The Peoria Academy of Science is proud to sponsor the 23rd Annual Science Treasure Hunt. The Treasure Hunt is a combination family adventure and scavenger hunt focusing on science and technology facilities and resources in the Peoria area. All entrants must be students between 1st and 8th grade on April 21, 2012 and reside in Central Illinois. The hunt starts April 21 and ends on September 5.
Inspire children’s love of learning in our delightfully engaging summer sessions. Best of all, every one of our summer camp activities—the music, stories, and crafts—is specially designed to nurture every child's natural curiosity, eventually drawing each child toward learning new words, new concepts, and new big ideas.
Busy Days! (birth to 18 months old)
Set your baby's day to classical music. With a little more Tchaikovsky in your "Twinkle, Twinkle" repertoire discover new ways baby benefits from the classics as you develop an appreciation for the world's most respected music. Each lesson features new activities and songs that the parent can sing for all the places baby and mom or dad go together—the store, the playground, the doctor, and more.
Your home materials include: "Busy Days" picture book, Home CD with lyrics, Cage Bell Instrument
Time: Tues 9:15-10:00; 4:15-5:00; Wed 9:15-10:00
Cost: $75
Creatures in My Backyard (18 months to 3 years old)
Give children something to sing about in their own backyards. Be the flower from the "seed's" perspective. Run and jump in rain puddles made from hula hoops. Shoo real flies and sing "Shoo Fly."
Your home materials include: Home CD, Ladybug Shaker, Scarf
Time: Tues 10:15 -11:00, Wed 10:15-11:00
Cost: $75
On the Go (3 to 5 years old)
This class puts a new spin on trains and cars. In class we’ll talk about things on the go. And with a real-sounding train whistle, sound effects, and music CD in your Home Kit, you can take the learning on the go as you talk about moving fast and slow, while developing your child’s rhythm and coordination and strengthening your child’s connection to what’s happening in class.
Your home materials include: Home CD, Train Whistle instrument , Magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story The Big Race)
Time: Tues 10:15-11:00; 5:30-6:15
Cost: $75
Rhythms of the Land (4 to 6 years old)
In class we’ll explore the rhythms and sounds of Native American music. As we investigate, compare, and contrast a wide variety of drums and the materials they’re made from, your preschooler develops the investigative vocabulary needed in the sciences. When you repeat rhythm patterns at home and share the activities in your Home Kit, your child gets an early start in math, too.
Your home materials include: Home CD, Jingle Stick instrument, Magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Pedal Pump, Pedal Pump)
Time: Tues 11:15-12:00; 4:30-5:15
Cost: $75
Creatures in my Backyard ~ Family Style (newborn – 7 years old)
Give children something to sing about in their own backyards. Be the flower from the "seed's" perspective. Run and jump in rain puddles made from hula hoops. Shoo real flies and sing "Shoo Fly."
Your home materials include: Home CD, 2 Ladybug Shakers, 2 Scarves
Time: Tues 5:30 – 6:15, Wed 12:00-12:45
Cost: $110 Add $50 each additional child
For more info, visit www.kindermusikpeoria.com
It’s too bad money doesn’t come with instructions because we all need to know how to spend it, save it and borrow it wisely. That’s why financial institutions, not-for-profits, schools, libraries and lots of others are joining together to help support financial education during Money Smart Week, April 21- 28. Below is listing of events for the family. For more info, visit the PeoriaParent.com calendar or moneysmartweek.org.
Mark your calendar for these awesome Central Illinois family events. Visit the PeoriaParent.com calendar for full info, and other fun events. Check back continually for updates!
Would you like to be able to communicate better with your baby? The Baby Signs Program teaches babies to use simple gestures/signs, giving them a way to 'talk' with their parents, before they can talk. Gesturing comes naturally to babies, and Baby Signs can help your baby to incorporate other gestures to increase their ability to communicate.
Studies show that babies who sign actually develop speech sooner and have larger vocabularies when they do start talking.
Baby Signs offers classes and workshops for parents, and parents with their babies, teaching them how to use the Baby Signs Program at home.
