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Play Date!: Teach Your Baby or Toddler Sign Language at MI Library and More!

Fun activities and some sweet deals for the whole family this upcoming week, April 11 – April 18.

April 15: Drop In Gym at the for Special Needs Kids and Teens

  • 2 pm to 4 pm
  • Enjoy this program for special needs kids and teens ages five to fifteen.  Meet up with friends and family to enjoy playing in facility with your child or teen. The facility is not staffed so supervision by a parent or caregiver is required at all times. Program is offered every other Sunday so next drop in gym will be April 29.
  • Cost: $3.25 per resident, $4.50 for non-residents of Mercer Island.

April 16: Indoor Playground at the

  • 9:30 am to Noon
  • Kids six and under accompanied by an adult caregiver will enjoy zipping around on scooters and playing with balls, giant blocks and other fun toys. A great place for you and your child to get out of the rain and run, play, socialize and have fun.
  • Questions? Call 206 275-7609
  • Cost: Mercer Island residents, $3.25 per child, non residents, $4.50 per child. Program sponsored by the Mercer Island Preschool Association.

April 16: Teen Zone at the

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  • 1:45 pm to 3:45 pm
  • Teens are invited to hang out, do homework, play board games or just chat after school at the library. Teen Zone is a great place to complete group work for school or catch up with friends. 
  • Cost: Free

 April 16: Teach Your Baby to Sign: American Sign Language for Babies and Toddlers at the

  • 7 pm to 8 pm
  • This is a program for parents. You may attend with or without your baby.
  • Learn how to use American Sign Language to communicate with babies as young as five months old. Signing can stimulate intellectual growth and reduce frustration.
  • Questions? Call 206 236-3537
  • Cost: Free but pre-registration is required online.  

April 17: Preschool Story Time at the

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  • 11 am to 11:35 am
  • For ages three to five with an adult caregiver.
  • Stories, music, rhymes and fun alphabet activities.

April 18: Wonderful One’s Story Time at the

  • 10 am to 10:40 am
  • For babies with an adult caregiver.
  • Enjoy stories, music, rhymes and fun!
  • Cost: Free

April 18: Terrific Twos and Threes Story Time at the

  • 11 am to 11:30 am
  • For ages two to three with an adult caregiver.
  • Enjoy stories, rhymes, finger plays and fun.
  • Cost: Free

Save the Date

April 28: 46th Annual Circus at Mercer Island High School

  • For Toddlers to Kindergarteners
  • 10 am to 2 pm
  • Get ready for bouncy houses, pony rides, games, face painting, cake walks and more.
  • Admission is free with tickets on sale for games and prizes.

Sweet Deals

in Issaquah and Redmond

  • Kids Eat Free every Wednesday and Sunday nights. Children twelve and under eat free when accompanied by an adult. One kid’s meal per adult meal purchased.
  • Good Through: Ongoing

in Factoria

Buy One, Get One Free.

  • Buy a complete pair of eyeglasses and get a second pair free.
  • Print online coupon and take to the store at the time of purchase.
  • Good Through: 6/30/2012

 

 

 

 

 

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