Posts Tagged ‘Activities’

June 1st is PAMP Family Day!

PAMP Family Day

The annual PAMP Family Day picnic is June 1st. PAMP hosts Family Day to celebrate its member families — and to show appreciation for the many volunteers who help make the organization successful. One of the biggest PAMP events of the year, the day will include fun for the whole family

A Bicycle Built for Three

Photo courtesy of Anona Dutton

One of my goals as a parent is to introduce my kids to as many fun and interesting ways to be active outdoors as I can. Family biking is not only a fun way to get outside and spend quality time together, it’s also a great workout. Biking as a family is something we do [...]

Bargains, Baby! The PAMP Rummage Sale

Photo by Rebecca Alison

PAMP’s annual rummage sale will be happening from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 10 at Cubberley Community Center in Palo Alto. Admission is free. “The PAMP Rummage Sale is a tradition that began pre-Internet and pre-Craigslist,” says Amourence Lee, PAMP’s executive director.   “Sometimes we ask ourselves if this event is still serving a [...]

How to Choose a Summer Camp

Photo by Rebecca Alison

  There are a lot of good summer camps out there. But you want to send your kids to a great one. How can you rest assured you’ve found the “crème de la camp” without losing sleep over summer scheduling? Try this simple checklist to help you separate the great from the merely good.  

Get Outta Town: San Luis Obispo

Photo by Sungecko via Flickr

San Luis Obispo, or SLO as the locals call it, is an often-overlooked destination for a fun day or weekend trip on the Central Coast. The temperature in SLO is fairly mild, but temperatures can get as high as 80 degrees during the day in the early spring. What to Do:

Are You Game?

Photo by James Armstrong

For many, the thought of video games conjures up an image of teenage boys huddled around a television with odd-looking devices and controllers for hours on end. However, video games have evolved from their humble beginnings in the ’70s and ’80s to represent a vast world of options and possibilities. Video games of all sorts [...]

Get Outta Town: Orange County

Photo courtesy of Kelsey Combellick

Are you a Monterey maven? A Portland pro? With the new Get Outta Town feature, the PAMP newsletter is seeking travel tips for your favorite family-friendly day trips and vacation destinations. Help your fellow members take some of the guesswork out of getting away with the kids, and meet your volunteer commitment at the same [...]

Two Activities for a Winter’s Day

Photo by Rebecca Alison

To have tons of fun at home on a cold winter day, try these two activities inspired by the Montessori philosophy. The first activity is an experiment with design, and the second is an experiment with sound. They are both designed for children 5 years old or younger Montessori education is based on a discovery model, [...]

Using Music to Connect with Your Baby

Photo by Amy Bolger

Some people feel completely comfortable singing with their babies from day one. I wasn’t one of those people. I remember watching my husband sing tenderly to our first son while cradling him in the middle of the night. It was the idyllic picture I had always imagined I would make with my baby. As a [...]