Tom Knight this Saturday!

Beautiful, affordable portraits...for a good cause

Looking for a beautiful but affordable portrait drawing? LACS student Aylin Erkan is offering drawings on a Sliding donation scale $15-$30 with the proceeds going to her class's French trip. Wouldn't this make a great gift for grandma? Or yourself? Make an appointment with Aylin at aylin.s.erkan@gmail.com

 

 

Outdoor fun at the Caroline Wilderness Campus Saturday Oct. 26 10-noon

Have you heard about the Wilderness Campus at Caroline Elementary School? It's a new outdoor classroom winding a handicapped accessible trails through the wood and along Six Mile Creek! The trail was highlighted in an great article by Terezka Korinek in Tompkins County Life Magazine, which you can read here. This Saturday, everyone is invited to come check it out! The morning starts at 9 with Caroline Principal Mary Grover leading a Community Conversation about the Wilderness Campus. Then from 10-noon the party begins!

 

 

Outdoor Celebration for
Caroline Elementary Wilderness Campus
Interactive activities, food, community!

Saturday, October 26th, 2013
10 am - noon

An overhead helicopter will be taking photos of us all as we form a human ribbon around the entire Wilderness Trail. The celebration will happen rain or shine! Everyone is encouraged to wear red!

Mark your calendars and meet at the trail by the Caroline playground. Caroline Elementary School is located at 2439 Slaterville Rd, about 6 miles out of Ithaca on Hwy 79.

 

Hope to see you there!

 

Like Ithaca Family Fun on Facebook!

Did you see that Ithaca Family Fun is on Facebook? I use this platform to send out a weekly reminder of the fun things happening each weekend. I usually do this status update on Thursday, just in time for weekend planning. I occasionally use the Facebook page to send out announcements about special events and/or alerts (school closings, etc). No spam, no tracking, just quality info sent to your feed!

 

You can "Like" Ithaca Family Fun on Facebook by clicking here! 

WINNER! Ithaca Times poll: Best of Ithaca 2013

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you for voting Ithaca Family Fun the "Best Ithaca Website" and "Best Local Blog" in the Ithaca Times poll!

 

This win means that more people will be able to benefit from this website than ever before. I'm a strong believer in the notion that active people make for a strong community. Every time your family participates in a community activity, you are helping to make Ithaca an even greater place to live. Thank you!

To see the Best of Ithaca article online, click here!

Finn's Monster Truck Birthday Party

Finn’s 4^th birthday party is coming up, so it only makes sense to finally post some pictures from his 3^rd birthday, right? Last year he wanted a monster truck themed birthday. Good thing we still have some plates left over, because this year, you guessed it, he again wants a monster truck themed birthday party. My boy.

 

As we had already purchased Mater for his gift before he decided he wanted monster trucks, I decided to make a cake with Mater pulling a monster truck out of the mud. 

We created "roads" all over the family room with painter's tape.

 

Ramps and garages completed our town.

 

 All the vehicles were ready for the guests to arrive!

 

Fine examples of my cheap-o decorations

THE CAKE!!!!

The Food!!!

The happy guests!!!

 

The Birthday Boy

(who will be wearing that same shirt again in a week)

Vote for Ithaca Family Fun for "Best of Ithaca"

Every year the Ithaca Times puts out a "Best of Ithaca" issue. It's a great way to learn more about people's favorite local bars, waterfalls, eateries and such. The categories change each year and there had not been a good category for Ithaca Family Fun to win a "Best of" award....until this year!

Please take a moment go to www.Ithaca.com and vote for Ithaca Family Fun under the categories Best Local Blog and especially Best Ithaca Website.

Your vote means a lot to me, but it is essential for getting the word out to others who can benefit from this website. Although Ithaca Family Fun will be celebrating it's 3rd birthday this fall, there are still many people who have not heard of it. Winning a "Best of Ithaca" award would create huge exposure for Ithaca Family Fun, reaching thousands more parents and caregivers than I could ever reach on my own. I believe in community. I feel that one of the best ways to create a strong community is to get active in your community. Ithaca Family Fun helps people do this. I truly believe it is the best Ithaca website out there, and I hope that you do to. Please take the time to vote.

Voting:
Go to www.Ithaca.com. There is a banner at the top that says "Vote Best of Ithaca 2013." Click on this banner and follow the steps. Once you have submitted your survey, there is still one more step. You must review your answers, type in a code and hit "finish." Though I am not sure about this and I don't see anything about it on the website, their printed copy states you must vote for at least 2/3 of the categories in order for your vote to count.

Thank you so much for your support! And please pass on the word!