Registration opens this Thursday for the Winter-Spring session of Community Education. You should’ve received the brochure in your mailbox this week, but just in case, I’ve posted the electronic version below.
In the brochure you’ll find information about early childhood (ECFE) programs, youth sports, music lessons, art classes, and MUCH more for your kids… as well as a handful of classes, trips, and athletic opportunities for adults.
Click here to submit your event to the calendar!
Preschool Fair
Thursday, January 4 5:30–7:30pm | St. Michael City Center
Stop by to meet local preschools and find out about activities for preschool-aged kids and their parents.
More info: facebook.com/events/1938474666472727
Saturday Cinema: “The Tale of Despereaux”
Saturday, January 6 10:15am | Monticello Library
Bring a pillow and blanket, we’ll provide the popcorn!
More info: griver.org/events
Library Storytime: “Let it Snow”
Monday, January 8 Toddlers 10am / Preschool 11am | St. Michael Library
More info: griver.org/events
Motivating Hope
An inspiring free event designed to encourage students and families, support local schools, and strengthen the community. Featuring motivational speaker Reggie Dabbs.
Monday, January 8 7–8pm | Prairie View Elementary & Middle School
More info: facebook.com/events/1976453295960629
It’s ice skating season! And whether your kids plan to spend time at the rink or on the pond, you want to make sure they know how to skate well in order to stay safe and have fun!
Here are some places in our community where they can sign up to take ice skating lessons.
Learn to Skate courses (ISD 728 Community Ed)
Rogers Activity Center — Ages 3.5+
Sessions beginning January 20 or March 3
More info: isd728.org/skate
Register: enrole.com/isd728/jsp/index.jsp?categoryId=10043
Buffalo Figure Skating Club
Buffalo Civic Center — Ages 3+
Winter session begins January 9 (Registration deadline: December 29)
More info: buffalofigureskating.com
This post is part of a series celebrating STMA moms who’ve turned their passions into unique local businesses. You can read past #mompreneur articles by clicking here.
Check out the GIVEAWAY at the end of this article!
When I moved to the STMA area two years ago, I began hearing about St. Michael Boutique right away and assumed they were a long-standing business in the area. Little did I know then that they, too, were a new face in the community!
St. Michael mom Kim Baldwin opened the boutique in 2015 alongside her friend, Donna. “It was a little girl dream of mine to open a boutique,” Kim shared as she gave me a tour of her store.
Leading up to the Christmas season, my daughter kept asking and and asking, When would she get to play with her nativity set? Now that it’s out of the box and on display, I love watching her play out the story of Jesus’ birth, especially as she discovers more about its significance each year.
One really great way to share the story of the first Christmas with kids is to take them to see a “live nativity”—a depiction of the story of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, and their visitors using live actors and sometimes even animals. If you’re interested in sharing that experience with your kids—we are!—here are a few opportunities you’ll find in our area this Christmas: