesday of every month is our adult yoga meet up. Treat yourself to an hour of stretching and relaxation with co-op member Natalie Henry Bennon who teaches Yoga at People’s Co-op. Yes kids can tag along but this one’s for you!

Thank you for making the Swap Shop part of your life. May you find some peace and relaxation and easy living this Mother’s Day weekend.

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Kathy Masarie, MD and Kathy Keller Jones, MA, Portland authors of “Raising our Daughters” and “Raising our Sons” will be talking on separate nights for parents of boys and parents of girls on Healthy Paths from Home to Community – how to encourage your child’s independence through creating [...]]]> PARENTING WISELY IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS:

Kathy Masarie, MD and Kathy Keller Jones, MA, Portland authors of “Raising our Daughters” and “Raising our Sons” will be talking on separate nights for parents of boys and parents of girls on Healthy Paths from Home to Community – how to encourage your child’s independence through creating the life, the family and the community you want to see in the world.

Kathy Keller-Jones, school counselor at Sunnyside Environmental School, will be speaking on “Raising our Daughters” on Monday, April 5 7-8pm. Kathy Masarie, pediatrician, will be speaking on “Raising our Sons” on Tuesday, April 13 7-8pm. Both parenting talks are free. Authors’ parenting guides will be for sale for 20% off.

Both talks are held at the Sunnyside Methodist Church building at 3520 SE Yamhill Street across from Sunnyside Environmental School. Childcare provided in the Sunnyside Swap Shop Co-op indoor play area for children 10 and under. Supervised lounging available in The Roost for 5th-8th graders while parents are meeting. Please RSVP to Karen Hery, sunnysideswapshop©gmail•com (503) 407-2667 to help assure the right amount of meeting space and child care preparations.

To learn more about Kathy Masarie, Kathy Keller Jones and the books “Raising our Sons” and “Raising our Daughters”: Family Empowerment Network

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 Now and again we get questions about birthday parties for swap shop members.  At this time, both The Roost space and the gym are often available for use on Saturdays – The Roost morning, afternoon or night and the gym afternoon or evening for $75 to $150 depending on the amount of time, gym/Roost or both, and number of people attending.  Also, Do Jump hosts birthday parties both at the Sunnyside gym and their Echo Theater location and you can get more info on their packages at http://www.dojump.org/birthday.shtml.
 

]]> http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/birthday-party-space-at-the-roost-and-in-the-gym/feed/ 0 Middle school juggling teachers needed Saturday (no experience required) http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/middle-school-juggling-teachers-needed-saturday-no-experience-required/ http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/middle-school-juggling-teachers-needed-saturday-no-experience-required/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:53:27 +0000 Karen Hery http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/?p=812 Fun at the Winter Carnival for all – big kids, little kids, middle kids… For middle schoolers: There are a couple of opportunities for our middle schoolers to have fun themselves and be helpful (a great combination when it can be acheived.)  Do Jump will train any middle schoolers who come in at 2:30 [...]]]>
Fun at the Winter Carnival for all – big kids, little kids, middle kids…
For middle schoolers: There are a couple of opportunities for our middle schoolers to have fun themselves and be helpful (a great combination when it can be acheived.)  Do Jump will train any middle schoolers who come in at 2:30 to be juggling “teachers” to younger kids during the carnival.  It’s basic instruction that anyone can master and then they can spend the rest of the carnival helping and mastering some new juggling skills of their own.  Operating the prize booth has it’s rewards too – lots of playing around with the prizes while helping other kids trade and upgrade their prizes.  Just going around the carnival and participating in the juggling and rock wall and other games works too.

 

For preschool and school age kids: We’ve been asking for prize donations throughout January and an amazing collection of toys large and small are waiting for your child to earn at the games and trade at the prize table. If and when they get all gamed out, the rock wall (that is usually roped off during our gym time)is open and a large area set aside for juggling with DoJump – a very fun place to be.

 

For toddlers: Last year’s biggest toddler magnet was the play hut in the center of the gym – a cool, calm place to pour corn kernels cup to cup that is amazingly fascinating to our littlest members. Your child may or may not “get” the carnival games but everyone wins a prize for trying and you get to see what your child likes most – both in games and prizes.
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To eat: The Multicultural Center’s Pad Thai (Veggie and with Chicken) and egg rolls are served starting at 5pm for as long as they last (hopefully until 7pm). Lots of home baked sweet treats, pink lemonade and popcorn too.

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So, start planning that family basketball [...]]]> HOLIDAY FAMILY HOURS IN THE GYM AND ROOST: We had a well used, well cared for space both Thanksgiving Day and the day after so we are extending the offer to all our Roost and Swap Shop families to make this place your place over the holidays.

So, start planning that family basketball game or Roost game day or family trip to the Swap Shop with out of town guests. Your financial support and time given for this first year of The Roost has made a big difference and it’s great to be to gift these important family days back to everyone at the start of the new year.

December 24, 25, 30 and 31 will be all-day family hours in the gym and Roost spaces.

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No matter what simple and small or elaborate and fancy “event” our youth plan, you will be eating well if you choose to come by Friday night.

Tanya Mead has been our biggest fan, promoter and steward of our Friday night meals and many of our members [...]]]> CUBAN FOOD ON FRIDAY NIGHT

No matter what simple and small or elaborate and fancy “event” our youth plan, you will be eating well if you choose to come by Friday night.

Tanya Mead has been our biggest fan, promoter and steward of our Friday night meals and many of our members have taken her up on her weekly beans and rice deliveries as well. If you haven’t yet come out for a Friday night meal at The Roost, this is a great evening to start. She’ll have easy, affordable eats 5:30-7 and I’ll be sending our her menu later this week. If

you want to get on her regular delivery route for home cooked beans and rice, call Tanya by Thursday 503-349-9991 she’ll have your first order ready for pick up Friday night. The pot of beans with rice costs $20 and should feed you and your family for a day or three (depending on your appetites and numbers). The beans are pressure-cooked meatless, dairy-less beans. Bean varieties include: Black, Garbanzo, Red, Black-eyed Peas, all colors of Lentil, Split pea. Ask for Salsa too ($4 a jar.) It’s terrific.

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