And the winner is....

Congratulations to the winner of September's contest Louise. Enjoy your 1-year membership to momstown Whitby-Ajax.

Didn't win last month's contest. Be sure to enter this month's contest daily for your chance to win a free membership to momstown Whitby-Ajax. Good luck!

Launch Party Success!

On Wednesday, momstown Whitby-Ajax and momstown Oshawa-Port Perry celebrated their launches together in the centre court of Oshawa Centre! And - what better way to do it, then by having a huge party!!

We had a massive turn out. We had set out an area for stroller parking, but it quickly became full and people had to start parking their strollers in the hallway. Nothing was stopping the parents and kids from coming in, and joining in on the fun!

Nancy (mama of momstown Oshawa-Port Perry) and I (mama of momstown Whitby-Ajax) came very quickly to realize that the momstown movement was being felt and accepted in the Durham Region.

We set up lots of different little activity stations for the kids. The tables contained arts & crafts; we taped a massive piece of paper to the floor for the kids to color all over. That was a huge hit!! Most ran straight into the activity station, ripped off their shoes and went to town coloring. The activity centers also offered a reading station, bead maze station and blocks/puzzles station. There was something for everyone!

Belly Button the Clown joined us in celebration of our launch, and brought lots of smiles to the children. She offered face painting and blew up balloon creatures for the youngsters.

Keri-Ellen Walcer from MusiGo put on a performance that got the kids all moving and dancing!



All in all, we had an amazing day! It was so great to have had the opportunity to meet and connect with so many families!

If you missed the launch party, don't worry! You can still sign-up for a free trial and get in on the fun by visiting momstown Whitby-Ajax!

Thanks to everyone who came out and contributed into making it a great day!

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!!

Family Photo Shoot Fun!

This past Saturday, momstown Whitby-Ajax members met up with fellow member CLNike (an aspiring photographer) at Rotary Park in Ajax for free family photo shoots.

The day went overall. All in all 5 families came out to have their photos taken. The weather was a little sketchy and rain was a threat all day, but thankfully it held off until all the shoots were done!

CLNike has been very busy post-processing the photos, and has posted up some teasers on her blog. Feel free to CLICK HERE to head on over and check them out! They're fantastic!

Thanks again CLNike for graciously offering to do this for the momstown Whitby-Ajax members. It was truly appreciated!!!

Grand Opening Launch Party

momstown Whitby-Ajax

&

momstown Oshawa-Port Perry

are celebrating together! Both chapters of momstown.ca just opened in the last few weeks and so we are teaming up to throw a Grand Opening Launch Party together!

Where is this exciting event taking place? Oshawa Centre's Centre Court!!!





Make sure you get down to Oshawa Centre on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 from 9:30am - 12:00pm. There will be a ton of exciting momstown activities and crafts for the children and a special momstown MusiGo presentation with Keri-Ellen Walcer! Keri-Ellen is a children's fitness consultant and the founder of MusiGo! She has been getting children everywhere active and enjoying music through her live performances, "Roll Play" Treehouse TV series, and community programmes!



As exciting as that is, that's not all!! momstown is also bringing you Bellybutton the Clown! Bellybutton the Clown will be making us laugh and painting all of the smiling little faces!!! Bellybutton the Clown has been making the world a funnier, happier, and more wonder-filled place for many years and does all kinds of parties, everything you can think of, just check out her site!




There will also be contests and giveaways at the event! Something you just have to see is the lovely cakepop bouquet that will be up for display and contest! Check out Bobbi's Cake Lollipop Shoppe for a glimpse of some of these extremely delicious treats!

momstown Whitby-Ajax and momstown Oshawa-Port Perry are extremely happy to be bringing all of this excitement to you at our Launch Party! Although, really it's just the very beginning! Each chapter plans over 25 events/month and offers many opportunities for moms to connect with other moms in their neighbourhood for conversation, support and a whole lot of fun!!!

Make sure you make it to Oshawa Centre and join us in Centre Court on Wednesday, September 29th 2010, from 9:30am-12:00pm - IT'S ALL FREE - you don't want to miss it!

Oshawa Rotary Ribfest

Yesterday momstown Whitby-Ajax took a family trip to the Oshawa Rotary Ribfest to eat some award-winning ribs and pulled pork sandwiches, enjoy some childrens entertainment from Dan the Music Man, as well as each others company. We also met up with momstown Oshawa-Port Perry while we were there!

The weather was absolutely beautiful for this event, which sent the crowds pouring in to get their hands on some yummy grub!


After chowing down on some yummy food (... and going back for seconds or thirds)... we decided to head are way over into the midway to let the little kiddies ride the rides and play some games! There was something to entertain children of all ages in there (even the tots).


After the kiddies burned off much energy at the midway, we decided to take a walk through the beautiful Lakeview Park before calling it a day!



Following our deliciously, fun day - the wee ones were quite tired... so after our walk we all parted ways so our tuckered out little ones could head home for a much needed nap!

We had so much fun, and can't wait to all get together again soon!

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!