Activities in the Neighborhood

Hello Group,

A couple of announcements of things going on in the neighborhood. These are NOT Toddler activities just some things you maybe interested in. Here are the titles and the information follows.

1. MMN Spring Bazaar.
2. PTA Spring New Book Fair at ASH
3. Courses offered by Passionate Parenting
4. Second Hand Books for the Read to Grow Charity
5. on line expat shopping

1. MMN Spring Bazaar.
Make sure you keep this Monday Morning open! MMN's Spring Bazaar and Art Show will take place at the ABF (8:30 - Noon).
There will be over 20 vendors selling unique Dutch items. You will find paintings, etchings, hand sewn goods, mosaics, specialty boxes, photographs and antiques. Holland Handicrafts in Delft and Peter the Potter will bring a special selection too!
Now is your chance to get that special something to remind you of your time here in Holland. Many of the items can also make great gifts to bring home to family and friends.
Cash only please.
We will have coffee and treats waiting. So, do come join us and bring a friend!

2. PTA Spring New Book Fair at ASH
Make plans to come to The American School of The Hague next Tuesday and Wednesday to get some fantastic books at our PTA Spring New Book Fair. We have thousands to choose from and at great prices. All proceeds benefit student activities at the school.
We have a great selection of fiction for all ages as well as non-fiction, craft books, and travel guides for many popular destinations.

The Book Fair is open on Tuesday March 31st from 8 am to 4 pm and on Wednesday April 1st from 8 am to 3 pm.

3. Courses offered by Passionate Parenting

Dear friends, families, mums & dads

This is a friendly reminder about the next two events AND the discount deal.

1) Nutrition Seminar, Monday April 6th

“Top Ten Tips for Turning Round Your Child’s Diet” How many times have you raised your hands in despair over an untouched dinner or a rejected lunch, courtesy of your toddler/child? How many times have you vowed to change your child’s diet for the better, only to find yourself dishing out once again the frozen pizza and plain pasta? And how many times have you tried to keep your child away from sweets and treats, in vain? If you’re stuck in a toddler/child diet rut, or if you’re doing well and want to know more, here’s your chance to find out the truth about your child’s food. Natural Nutritionist, Vardit Kohn, will take you through the Top Ten Points to focus on, will sort out the wheat from the chaff, will answer your questions, alleviate your anxieties and leave you with practical steps to implement the next day. The Nutritionist is at your service. Have a look at her website… www.forgoodness-sake.com

Some of you have asked about the nutrition talk– “Ten Top Tips for Turning Around your child’s Diet”. A common question is: “What is a Natural Nutritionist?”…Well, I had to ask Vardit herself… it is different from a dietician, who deals with the different components of food (fats, carbs, proteins). She looks at food as it is. She considers herself a “Food Coach”. That means she helps people with a personalized diet, tailored to give them maximum health, vitality, strength, potential. It is different for everyone. She attempts to inspire and guide parents to fuel their children’s (and their own) bodies with the right fuel to make it run like a Ferarri and not a Ford.

2) “Expat Life & Global Nomad Families: What is the impact on your Kids?”

Monday April 27th, 7:30pm.
by psychologist Graciela C. de Mussini.

A mother and someone who has moved to 3 different countries herself, Graciela will offer a great lecture touching on important and practical issues facing your children such as the “trauma” of leaving a country, cross-cultural childhoods, the grieving process experienced by individuals as they lose friends and familiarity, and critically important: issues of self-esteem and identity. De Mussini will talk parents through the transition process & let parents know what they can do to help their “third culture kids” adjust, recognise the disadvantages while making the most of the wonderful advantages of their international and cosmopolitan lives.
To register: please mail me (Soul Robertson) at passionateparenting@gmail.com or visit the website www.passionateparenting.nl . Friendly phone calls welcome: 064 185 7773.

3) Discount:
Normal cost per workshop is €25 per person pre-paid, or €30 in cash as you walk in the door.
Many of you have signed up for 3 events – Cost = €75 pre-paid into our bank account
If you sign up for 4 events you qualify for a 20% discount – Cost €80 pre-paid!! That is €20 per seminar, but it must be pre-paid into our bank account.

Please take advantage of this offer immediately, as retrospective discounts won’t apply after April 6th. I have added the seminar list below so you can see what is in the pipeline, our registration, website and bank account details. Hope to see you soon, Soul

Every Day Life Topics
March 16th 7:30pm Discipline & Defiance: Dealing with Disobedience
April 6th 7:30pm Top Ten Tips for Turning around Your Child’s Diet
May 11th 9:30am Raising Confident Children
June 8th 9:30am Dialogic Reading – for pre-schoolers

Expat Life Related Topics
March 10th 7:30pm Raising Bilingual Children
March 23rd 7:30pm Intensive Language Planning Workshop
April 27th 7:30pm Expat Kids & Global Nomad Families
May 25th 7:30pm Your Will be Done – Death and Family Testaments in NL
June 15th 9:30am Raising Bilingual Children

ABN Amro – Den Haag
Passionate Parenting
60 69 62 263

To register: please mail me (Soul Robertson) at passionateparenting@gmail.com or visit the website www.passionateparenting.nl . Friendly phone calls welcome: 064 185 7773.

Hope to see you again soon,
Soul
-- Soul Robertsonpassionateparenting@gmail.comwww.passionateparenting.nl064 185 7773 orSaskia Rijnen064 236 78364. Second Hand Books for the Read to Grow Charity


Dear Parents/ Guardians and Children,
This year, we will again be collecting second-hand books for the Read to Grow charity which distributes these books to schools in developing countries throughout the world. Linked to UNESCO’s World Book Day on 23rd April each year, books are gathered by participating schools in the Netherlands and collected by Read to Grow volunteers.
Books can be:

· in English or French
· fiction or non-fiction
· for any age including adult (although books for children and teenagers are especially welcome)
· and must be in good condition!

For more information please go to www.readtogrow.nl
To support this initiative please bring books to the Junior School Diamanthorst Media Centre by Friday 3rd April.
Last year the Senior School collected 2,586 books, more than any other school in the Netherlands and won the prestigious Read to Grow prize.

Thank you so much for your generous donations last year and please help us to support this excellent project once again.

5. on line expat shopping

Kelly’s Expat Shopping, Online Shopping Now Open!! Your British & American food supplier.We offer most of our products online including fresh and frozen, we deliver in The Hague and surroundings.Please visit our website on www.kellys-expat-shopping.nl for more information.Easter is coming up and we have a great selection of Easter eggs available in different sizes..Cadbury, Nestle, Maltesers, Thornton, Baileys,E.Shaw, Beech, Kinnerton kids eggs and more!Kelly’s, Piet Heinstraat 105, 2518CE, The Hague (located in Zeeheldenkwartier, behind Peace Palace)

Up Coming Events

Hello Ladies and Gentleman,Sorry I've been taking a communication break but I'm back for the night. Here are all the upcoming stuff.

TODDLERSMums Night Out - New Sisaket Thai Restaurant for Thursday 2nd April at 8pm. The address is 23 Stationsweg, Leiden and the table is booked under Nina! If you plan to attend please sign up at Toddlers or reply to Wassenaarmtg@yahoo.com And if you have friends that would be interested in joining up please bring them along.

Easter Party - April 2 We will have a special craft, special food, and chocolate easter egg hunt. The craft will be a basket for the egg hunt so please visit the craft table.

Old Coffees - April 2

Deanne Jewelry - April 2

Would anybody else like to add anything for April 2nd?

April 30th - Queen's Day NO PLAYGROUP

Fun things that are NOT TODDLERS
Mothering Sunday at the St. James Church“Dutch Memories" Spring Bazaar & Art Show - Monday, March 30th from 8:30 – 12:00 noon at the ABF Clubhouse (upstairs) (Next to the soccer fields by The American School of The Hague). There will be works from approximately 20 different artists and vendors will be there to view and purchase (cash only please). This is great time to get that special something that reminds you of your time spent here in Holland.

Spring is in the Air! And in Holland, that means the opening of the famous "Keukenhof"! It opens this Thursday, March 19th, 08:00, and keep its doors open until Thursday, May 21st. http://www.keukenhof.nl/ The history of the Keukenhof began sixty years ago, when a group of bulb cultivators decided to promote and show their flowers. Today, the Keukenhof is one of the most visited places in the Netherlands! Also, keep in mind that we did experience a rather cold winter, therefore most outdoor flowers such as the tulips are not yet in fullbloom. However the Keukenhof green houses are always filled with amazing flower expositions.

On a nice day you can bike to the Keukenhof from Wassenaar, or take a bus directly to the Keukenhof from Leiden Centraal Station. Try to avoid the very busy days such as Easter Sunday and Monday or the weekend of the Flower Parade, Saturday April 25th. Do keep that Saturday reserved for watching the parade, with more info to follow!

A combined trip to the Keukenhof and visit to Panorama Tulip Land in Voorhout will give you an excellent day out that people of ALL ages enjoy! http://tulipland.nl/?lang=en

We hope you are enjoying spring