One Secret to Success for a Working Mom, Expand Your Village (Jack and Jill of America)

Jack and Jill of America member and her daughter Recently, I have become keenly aware that good kids are created by accident. They become good because someone made a concerted effort to pour positive things into them--things like, honor, discipline and respect for others. These qualities are taught through lessons and by observation. For that reason, I have been actively considering how to give my children more examples of people who embody those qualities.  Indeed, raising my children to become good people is my most important job.

Friday Tip: Free Stuff for Kids (The Pittsburgh Children's Museum)

Pittsburgh has really had some wonderful, fun, family-friendly events lately. In honor of a new park opening on the North Side in its backyard, admission to the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is free tomorrow. (Please see below for more details.)

My daughter visits The Children's Museum so much that I think that she believes that it’s her playroom. That really helps since our townhouse doesn’t allow her to have an actual playroom. I don’t think that the constant pile of toys, crackers and bowls she uses as drums on the floor of our living room qualifies…

I am a HUGE fan. The Children's Museum is like a kid's wonderland. It  is always hopping and is a good time for parents and kinds. I know that my toddler will be all over the Hula Hoop Jam!
NOTE:  There is free parking. And I don't recall anybody giving up free parking in Pittsburgh for years. So, you can come stay for while and at the sign of the first tantrum you can high tail it out of there and know that all you have lost is the gas it took you to get there. (Or if you live on the North Side or downtown, you can simply walk home.)
Please let me know if you plan to attend! I would love to meet you!

Free admission to the Children's Museum all day
(Sponsored by the Jack Buncher Foundation)

Join us for the grand opening of the revitalized Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square. It's a full day of family fun - both inside and outside of the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.

• Official dedication ceremony at Noon
• Cirque-tacular, a troupe of aerialists, acrobats and dancers
• Performance by River City Brass Quintet
• Hula Hoop Jam with Stephanie Moser
• Activities and demonstrations by the National Aviary, The Andy Warhol Museum, New Hazlett Theater and Saturday Light Brigade

NOTE: The official park ceremony is at noon. That's when we'll likely venture over there.


Comments

Kristen said…
We absolutely LOVE Children's Museums. We just recently relocated to FL from Kansas City, MO where they had 2 different ones and we actually had our oldest daughter's 2nd Birthday Party at the Children's Museum! They really are great resources for our children...Sounds like you guys are going to have a fabulous time, Enjoy!!

~Kristen
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