The Stroller Stroll returns to the Hanover Mall for a fun-filled day of music, food and activities for all! The money raised will be used to provide specialty equipment and services for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric programs at South Shore Hospital.
The 8th Annual Stroller Stroll, 
sponsored by the Friends of Growing Families of South Shore Hospital, will be held on Saturday, August 21 from 9:30am – 1:00pm, at the Hanover Mall. While the day includes many fun children’s activities such as musical entertainment, arts and craft tables and face painting, it is also an opportunity for former tiny patients and their families to reconnect with the clinical staff whose expertise and individualized care made all the difference at such a critical time in their lives. [read more…]
Back-to-School is fast approaching, and amidst trips to the beach and visits to the zoo, fall schedules are in the works! This week’s local business highlight, Drama Kids, is an award-winning after-school theatre program with classes for kids in pre-K through 6th grade . They work with your child’s imagination and creativity to develop speech, teamwork, public speaking, leadership and acting skills, in a fun and professional atmosphere. Kids will have a blast, and build their confidence too!
Drama Kids offers community programs in Easton, Norton, Hanson Mansfield and Lakeville, and after school programs in Hanover, Stoughton, Pembroke and Raynham. Visit their website for a full list of classes and to register online. You may also register by calling 508-946-0033.
New students, enroll by September 10th and get $50 off full or half year tuition!
Looking to take the kids out to a family friendly dinner? Check out Family Nights at Uno Chicago Grill in Braintree on Tuesdays from 5-8pm!
On Family Night, kids can get involved and make their own pizza masterpieces at the Make-Your-Own Pizza station. [read more…]
Mamas, I know it’s only August, but if you’re a planner like me, you’re already thinking ahead to Back-to-School, Halloween, maybe even… Christmas? Every year I try and try to capture the perfect family photo for our Christmas cards, and every year the kids respond to my obvious Christmas card stress by flat out refusing to appear on film together in a peaceful manner. This year we’re going professional, handing the responsibility of making children smile to someone who knows what they’re doing!
Local photographer Amy Kelly is offering South Shore Mamas readers a discount for planning ahead! Get 15% off all Christmas card orders (cards only) for shoots placed by August 31, 2010. The actual photo session can take place later, [read more…]
Warning: The Department of Public Health has declared the following cities and towns at high risk for EEE, (Eastern equine encphalitis), a lethal viral disease spread by mosquitoes:
- Acushnet
- Berkley
- Bridgewater
- Carver
- Duxbury
- Fairhaven
- Freetown
- Halifax
- Kingston
- Lakeville
- Mattapoisett
- Middleborough
- New Bedford
- Plympton
- Raynham
- Rochester
- Taunton
Surrounding towns are believed to be at moderate risk. [read more…]
Another must on our list of family activities this summer was blueberry picking. Yesterday morning we headed down to C.N. Smith Farm in East Bridgewater, where berries were just bursting off of the bushes!
At C.N. Smith, you pick with their containers, and there is a 3 pound minimum. The blueberry fields are set at the back of the farm, so you’ll need to drive up to them after picking up your container(s) at the front office. [read more…]
It’s so nice to stretch bedtime out in the summertime, less schedule, less rules, more fun! It’s hard to stay out past sundown, however, without getting swarmed by mosquitoes. As much as I coat myself in OFF and Skintastic, I get bitten. A lot. I take all the help I can get, and often use the Norfolk County Mosquito Spraying Services. It’s easy, it’s free, and it really helps!
Find out how to schedule mosquito spraying for your street at the CMMCP website. Each town has a designated spraying day, [read more…]
If you’re looking to buy the kids an extra bathing suit or pair of shorts right now, you might be out of luck at the stores now that back to school has been ushered in by the retail giants. You can get some real deals, however, by scanning the local consignment shops.
Kids Echo, located in East Freetown, is currently holding their Summer Clearance Sale! They still have a great selection of summer clothing and related accessories (sandals, bathing suits, sundresses, shorts, hats, etc.), stop by and take a look! [read more…]
This weekend, take the family outside to the theater! South Shore Conservatory’s Evenings Under the Stars outdoor concert series presents Seymour Barab’s Cinderella on Sunday, July 25th at 10am. In a 
show the whole family will enjoy, Opera by the Bay vocalists follow poor “Ella” as she meets her new and step-sisters and learns “there is no such thing as nobody special!”
The performance will take place in the Jane Carr Amphitheater, at 1 Conservatory Drive in Hingham. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children in advance and at the door. [read more…]
This Saturday, July 24th, check out the 18th annual Houghton’s Pond Fish Festival! This family-friendly event will be held at Houghton’s Pond at the Blue Hills Reservation from 10:00am to 2:30pm at picnic site #5.
You can take lessons in casting, knot-tying and fish identification, then cast a line into Houghton’s Pond! The festival will include instructional clinics, fish crafts and games. If you have fishing equipment, bring it along, as a limited quantity of fishing equipment and (free) bait will be available.
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sponsored by the Friends of Growing Families of South Shore Hospital, will be held on Saturday, August 21 from 9:30am – 1:00pm, at the Hanover Mall. While the day includes many fun children’s activities such as musical entertainment, arts and craft tables and face painting, it is also an opportunity for former tiny patients and their families to reconnect with the clinical staff whose expertise and individualized care made all the difference at such a critical time in their lives. [read more…]
