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!)

TOPIC: Dealing with Sibling Rivalry this Summer

Motivation, Opportunities, Munchies and more! BYO Lunch (and actually dads are welcome, too!). Class Fee: $5. Pre-registered Childcare Available for $5/chlld. (Payment is non-refundable)

Thursday May 29, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CDT

Click HERE to register for the May M.O.M. Talk! 

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! 

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!

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!

FREE Family FUN Games by This Side UP! Family Center at Addison’s Kaboom Town, Thursday, 7/3/14!

Parents and kids will have a blast with Hula Hoops, Ring Toss, Prize Wheel, Basketball Shoot-out, Tattoos and more!

All TSUFC activities are FREE!  Awesome Fireworks Show!  Celebrate the 4th on the 3rd, come see us out there!

Kaboom Town is 5pm to Midnight. Our game booth will be set up from 6-8:30pm.

Click HERE to find out more about Kaboom Town.

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 12, 2014, 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! (Need not be present to win)

All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family Center’s mission  of moving families from Surviving to Thriving!

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!

Bingo Night PLUS is moved to the 4th Saturday instead of 2nd Sat this month due to the Duck Race (on 7/12)!

Join us for a night of old fashioned bingo FUN plus other games the whole family will enjoy! (Bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 cafe!)

We’ll Play Beach Ball Minute-To-Win-It Games AND you’ll Go home with a BEACH BALL FAMILY CONNECTION TOOL!

FAMILIES ARE HAVING A BALL AT TSUFC THIS SUMMER!!!

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!

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!

Join us for a night of old fashioned bingo FUN plus other games the whole family will enjoy!  …plus PICTIONARY POWER PLAY where we divide the room into two Community Teams. Draw, guess and laugh TOGETHER in a good-natured “competition” to be PICTIONARY COMMUNITY TEAM CHAMPS!

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!)

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!

Tunes and Spoons 4 Back To School

DJ B Dub is BACK to lead us through a FUN night of Group Dances and Open Mic Karaoke! Plus, we’ll have Spoons Card Game playing tables and an Ice Cream Sundae Bar!

Celebrate the end of an awesome Summer and get ready for an even more awesome School Year ahead! (Go home with tools to make the Back to School transition go more smoothly in your home!)

Bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 cafe.

TOPIC: What are our Children Doing in the Digital Age?

Motivation, Opportunities for parenting tools, Munchies and more! BYO Lunch (and actually dads and grandparents are welcome, too!). Class Fee: $5.

Thursday Sept 9, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CDT

Topics:

• Sept 9 – What are our Children Doing in the Digital Age?
• Oct 14 – The Birds, The Bees, The Talk
• Nov 11 – Having the Other Talk – Drugs

Join us as Cynthia Garrison, Board Member and Lead Parent Educator, leads us through these great topics and leave with practical tools for tackling them in your home!

Second Tuesday of each month. 9/9, 10/14, and 11/11

(Childcare Not Available)

Are you ready for some Football??!!

In the spirit of football season having kicked into high gear, we are excited to let you know that Sci-Tech Discovery Center will be here to introduce their new Football Exhibit.

So, Join us for a night of old fashioned bingo FUN and find out how fun it is to combine football and science…!! We’ll get a glimpse into… different aspect of the game, from the physics of tackling to the balance needed for cheerleading with a mixture of artifacts, text, videos and hands-on activities.

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!)

This Side UP! Family Center is honored to have been selected as a local non-profit who will provide volunteers (and receive funding for doing so) to fuel this amazing community event!

Volunteers will sell tickets / wristbands for the activities in the Kids’ Fun Zone. Each volunteer will receive a 3 day admission pass for the Festival, a volunteer parking pass for the day they volunteer, and our appreciation for their time and energy!! 

We have two volunteer shifts to choose from.  Click Here to volunteer!  You can use your pass to enjoy the Balloon Festival all weekend long!

Join us for a fantastic evening of theater style fun as we are treated to an outstanding performance from the touring Acapella Group of Genesis Children’s Theatre of Plano.  Kids and adults will enjoy this fun night AND we will do drawings for free tickets to their Fall performances.

As usual, bring your own dinner or purchase drinks/snacks from the $1 Café.  PLUS, we will send you home with an At-Home Family Value Tool!

Join us for a night of old fashioned bingo FUN plus Robots-4-U will be here again with their great Robots Show and Hands-on Robot Experience!

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!)

TOPIC: The Birds, The Bees, The Talk

Motivation, Opportunities for parenting tools, Munchies and more! BYO Lunch (and actually dads and grandparents are welcome, too!). Class Fee: $5.

On the Road at Infinite Bounds in Plano!  Thursday Oct 14, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CDT

Topics:

• Sept 9 – What are our Children Doing in the Digital Age?
• Oct 14 – The Birds, The Bees, The Talk
• Nov 11 – Having the Other Talk – Drugs

Join us as Cynthia Garrison, Board Member and Lead Parent Educator, leads us through these great topics and leave with practical tools for tackling them in your home!

Second Tuesday of each month. 9/9, 10/14, and 11/11 (Childcare Not Available)

We’re taking M.O.M. Talk on the road!  Join us at a great community location, Infinite Bounds Gymnastics Training Center.

WHERE: This Side Up! Family Center’s Booth and Stage area at the Downtown Plano FEASTIVAL (Race held on 15th Street, west of Avenue K and train tracks, near Interurban Railway/Haggard Park)

WHEN: Enjoy the FEASTIVAL on 10/25/2014, from 10am-8pm. (Food, Music, Fun and more!)

Bring your PUMPKIN RACECAR to Pumpkin Race area starting at 12 noon.  Non-race Category judging at 3:45pm.  GREAT Pumpkin Race at 4:15pm.  Awards and PRIZE presentation immediately following race at the Stage Area.

REGISTRATION: $7 Entry Fee (per Pumpkin Racecar) for individuals, families or organizations/groups. Pre-registration highly suggested! Register online NOW through 10/24 or at the event!  Click  HERE to register!

PRIZES: THE First 25 Pumpkin Racers to Register will receive a great EARLY BIRD PRIZE! (to be picked up on Race Day!) At the race, there will be prizes for: First Place Racer Prize, Second Place Racer Prize, Most Creative. Most Boo-tiful/Best Dressed. Best Team Spirit.

RULES: (Simple Rules: Real, Decorated, Attached to Wheels! Have FUN!)

#1. Craft your Pumpkin RaceCar using a single, REAL pumpkin.

#2. Decorate your Pumpkin RaceCar. Be Creative! Keep it Family Friendly!

#3. Attach wheels to your Pumpkin RaceCar.

#4. Powered only by Gravity. No explosives, pyrotechnics or electronics of any kind should be used.

#5. Release, don’t Push. No pushing or “helping” your Pumpkin Racer on the starting line. Just release it and let it Roll!

#6. Have FUN as a family, team or group!

 QUESTIONS?: Call 972.633.8783 or email info@thissideupfamily.org

Join us for a night of old fashioned bingo FUN plus Ping Pong A-B-C (Ping Pong ART, BOWLING, CUPS)!

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!)

TOPIC: Having the Other Talk – Drugs

Motivation, Opportunities for parenting tools, Munchies and more! BYO Lunch (and actually dads and grandparents are welcome, too!). Class Fee: $5.

Tuesday Nov 11, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CDT

As a parent, it may be tempting to deny the realities of drug danger and say “Not my child!” But, there is no denying children are strongly influenced by their environment, and drugs and alcohol are definitely a part of the environment in which our children are growing. Join us as we discuss ways to talk with your child about the immediate and permanent dangers of drug and alcohol use.

Join us as Cynthia Garrison, Board Member and Lead Parent Educator, leads us through these great topics and leave with practical tools for tackling them in your home!

Monthly Topics:

• Sept 9 – What are our Children Doing in the Digital Age?
• Oct 14 – The Birds, The Bees, The Talk
• Nov 11 – Having the Other Talk – Drugs

(Childcare Not Available)

You want the freshest comedy available? Made to order? The Understudies will serve up heaping portions of laughter – improv style!

If you’re hungry for some family-friendly fun see you at COMEDY NIGHT! (The Understudies is a hilarious Improv group trained and sponsored by HimProv.) Kids and adults will enjoy this fun night of laughter and fun together!( (Bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 cafe.)

Every 4th Saturday night from 6-8pm 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!  Gifts and prizes each night, too!

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!

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!)

Our 4th Saturday Free Family Connection Night is taking a break in December.

We hope you will join us for one of our other December Family Connection Night Opportunities:

• 12/13 – Free Family Connection Night.  Bingo PLUS Gingerbread House making
• 12/31 – 4th Annual “Turn Back Time the Ball Drops at 9!” New Years Eve Family Celebration

Please check the Calendar for more details – we hope to see you!

Celebrate New Year’s Eve family style.  THE most FUN, safest, Family Friendliest way to bring in 2015 in Collin County!

• A “Rockin'” Gift for Every Family
• Delicious Pasta/Pizza Palooza Dinner from local restaurants like Newk’s Eatery – West Plano, TX, Taverna Rossa – Craft Pizza & Beer , Angela’s at the Crosswalk and more!
• Yummy Desserts, too!
• FREE professional family portrait by Kemp Portraits
• Raffle Prizes
• Terrific Entertainment!! Keith Coast, Illusionist/Comedian
• Countdown to midnight at 9pm!
• Host/Emcee Extraordinaire, Chip Waggoner of Fox 4 News!
• and more!

Click HERE to purchase tickets. 

($15 Adults, $10 Kids OR Reserved Seating Available for $20/person) 

FREE Family Bingo Night PLUS “Oh The Places You’ll Go!” Dream Big Focus!

Super, fun good old fashioned Bingo Night PLUS a Dr. Seuss, “Oh The Places You’ll Go” focus!

You’ll enjoy a (cool for all ages!) Activity time that will have your family Dreaming Big together! PLUS, each kid leaves with a bingo prize and each family receives an At-Home Dream Big tool/gift, too! (Bring your own dinner or enjoy snacks/drinks from the $1 café.)

FREE Family Connection Night on the Road!

Join us at Hughston Elementary (2601 Cross Bend Road, Plano, TX 75023) for FUN, CONNECTION AND GAMES with a THRIVING FAMILIES DREAM BIG FOCUS.

Dream Big for Science and Family! BOTH in the same night!  Newton’s Lab is back by popular demand with an exciting, super cool science show that will have your whole family excited about Science!

Plus, we’ll do a Dream Big Family Connection Exercise and send you home with a Tool on Creating a Family Mission Statement!   Science AND Family, a dynamic combination that is EXPLODING WITH FUN!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Motivation.
Opportunities and Parenting tools.
Munchies.

Join us at Infinite Bounds in Plano! Brown bag Parenting Ed lunches. ($5/person)

TOPIC: Mission Statements/Goals/Dreams

Our thriving family value for January is DREAM BIG.

Join us as Cynthia Garrison, Board Member and Lead PISD Parent Educator, leads us through how to make a Family Mission statement and/or dream big for 2015. Leave with practical tools for tackling this in your home!

(Dads, grandparents also invited, of course!)

(Childcare Not Available.)

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day and to encourage at-home family connection, instead of our usual Family Connection Night, join us on our first ever At-Home TSUFamily Night Challenge, our “My Family is SWEET!” Valentines Family Time Challenge!

Click MY FAMILY IS SWEET to check out our Plan/Ideas/Tools for a sweet family night at home!

If you post a pic on our Facebook page of your family’s connection night (or email it to us), you will be entered to WIN a Family FUNnection basket too!

FAMILY TIME IS SWEET!!!!

Postponed!

Family Connection Night is POSTPONED due to inclement weather!

FREE FAMILY CONNECTION NIGHT – Improv Comedy Night with The Understudies!

You want the freshest comedy available?   Made to order?  The Understudies will serve up heaping portions of laughter – improv style! If you’re hungry for some family-friendly FUN see you at COMEDY NIGHT!

The Understudies is a hilarious Improv group trained and sponsored by HimProv.  Kids and adults will enjoy this fun night of laughter and fun together!  Plus, we’ll send you home with an At-Home Family Connection Tool too!   Join us at Otto Middle School, 504 North Star Rd., Plano 75074.

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Bingo NIGHT Plus Meet the Candidates running for Plano’s City Council and School Board!

We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO called by the neat people running for office in our city! And winning FUN prizes. No political agendas or talks allowed, just come on out for a neat evening of meeting and getting to know the candidates so you’re ready to vote in the important, upcoming May election!

(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 picnic or drinks/snacks, optional.)

Every Second & Fourth Saturday from 6-8pm, find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Saturday Night THRIVE!
Live entertainment and other fun options. A great time for the whole family!

The incredible and oh so fun, DJ B Dub is BACK by popular demand to lead us through a FUN night of music, games and Group Dances!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Every Second & Fourth Saturday from 6-8pm, find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Mom is MMMarvelous!…. A Mother’s Day Focused 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! Moms can even break some boards!

PLUS an 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!

A GIFT FOR EACH MOM!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Every Second & Fourth Saturday from 6-8pm, find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Instead of our usual Family Connection Night, join us on our At-Home TSUFamily Night!

Make this A Memorial Day Weekend to Remember!

 
FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE

This challenge starts Friday, 5/22 and goes through Monday 5/25.
It is super EASY to enter and you could WIN A GREAT PRIZE FOR YOUR FAMILY!

TWO SIMPLE STEPS:
Step 1.
SNAP A PIC OF YOUR FAMILY DOING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Playing a Board Game TOGETHER.
2. Picnic-ing TOGETHER. (indoor or outdoor)
3. Volunteering TOGETHER.…
4. Playing Outside TOGETHER.
5. Baking/Cooking TOGETHER.
6. Doing something special  for MEMORIAL DAY TOGETHER!

Step 2.
Post your PIC on This Side UP! Family’s Facebook page or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org  BY MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY, 5/25.

WHY??!!!
1.YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket valued at $50  (movie tickets, pizza gift card, board game, and more)!
2.THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.   Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up! That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child! It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community!!

(Winner announced 5/28!)

Every Second & Fourth Saturday from 6-8pm, find us at various terrific community locations each month!

FREE Family Connection Night!

Family Bingo and Game Night
Come play Bingo! Fun games! WIN prizes and more!

We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.   PLUS… we’ll have a special Prelude to Fathers Day, Flag Day and Frisbees FOCUS!

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 picnic or drinks/snacks.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO PSA PLANO1 FOR THEIR GIFT OF THIS LOCATION FOR THIS GREAT EVENING!
PSA StarCenter
6500 Preston Meadow Dr, Plano, Texas 75024

Every Second & Fourth Saturday from 6-8pm, find us at various terrific community locations each month!