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Spend an evening with Cultural Care host families, au pairs, staff and your local childcare coordinator at a Chicago Wolves game! Bring your friends and family to cheer on the Wolves!
When: Saturday February 25th at 7:00pm
Where: Allstate Arena
6920 N. Mannheim Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
Tickets: $14 each (Tickets need to be pre-ordered. Order form was emailed earlier. Let me know if you need me to resend it.)
Hope you can make it!
Let’s put on our bowling shoes and get ready to bowl! The January Au Pair meeting for our group will be an afternoon of bowling with the Des Plaines/Park Ridge group. Here are the details:
Date: Sunday, January 22nd
Time: 3PM
Where: Brunswick Zone Mount Prospect (824 East Rand Road, Mount Prospect, IL)
phone: (847) 392-0550
Brunswick Zone- Mount Prospect
Bring: $10 cash to cover bowling and shoe rental. I will bring some coupons to try and lower the cost. Please bring coupons if you have them. Sign up on their website to get them emailed to you or look online to find some.
* Palatine au pairs and those needing a ride can meet at my house at 2:30PM. I will leave by 2:40PM so please let me know ahead of time if you will be doing this. You will need transportation home from my house afterwards. Bring ideas for the February meeting!
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Update: We had a blast bowling. Check out a couple more photos from our outing!
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This is the time of year when many of us take time to make a list of goals we would like to accomplish this year. One of my goals is to spread the word about hosting an au pair and how 2012 could be the year you try something new.
Before taking on the role of local childcare coordinator almost five years ago I didn’t have much knowledge about the au pair program. Here are a few things I learned:
FLEXIBLE: Your au pair provides 45 hours of childcare a week - on a schedule you decide. Learn more
AFFORDABLE: You pay just $350/week for 45 hours of coverage (per family not per child). That comes down to just $7.80/ hour! Cost comparison
QUALITY: There are many factors to consider in choosing a childcare provider. I take pride in working for an agency that has been a leader in its field for the past 20 years. Why choose us?
Is this the year you try something new? I’d love to help you answer any questions you may have or let you know of any current discounts. Send me an email: Kelly.Gabrione@LCC.Culturalcare.com to discuss more. Happy New Year!
The annual December au pair holiday party was a big success. Everyone brought a tasty dish to share and a gift to exchange. Au Pairs from Arlington Heights, Palatine, Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights were all in attendance. The best part of the night was seeing everyone participate in the Minute to Win It games. The games included: shaking the most ornaments out of a tissue box tied around your waist without using your hands, blowing a Christmas card across a table to land perfectly balanced on the edge of the table, and throwing the most marshmallows through a wreath. Each team had exactly one minute to complete the task. Our winners took home great prizes. Happy holidays everyone!
Our next meeting will be on Sunday, January 22nd. Bowling at 3PM. The location will be announced soon.
Check out photos from our party.
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We had a great time at our private au pair Zumba class at the River Trails park district last week. It was great having time to work off all the calories before we enjoy celebrating Thanksgiving later this week with everyone’s host family.
Now it’s time to get ready for our annual Christmas party at my house. This will be another combined event to socialize with the Palatine and Des Plaines group. Here are the details:
Date: Friday, December 9th (Note the new date!)
Time: 7-9PM
Where: Kelly’s house (I’ll forward my address to you)
Bring: A snack to share (appetizer or dessert) and a wrapped $10 gift to exchange (ideas are a gift card to starbucks, Target or somewhere, candy, gloves, scarf, anything you may like). We play a fun game to exchange them and also will have other games to play. Get ready for a fun night!
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(courtesy of www.halloweenclipart.com)
Happy Halloween! This is a fun time of year for families to enjoy the many local fall festivals and halloween events. Here are just a few of my favorites. Check out some family friendly websites like Kidwinks to see a complete list. The best part is that many of these are FREE!
Mount Prospect Fall Festival
Date: October 15, 2011
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Intersection of Emerson St & Busse Ave
Pumpkin decorating, Trick-or-treat candy line, hay rides & food and music in the downtown area.
Click Here for Link
Oktoberfest
Date: The evening of the Fall Festival
on October 15, 2011
Time: 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: Intersection of Emerson St & Busse Ave
Join in the fun of celebrating Mount Prospect’s heritage with authentic German food, spirits and music
Happy Hersey Halloween
Date: Friday, October 28, 2011
Time: 5PM-9PM
Where: Hersey High School
map
The choir students provide a safe environment for children to trick-or-treat, play games, and complete arts and crafts. Admission is a canned food donation.
Prospect “Not so Scary” Haunted High School
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011
Time: 4PM-6PM
Where: Prospect High School located at 801 W. Kensington Rd. Mount Prospect, IL
Open to area kids preschool- 5th Grade. Participants should enter though building door #30.
Kids should be dressed in costume ready to collect candy and treats, play games. Parents need to accompany children. Admission is a canned food donation.
Saint Viator Halloween Fun Fair
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Time: 5:30-7:30PM
Where: Saint Viator High School, 1213 E. Oakton Street, Arlington Heights, IL
Children can come trick-or-treat in costume and play halloween games.
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