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Caring For Kids Conference includes workshops, fun events
Mac Olsen
for South Peace News
Children and families will have plenty of things to do in High Prairie in early February.
The High Prairie and District Children’s Resource Council will hold the Caring For Kids Conference Feb. 1-5, with a series of workshops and events at the CRC’s facilities and the Elks Hall.
“We have a number of speakers on health and early childhood education in northern Alberta,” says executive director Lindsay Davies. “It’s only $5 per family to attend the conference and they can choose what to attend.”
There are two fundraising events which have separate costs. One is the spaghetti lunch and mini-trade fair, in the Elks Hall at noon Feb. 3, with a cost of $5 per person (children two years old and under get in free) and $20 per day home or a family of five. A magic show will be held in the Elks Hall at 6 p.m. Feb. 5 and the cost is $10 per person, but children two years and under get in free.
The schedule for the conference is as follows:
Monday, Feb. 1
* Free pancake breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the Elks Hall.
* Parenting 101 and Stress Management, 10 a.m. at the Elks Hall.
* Healthy Habits for Toddlers and Preschoolers, 2 p.m. at the Elks Hall.
* Guiding Children’s Behaviours (3-6 years), 6 p.m. at the Elks Hall.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
* First Steps to Early Literacy (0-6 years), 10 a.m. at the Elks Hall.
* Fitness for the Whole Family, 2 p.m. at the Body Shapers Gym by the post office.
* Early Learning and Child Care Training information presentation, 6 p.m. at the Elks Hall.
Wednesday, Feb. 3
* Mother Goose, an early literacy and rhyming circle program, 10 a.m. at the Early Childhood Resource Centre.
* Spaghetti lunch and mini-trade fair, 12 p.m. at the Elks Hall.
* Puppet Show and Kid Care Kits, building emergency information files for children, 2 p.m. at the Elks Hall.
* Baby Sign Language, 6 p.m. at the Elks Hall.
Thursday, Feb. 4
* Parents ‘n’ Tots, a learn and play program for caregivers and young children, 11 a.m. at the CRC office.
* Fathering Skills Training, including ice skating, 2 p.m. at the Gordon Buchanan Recreation Centre.
* Building Healthy Relationships, “Attachment and Bonding,” 6 p.m. at the Elks Hall.
Friday, Feb. 5
* Toddler Time, 10 a.m. at Early Childhood Resource Centre.
* Baby Massage, 2 p.m. at the Elks Hall.
Money for the conference was provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada to the CRC’s Brighter Futures program and all CRC programs will be participating.
For more information, to register or purchase magic show tickets, please call 780-523-2715.
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