First United Methodist Church Preschool/MDO
founded in 1979
341-1230 305 E. Hurd
www.fumcpreschoolmdo.com fumcpreschoolmdo@sbcglobal.net Voted Best Preschool Edmond Sun Sunshine Awards Four Years including 2018
Mother’s Day Out 12 months to 3 years 9 a.m.-2:45 p.m. M, T, W, Th Classes Available
Wally
Preschool 3 and 4 years 9:00-11:30 a.m. M-Th
Preschool Teachers are Degreed Developmental & Academic Programming
Extended Day 11:30-2:45 M-TH All Preschool Classes
Special classes offered: Creative Art Special Music
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Central Oklahoma Children’s Directory Table of Contents
Animal & Nature Programs...............................................................................................3 The Arts/Fine Arts..............................................................................................................3 Child Care/Camps..............................................................................................................4 Clothing Sales....................................................................................................................5 COLOR ADVERTISING SECTION..........................................................................11-26 Counselors..........................................................................................................................5 Dance.................................................................................................................................6 Educational Programs........................................................................................................6 Entertainment..................................................................................................................6-8 Events/Festivals.................................................................................................................8 Foster Family Providers.....................................................................................................9 Index of Advertisers.........................................................................................................36 Kitchen Products................................................................................................................9 Library System...................................................................................................................9 Medical Providers......................................................................................................10, 27 Museums.....................................................................................................................28-29 Performing Arts................................................................................................................29 Preschools...................................................................................................................29-30 Private Schools.................................................................................................................31 Sports...............................................................................................................................31 Tennis Camps...................................................................................................................32 Toys/Toy Store.................................................................................................................33 Travel...............................................................................................................................33
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Animals & Nature Programs Cottonwood Creek Ranch, Inc. .....................................(405) 471-4031 website: cottonwoodcreekranch.net email: info@cottonwoodcreekranch.net Contact: Kelly Kraegel
A full-service equestrian facility offering training, lessons, boarding, marketing and summer camps.
See our COLOR ad on the back cover!
Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Gardens ................(405) 425-0218 website: okczoo.org email: info@okczoo.org Oklahoma’s premier destination connecting people and our world’s vanishing wildlife and wild places.
See our COLOR ad on page 19!
The Arts/Fine Arts Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center..........................(405) 951-0000 website: oklahomacontemporary.org email: latkinson@okcontemp.org Contact: Luke Atkinson
Oklahoma Contemporary encourages creativity and artistic expression through: Always-free exhibitions featuring a Learning Gallery so visitors can connect to art with hands-on activities; School-break art camps in which youth gain confidence and learn new skills exploring art and artists; FREE monthly Make + Take workshops where families create art across a variety of mediums; Adult art classes where students find the chance to learn and grow; Free public lectures, artist talks and events
See our COLOR ad on page 13!
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SPARK @ First Presbyterian Church-OKC is now enrolling for summer 2018
Theme: Road Trip 2018!
Dates: May 30 – July 27, 2018 (extended summer days available in August) Times: Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 6:00 pm For: children in Pre-K to 8th grade
Cost: $135 per week (15% discount for multiple children) $55 enrollment fee per child DHS approved! 2-STAR facility! Let your child join us this summer as we “travel” across North and South America to learn all about different people and places all while staying right here at home! What we have to offer: Classes to keep brains active, fun workshops, clubs, swimming trips, field trips. Arts and crafts, group games, free play time, and a chance to make lots of new friends! 1001 NW 25th Street • Oklahoma City, OK 73106 (405) 525-0018 • www.fpcokc.org/spark 4 ♥ Spring Summer 2018
Clothing To A New Children’s Consignment Sale........................(405) 514-2363 website: toanew.com email: consign@toanew.com April 7-8, 2018 Edmond Downtown Community Center, 28 E. Main Street, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 1-4 (50% off most items on Sunday) Semi-Annual Children’s Consignment Sale See our COLOR ad on page 14!
Partnering with the Metropolitan Library System! Central Oklahoma Children’s Directories are available AT THE Libraries in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area fOR LOCATIONS: www.metrolibrary.org
Counselors and Counseling Services The Counseling & Consulting Offices of:
Paul G. Tobin, Ph.D., Prof. Corporation also providing services:
Ann E. Benjamin, M.Ed., LPC Lisa L. Marotta, Ph.D., Psychologist Gracie Moyers, M.Ed., LPC Phyllis Van Hemert, M.Ed., LPC Nancy McReynolds, Ph.D., LADC Moreen W. Foster, M.A.P.C.P., LPC Fred McGinn M.A., LPC Kimberly Spears, M.Ed., LPC Janet Stafford, M.Ed., LPC Janice Kimball, MSW, LCSW
Family Marriage Individual Counseling Educational & Business Consultations Assessment Groups Seminars 3855 South Boulevard, Ste. 100 Edmond 340-4321 www.ccoffices.com
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Dance
Educational Programs Goldfish Swim School-Edmond.......................................(405) 696-7500 website: www.goldfishswimschool.com email: swimedmond@goldfishss.com Contact: Tiffany Cathey 10 NW 146th St., Edmond, OK 73013 Perpetual year round swim lessons for children 4 months to 12 years. See our COLOR ad on page 21!
Entertainment Celebration Station..........................................................(405) 942-7888 website: www.celebrationstation.com 509 Westline Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73108 (I-40 & Meridian) Book your next birthday party here! See our COLOR ad on page 21! 6 ♼ Spring Summer 2018
Heritage Lanes..................................................................(405) 755-7575 website: heritagelanesokc.com email: heritagelanes@sbcglobal.net 11917 N. Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, OK 73120 Bowling and entertainment center. See our COLOR ad on page 23! Oklahoma City Zoo..........................................................(405) 425-0218 Website: www.okczoo.org Email: info@okczoo.org 2000 Remington Place, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 Oklahoma’s premier destination connecting people and our world’s vanishing wildlife and wild places See our COLOR ad on page 19! Oklahoma WONDERtorium...........................................(405) 533-3333 Website: www.okWONDERtorium.org email: alecia.gray@OKWONDERtorium.org 308 W. Franklin, Stillwater OK 74075 A children’s museum where wonder grows! See our COLOR ad on page 16! Unpluggits Playstudio......................................................(405) 340-7584 website: www.unpluggits.com email: play@unpluggits.com 575 Enterprise Drive, Suite 110, Edmond, OK 73013 Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Indoor Playground See our COLOR ad on page 23! Venture Pass website: www.myventurepass.com Family pass to 14 locations in 2018. See our COLOR ad on page 25!
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Events/Festivals Iron Thistle April 27-29........................................... (405) 405-834-1876 website: www.unitedscotsok.com email: info@unitedscotsok.com Mollie Spencer Farm (formerly Kirkpatrick Family Farm), 1001 Garth Brooks Blvd., Yukon, OK Family friendly festival/games. Admission: 9 & under - free; 10 & up - $8 each in advance, $10 at the gate. Weekend pass advance purchase - $15 Hours: Friday - 7 to 10 pm; Saturday - 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. See our COLOR ad on page 20! Oklahoma Christian Home Educators’ Consociation..(405) 810-0386 website: www.ochec.com/Convention email: staff@ochec.com 5830 NW Expressway #314, Oklahoma City, OK 73132 2018 OCHEC Convention held May 4-5 at the Cox Convention Center. See our COLOR ad on page 24! Yukon Festival of the Child May 5.................................(405) 350-8937 website: www.cityofyukonok.gov email:jscott@cityofyukon.com Yukon City Park, 2200 S Holly Ave, Yukon, OK 73099, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 50 fun areas for children to enjoy. $5 advance, $7 gate, adults FREE. See our COLOR ad on page 26! 8 ♼ Spring Summer 2018
Foster Family Provider Saint Francis Community Services.................................(405) 607-2044 website: www.st-francis.org email: Lana.Freeman@st-francis.org 3000 United Founders Boulevard, Suite 227, Oklahoma City OK 73112 Contact: Lana Freeman Nonprofit children’s and families welfare agency serving in the Episcopal tradition since 1945. See our COLOR ad on page 26!
Kitchen Products
Independent Executive Director
Library Systems Metropolitan Library System...........................................(405)231-8650 website: www.metrolibrary.org Main Library: 300 Park Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73102 See website for all of the 19 MLS locations. See our COLOR ad on page 15!
Tinker Air Force Base: Pick up copies at Family Services Spring Summer 2018 ♼ 9
Medical Providers Can Do Kids Therapy................................................................. (405) 513-8186 website: www.okcandokids.com email: dianna@okcandokids.com 1073 N. Bryant, Suite 100, Edmond, OK 73034 Our therapists use a variety of skills and techniques to assist your child in learning new skills for a lifetime. Our clinic is now Interactive Metronome Certified. Please visit our website and Facebook page for more information. See our COLOR ad on page 12! J.D. McCarty Center.................................................................. (405) 307-2800 website: www.jdmc.org 2002 E. Robinson, Norman, OK 73071 Pediatric rehab hospital specializing in children with developmental disabilities from birth to age 21. Inpatient and outpatient services. See our COLOR ad on page 14! Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic......................................... (405) 235-0040 website: www.oklahomaallergy.com Main office Oklahoma Health Center (Five Metro Locations) 750 NW 13 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Come see the Allergists who can help you and your family find relief. Serving Oklahoma since 1925. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. See our COLOR ad on page 24! Skills For Living, Inc.................................................................. (405) 360-5554 website: skillsforliving.net email: skillsforliving@gmail.com 330 West Gray Street, Suite 100-2, Norman, OK 73069 Skills For Living is a holistic, pediatric clinic. Occupational and physical therapy. Services address: sensory-motor, gross-fine motor, social skills, driving issues. See our COLOR ad on page 17!
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Come See What’s New! You will be AMAZED! 800-259-KIDS (5437) jasminemoran.com OPEN Tues.-Sat. 10-5 Sunday 1-5 Closed Mondays 1714 W. Wrangler Blvd. 1 hour east of OKC 22 ♥ Spring Summer 2018
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Museums Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum..........................................800-259-KIDS website: www.jasminemoran.com 1714 W. Wrangler Blvd. Seminole, OK 74818-1828 Children’s Museum See our COLOR ad on page 22! Sam Noble Museum.................................................................... (405) 325-4712 website: samnoblemuseum.ou.edu Email: samnoblemuseum@ou.edu 2401 Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 73072 Over 4 billion years of Oklahoma’s natural history are featured in thousands of artifacts from the collections on display in 50,000 feet of public galleries. See our COLOR ad on page 20! National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum...................... (405) 478-2250 website: nationalcowboymuseum.org email:info@nationalcowboymuseum.org 1700 NE 63rd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 America’s premier institution of Western history, art, and culture. See our COLOR ad on page 18!
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Performing Arts Oklahoma Children’s Theatre.........................................(405) 606-7003 website: www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org 2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Contact: Lyn Adams Theatre for young audiences, camps, classes and workshops 3-17 years! See our COLOR ad on the inside back cover!
Preschools First United Methodist Church Preschool & Mother’s Day Out.........................................................(405) 341-1230 Website: www.fumcpreschoolmdo.com email: fumcpreschoolmdo@sbcglobal.net 305 E. Hurd; Mailing address: P.O. Box 390 Edmond, OK 73083 Director, Glennis Peterman Developmental and academic, age appropriate programming for children from 12 months through 4 years. See ad on inside front cover for more information! Spring Summer 2018 ♥ 29
Preschools... Quail Springs Methodist Church Early Childhood Program.........................................................(405) 755-3258 website: www.qsumc.org/ecp email: ecp@qsumc.org 14617 N. Penn Avenue, OKC, OK 73134 Contact: Jeanine Randall CDO and Preschool ages 2 months through PRK4’s See our COLOR ad on page 22! Southern Hills Child Development Center....................(405) 341-0100 website: shcdc.net email: cdcoffice@southernhillschristian.org 3207 S. Boulevard St., Edmond, OK 73013 Contact: Carolyn Lamiell Mother’s Day Out Program and preschool. See our COLOR ad on page 16!
MUSIC, ART, SCIENCE, SPANISH, DRAMATIC PLAY & MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
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Private Schools OKC Montessori..............................................................(405) 748-7242 website: okcmontessori.com email: tammy@okcmontessori.com 6000 NW 120, OKC, OK 73162 Contact: Tammy Kephardt Private Montessori school. See our COLOR ad on page 12!
Sports
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2018 Kickingbird Summer Tennis Camps • Sign up Today! July July 2-6 July 9-13 July 16-20 July 23-27 July 30-Aug. 3
June May 28-June 1 June 4-8 June 11-15 June 18-22 June 25-29
August Aug. 6-10
Ages 6 & Up Camps run 8 a.m. - 12:00 noon • Monday-Friday Cost $130 per week includes a new tennis racquet $125 includes camp only
Pee Wee Summer Camps Ages 4 & 5 May 28-June 1 June 4-8 June 11-15 June 18-22 June 25-29 July 2-6 12:30pm-1:30pm Monday - Friday Cost $75 per week includes a new tennis racquet $70 includes camp only
1500 East Danforth • Edmond, OK 73034
405.348.3120 www.kbtenniscenter.com
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Toy Store-Toys
Fabulous Toys for Fabulous Children Wilshire Village – Oklahoma City 7638 North Western 848-1415 learningtreeokc.com
for ages birth to fourteen Monday – Saturday 10 to 6 pm
Travel
Michelle’s Destinations Unlimited...................................(405) 360-4482 Website: www.travelwithmichelle.com Email: info@travelwithmichelle.com 300 W. Gray #112, Norman, OK 73069 Contact: Michelle Carbone Your family travel consultant. See the color ad on page 11!
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Thank you to the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce for 23 years of support
Thank you to Sheryl McLain Photography for the beautiful cover
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Index of Advertisers Al's Bicycles............................. 31 Apex Dance................................. 6 Cactus Jack's............................... 7 Can Do Therapy................12C, 10 Celebration Station..............6, 21C Cottonwood Creek Ranch............. ............................... 3, Back Cover Edmond Chamber..................... 34 Erna Krouch Preschool............. 30 First United Methodist Preschool & Mother's Day Out...................... ....................Inside front cover, 29 Goldfish Swim School........6, 21C Harn Homestead........................ 28 Heritage Lanes....................7, 23C Iron Thistle..........................8, 20C Jasmine Moran Children's Museum ..........................................22C, 28 J.D. McCarty Center.........14C, 10 Kickingbird Tennis Camps........ 32 Learning Tree Toys................... 33 Metropolitan Library...........9, 15C Michelle's Destinations Unlimited ..........................................11C, 33 National Cowboy Museum and Western Heritage Center...18C, 28 Mobile Laser Forces................... 8
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OKC Montessori...............12C, 31 Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic.................................10, 24C Oklahoma Children's Theatre .................... 29, Inside back cover Okla. Christian Home Educ..8, 24C Oklahoma City Zoo..........3, 7,19C Oklahoma Contemporary Art Center..................................3, 13C Oklahoma Railway Museum..... 29 Oklahoma WONDERtorium.7, 16C OU Medicine............................. 27 The Pampered Chef..................... 9 To A New Consignment Sale.... 5, 14C Quail Springs ECP............22C, 30 Saint Francis Com Svcs......9, 26C Sam Noble Museum..........20C, 28 Sheryl McLain Photography.... 34, Cover Skills for Living................10, 17C Southern Hills CDC..........16C, 30 Sparks @First Pres. Church........ 4 Paul Tobin Counseling................ 5 Unpluggits...........................7, 23C Venture Pass........................7, 25C Yukon Festival of the Child ............................................8, 26C
S TH A N 3 0 Y E A R S O F AT I O N MORE T INSPIRING YOUNG IMAGIN
12 WEEKS
of SPECTACULAR
N’S THEATRE OKLAHOMA CHILDRE
FUN!
2018 9 Camp Starts May 2
Productions Pinocchio
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Zorp! Alien on Earth Rehearsals start June 11th
April 20 - May 4
Young Company Productions — Join Join us us onstage! onstage! — — —
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Elf the Musical Jr. Rehearsals start July 2nd
Alice in Wonderland Rehearsals start July 16th
Night of the Living Dead Rehearsals start July 2018 TBA
Rehearsals start June 4th
Visit us online to learn more:
www.OklahomaChildrensTheatre.org ENROLL: 606-7003 TICKETS: 951-0011 Oklahoma Arts Council • Inasmuch Foundation Allied Arts • National Endowment for the Arts Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City Community Foundation • Kirkpatrick Family Fund • Red River Community Corps Osage Oil & Gas Properties • Chickasaw Nation • BancFirst • Mercedes-Benz of OKC MidFirst Bank • HoganTaylor CPAs • Bank SNB • American Fidelity Foundation • Whitney & Wes Sullivant Express Employment Professionals • DAX laboratories • Jamie & Jerrod Shouse