Neighborhood Playday

We hosted a casual playday for kids in our neighborhood today at Fundom Kids. It was really fun, and so easy to do.

• I made computer invitations with the time/date/place/cost.
• We went door-to-door inviting families that appeared to have young kids (wherever we saw swingsets, bikes, scooters...).
• I asked parents to rsvp via email (and I saved their email addresses for future invitations)
• I called the facility, to let them know we were having a playday.
• We all met at the playplace, where the kids could mingle, snack and play. No cleaning involved!

We live in a new neighborhood, so families don't yet know one another. I planned the gathering hoping to help me kids meet neighborhood kids, to help me meet other moms nearby, and to create a greater sense of caring community in the neighborhood. Four other families came to the playday - not too many, but I feel like we accomplished our goal. I look forward to doing more neighborhood events in the future.