Saturday, September 20, 2008

The LOGO!

Katie's Faves

While attending the Kids Expo in Orlando this past summer I met Katie's mom Jen. I soon discovered that she was not only Katie's mom but a mom entrepreneur as well. She owns a really cool online kids retail business called Katie's Faves! After talking with her for a while that day, countless emails and phone calls later we have decided to partnered to provide Amaya Papaya customers with Katie's Faves.

Jen ......AND KATIE have traveled the US and scoured the Internet to search for earth friendly, USA made, parent created products thus providing you and I a great collection of items that kids want to have and parents want to buy!

Amaya Papaya will carry and/or have samples of items featured on the Katie's Faves website for you to purchase or custom order!

Until we are open please log onto Katie's Faves to see what the buzz is all about. While your their send, Jen a message to let her know that you heard about Katie's Faves on our blog or better yet purchase a FAVE!

www.katiesfaves.com

Monday, September 1, 2008

Learn

Amaya Papaya will offer eclectic classes and activities for children and parents to learn, grow and create community. These classes will be taught by qualified instructors and will offer families unique experiences to stimulate creativity, awareness and fun. Classes include, but are not limited to:
Play dough
Intro to sports
Parent and me yoga
Music exploration
Arts and crafts
Miniature cooking
Conscious Parenting
Conscious Grand-Parenting
Pre - Birth classes

If you are interest in teaching a class at Amaya Papaya please contact me.

If you have class idea please contact me.

Mission and Promise

Mission:
To provide children ages 0-5, and their parents a unique experience that will foster a sense of community, inspire family togetherness, social interaction, cognitive development and creativity.

Our promise:
Nurture the spirit of a healthy family
Create an imaginative play environment
Serve wholesome snacks, sell imaginative toys and have memorable celebrations
Be committed to children's social and cognitive development
Embrace change and be committed to growth
Only hire people who love children
Work with local vendors and organizations wherever possible
Be inclusive and welcoming to all families
Be earth friendly

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The Play Lounge

The “Play Lounge” will be the focus of the facility. Parents and their children will be welcomed into a shoe free environment that will allow children to learn, explore and have fun as they crawl, walk and run their way through our facility. Each play area will feature age appropriate toys that are safe and checked periodically to ensure no child safety recalls.

Themed play areas:

Market and Café- grocery store stocked with play food and shopping carts, toddler sized kitchen stocked with food, a table and house keeping items

Theatre-stage, dress up costumes, microphones and puppet theatre

Builders’ Square -large blocks

Library- Giant chalk Board, books, puzzles

Playground- wooden indoor play structure that includes a rock climbing wall, slide and ball pit

Discover zone- Running water table and sand box

Baby/Toddler Zone- Soft contained play structures and other age appropriate toys

Arts Studio- Tables and chairs, Daily craft projects, crayons, paper, ect