Whatcha Think?

Hey Everyone! 

How are ya liking the new designs? Theres some changes here and i wanted to let you all in. I have created a pinterest board for the group. There is also a recipes & crafts page (coming soon) The links are up in the banner as well as linked below it. 

Sorry I didnt set up playgroups this week it completely slipped my mind. Weve been sick in my house and ive pretty much just sat here on the couch like a zombie. I will set them up for next week, promise! 

For people new to this page who are not in the CSM group, there is a link at the top for you to join the group if you would like to. Were a lot of fun! Have a goodnight everyone

St Pattys Day Potluck!

A huge thanks to Laura Lee Libert for hosting the potluck today!! If it wasnt for her this potluck would have been cancelled due to the weather.
Here are some pictures, everyone had a blast!

Thanks to Laura Lee Libert , Tomarra Carey & Melle Jackson for these wonderful photos.

Looking forward to the Easter Potluck & Egg Hunt for the kids!! 

Easter Potluck & Egg Hunt Help

We are one month away from the easter potluck and egg hunt! I still havent received any feedback from you all in regards to helping out with the plastic eggs and goodies for the inside of them. In order for each child to be able to participate in the egg hunt i will need your help!! I have a pay pal account for those of you who would like to make a donation OR you could pick up some plastic eggs and/or goodies to go inside! I will be getting some as well. I usually dont ask for the groups help with these events because its usually just the potluck but i thought it would be so fun to have the egg hunt as well! 

Contact me for more information, Thanks

Brittany

Playgroups & Stuff

Today we had our first playgroup at the Mountain Grounds Coffee House and loved it!! Its so comfy, great coffee and its so so kid friendly! The owners are very nice , we will totally be going back...every week!! 

The plan is to have 3-4 playgroups for people. One during the week at The coffee house One during the week at Giggling Grounds Play Cafe and at least one on the weekend at the coffee house. 

Starting in April , Giggling grounds will be charging $5 for the first kid and then $3 for each sibling. We've worked out a group rate, If we show up with 4 or more moms, it will be $4 for the first kid and then $2 for each sibling. It will still be free through the end of March though.

Make sure to "Like" their pages on Facebook!

Giggling Grounds

Mountain Grounds Coffee House

Also....

The St Pattys Day potluck is most likely going to be held at Memorial Park, More details to come soon.

Still looking for plastic eggs and goodies or small donations to help cover the cost of the eggs and candy for the kids egg hunt at the Easter Potluck & Egg Hunt. Contact me for more information.

If your new to the group please introduce yourself! We like to get to know all of our members :)

Brittany 

Giggling Grounds Play Cafe

I am sure many of you remember Giggling Grounds. When it was first opened it was a baby and children's consignment store. It was also a location where weekly playgroups took place once weekly as well as other activities. Colorado springs moms group had many gatherings at this little store and we loved it! 

This year the owners decided that they wanted to transform the store into a play cafe. A place where moms ( and dads) could bring their kids to play while they socialize with other parents and enjoy a nice cup of coffee! As a mom who runs a local moms group, i have to say this is brilliant! There aren't many places like this in the area that is directed at children in the way that giggling grounds is! Along with open play times, they also offer weekly enrichment classes.This is a great addition to our community and I am grateful for such a wonderful place. 

 For more information please "like" Giggling Grounds on Facebook , Visit their website or you can contact them at gigglinggrounds@gmail.com

Events & Reminders

Invites

I just updated the events and "invited" all the new members to everything we have planned. Please remember to always check your events section on facebook to make sure you see what we have! It also helps very much if you could select, going, not going or maybe. This is how we plan how much of things we need , like t potlucks.

Easter Potluck & Egg Hunt

We need your help! In order to make this easter egg hunt happen along with the potluck, we need eggs for the kids to find! Those plastic ones , and goodies to put inside!! If you do not have the time to shop for these or put them together, small donations would be amazing! If you are unable to help out with this , please do not feel like you and your family cannot attend, this is not the case at all! For more information please contact me!

Your Ideas

Please feel free to let us know if you have ideas for the group or if you would like to host something and we will set it up and invite the group for you! We love it when our members are active. 

Thanks everyone, Brittany

Sales & The rules of the group

We understand that there are many mom's out there that are using their best attempts to remain stay at home moms and still be able to help out financially! I would say that probably half of us do. 

When i created the CSM group a year ago one of my main things was , hey , look a group without a thousand sales people and spammers. That was the first rule that i set, i wanted this group to be different than all the others ones that i had attempted to join that were full of home business ads and every possible make up, candle and weight loss product available today. No sales, advertising, or spamming of any of these things. From personal experiences , it has caused me to leave previous groups because honestly i got tired of seeing it. Every comment that was made, someone had to come back with some sort of direct or indirect sales pitch. Or there are the people who are constantly setting up "moms pampering parties" and inviting the whole group into a secret sales pitch. We dont mean to come off rude or disrespectful. We have tried several times to enforce these rules and it seems that people either one, completely break these rules without caring or two, attempt to sell things in a indirect manner. 

If you want to advertise these things on your personal page please do. You can add each person in the group individually to your friends list if you wish, but please do not use the CSM group to advertise and sell things. Again, we mean no disrespect. It clogs up the group news feed, irritates other members etc. From now on, anyone violating these rules will be removed from the group without notice. Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation on this matter! Have a wonderful day.

Brittany