February Calendar of Events

Reminder: Early Intervention staff try to protect the health of all children involved in our program.  To help us do this, please reschedule your appointment if anyone in your home is ill.  Thank you for your help in keeping kiddos healthy.

February activities are just around the corner.  Here is a list of activities you can enjoy with your family.

Syracuse Skating Rink is open at the Town Center (about 2000 West and Antelope) on Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 9:00 pm and on Saturday from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm.  You can rent skates for $3/hour for kids and $4/hour for adults or if you have your own skates, it is free.  They anticipate the rink will be open until mid-February.


Family First Monday at Station Park on February 2nd from 5:30 to 7:30 with Elsa and Anna.  Get your pictures with the Ice Princess and the Ice Queen.  Join them for a sing-a-long.  Free face painting.

Utah Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities

Reception with Legislators

Thursday, February 5^th, 2015

4:30 to 5:45 pm in the State Capitol Rotunda

Invite your Legislators to come to the reception to meet you and join in an afternoon discussion of disability issues and concerns!

To locate the names and contact information for your State Senator and House of Representative Member, go to the Internet website http://le.utah.gov/GIS/findDistrict.jsp enter your address and click on the links provided.

Call them and ask them to meet you at the Reception!

RSVP PLEASE!

Please RSVP by contacting Brooke Wilson at

the Utah Statewide Independent Living Council

by Friday, January 30^th

by phone at 801-463-1592 or email brooke@usilc.org

Grand Opening of Gigi's Playhouse from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at 471 Heritage Park Blvd, Layton.  Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 10:45.  Games, face painting, glitter tattoos, princesses and a big dance party!

Brown Bag Lunch with the Legislators on February 13th from 12:00 to 2:00 pm at the Capitol in the Olmstead Room (Senate Building).  If you weren't able to attend the Reception on February 5th, then this is another opportunity to let your legislators know that Early Intervention is helping your child.

February 13th from 7:00 to 9:30 pm is the Family Valentine's Dance at Central Davis Jr. High Gym.  Admission is free.  Live music by the local band "Mid-Life Crisis".  Refreshments, prize giveaways throughout the night, and a sweetheart photobooth.

February 25th - Wild Wednesdays at Hogle Zoo.  Free admission from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Happy Valentine's Day

Two Important Notices

We try hard to not spread illness to your families.  We have an illness policy in place to helps us protect your family.  During this time of illness, please follow the illness policy and cancel appointments if anyone in your home is sick.

Our staff works with many babies and toddlers who get sick very easily. Because of this

fact, it is very important for everyone to remember to cancel home or center visits if

ANYONE in your family is sick.

Please call to reschedule if any of the following symptoms are present:

     

• fever of 101 degrees or more
• stomach/flu-like symptoms such as throwing up or diarrhea
• very sleepy or tired; fussier than usual
• a sore throat
• bad cold
• coughing
• red eyes with discharge
• thick green mucus from the nose
• skin rash
• oozing fluid or pus
• head or body lice; pinworm or scabies
• mouth sores

If anyone in your family is showing any of the signs listed above or isn’t feeling well, call

to cancel the visit by 9:00 AM.

Please help us keep everyone healthy.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Early Learning Center Layton 801-402-5514

Early Learning Center Bountiful 801-402-5432

Early Learning Center Farmington 801-402-5408

Also,

Each family with a child who was eligible for Early Intervention services at any time in 2014 will be receiving a TC-40D tax form this month.  The Utah State Tax Commission has authorized this form to be used to document a dependent child with a disability.  Families will need to fill in the  necessary information on Part 1 of the form and keep it with your tax records.  With this form, your child who was eligible for early intervention will count as two dependents on your Utah State Tax return.  The form does not need to be sent in with your taxes.  We are only authorized to provide forms for children who were eligible for early intervention services in the 2014 year.  If you have questions about the eligibility of older children, please check with the principal at your child's school.

Kiddos in the Kitchen

As I mentioned on the last post, getting kids in the kitchen is a great way to add vocabulary, but there are other benefits as well.  This information is taken from the blog Childhood 101.  You can follow the links at the bottom of the post to find some fun, kid-friendly recipes to try with your little one.

10 Easy Things to Cook With Toddlers

As cooking engages all of the senses – seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and (most fabulously) tasting – cooking with toddlers provides them with fabulous sensory input that is really important for brain development. As a teacher and a mum I have cooked with toddlers many, many times and I find that cooking with toddlers can be lots of fun and relatively stress free with a little preparation. Here are my tips…

• Choose a time when your toddler is not overly tired – first thing in the morning or after naptime work well.
• To keep the cooking experience short to suit a short toddler attention span, pre-measure the ingredients before you begin and have them individually separated ready for your toddler to add to the mixing bowl or pot.
• Toddlers love to mix and stir so be sure to include mixing and stirring in the cooking experience!
• There will invariably be mess but that is part of the process too. Fortunately toddlers also love helping to clean up!

Find fun recipes to try with your toddler at these sites: http://childhood101.com/2014/09/10-things-to-cook-with-toddlers/

http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Kids-in-the-Kitchen/Detail.aspx

http://www.cookinglight.com/food/recipe-finder/recipes-for-toddlers

http://www.parenting.com/gallery/recipes-cook-kids?page=0

January Activities

January is a slow month for community activities which allows you to create your own fun with your family.  There are still lots of things to do!  Just bundle up and go to outside.  Read or play with your little one.  Make cookies and let the little ones pour, stir, scoop and taste (great for building vocabulary and working on following directions)!

Here are some other options:

For Layton City residents, Family Skate Night at the South Davis Recreation Center (550 North 200 West, Bountiful) on January 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.  Free skating (skate rental is $1).  Proof of Layton City residence is required.

January 24th at 7:00 pm at the Clearfield Community Arts Center (140 East Center St.) is the 9th Annual Storytelling Festival.

There are some classes available through the Davis Community Learning Center (Wasatch Elementary - north entrance.  210 East Center Street, Clearfield)

• Parenting Workshops with Children's Play Group (Spanish)  contact Norberta Duarte, 801 402-8399
• Love and Logic Class - Call 801 402-8395 to register.
• Food Sense Nutrition Class - Call 801 402-8395 to register

There are also volunteer opportunities to help tutor individuals or groups to practice English, math and reading skills.  Knowing a foreign language is not required.

There are also some classes available through Davis Behavioral Health.  If you want to register or if you have questions about the following classes, contact Angie Smith (801 773-7060).

• New Love and Logic (for parents of children ages 6 - 15) classes are beginning around the county!
• Tuesday, January 20 - Clinton Elementary
• Wednesday, January 21 - Snow Horse Elementary
• Thursday, January 22 - Antelope Elementary
• New Incredible Years (for parents of children ages 2 - 8) classes are beginning.
• Thursday, January 8 - Meadowbrook Elementary