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Change of time and day

The Withrow Park Playgroup day and time will be changing to Every Monday 1:30-3:00pm. We will be starting up in the fall, exact date to be posted. Location: Withrow Park, by the smaller, non-fenced playground on the West side of the park. Weather guidelines: This playgroup will be cancelled when there is a blizzard, thunderstorm, below -10, heat or smog alert.

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Kids love rain!

Many adults complains when it´s a rainy day, but kids just love it. I remember the rainy days, when I was growing up in Sweden, with a smile. I put on my splashpants and rubberboots and played in the puddles until it was time for dinner. And if it was a rainy day when me and my friends were walking to school we usually got a little bit late because we stayed and played in every puddle. So try to remeber that when you deside to stay inside just because it´s raining. As long as you put on the right clothes it´s so much fun. Just to watch the children with their big smiles. Rain and puddles are also very good for the kids creativity play. They start to build canals, make dirt soup etc.

Our playgroup had a great time some weeks ago in the rain. We got so many comments from adults when they watched our kids in the puddles. But unfortunatly we were alone in the park, and one man told us it was so unusual to see that he wished he had his camera. That makes me sad. So, parents, teachers and all adults, make sure the kids get opportunities to play in the rain!

5 fun things to do in the rain
1. Build a world with canals and islands
2. Bring buckets and spades and make dirt soup or other delicious dishes
3. Make a boat out of bark and let it sail in the puddles
4. Find a hill were the water runs down. Put leaves in the water and watch it flow down the river
5. Watch the worms that comes out on rainy days

/Mari Syverstad

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Rainy Day

The kids expanded one huge puddle by getting water from another puddle and digging canals. They sat down in the middle of the puddle and built from there.

Peter's clothes went in the washer as soon as we came home. I don't think the kids felt cold until they stopped playing whereas hot coffee/chocolate wasn't quite enough to keep the parents warm on a chilly and humid day:-)

-Elena Bjerre Nielsen

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Time for ski season

By Mari Syverstad

I think all of us remember the excitement of the first snowflakes in the winter. I still think it is exciting and I just want to get out and play in the snow. Winter is a great time for family activities.
The ski season is knocking at our doors, resorts open their mountains and ski runs in the beginning of December. So time to gear up for skiing.