Peep Game Comix and The Toledo Public Library are proud to present The Glass City Black Comix Arts Festival (#GCBC). GCBC celebrates black comic book creators from around the world. Our team of Comic Artists will help kids learn how to: Draw, create and develop cool characters, and tell a story visually! Saturday, February 10 11am-3pm.
325 N Michigan St, Toledo, Ohio. 419-259-5200. toledolibrary.org FREE
Children ages 5-12 can enjoy a special day camp when school is out! While the world watches the Olympic Games, your littles can participate in Winter Zoo Olympics at the Toledo Zoo. This one-day camp on President’s Day features fun games, live animals, activities and crafts. The camp runs 9am–4pm. Separate fee; Zoo member discount applies. Sunday, Feburary 19 9am-4pm.
For more information, visit toledozoo.org/camps.
Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo
It’s never too early to expose little ones to some culture, right? TMA’s Toddler Tours provide multi-sensory experiences with works of art. Caregivers and their children ages 18 to 36 months are invited to participate in a hands-on tour at the museum, where you will engage with interactive learning materials to help bring the artwork to life. Guided tours also include an in-gallery story experience. Meet outside the Family Center. Saturday, Feburary 24, 3pm.
Toledo Museum of Art
2445 Monroe Street, Toledo
Parents of elementary age children all know that after the school Valentine’s Day party your child will come home with a paper bag or box stuffed full of Valentine loot. Those tiny little cards signed by classmates are cute, but what to do with them all? I know my kids never want to recycle or throw away the cards, even months later. Making a Valentine Memory Book is a fun way to save cards, notes, stickers and even candy wrappers all in one book that can be kept and looked back on years later.
A Valentine Memory Book can be as simple or as fancy as your child’s personality.
Create the book:
Staple:
To secure the “binding,” open the book to the middle and place two or three staples along the crease.
String binding:
Alternatively, you can punch holes and use string to bind your book. Open your book to the middle and punch one hole on either side of the middle fold near the top and bottom of the book. Fold book, and then use ribbon or string to tie it together. Thread one end of the ribbon through the top hole from back to front and repeat with the other end through the bottom hole. Bring the two ribbon ends together on the front of the book and tie in a knot.
Decorating the book.
Your child can embellish the book before or after they receive the Valentine cards. Be sure to write a title on the front cover with the child’s name, age and grade. Ideas: “mat” cards with patterned paper, embellish with stickers, and glue in paper doilies. Glue the cards in with a glue stick and encourage your child to write a few words about who gave them the card. You can even add beads to the ends of the string or ribbon that you used to bind the book for extra bling.
Busy moms, have you vowed to exercise more in 2018? Perhaps you’d like to try yoga to help clear your mind and energize your body. Check out California Yoga by Kimi Rae, a new yoga studio that opened above Fiddle Stix Boutique in downtown Sylvania. It doesn’t matter if you’re experienced or a newbie, at California Yoga there are classes for all levels, bodies, ages and abilities. Check out their website for pricing and specials.
californiayogastudio.com
As many as 17,500 people in the Toledo area suffer with long-lasting symptoms from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to estimates. Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Center (TBIRC), operating in Toledo since August 2014, is a local nonprofit agency which offers inspiration, education and rehabilitation to TBI survivors and their caregivers, without charge.
Jackie Moore, co-founder and executive director of TBIRC, was inspired to start the organization after experiencing and living with a TBI. Suffering through the recovery was not only rough for Jackie, but also for her husband, Michael, who served as her primary caregiver. Based on her experience, TBIRC was founded to assist TBI survivors with developing their speech, memory and cognitive skills; accessing medical resources; maintaining proper nutrition; and becoming independent. TBIRC also provides support for the caregivers of TBI survivors.
Last year was a big year for TBIRC: The organization held its first ever fundraiser and also secured a partnership with Mercy Health. That new partnership is making it easier to access mental and medical resources for patients.
Moore says she has been overwhelmed by the support of the community for TBIRC, which is completely funded by private donations. Patients create and sell items to offset some of the center’s expenses, and the Fall Festival, held in September, will continue as the center’s annual fundraiser.
For more information about Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Center, contact Jackie Moore at 419-214-055, tbirc.org.
Bittersweet Farms, an organization that serves adults and teens with autism, is searching for teen mentors for their Social Living Club (SLC) to volunteer to help adolescents with autism build relationships with their peers. Teen volunteers will be expected to provide emotional support, friendships and fun community experiences and to display positive attitudes towards academics for teens who have autism. Mentors will be required to attend an orientation prior to volunteering and will be expected to commit to one hour per week for six weeks. No experience is needed.
Contact Taylor Barndt at 419.206.7803 or [email protected] for more information.
Have you always wanted to take your child to the movies but, because of their disabilities, you just knew it wouldn’t be possible? Now various area theaters are offering sensory-friendly movies for the children who need it. A traditional movie experience can be a lot for a child with autism or other sensory sensitive disabilities. It is also stressful for parents who want their children to be able to participate in the same activities as other children.
In the sensory sensitive movie experience, the lights are kept on, the volume is turned down, singing along and moving around the room are permitted. Your child with special needs is free to be himself without fear of being judged or being a disruption.
Blanchard Valley School
1700 E Sandusky St, Findlay
friendsofbvs.org
Maumee Indoor Theater
601 Conant St, Maumee
419-897-8902
You must pre-register for movies at [email protected]
Shannon Theatre
119 S Main St, Bluffton
Call theater for movie listings
419-358-1141
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