Laguna Beach Parents Club: January 2014

Happy New Year!

I'm sure you all have been busy getting back into the swing of things post-holiday season. Us too!

The Laguna Beach Parents Club kicked off the new year with a New Book club. Join the book club for its next meeting on Feb. 13th at Wine Bar when we will discuss Divergent and pick the next book.

Also we have some fun events coming up. This Friday we will celebrate the Chinese New Year - the year of the horse. We've teamed up with the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach - there will be art, a kid-powered Dragon Parade, carnival games, and other fun activities. Join us!

The LBPC is actively seeking a member to write our monthly newsletter. If you are interested please email me at jenniferleonti@gmail.com.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Upcoming Events

LBPC Events:

Chinese New Year

When: Fri Jan 31, 2014, 1:45–4 pm
Where: The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach
Contact: Megan Wilson
949-306-6658
socalwilson@gmail.com
Description:
Happy New Year Laguna Beach Families!
Come celebrate the Chinese New Year with us and welcome in the year of the horse!
The Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach has graciously invited our playgroups to participate in their Chinese New Year festivities. This will be a great event to catch up with old friends, makes new ones, and participate in one of the largest celebrations in the world!
Our group will get a sneak peak of the activities before the majority of the big kids arrive from school, so we will rotate through the various rooms as a group.

Schedule of events:
1:30-1:45pm Check in
1:45-2:45pm Art Room: Lantern creations, Chinese character drawing, and fish prints
2:45-4pm Game Room and/or Playground: Carnival games, face painting and the kid powered dragon parade!

Please be aware that the Club members will arrive at 2:45, so the Club will get very busy at that time. This is an amazing event and a great opportunity to check out the Laguna Beach Boys & Girls Club.

Friday, January 31st
1085 Laguna Canyon Road, directly next door to the Sawdust Festival

Hope you can make it!!

Book Club

February 2014 Book Club Meeting
When: Thu Feb 13, 2014, 7:30–9 pm
Where: Wine Gallery
1833 South Coast Hwy #110
Contact: Kim Mattie
949-533-9653
kim.mattie@gmail.com
Description: Join us for the February book club meeting!! We'll meet at the Wine Gallery where we will enjoy some refreshments and discuss this month's book (Divergent).

Food is available for purchase at the Wine Gallery. For a menu including food and drinks, go here:http://goo.gl/WAFsfQ
For additional information about Divergent, go here:http://goo.gl/J5JRpW

Book Description:
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.

Dads' Night Out

Coming soon!

Around Town:

Peapod Academy

When: 10:30 am – noon, recurs Every Thursday

Where: Laguna Beach Library

363 Glenneyre St Laguna Beach, CA 92651

The Academy has space for new cadets. Join some of the cutest babies in town and the adults of their choice at this Library story time. Little peas will enjoy songs, finger plays, board books and other cadets. Get to know others and help your child learn pre-reading skills. Free.

Sunshine Readers' Pajama Storytime

When: 7–8 pm, recurs Every Tuesday

Where: Laguna Beach Library

363 Glenneyre St Laguna Beach, CA 92651

The first Tuesday of every month is a storytime speciality. Come listen to the best books read by a highly enthusiastic group of young ladies, the Sunshine Readers, National Charity League Volunteers. Punch, cookies (with parental discretion) and stickers follow storytime. Free. Pajama storytimes with crafts are held each Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm.

The Fun Times We've Had Over the Last Month:

Book Club

Book Club held it's first meeting on January 16th at the Montage. The Book Club will meet on the second Thursday of each month. At the meeting we will discuss the month's book and pick the next month's book. Books will be picked from among 3 selections that a designated member will bring to the meeting.

We need your help!

Our parents club is 100% run by volunteers. It takes a lot of people to pull of our events, manage the calendar, monitor the website and keep everyone happy!

We VERY MUCH need help with the following:

Newsletter Coordinator - We need a newsletter coordinator ASAP. If you've been itching to flex your writing skills (as opposed to your coloring skills), here's your opportunity.

Thank you to those folks who have recently stepped up to the plate to continue to make this club go 'round.

Don't Forget:

Meals for New Parents

We offer a free meal prepared by a local restaurant to any LBPC family bringing home a new baby. The family can choose from several menu options. The Club takes care of ordering the food, picking it up and delivering it to the families doorstep. Yum Yum!

Contact Claudia Morris at claudia.newth@gmail.com.

Birth Announcements

Have a new baby and want to share your excitement with the club. Email jenniferleonti@gmail.com to have the announcement appear in our next newsletter.