Mother's Night Out
Group Outings
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Activities
The Woodlands community is one of remarkable design.
It is so fundamentally family friendly that it is natural for the mothers
of the Woodlands to band together for support, fun, and community outreach.
Many “mom groups” start out focused on the typical weekly play date that
is centered around one age group; however, as time passes, women have more
children at different times causing design flaws for the play date for only the
3 year olds. Or, new members with
multiple children find it hard to have several weekly play dates for each
child’s age group, become overwhelmed, and inactivate.
The new design of the Mothers of the Woodlands will be more
Village-centered to align with the Mitchells’ master plan.
Features of the Mothers of the Woodlands include:
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Play dates in a Village Family the first and third weeks of the month.
Residents of each Village come together to play.
By keeping it within the Village, moms can choose parks, pools,
eateries, homes, etc. that can be walked or biked to, thus taking advantage
of one of the primary unique features of the Woodlands: the pathways.
Further, it will foster the sense of community as you play with your
neighbors. Mixed age playgroups are
the basis for the Montessori teaching method and have many advantages.
Not only do new moms get to benefit from experienced moms in the
group, but little kids learn from the big ones and the big ones learn how to
treat the little ones. Further, how
great is it to have familiar faces in every grade when kindergarten starts?
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However,
playing with kids of the same age should not be ignored.
This will likely naturally happen within the Village groups, but to
ensure some age-appropriate activities, there will be monthly age group
outings held on the second week of the month.
Siblings are
ALWAYS welcome, but these may
be good times to find a sitter or Village friend to leave a sibling with to
give you a little one-on-one time with each child.
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Quarterly,
each Village Family will complete a community outreach project that involves
the kids so that they are able to learn lessons along side Mom.
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Most
importantly, the group will offer a monthly night out for all moms on the
first Thursday of every month.
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Once, or
possibly twice a year, the group will have a date night.
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There will
also be one large, annual event, typically a pool party.
The Mothers of the Woodlands does not look to create a calendar full of
activities. We are looking to create
occasional group activities and play dates that give friendships a place to
start. With the Village Family approach,
you will run in to those you met at the play dates around the Village: at the
park, the pool, in the grocery store, at the PTA meeting, or in line at the post
office. From there, you can meet up on
your own, catch a movie, or swap babysitter numbers.
After all, everything’s bigger in Texas.
It doesn’t take just one village to raise a child, it takes twelve.
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