Parent-Teacher Conference Season
Well, this is the week that you find out if your perfect little angel actually is a perfect angel.
Do not forget to thank your children’s teachers! They have a tough job. Remember, they teach your “perfect angel!”
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Have fun this week.
Adventures Ahead📅📅
Check out some below happenings in the CR area!
Have an event suggestion? Just click here and let us know what it is.
Wednesday, 10/14
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Downtown Library, 9:30-10:30 am
Join us for this 15-minute story and song program for newborns to three-year-olds, followed by a 45-minute playtime.
Babble & Brew
Marion Library, 10:30 am-12 pm
Babble & Brew is a great way for children under age 4 to explore the five practices of early literacy skills: read, write, sing, talk, and play. Explore a variety of early literacy activities at your own pace, including books, songs, and instruments.
Coffee and coffee alternatives will be provided.
Thursday, 10/15
Music & Movement
Busse Library, 9:30-10:30 am
Join us for a fun-filled story time focused on making music and exploring movement. This program is designed for toddlers and preschoolers.
Read to Dogs!
Busse Library, 6:30-7:15 pm
Trained, certified therapy dogs provide companionship to emerging readers as they earn a free book and bookmark. Everyone is welcome to read to the dogs. Stay for a performance at 7 pm!
Friday, 10/16
Early Learning Story Time
Busse Library, 9:30-10 am
Join us for a fun-filled story time for children ages 2-5, featuring stories, songs, movement, and bubbles!
Meet adoptable cats and kittens from 10am-noon!
Spooky Movie Night at the Farm
Old MacDonalds Farm Amphitheater, 7-9:30 pm
This is a family-friendly event for all ages! Join us to watch The Haunted Mansion.
Saturday, 10/17
Cats & Kittens Storytime
Busse Library, 9:30-10 am
Do you love stories about cats and kittens? Enjoy a puuuurfect morning story time with stories, songs, and movement. This story time is geared towards ages 2-5, but all ages are encouraged to celebrate their love of cats.
Toddler Rave
Ellis House, 1200 Ellis Blvd NW, 10 - 11 am
Get ready for the Ellis House Halloween Toddler Rave! 🎃✨ We’re turning Ellis House into a spooktacular, kid-friendly dance party featuring a live DJ, festive lights, bubbles, and an open dance floor for your little goblins and ghouls! 👻🎶, Recommended for ages 1 to 6
Halloween costumes are encouraged
Tickets required for adults and kids over one, purchase here
Youth in Aviation Day
Eastern Iowa Airport, 10 am-2 pm
This FREE event includes aviation-related activities, an open house, and a static aircraft display. Free event for all ages and all aviation-related.
Cedar Rapids Children’s Opera: Papagayo
Downtown Library, 3-4 pm
Bring the magic of live music and puppetry to your family with Cedar Rapids Opera's touring children's opera, created especially for young audiences.
Sunday, 10/18
Hiawatha Farmers Market
Guthridge Park, 10 am-1 pm
Whether you’re shopping for the week or simply enjoying the atmosphere, the market is the perfect place to gather, explore, and support local.
Paper Dolls Workshop
Marion Library, 1-3 pm
Bring history to life through the timeless art of paper crafting. In this creative, hands-on workshop with the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy, we will dive into the world of historic paper dolls.
Register here
Circle of Ash: Light Fright
201 Central City Rd, Central City, IA, 5-6:30 pm
Our gentle Halloween night for little ones is almost here — friendly characters, a kid-sized stroll through Frightmare Forest, Socko's Fun House, and FREE candy for every kiddo.
Buy tickets here
Monday, 10/19
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Busse Library, 9:30-10:30 am
Join us for this 15-minute story and song program for newborns to three-year-olds, followed by a 45-minute playtime.
School’s Out: Spooky Sensory Bottle
Busse Library, 1-2 pm
When school is out, come to the library! Kids and teens are invited to create spooky sensory bottles.
Register here
Trink-or-Treat
Hiawatha Library, 6-7:30 pm
Trinket or treat? Teens, gather your friends for a spooky night of costume and trading tiny treasures! Bring small, tiny items to trade with others, and pick up some new items for your collection.
Don’t have anything to trade but still want to attend? Create Ghoulish Tiny Terrariums, explore jewelry making, or find tiny creepy miniatures to take home. Snacks provided.
Tuesday, 10/20
Early Learning Story Time
Downtown Library, 9:30-10 am
Join us for a fun-filled story time for children ages 2-5. This high-energy story time features stories, songs, and bubbles!
Storytime @ Stillwater
Stillwater Coffee Co., 9:30-10 am
A story time with coffee! Ahhhhh!
Grown-Up Getaway… 99 problems and a kid ain’t one.
American Dookie with Nirvomit 🤘
📆 Friday, October 16, Doors 7 PM · Show 8 PM
📍Ideal Theater & Bar, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Rock out Friday night to both American Dookie and Nirvmit, some local Iowa tribute bands who cover some of the best bands of the 90s and 2000s (or ever?).
Green Day. Nirvana. One loud night for every lyric you never forgot.
(Ok, yes, we realize this is the 2nd cover show of some 90s punk & rock bands… it is great music!)
Knee-Slappers😂🤣
Kid Tested & Approved
Why did the lion spit out the clown? 🦁
Because he tasted funny! 🤡
What do you call a superhero with a cold? 🦸
Achoo-man! 😂
Knock knock…. who’s there?
Beef…. Beef who?
Beef-ore I tell you, do you promise to laugh?? 🤭
🥁ba-dumm, tsssst…. 🥁
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Bon appétit! It’s time to eat!
Caramel Biscuit Ring
As you can tell, this is a well-loved family recipe. I remember having this for breakfast every morning we had friends stay the night! Quick, easy, cheap, and a crowd pleaser! Less than 10 minutes from start to finish AND it goes in the microwave!
Ingredients
1 tube biscuits
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. water
½ tsp cinnamon
circle microwave dish
small glass cup/bowl
Step 1: Put the glass cup/bowl in the center of your circular microwave dish. Place brown sugar in the bottom of the dish, around the cup/bowl. Cut up butter and place around as well.
Step 2: Add water and cinnamon over brown sugar and butter. Microwave for 1 minute, until butter is melted.
Step 3: Cut up biscuits into 4ths. Push biscuits into melted brown sugar mixture, ensuring all mixture is covered by biscuits.
Step 4: Microwave for 2.5 to 3.5 minutes, ensuring the biscuits “spring back”. Basically, just make sure they are cooked.
Step 5: Remove from microwave. Remove cup/bowl in center of dish. Place a plate on top of dish and flip! Admire your creation but dig in while they’re warm!
Need to know Nuggets
Weather Report ⛅⛈
Wednesday, 10/14 | 67℉/55℉ | 🌥 |
Thursday, 10/15 | 60℉/46℉ | 🌧 |
Friday, 10/16 | 56℉/33℉ | 🌥 |
Saturday, 10/17 | 57℉/39℉ | ☀ |
Sunday, 10/18 | 64℉/49℉ | ☀ |
Monday, 10/19 | 66℉/50℉ | ⛅ |
Tuesday, 10/20 | 70℉/56℉ | ☀ |
It’s truly starting to feel like fall days now. Make sure to keep a sweatshirt for the kids in your car, we all know they forget them. 🙃
Weather courtesy of KCRG.com
Newsworthy Nuggets
Some interesting local stories from the past week:
Google moving ahead on proposed Palo data center, sets public meeting to discuss plan - from Corridor Business Journal
Gas prices jump 13 cents per gallon in the last week in Iowa - from CBS2 (IowaNewsNow)
That’s it for this week.
It may get little frosty overnight…. be prepared to say goodbye to any summer flowers you may still have.
Also, don’t forget to carve out some time in the near term to carve some pumpkins! Our plan is to get our jack-o-lanterns carved this weekend.
Thanks for reading!