hundreds of messy faces!

Wanna see some messy faces and kids playing with food?

momstown launched our momstown meals photo contest which runs until June 25th over on our momstown Facebook page.

The winner of the most votes wins $100 to their favourite grocery store + an annual momstown membership + a feature in our new momstown meals blog.

So far we've received 198 submissions!! You simply have to check out these fabulous entries - everything from messy birthday cake faces to baking kids and food exploration!



To enter email your food themed submission at contests@momstown.ca and then send friends over to make a comment to vote for your child! Enter to win even if you're not a Facebook user.

Contest is over June 25th so submit & vote now!

Check out this sweet pic of a momstown Milton monkey! Maybe we can have a Milton winner?

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs

Creepy crawlies + a walk around Mill Pond + snacks in the gazebo = a fantastic momstown Milton Busytown playgroup.

momstown Milton explored the creatures behind rocks, crawling the trees and swimming in the Mill Pond. We began our trek at Rotary Park and ended in the gazebo overlooking the Mill Pond. Our wee ones brought along their jars, nets, and bug catchers in hopes of finding creepy crawlies (all creatures were returned to their homes afterwards).

We ended our walk through nature with snacks in the shade of the Mill Pond gazebo. Future Busytown playgroups include White Rock Ostrich Farm, Brantford Twin Valley Zoo, and Soccer at Bronte Meadows park.

Interested in learning more about momstown Milton playgroups, contact us at info@momstown.ca or milton.momstown.ca

Munch & Crunch at Baby Picnic!

Summer is so perfect for picnics and what baby doesn't love a little fresh air, a little soft breeze under some leafy trees and a picnic lunch? What mama doesn't love that too!?

The momstown Milton baby Picnic happens the first Tuesday of the month and although all members are welcome, it's geared more to our little members! A perfect mom and baby day!

Dust off your Strawberry baskets!

We planned our momstown Busytown Strawberry Picking field trip just perfectly!

Springridge Farm says pick your own berries are ready this Thursday and this Friday momstown moms & kids from Milton & Oakville will be there ready to pick!

Dust off those baskets, clear your freezer and get ready to bring home buckets of strawberries and red stained, red faced, strawberry filled happy kids!

(That's a pic of my oldest on her very first trip strawberry picking trip!)

If you love Springridge and you're on Facebook -- JOIN our momstown Halton Facebook Fan Page for a chance to WIN passes to the Farmyard at Springridge!

Baby Book Club: House for Hermit the Crab

It was a hot day today and probably all our mommies wanted to crawl into a shady crab house ... but many braved the heat and came out to play!

Storytime and crafts were based around Eric Carle's book A House for Hermit Crab from our momstown Under the Sea monthly theme.

Baby Book Club is a chance for our little ones (babies or big kids) to develop their literacy skills... read the book before the event, then come on out to read it again and participate in some fun all-ages activities.

Plus, there's always time to chill on a blanket in the shade and connect with other moms and babies! Starting next month we are going to be at Lowville Park instead of Rotary Park in an effort to find a bit more scenic and shady fun.

Thanks to Brenda for pinch hitting at storytime and Sam for taking pics for us today!!
Check out some of our other momstown chapters and their Under the Sea theme parties!
momstown Hamilton - Under the Sea playdate
momstown Oakville - House for Hermit the Crab book club
momstown Edmonton South - Something's Fishy Around Here!

And check out some Under the Sea crafts on our momstown arts and crafts blog.

Art in the Park!!!

Paint, paint and more paint!

Our momstown seasonal favourite "Picasso's in the Park" opened today and on such a beautifully sunny day!!

Both momstown Milton and momstown Burlington gathered at Lowville park to explore the sensory elements of paint. I think the mamas explored too (I know I came home covered in paint also!).

The weather was so great for a picnic and play in the playground too.

Join us next month for our June Picasso's event (and the creek will be warm enough then to wash the paint right off us!).

Mother's Day in the Park

momstown Milton was busy in the park today prepping our special gifts for Mother's Day for grandmas, and maybe even for ourselves!

Our new Event Co-ordinator Kristi Budsworth did an awesome job of prepping a great morning for us all with our themed spring crafts, fun parachute time and storytime with Eric Carle's Does a Kangaroo have a Mother, too? Here's Kristi with her sweet Campbell - look for Kristi as the lead at many of momstown Milton events this summer!
Proud kids planted beautiful flowers for mom and decorated the pots.Psst - don't tell Lauren I took a picture of the flower she planted me as she hid it under her bed as a surprise! She thinks I had my eyes closed while helping her I guess...

Great idea for a flower bouquet here as well! Toilet paper roll glued to the back of the plate as the "vase", then the kids painted the plate, stuck Easter grass in the vase then made beautiful coffee filter flowers with pipe cleaner stems. Voila! Wall worthy art! Join us later this month for Baby Book Club when we explore the 'Under the Sea' theme!

Still curious about momstown membership? We hold 25+ events monthly for our Milton members and all at just a $45/year fee per family. Join now so you can enjoy the summer with us! Click here to register!

Razzle Dazzle Field Trip!

Our group took a trip south to Oakville to visit Dazzle Art and mixed and mingled with the momstown Oakville group.

Very cute play area complete with interactive sensory bins, art supplies and a great clean open space. Our monkeys all loved it!

Thanks Oakville Janet for also setting up the party room just for momstown with painted butterflies and foam doorhangers and for the home baked muffins and coffee!! yum!