Harrisonville Parents As Teachers

It's a beautiful day! Get out of the house and come join us for playgroup at 9:30 at the Community Center!

So excited to see all of our little friends tomorrow at Playgroup! See you at 9:30 at the Community Center!

What a fun time we had at Wild and Wacky!!!! We love seeing our families having fun together! 💕💕

We will not have Play Group on Thursday, February 17, as advised by our administration due to the forecast of inclement weather. We want to keep all the littles safe and warm - and their big people, too! But we will still have Wild & Wacky tonight, 6:00-7:00, at the Early Childhood Center! Come work out some wiggles before the winter storm!

WILD AND WACKY family night is almost here!!!!
Wednesday, February 16 from 6:00-7:00

Children ages newborn-5 years old are invited to come to the Early Childhood Center’s Gymnasium on Wednesday, February 16 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. There will be lots of gross motor activities for the kids to explore. Whether they want to play in the ball pit, walk the balance beam, climb the rope ladder, or conquer the big mountain, there will be lots of activities to work all of their muscles. See you there!

What a great group of kids and caregivers this morning at playgroup! Hope you had as much fun as we did!

Good news! Story time is back!

Due to inclement weather and the closing of the Harrisonville Cass R-9 School District, Parents As Teachers will NOT be having Play Group tomorrow, February 3, 2022. Hope to see everyone next week at Play Group at the Harrisonville Community Center 9:30 am. And mark your calendar for Wild and Wacky, February, 16, 2022 - 6:00-7:00 pm - at the Harrisonville Early Childhood Center.

Don't forget: playgroup is at 9:30 at the Community Center!

Due to lots of illness and the possibility of frigid weather, we are canceling play group for tomorrow 1/20/22.

We had so much MESSY fun on Tuesday. Thanks to the families that joined us!

So excited to see everyone at Playgroup! 9:30 at the Community Center! It's been so long!!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Messy Play
Tuesday, January 11 at 6:00
Early Childhood Center

Come join Parents as Teachers for a night of messy fun! Messy play is a style of play in which children get to explore and learn with their hands and experience a wide variety of textures and materials. Children learn best when they actively engage with their environment and use ALL of their senses. Children need to SEE and FEEL their world in order to understand it, and sometimes that means getting messy! We will have a variety of activities for the kids to enjoy, including pudding painting, water tables, rice bins, and shaving cream play! Come let them make messes, and let us do all the clean up! Ages 1-5

Due to the extreme cold and possibility of snow, we WILL NOT have playgroup tomorrow, 1/6/22. See you next week!

Who can relate?!

Everything I do gets undone.

It took me three hours to fold five loads of laundry today. THREE HOURS. I had help, you see. Once the madness of folding was over, I finished putting the last pile for the day back in its drawers. That's when I looked over at the laundry basket in my daughter's closet... it was already full again.

"Well, that good feeling only lasted a couple of seconds," I thought to myself.

I walked out into the living room and gasped. Just earlier that morning I had folded the blankets and returned the stuffed animals to the kids' rooms and picked up all the sippy cups. And just like magic, they were all back there again - right where I hadn't left them.

Just then I looked over at the kitchen floor. It was covered in crumbs and glitter. I saw the baby picking up tiny pieces and putting them in his mouth, so I quickly picked him up, scooped whatever it was out that was in his mouth and got to sweeping. Just as I was emptying the dustpan into the trash, my three year old walked up behind me and asked if I could read her a book... as she bit into a graham cracker and crumbs scattered in the floor.

And those toilet bowls that were so sparkly after I cleaned them last night? They have skid marks in them now.

And the "clean eating" diet that I started this morning? Yeah, those thin mints that were in the freezer earlier are now in my belly. Even my healthy intentions don't stand a chance.

And sometimes I wonder... does anyone even really notice what I do? Do they see my efforts? Do they recognize all the times I'm on the floor scrubbing baby puke out of the carpet or picking up the blocks or folding the socks or straightening up the shoes?

Undone. That seems to be the mantra of my life right now.

And yet, the one thing that seems to silently come undone the easiest is my heart. Some days my work for my family seems mundane and insignificant. And as much as I try, I don't always serve the people in my house with gladness. Sometimes they drive me crazy! But at the end of the day as I wipe down my counters and put away the last of the toys, I remind myself that while this season of my housework constantly being undone is temporary, teaching my heart to let go of unrealistic expectations is forever. And so is expecting my family to recognize and affirm every tiny thing I do - it just isn't... realistic.

So keep on doing all the things you do, mama friend. And when you get overwhelmed when you see your work getting undone, take a deep breath, grab a thin mint from the freezer, and do it all again. Your work is SO important!

Join us for Playgroup this morning at 9:30am-Harrisonville Community Center!

It's been so long since we have seen our little friends! Hope to see you at the Community Center at 9:30 for Play Group!

Reminder that there is NO PLAYGROUP this morning! Have a great day! It’s suppose to be BEAUTIFUL!

Or smashed goldfish found in the couch cushions.... We see you parents! We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!! PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT THERE WILL BE NO PLAYGROUP FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS! (NO playgroup on November 25th AND December 2nd!) We will be back at the community center on December the 9th! Enjoy all those carbs...and family too of course!😁

Looking forward to seeing all of our little friends this morning at Playgroup! See you at 9:30 at the Community Center!!

So. Much. Fun! Thanks to all of the families who joined us for Wild and Wacky!

JOIN US THIS EVENING at 6pm at Harrisonville Early Childhood Center for WILD AND WACKY!!! Trampolines, large items to climb on, ride on toys and so much more! Children 5 and under only please. Can’t wait to see you there!

⏰Friendly Reminder ⏰
Tomorrow is Playgroup at the Harrisonville Community Center! 9:30am!!!

Tomorrow is playgroup! 9:30am at Harrisonville Community Center!

Thanks to everyone who came out to Red Barn Ranch on Tuesday. It was a beautiful night on the farm!

Come join Parents as Teachers for a fun night at Red Barn Ranch! On Tuesday, October 19th, we will be meeting at Red Barn Ranch at 6:00 pm for a night of pumpkins and fun! Admission is $5 per child, ages 2 and up. Your admission includes the corn pit, silo and truck slide, petting zoo, a ride on the barrel train and so much more! Bring the family, and be ready for a fun fall night on the farm.🎃🚜🌻🐐🐓

23111 South Jefferson Parkway, Harrisonville, Missouri 64701

Tomorrow is PLAYGROUP! We will be at the Harrisonville Community Center at 9:30am! Come join us and bring a friend!

Tomorrow is going to be a beautiful day! Join us at 9:30am at Harrisonville City Park!

ATTENTION: PLAYGROUP IS CANCELLED. Due to possible rain tomorrow we will not be having playgroup! Hopefully next week we will be at the park for a beautiful day! Have a great rest of the week!

Our first event, Touch a Truck is TOMORROW!!!!

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Harrisonville Early Childhood Center
6:00 to 7:00 pm

Would your children like to climb on a fire truck, sit in a police car or drive a tractor? All of these vehicles, and many more, will be available to explore!

Hot dogs and chips will be served, so take the night off from cooking dinner! Bring the whole family! If you have a friend that’s interested in Parents as Teachers, bring them too!

Can't wait to see everyone TOMORROW night!

I know we have a lot of beautiful babies in this group!!!

Got a cute baby? Check out the Baby Contest at the Log Cabin Festival!

Tomorrow at 9:30am we will be at the Harrisonville City Park for Playgroup!

Don’t forget playgroup at the park! 9:30am TODAY!!!! See you then!