Save the Date
Mon, Sep 3: LABOR DAY LUAU - Thanksgiving Point
Fri, Sep 7: 2018 Salt Lake Greek Festival at The Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake
Sat, Sep 8: Sandy Heritage Festival 2018 at Main Street Park-Sandy
Sat, Sep 15: Walk and Roll for Love at Shriners Hospitals for Children—Salt Lake City
Sun, Sep 16: 2018 FESTA ITALIANA at The Gateway
Sat, Sep 22: FINAL Midnight Drag Bash w/ Salt City Drift at Rocky Mountain Raceways
*Some events may have additional dates. Click through to see more information.
Dear KidsOutAndAbout readers:
The end of August marks the beginning of football season. In football, the game is pretty simple. Hardy men run and pass the ball down to the end zone, then kick it through the goal posts. To help get them there, their coaches paint a picture of what winning looks like. It's their job to make the plan, boost their team's confidence, and keep everyone's eyes on the prize. The end of August also marks the beginning of the school season, which makes it a good time to think about the end goal of school.
Here's what I think the end goal of school (and, well, EVERYTHING) should be: a happy, healthy, productive, engaged life. So instead of the narrow goal of getting A's or admission to a fancy-schmancy university, the end goal of my daughters' education is simple: to keep the doors open to whatever they want to do later on. That's it, that's all I care about. Grades don't matter to me. My kids need to learn a LOT, and they need to learn how to work hard, so that later on, they can learn more, and work happily.
My job as a mom is not to carry the ball for Madison and Ella, but to make sure they're prepared out on that field and running in the right direction. This easy End Goal Principle has also given me a handy and cheerful answer for when they've asked why they have to learn something: "Because we're not going to let an 8-year-old (or 11-year-old, or 15-year-old) decide your future for you. Get busy on that math!" (We home school, so I've been asked that question a lot over the years.)
Unlike football, education is not a competition: Every kid can win. In fact, every kid IS winning if today they're even a few steps closer to the goal line than they were yesterday. And helping others win means you win even faster.
So remember: Each kid has his or her own set of personal goal posts. There may be obstacles, but there is no opposing team. It may be a long way down to the end of the field, but those goalposts get closer every day. And you get to be the coach, cheerleader, and biggest fan all in one.
—Debra Ross, publisher
Children are encouraged to ask questions about nature and to seek answers through collecting things, counting and measuring, making observations, and experimenting. Made possible by the Henry W. and Leslie M. Eskuche Foundation, AT&T, Lawrence T. And Janet T. Dee Foundation, and the Ruth Eleanor and John Ernest Bamberger Memorial Foundation. For children ages 2 – 5 years. Parents must remain with their child during entire session. Sign up to participate at the Info Desk. Limit 12 students per class.
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I've Got No Strings! ... Sheer Joy! From the Disney animation with additional music from the brilliant composer of Wicked ... The sets! The costumes! The dancing! The music ... When You Wish Upon a Star ... Pinocchio and Geppetto both learn loving life lessons in this timeless tale! By Stern and Schwartz. Special Engagement - for ages 3 and up. Come be a kid again! A treasure!
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Have you ever wondered about winged warblers? Have you been curious about carnivorous condors? Come explore at our Birdosity program. Discover the life of birds, brush up on your identification skills and learn about a variety of bird related topics. Whether you are an eggs-pert or have a new found love of birds, Birdosity is a program the whole family will enjoy.
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Mountain Top Brunch - Snowbasin Resort
What better way to start your Sunday morning than a beautiful gondola ride through the high alpine to the majestic Needles Lodge where incredible cuisine awaits. Our culinary team provides only the freshest local ingredients made ready through our community supported agriculture partnership with Valley Grown Sandhill farms as well as Borski Farms in Layton. New this year items from our Snowbasin Resort employee garden will be featured when available. Each week the menu is adjusted slightly to make way for the very freshest ingredients and the chef’s creative inspirations which are showcased across a grand buffet in the center of the room while culinary experts dazzle you with their preparation methods. This is one of those summer bucket list items you have to try in northern Utah.
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It's time to choose enrichment classes and programs for the 2018-2019 school year!
There are so many opportunities for extracurricular programs in all kinds of subjects in our area! Kids can choose from academic enrichment and tutoring, to technology, sports, exercise, dance, music, performing arts, and fine arts. There are classes for preschoolers, elementary age, 'tweens, and teens.
Check out the options on KidsOutAndAbout's master list of after-school and Saturday classes.
Where can you combine the great outdoors, exercise, problem-solving skills, and family bonding? Why at a corn maze, of course! Autumn means corn maze season: get out there and get lost!
Re-visit an old Favorite or Check Out a New Place with Our List of Local Corn Mazes.
Looking for some Corn Maze Tips? We've got them for you.
This weekend, head out to the apple orchard and pick yourself a peck of delicious apples. They're so much more delicious straight from the orchard than they are at the supermarket.
Our Where to Pick Your Own Apples page has all of the local places. Get out there, get healthy, and make great fall memories (and great fall applesauce) with your kids!
