Happy Holidays!

The month of December has been a huge barrel of fun around momstown Whitby-Ajax with all of our great Christmasy themed events!

Now with Christmas just a few days away, we'll be taking a little break to spend time with our families. We hope everyone has a VERY Merry Christmas, and that Santa is good to all!

During the holidays our message boards will still remain active, so if you're looking for some adult conversation you can check us out there! 

Thank you all so much for all your support through 2010, as momstown Whitby-Ajax launched and took off the ground running. I've thoroughly enjoyed getting to know each and every one of you!! It's proven to be a great and fun year, but I'm sure that 2011 will prove to be BIGGER and better... Meaning great things for momstown Whitby-Ajax. We have many great things planned out and in the works for 2011.

Happy Holidays!!

Christmas Storytime

Yesterday we headed out to the local library for Christmas Storytime. We had quite a few members show up for the fun morning filled with stories, songs, music & movement and a craft.

The children had so much fun during circle time. First we read a holiday book. Then we sang a song about snowflakes. The part that the children enjoyed most was sing and dancing to The Reindeer Hokey-Pokey.


The Reindeer Hokey-Pokey

You put your antlers in
You put your antlers out
You put your antlers in
And you shake them all about
You do the Reindeer Pokey
And you turn yourself around.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!

You put your right hoof in
You put your right hoof out
You put your right hoof in
And you shake it all about
You do the Reindeer Pokey
And you turn yourself around.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!

You put your left hoof in
You put your left hoof out
You put your left hoof in
And you shake it all about
You do the Reindeer Pokey
And you turn yourself around.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!

You put your red nose in
You put your red nose out
You put your red nose in
And you shake it all about
You do the Reindeer Pokey
And you turn yourself around.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!

You put your fluffy tail in
You put your fluffy tail out
You put your fluffy tail in
And you shake it all about
You do the Reindeer Pokey
And you turn yourself around.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!

You put your reindeer body in
You put your reindeer body out
You put your reindeer body in
And you shake it all about
You do the Reindeer Pokey
And you turn yourself around.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT! 

Once the children burned all their steam doing the reindeer hokey-pokey, we all went over to the craft tables and made a Reindeer Christmas Card.

We had such a fun morning, and we can't wait to all get together again!!

Ajax Santa Claus Parade

Last weekend, momstown Whitby-Ajax members headed down to our local Ajax Santa Claus Parade for a night of fun with our families. We were sure to get there very early to locate a good spot, and were also sure to have coffees in hand to keep us warm and toasty.

The parade started at 6, but the floats didn't make it to our location until about 6:30. The kids were getting antsy by the time they neared, but as soon as they were insight they quickly settled and were in totally awe as they awaited the arrival of Jolly 'Ol Santa Nick!

The floats were all lit up, and the costumes were phenomenal. The biggest hit of the night next to Santa was when the children saw Lionel from Boston Pizza Ajax. (Boston Pizza Ajax also happens to be a partner of ours. If you are a member of momstown Whitby-Ajax be sure to check out the calendar/member discounts for some awesome perks!!)

We knew that Santa was on his way the moment that the reindeer started to walk by with their elves. The children were so full of excitement to see Santa!

We had such an amazing evening with our families! We can't wait to get together again to watch the Whitby Santa Claus Parade in just a few weeks time!

Tots & Tales

Today momstown Whitby-Ajax had our "Tots & Tales" group, with the focus on being spiders and bats! We had planned to start off with our circle time in the park, reading "Happy Halloween Curious George!", however the tots seemed to be more interested in the park equipment.

After the tots burned off steam on the park equipment, they all crowded around the park bench to look through the spooky Halloween books together. They really enjoyed the pictures each book had to offer.

Great book club get together! We're looking forward to next months Tots & Tales, where we'll be reading some fun stories around the theme of "My house, Your House".

TOMORROW!

Only ONE more day to go until momstown Whitby-Ajax's amazing FREE fun-filled Grand Opening Launch Party held alongside momstown Oshawa-Port Perry at Oshawa Centre, Centre Court. The main event will take place from 9:30AM until 12:00PM. There will be lots for the kids to do including: arts & crafts, activity centres, an awesome performance from Keri-Ellen Walcer of MusiGo and face painting by Belly Button the Clown. Lets not forget the awesome giveaways and prizes we'll also have!

Bring your family! Tell all your friends! We hope that you will join us, and look forward to seeing you tomorrow!!

Let's Go to the Zoo!

On Wednesday, momstown Whitby-Ajax ventured out to the Toronto Zoo with momstown Oshawa-Port Perry. For the days leading up to the event, the weather forecast had threatened rain. It had us all quite worried that the event may have to be postponed. Thankfully the weather turned out to be perfect. There's no simpler way to put it. It was partially cloudy, mild with a cool breeze. It helped keep our kiddos all content, and happy!


The children were all quick to make friends as we headed on our trek to see all the animals that the Zoo had. They "gabbed" in their own little lingo, shared snacks and "ooo-ed" and "awed" over the animals together.

The one animal that seemed to be the hit of the day were the Polar Bears. I can't tell you how long we visited the Polar Bear nursery. There was just no pulling the kiddos away.


After visiting the polar bears we made our way around the Zoo to check out a few more exhibits. I was super excited to see one of my favorite animals the Tree Kangaroo!


Did you know that the Tree Kangaroo is known to be the most clumsy when on their feet?!? They get around on ground by hobbling and hopping. Tree Kangaroos are able to travel with agility and great lengths amongst the trees.

After visiting all the animals we headed over to the Kids Zoo, so that the kids could play and burn off any leftover steam. They had a great day, and we all can't wait to get together again soon!

Want to get in on the fun? Head on over to momstown Whitby-Ajax and register for your free trial membership! Hope to see you in the neighbourhood!

NOW OPEN!

We're very happy to officially announce that momstown Whitby-Ajax is NOW OPEN! It has been a very busy few weeks planning events, preparing the website, and getting ready for launch - but we are excited to now be live and off the ground running!

If you're a Mom in the Durham Region, please head on over to our site to register and take advantage of a trial membership. If you know a Mom in the Durham Region, please spread the word to her about momstown Whitby-Ajax! We don't want anyone to miss out on all the fun we're having!

Hope to see everyone real soon!