Canada Day Volunteer Sign Up

Calling all volunteers! We need volunteer help with Canada Day 2014. There are lots of different opportunities available, including:

- set up and clean up
- face painting
- BBQ
- concession
- running activities, such as Donut on a Stick and the Bouncy Castle
- bingo calling

You can sign up for a shift here. Hope to see you there!

Canada Day Volunteer Committee Opportunities

Our annual Canada Day event is coming up faster than anticipated (as usual!) We are looking for volunteers to help out with our planning committee. Would you like to help? Contact us to find out when the next meeting will be.

Community Event: Martensville Business Expo

Featured Storybag: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Now, I realize most parents of toddlers probably have this book. It’s a classic! But that shouldn’t stop you from borrowing this Storybag. Activities are geared towards ages 2-4 and includes:
- motor skill activity "Red Balloons"
- pre-writing and tracing
- color and size matching
- vocabulary games
- and other PreK activities.

It is currently on display in the MCAC office, ready for borrowing! Come on by!

Winter Baby Babble & Toddler Talk Session #4: Nutrition

This week at Baby Babble and Toddler Talk we talked about nutrition and solid food. Some of the parents had already begun introducing solid food, some had not. We discussed what foods the parents had started with and what their little ones seemed to enjoy the most. Always check with your doctor before introducing solid foods and potential allergens to your baby. Today was not instructional, just a friendly discussion between parents sharing their experiences.

Winter Baby Babble and Toddler Talk Session 3: Car Seat Safety

This week at Baby Babble & Toddler Talk we had a wonderful guest 
speaker at the session. Travis Holeha, Child Traffic Safety Coordinator 
with the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, came by, car seats in tow, 
to give us all a thorough run-down of the current do’s and don’ts 
of car seat safety. Since these rules are always being researched and 
updated, I will not repeat too much information here, but here are a 
few tips:

- There is not a specific recommended model: choose one that fits your 
car. When car seat shopping, choose a retailer that allows you to test 
before you buy. 

- Read the manual. Seriously. 

- Make sure the seat belt that will be going through the car seat locks 
properly when jerked suddenly. If it does not, take it to a dealership. 

- When you’re wrapping up your little one, be careful how poufy the 
wrappings are. Down-filled jackets and other such plushy garments can 
create a safety concern because if the item can compress, the harness 
will not be as tight as it should be in an accident. 

- Use a car seat/booster as long as you can. Replace your car 
seat/booster when the child's head clears the top or exceeds the weight/height 
limit.

- You can take your car and seat into a technician at any time to make 
sure it is secure.

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, Travis! 

Winter 2014 Baby Babble and Toddler Talk: Session 1

Our first winter 2014 session unfortunately happened to be on one of the windiest days of the year. Despite the storm, we had a few brave moms and kiddos stop by and hang out with us for a nice, relaxed afternoon.