FREE Books. Racine Littles.

It's the gift that speaks volumes for our community's future! Just Add Kids'campaign to help build young readers via the United Way of Racine County's Imagination Librar y initiative.

Imagination Library was created in 1996 by famed country-singer Dolly Parton to foster a love of reading. All participating children receive free, age-appropriate books though the mail each month, from birth to age five.

In 2009, United Way launched the Imagination Library initiative in western Racine County. It was a perfect fit for United Way's early childhood priority focused on the healthy development of children and school readiness.

Your support of Just Add Kids' crowdfunding campaign will help Dolly Parton's Imagination Library expand to serve young children throughout ALL of Racine County. More than 36,000 FREE books have been distributed since the program began in 2009 and we want to distribute even more!

I am so passionate about being able to help facilitate providing books for kids right here in our city. Your financial support is being requested to join me and the United Way of Racine County in making a difference in the lives of children in the birth to age 5 bracket.

What a GREAT opportunity to give. Click here to donate!
$5, $25...whatever your heart feels is good. Thank you!

Join in on the celebration with the Imagination Library's Expansion Event! Come to Regency Mall's East Court on Saturday from 10am - 2pm. First 500 children enrolled will receive a literacy kit and a FREE book in the mail each month until they turn five!

Imagination Library Expansion Event Flyer (2)

Cheers,
Paula Herrmann, Founder
Just Add Kids

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AWESOME Dad

Well, most are! I know your kid's daddy might not be tops in your book, yet, in the eyes of your child, he probably is. I am so grateful that when my husband and I mutually took the risk to vow to spend our lives together, then had/have children, (while not always perfect) he ended up being quite the awesome dad. Assist your child in sharing his/her celebration of dad. (Um, I am sure you know, Father's Day is next Sunday, June 17th). Here's a great way to do that, pocket $100 gift card for your kiddo, and knock out that Father's Day gift! Here's how... Read More... For the third year in a row, Just Add Kids has partnered with Educators Credit Union to bring you, your kids and their daddy a fun contest in celebration of Father’s Day. This year, RelyLocal Racine is also partnering with JAK and providing a plethora of gift cards perfect for dad. So, how to participate? Kids color a portrait of their dad, grandaddy, or other fatherly figure (portrait frame and e...

Chill Out (and In)!

Snow Much Fun! by Just Add Kids Founder, Paula Herrmann Snow much? In my neck of the woods, wowza! Now that we have the holidays behind us, we can't ignore the fact that there are plenty of cold, winter days ahead. Fill those days in with some seasonal fun before that spring sun melts all of the white fluffy stuff. Just Add Kids has put together Snow Much Fun! It's a skating/sledding/skiing destination guide for Racine, Kenosha and surrounding communities. Read more... ICE SKATING Echo Lake, Burlington (595 Milwaukee Avenue) – Stairs to the lake, pavilion, benches, outdoor portable restroom. – Free. Devor Park, Burlington (394 Amanda Street) – Free. Frozen Fairway Skating Rink @ Twin Lakes Country Club (1230 Legion Drive) – Open Friday - Sunday (weather contingent) from 10:00am - 8:00pm. The cost is $5.00 daily or $20 unlimited. Skate rental is available. Free skating for all Twin Lakes Country Club Members and Junior Golf Members. Call 262-877-8500 for more info, or ...

Silly Banned

The Rubber Obsession I think my 6 year old son was the first in his class to be told he can no longer wear his silly bands or Silly Bandz (not sure if they are the real thing, or imitation, who really cares?!) to school. That was already back on September 2nd, his second day of first grade. That started it's own trend, the full blown ban of those rubbery. colorful, object-shaped bracelets in his classroom. Perhaps we'll see the full school ban in the future, or has the fad run it's course? If you're a pair of dad entrepreneurs, you hope not! They recently jumped on the Silly Bandz craze and brought to market The Original Silly Stand , designed to do what else, but keep those crazy rubber bands organized. In my house, I think we need a Silly Bandz detector. I swear, we must have a over 100, but who even knows where they are (although I dedicated a container for each of my younger silly band wearers). The funny thing is, my kids aren't wearing them a...

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