Every 4th Saturday night from 6-8pm, enjoy Saturday Night Thrive. Come in for a FUN evening plus connect as a family over the value of the month and go home with an At-Home Family Values Tool, too! Gifts and prizes each night, too!

We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes. PLUS, Minute-to-Win-it Games are back by popular demand!) as a fun community connection activity! Connect with your family over the value of the month and we’ll send you home with a tool to elevate that value at home, too! This month's value is THRIVING FAMILIES ESCAPE THE CHAOS TOGETHER! (Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café.) (EVERY second Saturday!)

Family Art FUN. BUTTERFLY4Art presents Family Art Fun led by On-Site Professional Art Therapist, Anne Wallace. Take home a finished art piece - a family shield - as youhave FUN focusing on your family values! Space is limited and Pre-reservation required by 7/15. Cost is $25 per family. Click HERE to reserve your spot!

Single Parents, join us for a fun dinner out at our next SSU event! Come to This Side Up, drop off the kids for FREE Childcare, and we'll all have dinner at Angela's at the Crosswalk in old downtown Plano. They have created a delicious, low cost menu for us. Dinner and gratuity is only $12!You'll need to pre-pay, and space is limited. Click HERE to RSVP and pay fordinner.

WE'VE GOT SPIRIT YES WE DO, WE'VE GOT SPIRIT HOW 'BOUT YOU???!!! Come out for dinner and show us your support of our family strengthening Center and get QUACK-y if you like! 20% of food sales go to TSUFC and you can buy ducks to support our mission and race for a chance to WIN $1000. NE Corner of Independence and Legacy. (Duck Race is on 7/27, you do not have to be present to WIN!)

Purchase a duck for $5 and you could WIN a a $1000 Mastercard®/Visa® gift card. Or an iPad Mini!  CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR DUCKS NOW! The Duck Race is Saturday July 27, 2013, 6:30-9pm Tom Muehlenbeck Aquatic Center, 5801 W. Parker Rd. Plano, Texas 75093 Come cheer on your ducks and enjoy a FREE Family Splash Fest with prizes, food, swimming, games and more! Bring your own picnic dinner or enjoy snowcones, popcorn or snacks, drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy more FUN activities for the kids! DUCK RACE AT 8pm! We’ll launch them into the pool and the one who crosses the finish line first WINS a $1000 MasterCard®/Visa® gift card! Second place duck WINS an Apple i-Pad mini! Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE too! $1000 gift card courtesy of the Brown family. iPad mini courtesy of Revolution Chiropractic. All proceeds go to This Side Up! Family Center’s mission of moving families from Surviving to Thriving!

Celebrate a GREAT Summer of 2013 with us! We'll pump your family up for a GREAT school year ahead! Newton's Lab will be here with a FUN Science Show that's bound to knock your socks off! Back to School, Science is COOL! Bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from our $1 cafe!

Fall into Fitness with Aqua~Fit Swim & Fitness Family Wellness Center and This Side Up! Family FUN Center! Come learn about family fitness programs to keep you healthy during the Fall and Winter months! Your kids can jump on the world's safest trampoline and everyone will leave with a smile on their face! FUN Activities for the whole family, Prizes and more! (Cost is free, but we encourage you to bring a few WISH LIST ITEMS (full list HERE) or a small donation to help support This Side Up Family Center’s family strengthening programs/activities!)

FREE Family Connection Night with Shel Higgins, Juggler/Performer! We'll have BINGO FUN plus a return performance by Shel Higgins, Juggler and Performer Extraordinaire! We know your FAMILY IS JUGGLING A LOT THESE DAYS and we want to bring you this neat night of family connection to make the juggling FUN! (As always, bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 cafe)

KIDS SHINING FOR KIDS (benefiting marrissashouse.org) Art. Service. Talent... for your family from youth in our community! Come enjoy art, singing, dance and more creations from youth in our community and help them make a difference in the lives of Marissa’s House orphanage in Uganda! PLUS... Participate as a family in creating a Heart Pillow (a project of Mission Possible Kids) to be sent directly to the kids at Marrissa’s House to show them love! *Optional $1 Raffle Tickets will be sold at the door that can be used to “buy” items. All money collected will go towards bringing a much-needed fresh water well to Marissa’s House (an orphanage in Uganda). Email info@thissideupfamily.org for more info on becoming a Youth Talent Showcase Participant. Have a great evening of terrific FREE family FUN over good ol’ fashioned bingo and support Marissa’s House, too! Everyone goes home with a prize! As usual, bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/soda/water from our $1 café.

EACH FAMILY WILL BUILD THEIR OWN GINGERBREAD HOUSE AND TAKE IT HOME! You’ll fill your gingerbread house with written ideas of how to show each other love this Christmas instead of getting caught up in “looks” and “things”. PLUS, we'll play some BINGO and everyone leaves with a prize! Bring your own dinner or enjoy snacks/drinks from the $1 café.

Celebrate the holidays with the 1971 movie musical classic! Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder.  (Rated G). Bring your own dinner or enjoy snacks/drinks from the $1 café.

We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.  PLUS, a fun family connect activity - the Plano Symphony Orchestra's Instrument Petting Zoo will be here for the kids to enjoy their own hands-on experience!  Youth Musicians will treat us to a mini-performance... and the first 20 families to arrive (doors open at 5:45pm) will receive 2 free tickets to the kickoff concert (Sunday, 1/26) - www.planosymphony.org. You don't want to miss our first Family Connection Night of the year! FREE! Connect with your family over the value of the month and we’ll send you home with a tool to elevate that value at home, too!  Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café.

Enjoy Saturday Night THRIVE with Locked Out Comedy Troupe - a night with the funniest, family-friendly improv comedy troupe around. Plus, connect as a family over the value of the month and go home with an At-Home Family Values Tool!  A chance to win gifts and prizes, too!  Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café.

Robots-4-U was such a hit last year that we've invited them again and they have excitedly agreed to BRING THE ROBOTS and join us for a FREE FAMILY CONNECTION NIGHT with robots to play with, a robot craft and a ROBOT SHOW! And, of course, we'll play good ol' fashioned bingo and have fun prizes for all! (As usual, bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 cafe.)  

Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! Single Parent Group meets the 3rd Saturday of the month from 7pm – 8:30pm. Join Diane Windsor as she facilitates this support group. We will tackle practical, every-day issues such as …Personal Finances, Feeding your family healthy, Low cost, easy meals, Answers to some legal questions, Co-Parenting, Teaching your kids how to have healthy relationships, and much more! FREE childcare (Every 3rd Saturday!) Click HERE to register childcare NOW for the February Single Side UP! Single Parent Group night!

MMM…. A Free Family Connection Night that’s MMM good! Minute to Win it Games, Marshmallow Family Challenge and a MARVELOUS Martial Arts Demo by AMA Black Belt Academy and….More!  Including a M&M guess how many contest and you could WIN the loot inside! Come on out for a night of good ol'fashioned community FUN! (Bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 cafe.) Every 4th Saturday night from 6-8pm, enjoy Saturday Night THRIVE Come in for a FUN evening plus connect as a family over the value of the month and go home with an At-Home Family Values Tool, too!  Gifts and prizes each night, too!  

We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.  PLUS, Open Mic JOKE TIME! No Joke! This month's Family Value is: THRIVING FAMILIES LAUGH so... Come ready to tell a family-friendly joke from the stage and/or participate in an improv joke time together! Connect with your family over the value of the month and we’ll send you home with a tool to elevate that value at home, too! Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café. (EVERY second Saturday!)

Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! Single Parent Group meets the 3rd Saturday of the month from 7pm – 8:30pm. Join Diane Windsor as she facilitates this support group. We will tackle practical, every-day issues such as …Personal Finances, Feeding your family healthy, Low cost, easy meals, Answers to some legal questions, Co-Parenting, Teaching your kids how to have healthy relationships, and much more! FREE childcare (Every 3rd Saturday!) Update 3/14/2014 - Our registration site is down and will not be back up.  To register for March Single Side UP! Single Parent Group night childcare, please call the center at 972-633-8783.  We will take down your information and you can pay at the door Saturday night.  We apologize for any inconvenience.  

 Newton's Lab Science Show - FREE Family Connection Night Back by popular demand.... FUN night of Science Fun!  Bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 cafe.  Come on out for a night of good ol'fashioned community FUN! Every 4th Saturday night from 6-8pm, enjoy Saturday Night THRIVE Come in for a FUN evening plus connect as a family over the value of the month.  Go home with an At-Home Family Values Tool, too!  

BINGO NIGHT PLUS DJ-B-DUB is in the House for a mini-dance party/lesson! We’ll play good ol’fashioned bingo PLUS take a few groove breaks throughout the evening to learn some of the popular group dances that our kids are groovin’ to. Get your groove on and connect with your kids in a fun time of bingo and dance fun! Connect with your family over the value of the month and we’ll send you home with a tool to elevate that value at home, too! Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café. (EVERY second Saturday!)

Single Side UP! Single Parent Group Meeting for April has been cancelled.  We hope you will join us for next month's meeting.     Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! Single Parent Group meets the 3rd Saturday of the month from 7pm – 8:30pm. Join Diane Windsor as she facilitates this support group. We will tackle practical, every-day issues such as …Personal Finances, Feeding your family healthy, Low cost, easy meals, Answers to some legal questions, Co-Parenting, Teaching your kids how to have healthy relationships, and much more! Low cost childcare (kids ages 0-13yrs) is offered for our Single Side UP! members attending this month's SSU meeting during this time!!! Space is limited in our 0-3 yr old area, so sign up early to ensure your spot.  (Payment is non-refundable) REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!  

 Family Movie Night - FREE Family Connection Night The Muppets (2011) - 103 min - Comedy | Family | Musical With the help of their fans, The Muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon. Starring Amy Adams, Jason Segel, and Chris Cooper. Enjoy FREE movie popcorn. And/or bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 café.  

Bingo/Game Night PLUS "My Mom Takes the Cake!" We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.  PLUS our usual 2nd Saturday Bingo Game Night PLUS has a super fun plus added to honor and celebrate the mom in your family! Scribble Cakes - DFW Cake Decorating Parties will join us and kids will create a cake gift for their mom/family! Connect with your family over the value of the month and we’ll send you home with a tool to elevate that value at home, too! Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café. (EVERY second Saturday!)

First Time Home Buyers Seminar - Private Rental This is not a This Side UP! Family Center program; we are happy to provide the venue for this wonderful seminar! For more information and details on this seminar, contact Tamela Hartsfield at Tamela.Hartsfield@capitalone.com      

Student-Age Parent Program Graduation - Private Rental This is not a This Side UP! Family Center program; we are happy to provide the venue for this wonderful organization! For more information go to the http://k12.pisd.edu/school-age-parent-program for more details

Kids RoboTech Club will provide a FUN FREE NIGHT of Robotics, Science and Virtual Reality for families!

Kids RoboTech Club is a locally owned company that offers Robotics, Video Game Design, Minecraft, Science, and Art Summer Camps for kids ages 5 - 14 at THIS SIDE UP! Family Center this Summer. As always ... Come on out for a night of good ole 'fashioned community FUN! Bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 Cafe.  Go home with a tool to elevate our monthly value, Thriving Families make mealtime a priority!! (For more information on summer camps, and a special $139 price, visit www.kidsrobotechclub.com and use the code KRCSU14TSU139.  Feel free to share this code with friends, every person who registers with that code earns a donation for This Side Up!)

Vendor Fair fundraiser hosted by Josiefine Loeuk to support Peggy Pattison in her battle with cancer. This is not a This Side UP! Family Center program; we are happy to provide the venue for this wonderful event! For more information go to the https://www.facebook.com/events/595915743824940/ for more details

Vendor Fair fundraiser hosted by Josiefine Loeuk to support Peggy Pattison in her battle with cancer. This is not a This Side UP! Family Center program; we are happy to provide the venue for this wonderful event! For more information go to the https://www.facebook.com/events/1474996289378833/ for more details

FREE FAMILY CONNECTION NIGHT - BINGO NIGHT PLUS!!! Join us for our Monthly Bingo Night, PLUS a FUN focus on the RAD Dad in your family this Father's Day weekend! We'll play good ole fashioned Bingo, PLUS play some good ole fashioned card games the whole family will love!  Join us to honor the dads, grandpas, and men who make ... your family special! FOCUS:  It's in the Cards, "Dad, You're RAD!" Night! Kids will make a Dad, You're Rad gift and dads will go home with a special gift! It’s all in the cards…. Dad is Rad and let’s have a FUN, family connection night celebrating that RAD DAD! 

Kids RoboTech Club Summer Technology Camp This is not a This Side UP! Family Center program; we are happy to have this awesome organization here all week.   For more information contact Nathan McAfee at info@kidsrobotechclub.com or go to the Kids Robotech Club website for more details

Kids RoboTech Club Summer Technology Camp This is not a This Side UP! Family Center program; we are happy to have this awesome organization here all week.   For more information contact Nathan McAfee at info@kidsrobotechclub.com or go to the Kids Robotech Club website for more details

Every Odd Tuesday from 10am-2pm, make TSUFC your home away from home! BYO kids, friends, crafts and enjoy a FREE place to get out of the house and have some SUMMER FUN! • Big room with ping pong, air hockey, board games coloring station, large... tables to sit/eat/craft/visit • FUN Toddler/Preschool Childcare room • Outdoor Connection Area with picnic tables, volleyball net and more fun games Bring your own lunch or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 Cafe. Every Odd Tuesday over the Summer Months - 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, 8/5, 8/19!

Kids RoboTech Club Summer Technology Camp This is not a This Side UP! Family Center program; we are happy to have this awesome organization here all week.   For more information contact Nathan McAfee at info@kidsrobotechclub.com or go to the Kids Robotech Club website for more details

Kids RoboTech Club Summer Technology Camp This is not a This Side UP! Family Center program; we are happy to have this awesome organization here all week.   For more information contact Nathan McAfee at info@kidsrobotechclub.com or go to the Kids Robotech Club website for more details

Kids RoboTech Club Summer Technology Camp This is not a This Side UP! Family Center program; we are happy to have this awesome organization here all week.   For more information contact Nathan McAfee at info@kidsrobotechclub.com or go to the Kids Robotech Club website for more details

Join us for an Open House style FREE Family Connection Night! Simply stop by for a tour or participate in FAMILY FIELD DAY games/activities that’ll keep the whole family laughing! Create a Family Strengthening Tool on-site that’ll go home with you! Plus, purchase ducks and/or win Duck Bucks to be used for our upcoming Duck Race! Snowcones, Popcorn, Sodas and Snacks available at the $1 café or bring your own picnic dinner for inside or outside on the lawn area!  

Every Odd Tuesday from 10am-2pm, make TSUFC your home away from home! BYO kids, friends, crafts and enjoy a FREE place to get out of the house and have some SUMMER FUN! • Big room with ping pong, air hockey, board games coloring station, large... tables to sit/eat/craft/visit • FUN Toddler/Preschool Childcare room • Outdoor Connection Area with picnic tables, volleyball net and more fun games Bring your own lunch or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 Cafe. Every Odd Tuesday over the Summer Months - 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, 8/5, 8/19!