Program for Early Learning Support, PEPS, is offering a “Baby Peppers” group for the fall:
PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering Queen Anne Baby Peppers – a group for parents of 5-12 month old babies starting September 12 at the Twirl Cafe. In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in informal sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting. Baby Peppers meetings take place over 11 weeks and also include break time for informal socializing and connecting with other parents.
Baby Peppers is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. The Queen Anne Baby Peppers group will meet every Wednesday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. starting September 12 at Twirl Café – located at 2111 Queen Anne Ave N. The program fee for the 11 week facilitated session is $155. Scholarships are available.
Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, King County, has put together a list of pesticide free play grounds/parks. This new map enables you to search by city or zip. A quick search showed that the crown of Queen Anne is lucky enough to have the majority of their parks to at least be in the low-pesticide category.
The location of SP&R’s wading, spray and beach closures for anticipation of the fall are listed below. Quite a few have already closed so the only ones I’ve listed are those that are still open for business today (September 3rd) or are closing on a later date.
Wading Pools
Last day Monday September 3: Green Lake, Lincoln, Van Asselt, Volunteer
Sprayparks
Last day Monday September 3: Beacon Mountain at Jefferson Park, Georgetown, John C. Little, Lower Judkins, Northacres, and Pratt
Last day Sunday September 15: Lake Union Park
Last day Monday October 15: Ballard Commons and Miller Community Center
Summer Beaches
Last day Monday September 3: Matthews Beach, West Green Lake, Madison, Mount Baker, Seward
Outdoor Pools
Mounger Pool: Last day is Sunday September 9
Colman Pool: Last day for daily operation is Monday September 3. The pool is open Saturday and Sunday, September 8 and 9, and Saturday and Sunday, September 15 and 16.
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