S.T.E.P. Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (First class is free!)

Section 1: 9 Mondays, Oct. 3- Dec. 5
9:15- 11:15 am

Section 2: 9 Mondays, Oct. 3- Dec. 5
7:30- 9:30 pm

Tantrum troubles, morning madness, bedtime battles… Because kids don’t come with directions, there’s STEP! Workshops show you how to have happy, cooperative children without throwing tantrums of your own. Let STEP turn your life around! Register with Renee, 845-634-7245 or renee@patientparenting.com for program price.

450 West Nyack Rd.
West Nyack, NY 10994
845-362-4400 x103

FREE! A Taste of Shabbat

Instructor: Aviva Kohl
Children 1-5 years with adults
Fridays, 12pm
Oct 28
Parents and kids will welcome and celebrate Shabbat at the JCC. We will sing songs with Israel emissary Daniel Sonnenschein, share stories and make crafts.

450 West Nyack Rd.
West Nyack, NY 10994
845-362-4400 x103

FREE! Celebrate Sukkot

Tuesday, Oct 18, 3:45- 4:45 pm
Celebrate Sukkot as we make crafts, create an edible sukkah, and sing songs in the JCC Sukkah.

450 West Nyack Rd.
West Nyack, NY 10994
845-362-4400 x103

Suffern Library Storytime

Suffern Free Library Storytime is a favorite activity and the fall sessions are starting soon.

Storytime is more than just reading books, there is also arts and crafts and of course socializing at the library!

Sessions run 9/26-12/16 for ages newborn to 2nd grade. See their website to sign up starting September 12th!

Suffern Library Website

FREE! La Leche league presents All You Ever Wanted to know about Breast Feeding

Instructor: Elly Gail Egenberg, Accredited lactation counselor and Le Leche League Leader
Tuesday: 10:15am- 12pm
Sep 6
Let La Leche League give you up to date information on nursing: benefits, new beginnings, overcoming breastfeeding obstacles, and weaning. Be sure to stay for Story Time at the J.

JCC Rockland
450 West Nyack Rd,
West Nyack, NY 10994
(845) 362-4400 x103

JCC Rockland Purim Carnival

JCC Rockland Purim Carnival

Purim Fun for the Entire Family! Sunday, March 13th, 1:00-3:30 pm.

21 Foot Slide, Bounce House, Prizes, Purim Arts and Crafts, Booths, Ball Pit, Clowns, Face Painting, Snacks, & More!

Family Pack: $25. Members 75 tickets, Public 50 tickets. Individual tickets available for purchase.

Open House at the New Park ‘N Play

The New Park ‘N Play, located in Ramsey, NJ, will be hosting an Open House for all interested families Monday, November 8th through Thursday, November 11th. Run by volunteer parents, the Park ‘N Play is a non-profit indoor play center whose goal is to keep infants, toddlers, and preschoolers active and social during the cold winter months.

Old-Fashioned Summer Day Camp

Old-Fashioned Summer Day Camp
at the Historical Society of Rockland County
20 Zukor Rd., New City
845-634-9629
www.rocklandhistory.org
Children ages 7-11 are invited to travel back in time for an unforgettable journey! Daily activities include crafts and games, featuring soap & candle making, toy crafting, Native American & old-fashioned games and more. Hand-cranked ice cream and picnic on Fridays.
Session I: Mon., Aug. 3 – Fri., Aug. 7.
Session II: Mon., Aug. 10 - Fri. Aug. 14.
Session III: Mon, Aug. 17 – Fri. Aug. 21.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Fridays 9am - 1:30pm.
Snack provided.

Storyteller Jonathan Kruk and the Barefoot Boys

Renowned, award-winning storyteller Jonathan Kruk is coming to the Nyack Center, 58 Depew Avenue (corner of S. Broadway & Depew) in downtown Nyack on Sunday, April 5th at 3 pm to help commemorate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s and Samuel de Champlain’s voyages along the river and lake that bear their names, and to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Robert Fulton’s successful steamboat voyage on the Hudson in a fundraiser for Blue Rock School.

Jonathan Kruk will perform the lively theatrical adventures in historic fiction of the “celebrated three” in period garb. Accompanying Jonathan will be the rollicking Barefoot Boys (with Boots on). Guitarist Rich Bala, with Rick Hill on bass, and Tom “the musician’s musician” White, on everything else from button accordion to hammer dulcimer, play “a cheerful blend of bluegrass and old time music with expertise, feeling, and a sense of humor. Together they’ll weave authentic, interactive tunes into the tales of the Hudson River’s rich heritage. The performance engages all, but children will especially enjoy the enchanting tales, silly skits and sing-alongs.

Jonathan is a BOCES-approved artist educator with a masters degree and was recently
selected “Best Storyteller in the Hudson Valley” by Hudson Valley Magazine. In 1996, he became Historic Hudson Valley’s “Legend of Sleepy Hollow Storyteller.” He has also appeared on P.B.S., The Travel and History Channels and at the Tribeca Film Festival. The New York Times, noting his far ranging work, described him as “Westchester’s intrepid storyteller.”

The event will also include a raffle of Jonathan’s award-winning CD’s and the opportunity to enter a raffle to win a vacation get-away to Lake Tahoe or Maine. Refreshments will be available. All proceeds from the event to benefit Blue Rock School.

Tickets: $8 children, $12 adults in advance and $10/$15 at the door. Reservations are highly recommended. For tickets or more information call Blue Rock School at
845-627-0234.

For more information on Jonathan Kruk, visit www.jonathankruk.net.

Blue Rock School, Where Every Child Is An Honored Student, is a progressive, independent day school serving kindergarten through eighth grade, where children learn through discovery and hands-on experience. Blue Rock School offers small classes in a nurturing environment and a balanced multi-disciplinary curriculum where both academics and the arts play an active role.
Blue Rock School, 110 Demarest Mill Road (off Germonds Rd.), West Nyack, NY 10994. www.bluerockschool.org

Rockland Summer Camp Guide

Living in Rockland County gives us a great range of choices for summer camps. From large camps that bus kids from New York City to small town camps to theatre camp - there is a camp for everyone.

Please let us know your thoughts on the camps, too. Submit a story, review or blog post about a camp experience or comment on the camps we have listed below. Let us know which camps you like the best by adding your rating!

Super Camps
Deerkill Day Camp - so popular kids bus here from NYC, Hoboken and Westchester

Blue Rill Day Camp - everything you expect from a summer camp, since 1951!

Town Camps
Camp Scuffy (Town of Ramapo) - set on 25 beautiful acres at a reasonable rate

Town of Ramapo: Mini-Camps - ages 4 to grade 5 enjoy the summer at local elementary schools

Clarkstown Mini-Camp - fun for everyone

Unique Camps
Top of Line Stables - horseback riding instruction

Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Learning Center - summer mission to mars

Amazing Grace Circus - camp in a circus tent?!

Camps for the Lil Ones

Apple Montessori - starting at age 2 they offer swim lessons and montessori based fun all summer long

YMCA - morning program age 2 to 5 to get your lil ones ready for real summer camp

Robin Hill outdoor fun all day long for kids ages 2 to 10

Full List of Camps

• AMAZING GRACE CIRCUS!
• ANIMAL EXPERIENCES
• Apple Montessori Summer Camp
• BLUE RILL DAY CAMP
• Blue Rock School
• CAMP YOMI & CAMP HAVERIM
• CHAMPION DAY CAMP
• CHILDREN OF AMERICA
• Clarkstown Mini-Camp
• CLAUSLAND MOUNTAIN STABLE
• COUPÉ THEATRE STUDIO
• DEERKILL DAY CAMP
• JCC ROCKLAND - CAMP J-LAND
• LOWER HUDSON VALLEY CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER
• Old-Fashioned Summer Day Camp
• Robin Hill Camp
• ROCKLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS (ROCA)
• ROCKLAND PARENT-CHILD CENTER
• Rockland Summer Band program
• Rockland Summer Camp Guide
• Rockland Summer Rock Band Camp
• Rockland Summer Rock Band Camp
• Spanish Immersion Summer Camp
• THE ROCKLAND COUNTY YMCA SUMMER CAMP
• TOP OF LINE STABLES

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