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Join SECPTA at The Elite Gymnastics Academy for an hour of gymnastics games, obstacle courses, and loosely structured instruction on the gymnastics equipment. Coaches will tailor the activities to each child’s age, so the kids will be grouped accordingly. Ages: 18 months - 8 years.

Read, twirl, craft, & snack at the Tutu School Solon! Little dancers ages 1–5 will enjoy reading, dancing, and listening to a St. Patrick‘s-themed story. Geared for Ages 1-5, other siblings are also welcome to join. No Prior Experience necessary.

Bring your bigs and your littles for a story time followed by free play, snacks, and St. Patty‘s Day-themed crafts. Storytime, led by a Twinsburg librarian, will begin promptly at 4pm, but feel free to join at 4:30pm for crafts and snacks!

Let‘s dive under the sea and create art depicting majestic ocean animals like sharks, octopus, and whales. Young artists will learn how to draw ocean animals step by step and then paint their creations using tempera paint. We’ll explore a fun salt technique to add texture and movement to our underwater scenes. Perfect for curious and creative artists. VAC is requesting that one parent volunteer to stay and assist during the workshop. Please contact Kate at fieldtrips@secpta.net if you are willing to help out! Ages: 6-10 years.

Grab a partner or just come by yourself-

Fitness Club has their own PRIVATE group lesson scheduled for Wednesday March 4th at 6pm. I don‘t know about you, but I‘ve always wanted to try this and would never be brave enough to try out a public class!

We‘ll be pretty close to Pinecrest if anyone wants to do Condado or Pinstripes or something else afterwards!!

Questions? Contact kate.martin@secpta.net or 216-645-3312 (text please)

Come meet the team and take a tour of the Our Community Hunger Center in Twinsburg. Participating families are asked to bring donations of perishable and/or nonperishable items to the food pantry, which the kids will help sort after we take a tour and learn all about how the hunger center takes care of our community members facing food insecurity. We will read a story called Maddi‘s Fridge and a treat will be provided and shared with the food pantry staff. Most needed items: canned fruits (in water not syrup) and vegetables (anything other than corn, green beans, and carrots), peanut butter and jelly, canned fish and meat, canned pasta, corned beef hash, dumplings, hearty stew, dinner kits (e.g. Pizza, Mexican, Chinese, Helper meals), and also any perishable items you would like to donate such as milk, butter, bread, fruit, and yogurt. Anything you bring will be appreciated! *This event is limited to 30 people per the Center’s request.*

Join us at We Rock The Spectrum for an open play date!

Join SECPTA at Kids Empire, a new indoor play place that offers lots of fun for your little ones (and big siblings too)! Socks are required for everyone. 2 adults get in free per 1 child. You can stay until close, but please arrive sometime between 3:30PM and 5:30 so the field trip host can check you in!

At World Champion Taekwondo, classes are designed to be both fun and high-energy, creating an exciting learning environment. During this class, participants will be shown some class etiquette and will learn by watching other students and by taking direction from the instructors--no prior experience is expected. Students will do stretching and conditioning and then the class will break up into groups by age to learn material appropriate to their age and experience level. This class will provide both preschool- and elementary-aged children a fun introduction to taekwondo! Ages: 3-10 years.

Amazing local mom, Tiffany Perry, owns an adorable little shop in Chagrin Falls called the Artful Yarn and we will be meeting at the shop to learn to knit or to work on new or ongoing knit or crochet projects together while enjoying the good company of other SECPTA moms and tasty refreshments. You‘re welcome to BYO alcoholic beverages and SECPTA will provide snacks, desserts, and seltzers.

Tiffany will be extending a special 15% off offer for any purchases made during the event. If you are learning to knit, SECPTA will subsidize a portion of the cost, which includes knitting needles and a skein of yarn. Whatever experience level, if you already know how to knit or crochet, others will be available to provide guidance on your projects.

**BYO Project spots still available - please join waitlist to register!**

Let‘s kick off the week with some fun exploring the Cleveland Children‘s Museum.

Come join us for some fun in the garden! Kids will be able to dig in the mud pit, cook in the mud kitchen, and explore the rest of the garden. Plan to get dirty and dress for the weather. Ages: 18 months - 5 years.

Join us at the Solon Rec Center to try out water zumba! Magalie will lead us in an aerobic workout in the pool.

"A full body, uptempo invigorating workout. Reduce stress, improve blood circulation and tone your body. Water weights and pool noodles used for toning."

$7 for SECPTA members and residents of Solon
Free for Solon Rec members

Come dressed in bathing suit ready to workout or arrive early enough to change and be in the pool by 6:30.

Join us for a special coffee club this month! Parents can relax with a cup of coffee and a pastry while the kids climb, bounce, and play at Playground World! There might even be some green-themed fun if a little leprechaun I know has anything to do with it!

Step into the world of dinosaurs and ancient creatures in this hands-on clay workshop for ages 3–6. Young artists will use clay to hatch mysterious eggs, play footprint detective, and discover clues from the past. Kids will also create their own fossils to take home and enjoy long after the workshop ends. This playful class encourages imagination, sensory exploration, and fine motor skills through creative clay activities. Please note, this is not a drop-off event. Agest: 3-6 years.

Calling all bakers ages 5 and up! Enjoy a fun, hands-on cooking event at the Young Chefs Academy! Your young chef(s) will make lava cake from scratch, doing all the mixing, measuring, and preparation involved! Best of all, at the end, the children will eat what they made and take a copy of the recipe home. This is a drop-off event and older siblings are welcome! *This class is strictly for children ages 5 and up. No parents will be permitted into the kitchen with the kids, there is a lobby out front where adults can wait if they choose. The children will be working with the Chefs and cooking assistants.*

Spring is just around the corner, so drop off your big kids for a fun morning working on an art project all about leaves and bugs! This is a drop-off event for elementary-aged children. Ages: 6-10 years.

On Saturday, March 14th the delicious and generous Burgers 2 Beer Solon (33003 Aurora Road) is donating back 20% of Dine-In, Takeout & Delivery orders to support a great cause -- Solon Early Childhood Parent Teacher Association!

On behalf of Solon Early Childhood Parent Teacher Association you’re invited to join us and eat out, not only in support of the organization, but to show one of your Solon restaurants some love too!

We hope you can make it, thanks in advance for your support!

Join SECPTA friends for a fabulous afternoon of inclusive activities! Inflatables, balloon artist, photo booth, empower sports, information tables, and Cuyahoga County‘s Board of DD Assisted Technology Van (1-3PM); Arts and Crafts (sensory bottles, rain sticks, and interactive coloring pages) (1-2:30PM); Instrument Alley exploring musical instruments (1:30-2:30PM); Solon Community Band sensory friendly performance (3-4PM). We can‘t wait to see you there!

Bring your little one to enjoy a fun, hands-on cooking event at Young Chefs Academy! Your young chef will make a recipe from scratch, doing all the mixing, measuring, and preparation involved in making a cinnamon sugar pretzel! Best of all, at the end, the children will eat what they made and take a copy of the recipe home. This event is one parent per child. You will be baking with your child, this is not a drop-off event. Ages: 3-5 years.

All general meetings include complimentary childcare as well as pizza and snacks. This year’s childcare will be provided by the Solon Community Center child care team.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Schedule:
6:15 pm Arrival and Refreshments
6:45 pm Business Meeting
7:00 pm Program
7:45 pm Meeting adjourns

Use your creativity to come up with a funny PowerPoint presentation to share with the group! Show us the best five sandwiches you’ve ever eaten. Give a photo tour of the random items found in your car. Rank your kids’ stuffies by how dangerous they would be if they came to life. The more off-the-wall, the better! Bring a snack or dessert to share. Depending on location, it might be BYOB.

Join SECPTA friends for a sweet treat at Mitchell‘s. We will meet at the store and eat ice cream together! Each family will purchase their own treats.

Join us for an ‘Art Investigator‘ adventure through our downtown! We‘ll explore vibrant murals, uncover hidden sculptures, and investigate historical markers, learning how local art tells our community‘s story. Students will use observation skills to find clues, discuss themes of identity and history, and then create their own mini-murals or design a local landmark to share what they‘ve discovered about our unique neighborhood."

Homeschoolers (or any SECPTA kids ages 5+) are welcome to join us for a naturalist-led STEM field trip at Jordan Creek Environmental Learning Center exploring motion and how it is affected by force, friction and speed. Bring a packed lunch, afterwards we can check out their amazing outdoor Adventure Play area or take a hike down to the creek. (Dress appropriately and/or bring a change of clothes.)

"If you want anything to move, you have to give it a push or
pull. Observe and demonstrate Newton’s laws of motion and
gravity through activities using forces on wheels and rockets.
Students design stomp rockets to launch to demonstrate
force and gravity."

Program is intended for grades 1-2, open to all SECPTA families with kids ages 5+. Questions? Contact Kate kate.martin@secpta.net

Get your preschooler moving, learning, and laughing at the Little Gym Shaker Heights. Enjoy an hour of parent-child time loosely led by an instructor. The kids will get to run, jump, crawl, twirl, explore different soft obstacles, balancing beams, and maybe a parachute in the end! Ages: 2-5 years.

Join fellow dads for a relaxed night out to watch Sweet 16 March Madness basketball. Enjoy the excitement of the tournament — including a potential Cinderella run — while catching up with other dads in a laid-back lounge setting. Light snacks will be provided, and this is a BYOB event.

Join us for a wild afternoon of painting on everything from a canvas to your friend with Glow-in-the-dark paint! Every guest will be provided with a 16” x 20” black canvas (take it home with you the day of your visit or let it dry and come back for it), 6 containers of different colors of glow paint, paint brushes and a squirt gun full of glow paint. That’s enough paint to cover your canvas, the entire room and/or your friends in ultra-bright neon washable glow paint! Protective gear is provided – lab coats, safety glasses, hair bonnets and foot booties. We recommend coming prepared to get a little messy! Restrooms are available for cleaning up or for changing afterwards if you would like to. We have reserved a party room to hang out in while not painting. It‘s free to come hang out in the party room and not paint - there is a TV on the wall to watch the madness in the paint room. Outside food and drinks allowed. **This is a ticketed event, no refunds will be given for cancellations unless another member on waitlist is able to purchase the ticket.**

We will be meeting at Kathy‘s home (email Kate.Breuer@secpta.net for address) and we will be reading Happiness Falls by Angie Kim. As always, feel free to come socialize even if you don’t read the book!
 
SECPTA will provide appetizers/finger food, but feel free to BYO beverage of choice! Can’t wait to see you there!

Let‘s get out some energy for a 2-hour stint at Get Air in Middleburg Heights. We‘ll spend the time in the dedicated spaces for jumping and play for 46" and under, "Little Air". (Please note: Children taller can jump in a *separate* area - so taller siblings will not be with shorter siblings. Adult observers are free. Adults may pay to jump.)

Head over to the Solon library after school for a Pokemon trading, battling, crafting, and snacking event. Bring cards to trade, decks to battle with, and figures to play with as well. SECPTA will provide snacks as well as coloring pages and a Pokemon craft.