From the Peoria County Website
Join Peoria City/County Health Department in celebrating World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, 2011, as well as August Breastfeeding Promotion Month in Illinois. The celebration is designed to raise breastfeeding awareness and highlight the collective efforts in our area and around the world to protect, support and promote breastfeeding.
There are several FREE things to do with the kiddos this week. Visit the PeoriaParent.com calendar for full info.
August 1, 10:30am: FREE Special PAWS Storytime at Barnes & Noble
August 1-5, 10am: $1 Madagascar Movie at Willow Knolls
August 1, dusk: Tangled Movie at Glen Oak for 50 cents
August 2: FREE Admission to Lakeview Museum
August 2: FREE Admission to Fondulac Farm Park
August 2-3, 10am: FREE Rave Movie- Gulliver's Travels
August 3, 3pm: FREE Kids Writing Workshop at PPL- North Branch
Support these fundraisers, which are fun for the whole family. Visit the PeoriaParent.com Upcoming Events page for more info.
July 29, 7:30pm: Jars of Clay Concert to benefit Backpack Peoria
July 30, 10am-4pm: Kids Day at the Shoppes of Grand Prairie to benefit Crittenton Centers
July 30, 5pm: Backyard Talent Show for St. Jude Research Hospital
August 5, 8am: "Walk to Talk" 5k Fun Run to benefit LoudMommy
August 13, 3:30pm: Signing Time with Rachel Coleman LIVE! to benefit the Signing Time Foundation
Below is a list of shaded playgrounds for those unbearably hot days when the kids need to run off energy.
Grandview Drive Park is our summer favorite. The play structure, swings, sandbox, & picnic area are completely shaded under towering trees. Plus, there are restrooms nearby. The park is located near the intersection of Grandview Dr & Reservoir in Peoria Heights.
New this year at WPSP: Birdday Parties! Make your next birthday an adventure at Wildlife Prairie State Park. Info on various packages below:
It’s a Whoot Package:
• $125 for up to 15 people; $7/additional person
• Animal encounter: 20 minute program with your choice of one of our education animals
• Special animal themed gift for the Birdday Star
