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Mommy Nature's Preschool
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The kids eating lunch March 2006
Snacks & Lunches: Snacks are
listed on the top of each date and lunches are in the bottom space.
This page is still:
2007/2008 Menu
August
(printable version, click here)
| Week of |
Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
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8/6 - 8/10 |
[Kannon's 4th
Birthday - July 11]
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Mason's 5th Birthday |
Emmalisse's 2nd Birthday - (Saturday)
Back to School Bonfire
(Saturday) |
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8/13 - 8/17
"Back to School" |
FIRST DAY
Friendship Salad: tropical fruit salad (kiwi, pineapple,
banana), macadamia nuts |
chocolate cupcakes |
buttered popcorn |
pudding pops |
"Friendly Faces"
nose, hair:
carrot strips,
eyes: cucumber circles,
mouth: ranch/yogurt dip |
|
pizza, green beans |
hot dogs w/cheese, baked beans, broccoli slaw |
Alfredo pasta, garlic bread, peaches |
grilled cheese sandwiches, applesauce,
pickle spears |
multi-grain pancakes, pineapple |
|
8/20 - 8/24
Safari Intro.
-Curriculum Preview - (Assess.) |
fruit smoothie (banana, blueberry, strawberry,
yogurt) |
cinnamon rolls |
cheesy popcorn |
fruit yogurt
|
"Flower Apples" apple slice petals, pretzel stems, peanut butter dip |
|
pizza bagels, peaches |
nuggets, potato
sticks, carrots |
spaghetti, olives,
garlic bread |
cheese quesadillas, refried
beans, cantaloupe |
French toast
sticks, orange slices |
|
8/27 - 8/31
a - "Allie Alligator"
(Assess. cont'd.)
1
am, at
|
strawberry shortcake |
vanilla cupcakes |
kettle (pop) corn |
chocolate pie |
"Fall Trees"
dip green broccoli "trees" into orange-tinted ranch/yogurt dip to change
the color for Fall, with olives |
|
pizza pitas, pineapple chunks |
corn dogs, green
beans, blueberries |
pasta salad, almonds, pears |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, applesauce, strawberries |
multi-grain waffles, apples |
| Key: |
Holiday - No
School |
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Birthdays |
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snack time |
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Curriculum theme/focus |
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Special
Activity |
* Dates are subject to change. Notification will be
given in that event.
I've organized the meals into different "food focuses" or themes for each day at
snack time and lunch time. This should greatly help me in shopping for and
preparing meals as well as give the children variety in nutrition and
consistency in knowing what to expect. I used what I know about "our"
kids' favorites in planning this year's menu. If your child has a new
favorite, let me know. This menu can always be adjusted.
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Food Focuses: |
| |
Snack |
Lunch (main dish) |
| Monday - |
fruit |
"Make it
Yourself" pizza variety |
| Tuesday - |
"Let's Get Cookin' Together"
and make a sweet tooth snack |
"fast - but
healthy - food" |
| Wednesday - |
popcorn |
breakfast-style
(usually pancake variety) |
| Thursday - |
"Soft Serves" (pudding, ice
cream/sherbet, yogurt, pie) |
cheese sandwich
varieties |
| Friday - |
Seasonal Craft Snack, using
veggies (& usually ranch dip) usually relating to a snack time seasonal
story |
pasta or rice
meals |
I try to serve at least one child-friendly item
at each meal. When I introduce a new food or serve something that isn't a
real favorite, I make sure that there is something the majority of children will
be able to fill up on. The rule of thumb for most meals: one "tried-and-true" favorite, one "I
could take it or leave it", and one "maybe-maybe not" item on the plate.
Fruit juice, Kool-Aid or water is usually served with
snacks; milk with meals. I serve
home-made foods as often as I can. All homemade breads (pizza
crust, sandwich bread, pancakes, etc.) are some variety of multi-grain
(including wheat flour, oat flour, oat bran, &/or a variety of grains) &/or
protein-fortified (using ground nuts, beans, nutritional yeast, egg whites,
etc.). I also intend to get the kids into
the kitchen helping cook even more often this year. For instance, they
will have the option to create their own pizzas (adding their toppings before
baking), help mix in ingredients for pancake, cookie and cupcake batter, slice
fruit (with child-safe "knife") like bananas and mix fruits for fruit salads or
spear them for fruit kabobs, etc. I've
always been a sneaky chef, incorporating healthy food items into childhood
favorites with little taste difference. Examples of my "sneakiness"
include shredded fresh spinach on pizza, fortifying bread products as mentioned
above, mixing plain yogurt into Ranch dip or cream cheese, mixing spinach juice
into chocolate pudding or cupcakes (YES! It's invisible to the taste buds!
ALL the kids eat it!), blending nutritional yeast into cheese spread, etc.
Then, I found the book
The Sneaky Chef by Missy Lapine with all kinds of great
ideas! It's available for "check out" to the parents of
Mommy Nature's Preschool. * I do not serve
pork. Any pork-style items are an alternate protein source, such as soy.
We really love the Morningstar products by Kellogg's as a great alternative!
September
| Week of |
Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
|
9/3 - 9/7 b - "Bubba Bear"
2 |
Labor Day |
pretzels |
buttered popcorn |
ice cream |
(Kylie's 2nd Birthday,
Saturday)
wheat crackers, celery, cheese spread |
|
nuggets, cauliflower, carrots, crackers |
biscuits w/jelly, scrambled eggs,
applesauce |
cheese nachos, bean dip, rice, green beans |
lasagna, bread sticks, cantaloupe |
|
Grandparent's Day, Sun. Sept. 9
9/10 - 9/14
c - "Catina Cat"
3 |
"My Favorite Fruit" homemade ice cream (available fruits:
strawberries, bananas, nectarines) |
Patriot's Day
Patriotic Cupcakes |
popcorn |
chocolate cream pudding |
homemade cookies |
|
pizza bagels, oranges |
pigs in blankets, mashed
potatoes, grapes |
chocolate chip pancakes,
strawberries |
grilled cheese sandwiches, tropical fruit salad |
macaroni &
cheese, green peas, cucumber salad |
|
9/17 - 9/21
d - "Deedee Deer"
4 |
fruit kebabs (grapes, strawberries, bananas) w/ yogurt
dip |
brownies |
cheesy popcorn |
yogurt |
cucumbers,
pita chips, hummus dip |
|
pizza pitas, green beans |
nuggets, dressing,
cranberry salad |
cinnamon French toast
sticks, apple slices |
cheese sticks,
spring rolls, fried rice |
ravioli, rolls,
mixed vegetables |
|
9/24 - 9/28
e - "Ellie Elephant"
5 |
Jell-O w/fruit, honey roasted peanuts |
marble cupcakes |
Johnny Appleseed Day apple
slices w/ caramel dip |
sherbet w/strawberry slices |
celery,
boiled egg circles, ranch/yogurt dip |
|
pizza quesadillas, pineapple-mango salad |
burgers, potato sticks,
fruit filled Jell-O |
mini choc. chip waffles,
kiwi |
grilled cheese sandwiches, spinach, corn on the cob |
baked ziti, lentils,
olives |
October
| Week of |
Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
|
10/
1 - 10/5
f - "Francy Fish"
6
|
blueberries, grapes, almonds |
chocolate chip cookies |
caramel popcorn |
chocolate fudge pie |
broccoli, cheese cubes, ranch/yogurt dip |
|
pizza, carrots w/ yogurt-ranch dip |
nuggets, celery, French fries |
French toast, scrambled cheesy eggs,
fruit cup |
cheese & crackers, grapes, yogurt, apple slices
w/peanut butter |
dirty rice, green beans, watermelon |
|
10/8 - 10/12 Fire Prevention Week
Letter Review - a-f
1-6 |
Columbus Day (observ.)
apple pie a la mode w/ nutty granola topping |
strawberry cupcakes |
buttered popcorn |
chocolate-banana smoothie |
ants on a
log (celery w/peanut butter and raisins), wheat crackers |
|
English muffin
pizza, corn on the cob |
hot dogs w/cheese, oranges,
cheesy potatoes |
chocolate pancakes, kiwi |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, black-eyed peas, Jell-O w/fruit |
Alfredo pasta, grapes, carrots w/ranch |
|
10/15 -
10/19 g -
"Gordo Gorilla"
7
ghosts |
fruit kabobs (nectarines, watermelons, apple chunks)
w/lime yogurt dip |
peanut butter cookies |
cinnamon kettle (pop) corn |
fruit
juice-yogurt pops, bananas |
cucumber
sandwiches (cucumber slices w/cream cheese/yogurt filling) |
|
pizza, bananas |
nuggets, carrots w/ranch,
sugar snap peas |
almond bread French toast
sticks w/powdered sugar "snow" |
cheese quesadillas, bean
dip, rice |
spaghetti, oranges, garlic rolls |
|
10/22 -
10/26 Make a Difference Day, Sat. Oct. 27
h - "Honey Horse"
8
Halloween |
watermelon slices, sunflower seeds |
caramel cupcakes |
buttered popcorn |
yogurt,
mini oatmeal cookies |
broccoli, olives, ranch/yogurt dip |
|
crescent roll
pizzas, carrots w/ranch |
broccoli cheese soup, crackers,
bananas |
waffles w/fruit topping,
apples |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, grapes, pears |
salad, chickpeas, toast |
|
10/29 - 11/2 Letter Review
g-h
1-8 |
chocolate banana pops, yogurt drinks |
cinnamon-raisin bread |
cheesy popcorn |
AEA |
|
pizza, oranges |
nuggets, green beans,
apples |
biscuits w/gravy, eggs,
pineapple |
November
| Week of |
Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
|
11/5 - 11/9
i - "Inny Inchworm"
9 |
apple slices, peanut butter/yogurt dip |
chocolate bread
w/homemade chocolate butter |
caramel popcorn |
ice cream sandwiches |
carrots, sugar snap peas, yogurt/ranch dip |
|
pizza bagels, bananas |
pigs in blankets, grapes, carrots w/ranch |
macaroni &
cheese, green beans, apples |
grilled cheese sandwiches, green beans, watermelon |
smiley face
pancakes, oranges |
|
Veterans Day, Sun. Nov. 11
11/12 -
11/16
j - "Jerry Jellyfish"
10 |
fruit fluff (pineapple, shredded apple, cherries, grapes,
yogurt, whipped cream) |
National Invite Parents to School Day
chocolate
cupcakes |
buttered popcorn |
lemon freeze |
"Mini Cornucopias" (Bugles w/chunks of vegetables -
carrots, fresh peas, attached with ranch/cream cheese) |
|
pizza, grapes |
vegetable-pasta
soup, toast, oranges |
Alfredo penne
pasta, 3 bean salad, cucumbers |
cheese nuggets,
celery, strawberries |
Hawaiian bread
French toast sticks, bananas |
|
11/19 -
11/23 Letter Review
i-j
1-10
Thanksgiving |
Jell-O w/fruit,
roasted pumpkin seeds |
toast w/jelly &
butter |
Thanksgiving Break |
|
pizza bread, corn on the cob |
nuggets,
nectarines, green
beans |
|
11/26 -
11/30 k -
"Kayo Kangaroo"
11 |
fruit & cheese kabobs (oranges, blueberries, cheese
cubes) |
pumpkin cupcakes |
cheesy popcorn |
yogurt, pineapple chunks |
red bell
pepper strips, broccoli, yogurt/ranch dip |
|
pizza, carrots w/ranch |
corn dogs apples,
oranges |
rice, lentils,
bananas |
grilled cheese sandwiches, pretzels, pickles |
cinnamon pecan
waffles, grapes |
December
| Week of |
Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
|
12/3 - 12/7 l
- "Lizzy Lizard"
12 |
dried fruit trail mix (choc. covered raisins, banana
chips, cereal, dried apricots) |
pretzels w/peanut butter dip |
buttered popcorn |
pudding pops |
Pearl Harbor Day
Parents' Night Out
5-10pm
"Christmas Present Crackers" (crackers covered in PB or
cheese spread, decorations: dried fruit, diced carrots, broccoli
"balls") |
|
pizza, nectarines |
nuggets, apples, veggie chips |
pasta salad, golden lentils, olives, crackers |
deli slices, cheese & crackers, cantaloupe |
sausage/egg/cheese biscuits |
|
12/10 -
12/14
m - "Missy Mouse"
13 |
peach cobbler w/nutty granola topping |
carrot cupcakes |
cinnamon kettle (pop) corn |
caramel-chocolate pie |
"Santa's Hat" (cream cheese/yogurt hat on plate - by me,
red: diced red bell pepper, white: mini marshmallow; wheat crackers for
dipping) |
|
pizza bagels, pears |
broccoli cheese
soup, crackers, grapes |
lasagna, corn
on the cob, applesauce |
grilled cheese sandwiches, green beans, oranges |
choc./choc.
chip pancakes, bananas |
|
12/17 -
12/21 Letter Review
k-m
1-13
Christmas |
Dip it Yourself - chocolate dipped fruit & cookies
(bananas, strawberries, dried apricots, vanilla wafers) |
angel food cake
w/strawberry topping |
Sawyer's 2nd Birthday
buttered popcorn |
ice cream sundaes (marshmallows, chocolate chips, syrup,
sprinkles, crushed cookies) |
Christmas Party
"Reindeer Sandwiches" (PB&J or cream cheese on
bread,
face: sandwiches cut into triangles, antlers: pretzel sticks,
eyes, etc.: dried fruits) |
|
pizza, apples |
nuggets, green
beans, carrots |
shells & cheese,
scrambled eggs, rolls |
cheese
quesadillas, pineapple, corn |
French toast,
nectarines |
| 12/24 - 12/28 |
Christmas Holidays |
January
| Week of |
Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
|
12/31 - 1/4 |
Christmas Holidays |
|
1/7 - 1/11
Letter Review a-m
1-13 |
apples slices w/caramel dip, honey-roasted
peanuts |
zucchini bread cupcakes |
cheesy
popcorn |
yogurt
smoothies |
|
|
pizza, oranges |
hot dogs w/cheese, pickles, bananas |
Ranch-style beans & rice,
cornbread,
grapes |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, carrots w/ranch, veggie chips |
almond waffles |
|
1/14 - 1/18
n - "Nigel Nightowl"
14 |
fruit & cheese kabobs (apples, grapes, cheese) |
caramel toffee bars |
buttered
popcorn |
sherbet
w/banana slices |
|
|
pizza bagels, nectarines |
nuggets, green beans, corn
on the cob |
manicotti, white beans,
carrots w/ranch |
nachos w/cheese, ground
meat, lettuce, olives, tomatoes, sour cream, |
wheat biscuits
w/jelly, scrambled eggs, pears |
|
1/21 - 1/25
o - "Olive Octopus"
15 |
No School |
vanilla cupcakes |
caramel
popcorn |
chocolate
pie |
|
| chik. noodle-vegetable
soup, crackers, bananas |
Alfredo pasta, oranges,
olives |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, applesauce, kidney beans |
pecan pancakes, grapes |
|
1/28 - 2/1
p - "Peewee Penguin" 16 Groundhog Day, Sat. Feb. 2 |
"Color Your Jell-O" w/fruit (oranges, pears), soy nuts |
lemon bars |
buttered
popcorn |
snowman
ice cream balls |
"Snowflakes on the Grass" (pretzel sticks stuck together w/ranch-cream
cheese on a bed of shredded broccoli stalks) |
|
pizza, black beans |
nuggets, corn on the cob,
carrots w/ranch |
spaghetti, apples, bananas |
cheese sticks, nectarines,
blueberries |
multi-grain French toast
sticks w/"snow" |
February
| Week of |
Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
|
Dental Health Month
2/4 - 2/8
q - "Queeny Quail"
17
School Counselors' Week |
|
Mardi Gras Day - Fat Tuesday
caramel cupcakes |
cinnamon sugar kettle (pop) corn |
marble pudding |
snowman sandwich (marshmallows stuck onto peanut butter
spread on vanilla wafers; dried fruit decorations) |
|
pizza, bananas |
pigs in blankets, green beans |
pasta salad, apples, carrots w/ranch |
grilled cheese sandwiches, cottage cheese,
peaches |
multi-grain waffles w/choc. syrup, oranges |
|
2/11 - 2/15
Letter Review o-q
1-17
Valentine's Day |
banana pops |
chocolate cookies w/peanut
butter chips |
buttered
popcorn |
Valentine's Day/Party
strawberry smoothies |
"Give
Away a Heart" |
|
pizza bagels, salad |
nuggets, red lentils,
applesauce |
lasagna, garlic knots,
olives |
heart-shaped cheese, crackers,
carrots w/ranch, nectarines |
pink heart biscuits
w/strawberry jelly, scrambled eggs |
|
2/18 - 2/22 r - "Robby Rabbit"
18
|
President's Day |
lemon-strawberry cupcakes |
cheesy
popcorn |
yogurt |
|
|
pizza pitas, corn on the cob |
egg
drop-vegetable soup, rice, crackers |
rotini & cheese,
edamame (soybeans), oranges |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, apples, grapes |
smiley face multi-grain
pancakes, bananas |
|
2/25 - 2/29
s - "Sammy Snake"
19 |
|
choc.-choc. chip cookies |
buttered
popcorn |
sherbet,
nectarines |
|
|
pizza, carrots w/ranch |
nuggets, nectarines,
bananas |
yellow fried rice w/eggs & black beans,
applesauce |
cheese quesadillas, veggie
chips, sopapillas w/honey |
walnut French toast sticks |
March
| Week of |
Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
|
Nutrition Month
3/3 - 3/7
t - "Timothy Tiger"
20 |
Read Across America Day - Dr. Seuss'
Birthday |
banana bread cupcakes |
Zachary's 5th Birthday
caramel popcorn |
pudding pops |
|
|
pizza, oranges |
corn dogs, green beans, carrots w/ranch |
mini manicotti, breadsticks, grapes |
grilled cheese sandwiches, sweet potato
fries, pickles |
cinnamon waffles w/honey, apples |
|
3/10 - 3/14 u - "Umber Umbrella
Bird"
21 |
|
cinnamon rolls |
buttered
popcorn |
chocolate
pie |
|
|
pizza bagels, nectarines |
nuggets, applesauce, veggie
chips |
Alfredo pasta, carrots
w/ranch, garlic bread |
cheese nachos, black beans,
bananas |
green shamrock *bacon, egg,
cheese, biscuits |
|
Poison Prevention Week
3/17 - 3/21
Letter Review s-u
1-21
Spring/Easter
Easter, Sun. March 23 |
St. Patrick's Day |
apple muffins |
cheesy
popcorn |
ice cream
sandwiches |
Katie's 4th Birthday -
(tomorrow) |
|
pizza pitas, green beans |
broccoli cheese soup,
toast, carrots w/ranch, bananas |
spaghetti squash spaghetti,
rolls, olives |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, oranges, corn on the cob |
chocolate
chip pancakes, grapes |
| 3/24 - 3/28 |
Spring Break |
April
| Week of |
Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
|
3/31 - 4/4
v - "Vincent Vampire Bat"
22 |
bananas |
April Fool's Day
macadamia nut cookies |
buttered popcorn |
yogurt |
|
|
pizza, apples |
nuggets, carrots w/ranch, veggie chips |
pasta salad, red lentils, breadsticks |
cheese nuggets, spring rolls, chow mein noodles |
cinnamon-pecan French toast sticks, nectarines |
|
4/7 - 4/11
w - "Willie Weasel"
23 |
|
blueberry muffins |
cinnamon
sugar kettle (pop) corn |
fruit
juice pops, watermelon |
|
|
pizza bagels, grapes |
hot dogs, corn on the cob,
oranges |
Spanish rice, green beans,
bananas |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, yogurt, carrots w/ranch |
caramel-bran waffles,
applesauce |
|
4/14 - 4/18
x - "Xavier Fox"
24 |
|
oatmeal raisin cookies |
buttered
popcorn |
Boston
Cream Pie |
"begetable
butterflies" (body: baby carrots, wings: pretzel twists,
"glue": cheese spread, raisin dots) |
|
pizza pitas, carrots w/ranch |
nuggets, apples, ice cream |
macaroni & cheese,
nectarines, green peas |
deli slices, cheese & crackers,
chickpeas |
wheat biscuits w/jelly,
scrambled cheesy eggs, bananas |
|
4/21 - 4/25
y - "Yancy Yak"
25 |
School Librarian Day |
Earth Day
chocolate chip cupcakes |
cheesy
popcorn |
ice cream |
|
|
pizza, salad |
vegetable-rice soup,
crackers,
grapes, bananas |
ravioli, applesauce,
olives, carrots w/ranch |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, green beans, oranges |
smiley-face almond pancakes,
peaches |
May/June
| Week of |
Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
|
4/28 - 5/2
z - "Zeke Zebra"
26 |
|
brownies |
caramel popcorn |
yogurt smoothies |
|
|
pizza, bananas |
nuggets, edamame (soybeans), nectarines |
Alfredo pasta, carrots w/ranch, garlic knots |
cheese quesadillas, apples, cranberry salad |
Hawaiian French toast sticks, sweet potato fries |
|
5/5 - 5/9
Curriculum Review
a-z
1-26 &
27-31 |
|
National Teacher Day
vanilla cupcakes |
buttered
popcorn |
Jenna Belle's 5th Birthday
ice cream sundaes |
|
|
pizza bagels, applesauce |
pigs in blankets, baked
beans, bananas |
wild rice mix, pine nuts,
raisins |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, carrots w/ranch, strawberries |
multi-grain waffles,
oranges |
|
Mother's Day, Sun. May 11
Letter Review
Word Play
1-31 5/12 - 5/16 |
|
cinnamon rolls |
cheesy
popcorn |
chocolate
pie |
|
|
pizza pitas, carrots w/ranch |
nuggets, veggie chips,
potato salad |
pasta salad, green beans,
corn on the cob |
cheese nachos, apples,
bananas |
flax seed biscuits
w/egg/cheese, nectarines |
|
5/19 - 5/23 Word Play
& Assessments |
|
marble cupcakes |
cinnamon
sugar kettle (pop) corn |
fruit
juice pops, strawberries |
|
|
pizza, oranges |
burgers, potato sticks,
kiwi |
lasagna, applesauce,
bananas |
grilled
cheese sandwiches, English peas, grapes |
butterscotch chip pancakes,
blueberries |
|
5/26 - 5/30
Getting Ready for
Kindergarten |
Memorial Day |
angel food cupcakes
w/strawberry topping |
buttered
popcorn |
Field
Trip to the ice cream shop! |
Preschool Graduation Night
(Jenna Belle, Joshua, Mason)
"dirt
dessert" (chocolate pudding, crushed chocolate cookies, gummy worms) |
| nuggets, nectarines,
bananas |
shells & cheese, kidney
beans, grapes |
cheese sticks, apples,
olives, crackers |
pecan French toast sticks
w/"snow", oranges |
|
6/2 - 6/6
Summer-time! |
Last Day - Vilonia!
~Party~
pizza, chips, sliced fruit, yogurt dip, cupcakes |
|
|
Last Day of Mommy Nature's
Preschool! |
Parents' Night Out
5-10pm |
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