Events: Raising Bakersfield

Preschool Storytime - Northeast Branch

Join our storytime every Wednesday at 10:30!

Toddler Storytime

Join the fun every Wednesday, 10:00 AM, at Barnes & Noble!

Pre-school (ages 3-6), Toddlers (age 3 and under)

Mom-to-Mom New Mothers' Support Group

Mercy SW, Wednesdays, 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Come meet other new mothers and their babies in this new mothers' group. It is a time to share the joys and frustrations of being a new mother. Both breastfeeding and bottle-feeding babies are welcome to attend. There is no sign up or registration required. The class is free, there is no fee to attend.

Join us for the Baby Weigh-in each time we meet. See how much your baby weighs! Breastfeeding help is available.

Come to find out about upcoming speakers, presentations, Mom and Baby field trips, Mom's Night Out, baby-sitting swapping, other mom's groups in the community and MORE!

For more information call 661-663-6067.

Birth of a Parent

Wednesdays, December 3th - 18th, 7 - 9 pm, Mercy SW Hospital.

Birth of a Parent is a unique class for pregnant couples. This is a 4-week class with a different instructor each night. Parenting topics such as infant sleeping, parenting styles, parenting tasks, what to buy, tips and tricks from experienced parents will all be explored. Come meet other pregnant couples in a fun class about parenting!

The cost is $30 per couple. Payment can be made in class with check or cash.

You may register for classes online or you can call 661-663-6067 for classes related to childbirth and parenting.

Miss Lynn's Storytime

10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Russo's Books in the Marketplace.

Toddlers and pre-schoolers come bring mom, dad, and grandparents of all ages to your special day. Miss Lynn keeps you entertained with the best in books for the under 3 foot crowd.

Preschool Storytime - Southwest Branch

Join our storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 am!

Music Classes For Toddlers & Preschoolers

Introduce your little one to the world of music! Harmony Road Music School offers a unique group piano program for young children ages 16m-4 years and their parent/caregiver.

Activities include singing, movement, playing with rhythm instruments, rocking/cuddling songs, activities w/balls, scarves, and hoops, and keyboard introduction. A parent participates in each class.

For more info check out our website at www.harmonyroadbakersfield.com or call us at 665-8228.

Free Children's Immunizations

Walgreens – Wednesday, December 3rd
40 Chester Avenue (parking lot), Bakersfield
from 12:00pm to 3:00pm

San Joaquin Community Hospital will be offering immunizations free of charge to children. No appointment necessary, but immunization cards are required. We will stop registration 30 minutes of closing time. The clinics will be held in the parking lots. For more information call (661) 869-6740.

40 Chester Avenue (parking lot), Bakersfield
from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Walgreens – Wednesday, May 7th

Walgreens – Wednesday, December 3rd
40 Chester Avenue (parking lot), Bakersfield
from 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Maternity Tea and Orientation

Are you nervous about this special day? Come and see what we have to offer at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. There will be time to ask questions about policies and options open to you, and a tour of the maternal child health area of the hospital will be given.

Occurs the 1st Thursday of each month from 10:00am to 11:30am in Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Maternal Child Health Education Center. Please bring only one adult support person with you to this class. We are sorry, but we are unable to accommodate children. No registration necessary for this course.

For more information, please call (661) 327-4647 ext. 4510.

All courses take place at the Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (BMH) Maternal Child Health Education Center which is located at the NE corner of the BMH campus. DIRECTIONS: From 34th Street, turn north onto San Dimas Street. On the right side of the street, enter the parking lot immediately after the entrance to the BMH Emergency Department. Head east to the far NE corner of the campus. The Maternal Child Health Education Center is located in the last bungalow on the NE corner.

Mom's Network of Kern County

11 am, The Park at Riverwalk.

A support group for stay-at-home moms and a play group for their children.

664-9557

Music Classes For Toddlers & Preschoolers

Introduce your little one to the world of music! Harmony Road Music School offers a unique group piano program for young children age 16m - 4 years and their parent/caregiver.

Activities include singing, movement, playing with rhythm instruments, rocking/cuddling songs, activities w/balls, scarves, and hoops, and keyboard introduction. A parent participates in each class.

For more info check out our website at www.harmonyroadbakersfield.com or call us at 665-8228.

Pajama Storytime

Thursdays, 7 pm, Beale Memorial Library.

Free Children's Immunizations

Wal-Mart – Thursday, December 4th
2300 White Lane (parking lot), Bakersfield
from 12:00 pm to 3:00pmSan Joaquin Community Hospital will be offering immunizations free of charge to children. No appointment necessary, but immunization cards are required. We will stop registration 30 minutes of closing time. The clinics will be held in the parking lots. For more information call (661) 869-6740.

Pop-In Playtime Pre-K

You and your child are invited to come and play on our giant, soft, fun-filled, interactive inflatables during Pump-It-Up Playtime. Children must be between the ages of 2-6 and at least 34 inches tall to play.

Cost: $ 7 per child, $5 per sibling, Parents are free
Playgroups of 6 or more kids: $6 per child

Pajamarama!

Storytime every first Friday at Barnes & Noble!

Put on your PJs and get ready for a story! This storytime gets the imagination ready for dreamland. Bring your little ones and listen to tales and adventures that are sure to conjure up the sweetest of dreams. Pajama attire recommended!

Children's Song & Story with Miss Val

Russo's Books, 10 am.

Come one, come all! Babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers all have a blast every Wednesday at Russo's Marketplace. Miss Val keeps the kids hopping with her very special songs, great stories, and upbeat fun. Storytime is from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., but be sure to come early for the best seating!

Storytime at Berean Christian

Enjoy a storytime at Berean every Friday morning!

Friday Morning Storytime

Every Friday, 10:00 AM, at Barnes & Noble!

Children, Toddlers (age 3 and under)

"Season of Light" Planetarium Show

December 5th & 6th, 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm, BC Planetarium.

Each show will begin with a short tour of the evening sky using the planetarium's Goto Chronos star projector followed by the 37-minute all-dome presentation from Loch Ness Productions called "Season of Light" using our Spitz SciDome projector.

"This presentation traces the history and development of many of the world's most endearing holiday customs, all of which involve lighting up the winter season — from the burning Yule log, sparkling Christmas tree lights and candles in windows, to the lighting of luminarias in the American Southwest and the traditional ritual of the Hanukkah Menorah.

'Season of Light' also recounts the historical religious and cultural rituals practiced during the time of winter solstice — not only Christian and Jewish, but also Celtic, Nordic, Roman, Irish, Mexican and Hopi. It also takes a look at some of our more light-hearted seasonal traditions: from gift-giving and kissing under the mistletoe, to songs about lords a-leaping and ladies dancing, and the custom of decking the halls with greenery and candles. St. Nicholas, Sinterklaas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, and Santa Claus all drop by as well.

Naturally, there is some astronomy in 'Season of Light'. Audiences learn a selection of Northern hemisphere winter constellations, and find out why we even have seasons, as we demonstrate the Sun's path across the sky throughout the year, and the Earth's tilt and orbit around the Sun. And of course, the program explores the possible astronomical explanations for a 'Star over Bethlehem' in the last quarter of the show: comets, meteors, novae and supernovae, and planetary conjunctions." (Loch Ness Productions) Tickets are available for $5/adults and $3/children+seniors from the Bakersfield College Ticket Office only (tickets will NOT be sold at the door). The BC Ticket Office is in Business Services (395-4326) and the William M Thomas Planetarium is on the second floor, northwest end of the Math-Science Building, Room 112. The map below shows you where the ticket office and the planetarium are. No food, drink, or gum/candy are allowed in the planetarium. Children must be 5 years or older.

Slumber Party Storytime

Fridays, 7 pm, Borders.

The Magical Forest

Enjoy a holiday adventure! With the holiday season approaching, the top of Stockdale Towers parking structure will be transformed for the month of December into a winter wonderland of lights and displays. Magical Forest, BARC's signature event, will delight every age! Enjoy Santa's Secret Shoppe, forest of sights and sounds, tantalizing food, Santa at the North Pole, Grinchmobile and train rides, live entertainment, and over 30 crafters.

Make it a Family Tradition

December 5th - 28th, 2008
6 P.M. - 9 P.M.

Stockdale Towers Parking Structure
5060 California Avenue

Call 71-MAGIC for more Information

COME SEE SANTA AT ELLIE JAYES BABY BOUTIQUE!!!

Holiday shopping night on FIRST FRIDAY DECEMBER 5TH from 5pm to 8pm!!!

Santa Clause will be at Ellie Jayes!!!! There will be horse drawn carrage rides on 19th, and also FFREEtrolley rides!! Bring the family for a fun filled event!!!

Hope to see you all there!!

Ellie Jayes Baby Boutique!

Parent Night Out Childcare Event

Parent Night Out, hosted by American Kids Sports Center, has been known to be the most fun your kids will ever have on a Saturday night (for the least amount of money too). Activities include gymnastics, group games, tumbling, martial arts, swimming (indoor), trampoline, and a lot more. Our Monkey Bar Café is open for the kids to purchase items during snack breaks.

So, why trouble with finding a babysitter when AKSC is always here to serve you! See you Saturday night!

6pm-11pm, Ages 3-13 (potty trained required)

For reservations, call 589-2100.

Prepaid $20 for the 1st child, $13 for each additional family member. $24 at the door.

Home Depot Kids Workshop

Designed for kids 5-12, these free workshops teach do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, while instilling a sense of accomplishment. Offered on the first Saturday of each month between 9 a.m. and noon at The Home Depot®.

Mommy & Me Dance Class

9 am, Saturdays, The Dance Stop, 1610 19th St.

For 2 - 3 year olds and their mommies.

For more information call 322-8874 or visit thedancestop.com.

Grandma's Attic Storytime

Storytime at Southwest Library every Saturday, 10:30 AM.

The Knack Saturdays: Santa's Workshop

10am - 12pm, Michaels. Santa's Workshop: Kids can make three great gifts for friends and loved ones — and wrap them too!

During The KnackSM Saturdays events, kids ages 5–12 will create their own fun craft for only $5 per child, including supplies. The Knack Saturdays offer 30-minute sessions at 10, 10:30, 11 and 11:30am.

Just for Kids: Give Me Some Sugar!

10:30 - noon, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History

“Give me some Sugar!” Join Sally Warren, Kellie Lewis and Koral, as they demonstrate the science of candy making. You will learn how to make a few Holiday favorites, just in time for the holidays. Space is limited and reservations are required.

For ages 8 and up

Santa's Breakfast

8 - 11 am, Greenacres Community Center.

Have pancakes with the big guy! Bring the whole family for breakfast with Santa and have your picture taken with the jolly ol' elf.

Be sure to get your tickets early! This popular holiday event has sold out for the past 11 years. Tickets sold in advance at Greenacres Community Center beginning Nov. 17, 2008.

Christmas Bizarre Open House!!

All your last minute Christmas shopping in one spot!!

Mary Kay, Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Purses, Tupperware, Partylite, Cookie Lee Jewelry, Arbonne, and Hairbows.

Sunday, December 7th.

Come shopping anytime between 1pm and 4pm.

Bring some friends, but please no children!!

Contact me with any questions!!

Preschool Storytime - Beale

Join our storytime every Monday at 10:30 am!

American Girl Book Group

Join us every 2nd Monday, 7:00 PM, at Barnes & Noble!

Mommy & Me Yoga

Mondays, 4pm - 5pm, Mommy & Me with Staci.

Yoga Space, 1201 24th Street Suite B100.

Mommy & Me - An opportunity to bond with your baby and meet other new moms. Also techniques to lessen stress and release tension in the upper back will be taught. Moms should be 2 months postpartum.

For more informations: 323-YOGA (9642) or www.bakersfieldyogaspace.com

$8 per class

Breastfeeding Support Group

Breastfeeding Support Group, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Clinica Sierra Vista, Southwest WIC Office, 4626 American Ave. 845-5051.

meet other breasfeeding moms
share your breastfeeding concerns and successes
choose the discussion topic

Pop-In Playtime Pre-K

Cost: $ 7 per child, $5 per sibling, Parents are free
Playgroups of 6 or more kids: $6 per child

Popcorn Cartoons

Come and watch cartoons at the Holloway-Gonzales Branch, enjoy some free popcorn and make some new friends! For kids of all ages.

Held weekly at 3 pm.

Diaper Changing Know-How

Babies R Us, 7 PM

Come learn the basics of diapering from how to get the perfect fit to the best way to keep your little one's bottom clean, dry, and free of diaper rash.

Little Book-A-Roo

Yee-haa, pardners! Git along little book-a-roos, round up the young-uns for a whip-snapping good story, every Tuesday morn, 10:30am at Borders!

Children's Holiday Activity

Tuesday, 4 - 5 pm, Beal Memorial Library.

Free Children's Immunizations

Wal-Mart – Tuesday, December 9th
8400 Rosedale Hwy (parking lot), Bakersfield
from 12:00 pm to 3:00pm

Holiday Party at Borders

6 pm, Borders.

Join us for an evening of in-store holiday festivities and bring the whole family. While you shop for the perfect gifts, kids will enjoy caroling, games, fun activities and storytimes. Join in the memory game, scavenger hunt and more. Color the holiday elves, make gift labels, solve the holiday word puzzle, then cozy up for a holiday story with Chaucer the bear. Enjoy tasty treats from Seattle's Best Coffee® too.

Toddler Storytime

Join the fun every Wednesday, 10:00 AM, at Barnes & Noble!

Pre-school (ages 3-6), Toddlers (age 3 and under)

Mom-to-Mom New Mothers' Support Group

Join us for the Baby Weigh-in each time we meet. See how much your baby weighs! Breastfeeding help is available.

Come to find out about upcoming speakers, presentations, Mom and Baby field trips, Mom's Night Out, baby-sitting swapping, other mom's groups in the community and MORE!

For more information call 661-663-6067.

Miss Lynn's Storytime

10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Russo's Books in the Marketplace.

Toddlers and pre-schoolers come bring mom, dad, and grandparents of all ages to your special day. Miss Lynn keeps you entertained with the best in books for the under 3 foot crowd.

Just You & Me Gymnastics

Mom & Me, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, American Kids Sports Center, 4401 Ride St. 833-3986.

Preschool Storytime - Northeast Branch

Join our storytime every Wednesday at 10:30!

Preschool Storytime - Southwest Branch

Join our storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 am!

Free Children's Immunizations

Kern County Dept. of Human Services – Wednesday, December 10th
100 E. California Ave., (parking lot), Bakersfield
from 12:00 pm to 3:00pm

Pajama Storytime

Thursdays, 7 pm, Beale Memorial Library.

Free Children's Immunizations

Wal-Mart – Thursday, December 11th
2601 Fashion Place (parking lot), Bakersfield
from 12:00 pm to 3:00pm