Week of July 25

This week, our summer camp theme is Young Chef.  We're going to be doing all kids of food oriented games and activities and will be welcoming HappyFamily in for a special snack time as well.  Truth be told, Mr. Jon isn't that great of a cook, so he thought this would be a great week to take a couple days off.  Ms. Maria and Ms. Megan will be leading camp on those days & we're sure they will be great days!  Those are Thursday and Friday in case you want to show your support for them and sign up for their days.  Of course, we'll have our Beyblade Battle tournament on Tuesday evening at 7 - this is the one time we encourage kids to bring in their own toys.  Somehow, the kids all know which Bey belongs to whom & they all get put back in the right place!  The weekend theme for Friday and Saturday is going to be Mad Scientist!  Although we won't be doing any extreme experiments, we have a slew of fun ones that are sure to amaze and entertain our young visitors...  Thursday also marks Ms. Jennifer's return to AKP, only she just might have a different last name as she's getting married this weekend!  Contratulations Jen!

A little reminder about life before AKP

Today my daughter told me she wasn't feeling well.  She didn't have a fever, runny nose, or any obvious symptoms, but I was planning to work from home, so I let her stay with me.  Then, after his sport camp got over, my son decided that he wanted to come home too.  As I attempt to work through the remainder of the afternoon, I get attacked by armed jedi's; field a myriad of requests for snacks, drinks, permission to go outside; (oh, my daughter finally admitted that she wasn't sick...) serenaded with a song, and visited from neighboring children, run some laundry so my son can have his camp shirt to wear again tomorrow. All the while, I'm trying to figure out HOW IN THE WORLD DO PEOPLE DO THIS????  This has got to be the least productive environment I can think of to sit down and get through a few hours of work!  Hat's off to all of the parents we know who have made this situation work, and again to those who realize that Adventure Kids is here to help them through the days when it simply doesn't work.  Bear in mind that while all of this is going on, I'm completely having fun with them & don't mind any of it, but I do still need to get my work done.

AKP is going to be providing childcare in the KID ZONE at the Be Free Expo on home based businesses next month, and the timing of my experience today couldn't be better.  I'm newly reminded of the struggles parents have when they work from home & are trying to have their children there as well.  If you are considering a home based business, this might be a great way to look at a number of options, talk with experts, and even arrange your drop in childcare!

This week at AKP

Well, our summer camp week got off to an amazing start!  We were able to bring in "The Reptile Man' for a special visit this afternoon.  He brought lizards, snakes, an alligator and was so engaging with the kids!  I have to admit, as the owner of the center, I was a little on edge as the last thing I want is for one of the kids to get too close to one of the vipers he brought & get bitten.  I know they don't have their poison anymore, but still the though of just the bite is scary to me.  But I trusted that he's a professional and goes to many child functions without incident and of course everything was fine & the kids had a blast!  They even got to take turns RIDING the tortoise!  (although not a very fast ride!) 

This week is archaeological and we'll be doing a lot of other activities throughout the week as well.

Thursday is the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce's annual Chocolate, Wine & All that Jazz event.  AKP is providing a 25% discount to attendees who can present their ticket when they pick up their kids, so there's no excuse to not go! 

The Swedish Hospital satellite center will be completely secured tomorrow hopefully with the last touch being the alarm on the front gate.  Our visitors from Friday reported back to us that their kids had a GREAT time & actually wanted to go back there instead of the Gilman center on Saturday!   

Welcome to our new blog

In the interest of communicating better with our customers, staff, and interested people, we're excited to start using this blog site!

This weekend is a circus theme at our Gilman Blvd. location.  We'll be having relay races, painting clown faces and much more.  Nicole and Ed are on staff tonight, so we hope to see you all there!

Swedish Medical Center has officially opened with the first ER visit coming at 12:10 am Thursday morning.  AKP lagged a little behind in the 'ready to go' column, but every day works out another set of kinks & we're officially able to safely and effectively operate.  We had our first 5 kids check in on Friday and all 5 had a great time!  We certainly hope that the new Swedish Playcare spot will be a great service to parents and kids who are attending doctor visits, working out work schedules, or just looking for a little bit of freedom.