Voting Should Feel Good

Look at this month's newsletter and see that Molly encourages you to bring your kids to vote with you and I encourage the opposite. Why? My experience with my own kids taught me that I feel better about voting when I'm not trying to keep my kids from taking down the voting booth or offending the older folks tired from working the tables. I think it's hard to concentrate when the kids are asking questions about the bake sale and getting bored with my distracted answers.

So I've learned to teach my children about voting in the comfort of my home. I vote from home with an absentee ballot sent to me by the county. It gives me time to think, read and look over the ballot and discuss the issues with my whole family. I can explain how it works to them in a very low pressure situation and I can even let them fill in the bubbles for me now that they are older. So I think it is great to teach your kids about voting - just not under the supervision of people with enough time on their hands to volunteer all day at the thankless polling places.

Apple Pressing!

A great time was had by all when we visited Ft. Missoula for some apple pressing.


The kids got to get their hands dirty dropping in apples and grinding them up. The best part was tasting the cider after it was all finished, though.

It was Autumn at its finest!

Clothing Swap also benefits Pass It On Missoula

There were lots of cute clothes, Halloween costumes, and a few toys, to choose from at the clothing swap on Thursday, October 9. On Saturday, I delivered the leftovers to Pass It On Missoula. The PLAY Network will receive a donation of 10% of the sale price for any items sold by Pass It On. Items that aren't sold will be donated to local organizations or families in need.

Both the clothing swap and Pass It On provide great ways for your family to "wear it, then share it" with others. Thanks to everyone who participated.

If you picked up something particularly cute, why not send a photo to the other members of the PLAY Network?

MISMO gymnastics day

A big thanks to MISMO for the free gymnastics class last week. Remember that both MISMO and Bitterroot Gymnastics offer smokin' deals for PLAY Network members. Contact Lara for more information.

PLAY Network Open House - A Smashing Success

Thanks to everyone who made the PLAY Network Open House such a smashing success. We met lots of new parents and kids and saw a lot of familiar faces as well. The Door Prizes were fabulous (thanks to Coryll) and so was the food (thanks to everyone!) Please be sure to say thank you to our sponsors the next time you shop or dine at one of the great places that supported our event.

Thanks to everyone who signed up for our new groups as well. Someone will be in touch shortly to get the ball rolling for Book Club, Bunco, Crafters Club, Movie Mavens, Walking Group, and Wine Tasters. If you have an idea for another group or questions about the PLAY Network, please email us at playnetworkmissoula@gmail.com.

See you soon,
Molly

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