March and Beyond

Lucky us! 🍀

We have a really nice variety of events coming up in the next couple of months that we're excited to share.  From fitness, to mindfulness, to sign language & lots of opportunities for music.  Check out the schedule below or click this link to get more detailed information.

MARCH:

• 3/3 Music with Mega 12:15pm *

• 3/7 Live Cello in the Playspace* 

• 3/7 First Saturday Expecting Parent Meetups & New Parent Circles with Parentline *

• 3/7 Intro to EMbody Every Mother 1pm (TWO SPOTS LEFT)

• 3/9  Little Ladybugs Music with Toby 11:30am *

• 3/19 Establishing Healthy Eating Habits for your toddler, preschool & whole family 7:30pm

• 3/20 Intro to Baby Sign Language 10am

  • 6 class Playgroup every Friday runs 3/27 - 5/8

• 3/21 Japanese Storytime 10am

• 3/25 CPR for Parents & Caregivers. Infant, Child and Adult CPR + Chokesaving. 7:30pm

SNEAK PEEK into APRIL:

• 4/5  Drop off Cooking Class for Kids, followed by a family meal. Stay tuned for details 10-12:30

• 4/13 Intro to Mindfulness for Parents - cultivating, calm & compassion in the face of chaos

  • 5 week series, enroll before 3/23 to get the early bird special!

* = free for members

Live Cello is just one of our Playspace Activities.  
When you're a member of Recess, all of the following activities are included in your plan!

Mondays: Coming Soon - Infant Sensory Play 

Tuesdays: Music with Mega 1130 (playspace) 1215 (classroom)

Thursdays: Stories and Songs w/Regina 11am

Fridays: Sensory Play 4pm 

Select Saturdays:  Live Cello 10am & Sensory Play 11-12, New and Expecting Parent Circles

THIS COULD ALL BE YOURS!
When you book a party at Recess, the entire playspace is yours.  Invite up to 45 of your closest friends, bring whatever food/drink/decor you'd like, and get ready to enjoy a stress free celebration.  

Hop over to the calendar and secure a date.

BUILDING COMMUNITY.  New and Expecting Parent Groups - First Saturdays
Creating a network of support is important at every stage of life...but it's particularly crucial for new parents.  We invite you to build community through Parent Circles at Recess. You’ll organically meet like-minded parents and begin building your new family’s community, while gaining resources to help support your little one's growth.  More info here.

INTRO TO MINDFULNESS FOR PARENTS. You may know Charity Kahn the children's musician and educator.  She's also an incredible parent educator and community builder.  Recess is teaming up with Charity to bring a five week class, Mindfulness for Parents, to the space on Monday evenings 4/13-5/11.  We hope you'll join us in this opportunity for self care, stress reduction and insanely useful skills to ground yourself so that you are able to support your children.  More info here

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It's just a space without you.  What would your family like to see at Recess?  Many of you have completed our survey to help shape the future of Recess.  If you have not yet, and would like to share your thoughts/desires for our organization, please hop over to the survey! 

Would you like to help bring play to families who cannot afford it.  

$1, $5 or $10 a month can make a difference in the lives of local children.  Click here to donate.

November at Recess & Beyond

Mark your calendar — So much going on this month:

• 11/4: Family Yoga* at 11am

• 11/4: New Parent Meetup: Community Group for Parents and Babies (0-12 mo)* at 12:30pm

• 11/5: How SFUSD Public School Enrollment Works 7:30pm

• 11/9: Live Cello* 10:30am

• 11/14: Infant, Child & Adult CPR 7:30pm

• 11/15: Estate Planning 101 at 11am

• 11/16: Infant Sleep Workshop 10am

• 11/19: Gratitude Member Mixer with Music for aardvarks at 5:30 pm*

• 11/23: Childbirth Preparation Classes at 10am

• 11/24: Mini photo shoot with Samantha Brancato https://www.samanthabrancato.com/event-details/recess-collective-mini-session-event (Members save $20) all morning!

• 11/25: Little Ladybug Music* 11:30am

• Closed Thanksgiving through the Sunday after

• 12/3: Giving Tuesday Holiday Mixer 5:30pm

* = Included in membership

Hop to the Schedule Page

Here are some local family friendly events this month of November

• 11/2: All day. Bay Area Science Festival at Oracle Park | SF (Free)

• 11/9: 8:30am Free Ice Skating Lessons Union Square Ice Rink (all ages)

• 11/16: 10 am: Free Hands-on Science Saturday Mission Science Workshop

• 11/22: 4pm-7pm Free Winter Fireworks &Magical Ice Show Embarcadero Plaza

• 11/28: All day. “Illuminate SF” Festival of Light | Nov. 28 to Jan. 1 (Free)

• 11/29: 6pm Macy Great Tree Lighting Union Square

Music for All Ages

Do you love music as much as we do? It’s an incredible learning tool for young children, it snaps us grown ups out of a bad mood, and it brings people together.

Join us this summer for music designed to delight and engage all members of our community. And please spread the word, because music is more fun with friends!

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Summer Music Activities at Recess

a perk of membership!

Mondays

Little Ladybugs Early Childhood Music Class with Toby. Last Monday of the month @ 9:40am (June 24, July 29, August 26):

Toby’s small group classes for mixed ages (newborns - 5 years) include lots of fun singing, movement, instruments, and are a great chance for the Little Ladybugs (your young musicians!) to connect with you, their parents and/or caregivers, and also with the other musicians in the class. We develop our sense of rhythm, pitch, melody, and have a lot of fun in the process. Classes are developmentally appropriate for the Little Ladybugs in each class!

Tuesdays

Stories & Song with Regina at 11am

In a classic “circle time” format, Regina reads a few stories and leads the group in interactive songs. This playspace activity is great for all ages and takes place in the playspace for families to join in.

Thursdays

Music Time with Carissa at Noon,
(most Thursdays this Summer, not 7/4, 7/18, 7/25)

Introduction to songs, props, musical instruments and fun! 

One Saturday a Month, Live Cello Music

Classical Cello with Hannah, 10am

Canadian cellist Hannah Addario-Berry has been delighting music lovers around the world for over a decade. Specializing in chamber music and solo repertoire, Hannah is passionately committed to performing music by living composers. Along with her exquisite cello playing, Hannah's warmth and unique presentation style enable listeners to forge a deeper connection with music. She lives in San Francisco, CA.

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Other Great Opportunities for Music Around Town:

Charity Kahn’s JAMboodas

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

Music for Aardvarks

Rock Band Land

Golden Gate Park Band

Member Benefit: Monthly Dance Party

Do you like to Jam?  Are you ready to party?  

Join award-winning family musician Charity Kahn for a highly interactive, joyful, playful and unique music class that will inspire your children (and you!) to sing, dance, stretch, breathe and imagine.  The JAMboodas Family Dance Party takes place one each month and is appropriate for all ages.    

“Singer/songwriter Charity Kahn and her jammin’ band create soul and rock ‘n roll vibes authentic enough for any adult fan, but not at the expense of the young target audience. Catchy melodies and wonderfully imaginative, meant-to-be-heard lyrics aim straight for a child’s spirit, eager mind and dancing feet. This is one memorable—-and happily repeatable—-album.”

— Lynn Heffley, Parents' Choice Foundation, May 2006

These dance parties provide a fun and social way to check out the JAMboodas vibe. We are incredibly lucky to get to share Charity's music with the Recess Community each month.  Charity has written all of the songs she performs and has an incredible library of music to share with families. Her tunes range from upbeat, rocking out, dancing, singing at the top of your lungs songs to winding down, chilling out, tucking in, singing in sweet harmonies.  For reviews and more info and to listen, go here. 
 

Whatever you do, come enjoy a morning of song, dance and mindfulness with your wee one, gramma and grampa, friends and neighbors...anyone you love!

Free for Recess members, Non Members can reserve a spot $28