Family Fun in the Bay Area May 8, 2020

Mother’s Day Fun

In the meantime, here is some Mother’s Day fun with printable wordsearches and an online jigsaw puzzle. [LINK]

Have a wonderful day,

Marian

Can you help me spread the word to local companies and non-profits?

I created a page where they can post announcements, special offers and instructions on how to post their virtual events to CelebrateFamily.us.

Here is the link to the page. http://CelebrateFamily.us/coronavirus-covid-19/

Ancestry.com is free right now through the Berkeley Library, courtesy of ProQuest and Ancestry.com.

Ancestry.com also has a page with lesson plans and research guides for grades K-12.  [LINK]

Like most libraries in the area, you can get an ecard online free with a California address.  [LINK]

All K-12 teachers, school administrators and supporting staff in the US, UK, Canada and Australia can get a free annual subscription to Headspace.

What is Headspace? Headspace is an app with guided meditations, animations, articles and videos, all in the distinct Headspace style.

I’ve used Headspace in the past and enjoyed it. Headspace is also offered through Santa Clara County Library [LINK]

Source: RetailMeMot “National Teacher Appreciation Day Freebies and Deals” [LINK]

Mamaberries & Eastridge Center are teaming up to recognize 3 amazing single parents with a $1,000 and a shopping spree.

Financial awards go out several times a year, including this Mother’s Day.  Nominate a deserving single parent now (including yourself!).

Barnes & Noble is launching a Children’s Short Story Contest to give young writers a chance to become published authors!

Fifteen select entrants will be published in a book sold exclusively at Barnes & Noble this holiday season, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. In addition, our fifteen winners and fifteen runners-up will get a signed copy of Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly from bestselling author Gail Carson Levine to encourage their talents and better develop their craft with practical and heartfelt advice.

Deadline for Submission is May 29, 2020.

FrogTutoring: Free Instructor led classes in partnership with CK-12.org a professionally developed education curriculum, and delivered online by another partner, ZOOM, for grades 1st through 12th.

Lakeshore Learning: Free resources to download. A variety of lessons and activities-from simple educational crafts to printable worksheets. Create your own writing templates, flash cards, leveled word searches, and award templates to recognize children’s accomplishments

DreamWorks Activity Center: DreamWorks has put together a collection of at home activities from crafts to games to recipes for kids of all ages.  Search by activity type, characters or movies.

Visit the CelebrateFamily “101 Things to Do with Kids’ page for these links and other educational and fun resources.

Four things that you can find at the Silicon Valley Strong website:

1)  A meal distribution lookup tool in which residents can enter their address to find free food within 1-10 miles.

The site includes meals for kids, groceries, and food for seniors.

2) A resources map, provided by First 5 Santa Clara County, for locating diapers, health center information and food assistance.

3) A Chat Bot to help visitors find what they’re looking for on the site.

4) “Get Internet” button to find low-cost internet and affordable computers in the area. The information includes Comcast’s Internet Essentials plus other special offerings.

SiliconValleyStrong.org is a hub for all types of information from mental health to information on rent, job resources and aid.  The information is available in 8 different languages.