a non-profit family resource center cape cod children’s place FAMILY NEWSLETTER for families and caregivers of children living on the Lower and Outer Cape Volume 9, Issue 1 July/August 2013 Inside this issue: Raising Healthy Families 2 Dads’ Talk 2 Ticks (continued) 2 News You Can Use 3 Free Library events 4,6 Art Outside the Box Preview 5 Tips for traveling 7 Healthy Summer Snacks 7 Art Outside the Box event 8 And much more! Special Thanks! Thank you to Kyle Parker, Danna Perry and the whole Guapos staff and team for supporting CCCP through their Guapos Gives program. We saw many families & friends enjoy food, drink and even take-out on Sunday, June 9th! Thank you to Leah Olcrest Dower for volunteering her help with our recent Tyke Hikes. The dynamic duo naturalist team of Leah & Lucy made the hikes a super success! Thank you to Joel Rodman for dedicating his Saturday on June 15 to helping the CCCP staff & board members make much needed upgrades to our playgrounds. Thank you to Amy Gibson for lending her green thumb to beautify our gardens! The easy, carefree days of summer are here. The hectic days of the school year are behind us and we finally have a chance to enjoy a break from our regular routine. So what do we do with all of this unstructured time on our hands? Many children are perfectly content with watching television, playing video games, or playing on the computer for hours. If you feel like you’re in a constant battle with the electronic devices in your home, it’s time to get creative and get your children outside. Here are some helpful suggestions to encourage them to be more active in the summer: Get Wet! You can have water balloon tosses, water bucket races, or play with squirt toys. Get a kiddie pool or a big tub & fill it with your children’s favorite bath toys. Get Dirty! Dig & play in the dirt. Plant flowers or search for different kinds of bugs. Give your children a magnifying glass and see what kind of treasures they can find! Get Artsy! Bring a table outside so your children can have their own little art area. Provide them with markers, crayons, paints and lots of paper, and let them explore their creative side. Outdoors is the perfect place for messy finger painting. Get Educated! While at the library, have your children check out different books that they are interested in, and have story time outside. Get Gaming! Play different outdoor games & invite some neighborhood children to play, too. “Inside” games like board games & card games can also be moved to a table outdoors.* *www.nspt4kids.com Personal Protection Against Ticks ticks as soon as possible. Ticks are tiny, so look for new “freckles”. If you find a tick attached to your skin, don’t panic. Use a pair of fine point tweezers to grip the tick as close to the skin as possible and pull straight out with steady pressure. You should not apply kerosene, petroleum jelly, nail polish, or a hot match tip to remove the tick. These measures are not effective and may result in injury. Circle the calendar date and note where on the body the tick was removed. You may want to save the tick for identification. Your physician may choose to treat you following a deer tick bite. Notify your health care provider if you have been bitten by a deer tick or if you develop a rash or other signs of illness following a tick bite. (Continued on page 2) Summertime... One of the most important things you can to is check your- self for ticks once a day. Favorite places ticks like to go on your body include areas between the toes, back of the knees, groin, armpits, and neck, along the hair- line, and behind the ears. Remember to check your children and pets, too. Remove any attached
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a non-profit family resource center
cape cod children’s place
FAMILY NEWSLETTER
for families and caregivers of children living
on the Lower and Outer Cape
Volume 9, Issue 1
July/August 2013
Inside this issue:
Raising Healthy Families 2
Dads’ Talk 2
Ticks (continued) 2
News You Can Use 3
Free Library events 4,6
Art Outside the Box Preview 5
Tips for traveling 7
Healthy Summer Snacks 7
Art Outside the Box event 8
And much more!
S p e c i a l T h a n k s ! Thank you to Kyle Parker, Danna
Perry and the whole Guapos
staff and team for supporting
CCCP through their Guapos
Gives program. We saw many
families & friends enjoy food,
drink and even take-out on
Sunday, June 9th! Thank you to
Leah Olcrest Dower for
volunteering her help with our
recent Tyke Hikes. The dynamic
duo naturalist team of Leah &
Lucy made the hikes a super
success! Thank you to Joel
Rodman for dedicating his
Saturday on June 15 to helping
the CCCP staff & board members
make much needed upgrades to
our playgrounds. Thank you to
Amy Gibson for lending her
green thumb to beautify our
gardens!
The easy, carefree days of
summer are here. The
hectic days of the school
year are behind us and we
finally have a chance to
enjoy a break from our
regular routine. So what
do we do with all of this
unstructured time on our
hands?
Many children are
perfectly content with
watching television,
playing video games, or
playing on the computer
for hours. If you feel like
you’re in a constant battle
with the electronic devices
in your home, it’s time to
get creative and get your
children outside. Here are
some helpful suggestions
to encourage them to be
more active in the
summer:
Get Wet! You can have
water balloon tosses, water
bucket races, or play with
squirt toys. Get a kiddie
pool or a big tub & fill it
with your children’s
favorite bath toys.
Get Dirty! Dig & play in
the dirt. Plant flowers or
search for different kinds
of bugs. Give your children
a magnifying glass and see
what kind of treasures
they can find!
Get Artsy! Bring a table
outside so your children
can have their own little
art area. Provide them
with markers, crayons,
paints and lots of paper,
and let them explore their
creative side. Outdoors is
the perfect place for messy
finger painting.
Get Educated! While at
the library, have your
children check out
different books that they
are interested in, and have
story time outside.
Get Gaming! Play different
outdoor games & invite
some neighborhood
children to play, too.
“Inside” games like board
games & card games can
also be moved to a table
outdoors.*
*www.nspt4kids.com
Personal Protection Against Ticks
ticks as soon as possible.
Ticks are tiny, so look for
new “freckles”. If you find
a tick attached to your skin,
don’t panic. Use a pair of
fine point tweezers to grip
the tick as close to the skin
as possible and pull straight
out with steady pressure.
You should not apply
kerosene, petroleum jelly,
nail polish, or a hot match
tip to remove the tick. These
measures are not effective
and may result in injury.
Circle the calendar date and
note where on the body the
tick was removed. You may
want to save the tick for
identification. Your
physician may choose to
treat you following a deer
tick bite. Notify your health
care provider if you have
been bitten by a deer tick or
if you develop a rash or
other signs of illness
following a tick bite.
(Continued on page 2)
Summertime...
One of the most
important things you
can to is check your-
self for ticks once a
day. Favorite places
ticks like to go on your
body include areas
between the toes, back of
the knees, groin, armpits,
and neck, along the hair-
line, and behind the ears.
Remember to check your
children and pets, too.
Remove any attached
Save the dates!
Tuesdays, September
17, 24, and October 1,
8, 15 & 22, 2013
5:30-7:30 pm
At Brewster Baptist
Church, 1848 Main
Street, Brewster.
A free six-week parent-
ing series facilitated by
Cindy Horgan, Family
Support Coordinator at
Cape Cod Children’s
Place, that will provide
skills to support
parents with some of
the challenges that
make this job so
difficult.
Topics to be discussed
are: discipline without
yelling, how to handle
tantrums, understand-
ing temperament and
why our children do
what they do, the value
of routines, setting
limits and boundaries,
and much more.
Free. Dinner and child-
care included. Pre-
registration is required.
Call Cape Cod
Children’s Place at 508-
240-3310 with your
name and telephone
number, number of
adults and names and
ages of children who
will attend. Please
indicate if you are in
need of transportation.
This program is funded
by a grant from the
Bilezekian Family
Foundation with addi-
tional funding provided
by a Mass. Family Cen-
ters grant through the
Children’s Trust Fund,
administered by Cape Cod
Children’s Place.
(ticks...continued from pg. 1)
When going outside to an area likely to have ticks:
Stick to the main pathways and the center of trails
when hiking.
Wear a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt with long
pants and tuck your pants into your socks. This may
be difficult to do when the weather is hot; but it will
help keep ticks away from your skin and make it eas-
ier to spot a tick on your clothing.
Use bug repellents. Repellents that contain DEET
can be used on your exposed skin. Permethrin is a
product that can be used on your clothes. Always
follow the product instructions and use repellents
with no more than 20-35% DEET on adults and 10-
15% DEET on children. Never use insect repellents
on infants. There are fact sheets containing more
information about repellents at mass.gov/dph/epi.
Talk to your veterinarian about the best ways to pro-
tect your pets and livestock from ticks.
*Source: www.mass.gov
Lower Cape Dads’ Talk
Summer 2013 schedule:
Wednesday, July 3 Wednesday, August 7
6:00—7:30 PM Harwich Community Center
100 Oak St., Harwich
With Paul Melville, family support specialist. This
is a great place to connect with other local fathers
and chat about being a dad (or whatever else is on
your mind). All men are welcome to this non-
therapeutic gathering, regardless of their
child(ren)’s age, their parenting situation, and
where they live. Free pizza and child care. Please
RSVP. Information or registration: Paul Melville at
508-771-4336 ext. 2
Sponsored by the Cape Cod Neighborhood Support
Coalition, Cape Cod Children’s Place, Harwich Early
Childhood Council, and the Youth Suicide Prevention
Project of the Community Health Center of Cape Cod.
Watermelon “Cookies”: Use Cookie cutters to cut shapes of thin watermelon slices. “Frost” with yogurt
& decorate with fruit, nuts, and seeds.
Fruit & Cheese Kabobs: low-fat mozzarella cheese cubes. (tip: string cheese works well too and children can
carefully cut them with a plastic knife or popsicle stick!). Take a toothpick or plastic coffee stirrer & have children
“thread” the kabob with chunks of cheese and fruit. Fruit ideas: grapes cut in half and canned pineapple chunks.
Easy Peasy Trail Mix: In a large bowl mix two or more lower-sugar dry cereals (try Chex, Kix or Cheerios) with
dried raisins or dried cranberries. Serve with low fat milk.
Broccoli Forest with Snow Capped Trees: Mix dried dill and garlic powder with light sour
cream or cottage cheese (or mix 1/2 package of dry ranch dip with fat free plain yogurt or sour
cream). Put on a shallow dish or plate and stand up some broccoli and cauliflower pieces to make
your forest!
Strawberry “Pizza”: Graham cracker topped with cream cheese & slice strawberries.
Ants on a Log: Wash celery stalks and cut into 2 or 3 pieces. Fill with nut or sunflower seed but-
ter & top with raisins. Serve with low fat milk.
Whole Grain Cinnamon Raisin Toast “Sticks” with Orange Slices: Toast the bread, spread with a small
amount of butter (or light cream cheese), slice into “sticks” and serve with orange slices, 1/2 of a Clementine orange
or canned mandarin oranges packed in juice or light syrup.
Pizza Fondue: Heat up some spaghetti sauce, stir in some ricotta, cottage cheese or shredded mozzarella cheese.
Heat until cheese melts. Serve with crunchy vegetables and chunks of crusty bread for dipping.
Healthy Summer Snacks by Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Tips for traveling with your toddler adapted from www.onetoughjob.org
∙ Talk to your toddler. Talking about safety rules when you get ready to go out, even with young children, will reinforce the impor-tance of buckling-up and the need to let the driver focus on the road, or staying seated in the stroller on a train or bus. Talk to your child about how in the car, bus, or train there are rules dif-ferent than in the house or at the park. We stay seated, listen, play with our toys, and look forward to getting to where we are going. Give your child positive praise to help reinforce her good behavior by saying things like “It makes me so happy when you sit nicely!”
∙ Stay as close as possible to your child’s normal routine. Although it might be difficult, try to make sure your toddler’s meal and sleeping time remain consis-tent. For long trips, travel late at night or very early in the morn-ing to take advantage of the time your child is normally sleeping.
∙ Let your toddler release some energy. If you are on a long trip, stop every two hours or so and let your child get out of the car and walk around. Play areas are great for blowing off some steam,
as long as you pay close attention to moving vehicles. Stop at fam-ily-friendly restaurants. Even on short trips, like if you are going to the doctor’s office, try and get there early so there are a few minutes to let your child play or run around so that she is not cranky.
∙ Pack a ‘travel bag’ for your toddler. Let her carry some spe-cial items to be used only in the car. Some items you might want to include are music tapes or CD’s, a picture book, and a spe-cial toy (that is quiet and not an-noying to the driver or other pas-sengers).
∙ Provide a shaded spot for your child. In advance, pur-chase sunshades to cover car windows that block sunshine that could otherwise annoy your child during the ride. If you are traveling by public transporta-tion, make sure your child’s stroller has a shade for when you need to walk outside.
∙ Carry drinks and snacks. Try to find some drinks and snacks that won’t spill and make a mess to save you time and clean-up. Some suggestions are juice boxes or sippy cups, rice cakes, bagels,
cereal, granola bars, crackers, and pretzels. If you are traveling in a car, remember to protect the seat.
∙ Keep a supply of “emergency” items in the car. Have wet wipes, diapers, extra clothing, band-aids, bottled water, and anything else you think you might need. If you are traveling by car, you should also bring a flashlight and lightweight blan-ket in case of a breakdown.
∙ The commuting child. These days, many children join their parents for the commute to work and get dropped at child care on the way. If you and your child spend the day apart, use this commute time to have quality time with your toddler. You both may be exhausted, but when you get home it will be time to get ready for the next day. When you pick your child up from the child-care center, ask the teacher what he did that day, and then ask him about it on the way home. If you are driving and cannot look at your child, make a game out of what you see out the window. If you take the bus or train, you can use this time to read with your child.
Art Outside the Box Lunchbox Auction & Gala Cocktail Reception 5:30—7:30 PM
The 9th Annual Art Outside the Box Lunchbox Auction features fine art hand-painted on children’s
lunchboxes by local Cape Cod professional artists. Art collectors and families alike will enjoy our silent
and live auction . Participating artists include Elizabeth Mumford, Lance Walker, Hans de Castellane,
Stephen Roth, Gerald Simcoe, Paul Suggs, Richard Muccini, Vera Champlin, Karol Wyckoff, Susan
McLean, Donna Knight and others. Some designated specialty lunchboxes in the auction are filled with
treats, adventures (how about a week in Bermuda?) and other items donated by local businesses,
enhancing their value. The auction also includes original fine art paintings, sculpture, photography,
pottery, glass, jewelry and other artisanal crafts, as well as exotic travel, sports and delightful
experiences.
Tickets to the Cocktail Reception (without golf) are $50 per person in advance & $60 at the door or $360
for eight. This includes silent & live auctions, delicious hors d’oeuvres, hearty food stations, a Wellfleet
Oyster bar in the lovely Ocean Edge Resort grand ballroom.
