Save the Date
Tue, Aug 14: For Teens By Teens: Taking Flight Nights: Migratory Birds in the Salt Lake Area - Tracy Aviary
Wed, Aug 15: International Folk Festival - FREE - City of Sandy, Utah
Fri, Aug 17: FELIZ DIAS U.P. LATIN FEST - University Place
Mon, Aug 20: LUAU IN THE PARK - The City of South Jordan
Fri, Aug 24: Utah Renaissance Faire 2018 at Electric Park
Sat, Aug 25: Intermountain All-Women Hoop Dance Competition at This Is the Place Heritage Park
Mon, Aug 27: NHMU Museum FREE Day at Natural History Museum of Utah
Tue, Aug 28: Sensory Inclusive Afternoon at Discovery Gateway Children's Museum
Mon, Sep 3: LABOR DAY LUAU at Thanksgiving Point
*Some events may have additional dates. Click through to see more information.
Dear KidsOutAndAbout readers:
It costs nothing to camp in your living room.
It costs nothing to give a compliment.
It costs nothing to hold the door for someone.
It costs nothing to play dress-up.
It costs nothing to talk to the cashier.
It costs nothing to put a love note in your 7-year-old's lunch box.
It costs nothing to post Happy Birthday on a friend's Facebook page.
It costs nothing to fold the napkins fancy.
It costs nothing to straighten a messy room.
It costs nothing to cut the bread in triangles.
It costs nothing to play the alphabet sign game in the car.
It costs nothing to put music on during dinner.
It costs nothing to tell the speaker which of her insights you most appreciated.
It costs nothing to pick up the trash someone dropped on your neighbor's lawn.
It costs nothing to point out how cool it is that he just helped his brother.
It costs nothing to adopt the attitude that whenever you can, you'll make the world a little nicer. Five seconds of focus, a tiny bit of effort, and, whammo, look at the value you've just created.
—Debra Ross, Publisher
Join presenters from United Way of Utah County as they teach a class for parents introducing babies and young children to early literacy and education.
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We have a special time when we open the facility to little kids (under 46"). Little Air jumpers and their parents are the only ones allowed during this time. Parents cannot share a trampoline with a child, but can jump near them.
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Movies in the Park & Food Truck Frenzy - Riverton City
Food, fun and a free movie the entire family will love! With a trio of events, Home, Hand & Harvest Market, Food Truck Frenzy and the movies will prove to be a spectacular evening. Bring your blankets and join us on the event lawn at the Riverton City Park beginning at 6 pm when a variety of food truck vendors and Market vendors will be on hand for a tasty meal and products to browse before the movie. Want to sit in a chair instead of on the ground? No problem. Please just sit toward the back so people sitting down on the lawn can view the screen.
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Bubble RUN 2018 - Salt Lake City
If you’ve done a traditional 5K, you know they can be a bit lackluster. But the BUBBLE RUN™ is like running through Willy Wonka's factory. Clad in white t-shirts, adults, kids and strollers run, walk, dance and play across 3 miles of absolute fun! At each kilometer, participants will run through the Foam Bogs where there is enough colored foam to cover you from head to toe!
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10th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival
Join us for the 10th Annual Craft Lake City® DIY Festival® Presented By Harmons and Mark Miller Subaru featuring hundreds of local makers including artisans, DIYers, foodies, performers, DIY engineers, vintage vendors, and more! Visit Kid Row to see young makers or the STEM building to have your mind blown. Attend a workshop and learn a new skill from a local pro. There will be something for everyone at the biggest and best festival yet!
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Back to School Sleep Schedule Tips
Have your kids been sleeping in during these lazy, hazy days of summer? Mine, too! But sleep is essential to growing bodies and learning minds, so now's the time to get your children back on a sleep schedule that will make you all feel better. We have tips for you in our article Catching Zzzzz’s to Get A’s: Getting Your Kids on a Regular Back-to-School Sleep Schedule. Your kids will be nodding off in no time.
Traditions Help Make Back to School Time Extra Special
Whether your kids are super-excited to break out the new school supplies or dragging their feet all the way to the bus stop, each new first day of school is an important rite of passage. So celebrate it with family traditions that will make the big day memorable for years to come. Our Phoenix editor and social media guru Meg Brunson shares 14 Super Fun Back to School Traditions.
Get Organized for Back to School
The new school year can be exhausting! Getting ready in the morning, completing all of that "grown-up homework" of paperwork and emergency cards, remembering the daily activities in school as well as after school. It can start to feel pretty overwhelming. How can you get organized and transition into a whole new year with as little stress as possible? Well, start with these organizing tips. With our help, you'll conquer the school year.
Read Back to School: Get Organized!
Back to School Means Packing Lunches
Packing lunches can feel like an awful chore as a parent, and finding ideas for balancing good nutrition and delicious tastiness can be a challenge. We're constantly looking for recipes and tools to make lunchtime easier. Here are some articles to give you some ideas
