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Longer Days. More Play!

More Summer Time?teletubbie sun
I Wish.
Written by Just Add Kids Founder, Paula Herrmann


Are you ready for some long days? We'll get well
over 15 hours of daylight today and tomorrow. Summer officially begins at 12:04am tonight/tomorrow, however you look at it!

Wishing that summer meant even more hours (in number) to the day. Lord knows I, Miss Time-Challenged, could certainly use some more time. Okay, I am happy with more daylight.

I thought with the change of season, it might be a great time for those who are new to Just Add Kids (aka JAK), and those that have never "taken the class", to do a JAK 101 and familiarize all as to everything Just Add Kids has to offer you, the busy parent, grandparent, child care provider...Read More...


Let's get started! The Just Add Kids business provides resources that are quickly and easily accessible for families looking primarily for kid-oriented, family-friendly activities and events. JAK currently focuses on serving those in Racine, Kenosha and the surrounding communities with children ages preborn through 18.

At this time, JAK's product offerings consist of:
website: www.JustAddKidsOnline.net
e-newsletters: weekly JAK Happenings, monthly JAK Birthday Bash, timely JAK-tivities! for Kids, and seasonal CAMP JAK.
social network sites: JAK on Facebook,  JAK on Twitter, JAK on Pinterest.
blog: JAKChat
special events: Annual Just Add Kids EXPO! and other events, such as RESALE! JAK Family Rummage Event.
contests: we just wrapped up our annual "Color Mom Beautiful" and "Color Dad Awesome"  kids coloring contest. We will be announcing a fun summer contest soon.

So you think that the JAK Happenings weekly e-newsletter is pretty awesome? You've found out about and participated in some great things that were listed in the Happenings sections.  Well, don't hold back!  Plus that, you might be missing out if you don't access the website's full calendar of events throughout the week, coincidentally called Just Add Kids Happenings Calendar of Events.  (To go there now, click here: http://www.justaddkidsonline.net/Just_Add_Kids_Happenings.html)

Don't let the info flow stop there!  JAK follows relevant businesses, organizations, events and destinations and will disseminate announcements and updates that you as a parent/grandparent/educator/child care provider should know about.  These things impact your lives and the lives of your children.  So if you've ventured into wild world of social media sites, please add Just Add Kids to your friend base, likes, and follows.  Again, JAK only participates in three...Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

So do you fully get it?  JAK doesn't claim to be a teacher, or a writer!  Just a bundle of resources tied together that puts family fun at your fingertips.

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