This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Fall 2016!!

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics: 9/20 - Avoid Helicopter Homeworking & Build Great Study Habits 10/18 - Drugs, Drinking and Other Current Trends 11/15 - Boundary Battles and Control Issues 12/13 - Social Media 101 and How to Connect via Technology Come hear Lead PISD Parent Educator, Cynthia Garrison and PISD Assistant Principal Karma Cunningham share from their combined 34 years of expertise dealing with parent/child relationships on this important topic! Leave equipped to have a less stressful yet more productive action plan in coping with Boundary Battles and Control Issues. POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.  Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 11/15. Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

Bingo Night PLUS - Gingerbread House Making 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 snacks (optional). Host Location: Hughston Elementary 2601 Cross Bend Road Plano, Texas 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Fall 2016!!

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics: 9/20 - Avoid Helicopter Homeworking & Build Great Study Habits 10/18 - Drugs, Drinking and Other Current Trends 11/15 - Boundary Battles and Control Issues 12/13 - Social Media 101 and How to Connect via Technology Join us as Irum Jones, Managing Partner at Electrician on Call and Chief Strategist at Noxx Media Group, shares her Social Media expertise from years of experience and working on her first book, Social Media for All Stages and Ages.  You will not want to miss hearing her 101 tips and how best to connect with your child using today's technology. POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

Free Family Connection Night Dream Big and Go for the Goal!     Kick off a new year of TSUFamily Connection Nights having a blast with Pictionary, Headbanz, and deciding it's "Game ON" for your family! We'll enjoy a great evening of FUN games and you'll make a Family Pennant with your crew!  Go home with a tool to guide your family in creating your own Mission/Vision Statement, too! Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: Christie Elementary 3801 Rainier Road Plano, TX 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Spring 2017

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics: 1/17 - Allowances: Effective Guideline 2/21 - Internet Safety and Sexting 3/21 - “She Hit Me First!” Sibling Rivalry 4/18 - Are We Born That Way? Understanding Temperament 5/18 - When Nagging Doesn’t Work: Effective Positive Discipline Money... what an emotionally charged topic. We all need guidance on what to give, when to give and for what we should pay. Join us as Lead PISD Parent Educator, Cynthia Garrison, and Single Side Up! Leader and experienced parent, Diane Windsor, discuss this challenging topic and give assistance on how to navigate this parent responsibility. POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.   Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 1/17! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

DREAM Big and Go for the Goal! AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

We all know that teams have a common goal—and families are the most important type of team!

This challenge starts Friday, 1/27 and goes through Sunday 1/29 at midnight.  It is super EASY to enter and you could WIN A GREAT PRIZE FOR YOUR FAMILY!

Step 1: Sit down with your family and brainstorm a word that you want your family to be about/focus on this year.  Give each member an opportunity to choose a word and take a vote to pick your family word.

Step 2:  Use the 2017 WORD template on this event page (or make your own WORD template/sign) to tell everyone your Family Word of the Year.  Get creative—you can draw it, type it or even cut out letters from fun, patterned paper.  Make it as unique as your family! Template - TSUF Family Word of the Year 2017

Step 3: Post a pic of your family with your 2017 Word sheet on This Side UP! Family’s FB page or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org by midnight, January 29^th. WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community. HANG YOUR 2017 FAMILY WORD IN A COMMON AREA FOR YOUR FAMILY TO FOCUS ON ALL YEAR LONG!

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!! Winner announced 2/1

Free Family Connection Night Bingo plus A Family Valentines Evening TOGETHER!   BINGO and all the traditional elements of Valentines... Flowers, Chocolate and even a little Music and Dancing! We'll have family fun and send you home with an At-Home Family Connection Tool too! Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: Davis Elementary 2701 Parkhaven Drive Plano, TX 75075  Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Spring 2017

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics: 1/17 - Allowances: Effective Guideline 2/21 - Internet Safety and Sexting 3/21 - “She Hit Me First!” Sibling Rivalry 4/18 - Are We Born That Way? Understanding Temperament 5/18 - When Nagging Doesn’t Work: Effective Positive Discipline   Children today are very technology savvy, but they do not always comprehend the safety risks associated with their Internet and social media activities.  Join us as we welcome Marisa Miller, Assistant US Attorney, US Justice Department.  AUSA Miller is the Project Safe Childhood Coordinator for the Eastern District of Texas, responsible for the coordination of all of the district’s prosecution of crimes against children and human trafficking.  Her years of experience and wealth of knowledge will teach you ways to protect and keep your children safe, because technology is not going away. POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.   Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 2/21! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

THRIVING FAMILIES CELEBRATE AND DATE!!! AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

We know that quality time is an important love language for families and February is known as the month of LOVE.

SO SHOW US YOUR FAMILY LOVE!!!!

This challenge starts Friday, 2/24 and goes through Sunday 2/26 at midnight.  It is super EASY to enter and you could WIN A GREAT PRIZE FOR YOUR FAMILY!

Step 1: Make and have a family date.  It can be any combination (for example: daddy/daughter, mom/son, parent date night, entire family)--as long as it’s 2 or more members, it’s fair game!

Step 2: Post a pic of  your family date on This Side UP! Family's Facebook page or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org by midnight, February 26^th.

WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!! Winner will be announced 2/28

Health and Wellness Family Fun Time! 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

  We'll enjoy a great evening of BINGO and family time!  Go home with a Family Values tool to guide your family, too!  Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: Hughston Elementary 2601 Cross Bend Road Plano, Texas 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Spring 2017

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics: 1/17 - Allowances: Effective Guideline 2/21 - Internet Safety and Sexting 3/21 - “She Hit Me First!” Sibling Rivalry 4/18 - Are We Born That Way? Understanding Temperament 5/18 - When Nagging Doesn’t Work: Effective Positive Discipline What an annoying behavior for parents. But, it is normal for children to argue and fight.  Join us as we welcome Cynthia Garrison, a certified family life educator, licensed social worker and TSUF board member as she helps us better understand the growth of social and conflict resolution skills as well as creating a win-win situation in the charged atmosphere of homes with more than one child. POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.   Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 3/21! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

THRIVING FAMILIES FOCUS ON HEALTH & WELLNESS!!! AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

    Spring is in the air!!!  With the days starting to get longer, and the weather getting warmer (but not Texas-hot yet), it’s the perfect time to get out and get active!  We know that being healthy takes commitment, but it can also be FUN when the whole family does it together!  This month, we want to see what you are doing to stay healthy!  Send us a pic of your family being healthy—it can be doing something active like a 5k or a walk around your neighborhood, or a well-balanced, healthy meal you have created together, or any other creative way you can think of to show your family taking the wellness challenge—the possibilities are endless!  Extra points for colorful food or scenery!!! Post your pic on This Side UP Family’s Facebook  page or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org between March 24^th and midnight on March 26^th. WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Our At-Home Family Challenges are always a fun activity for families to do together, plus they are super easy! FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!! (Winner announced 3/28!)

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Spring 2017

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics: 1/17 - Allowances: Effective Guideline 2/21 - Internet Safety and Sexting 3/21 - “She Hit Me First!” Sibling Rivalry 4/18 - Are We Born That Way? Understanding Temperament 5/18 - When Nagging Doesn’t Work: Effective Positive Discipline Using Thomas and Chess' three different types of temperament: Easy, Slow to Warm and Difficult, Cynthia Garrison, certified family life educator, licensed social worker, and TSUF board member, will help us understand the different personalities and how to use parenting strategies for each to create a harmonious family. POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.   Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 4/18! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

Meet the Candidates Bingo Night! 

Can local politics and Family FUN be part of the same sentence and the same evening? YES!!!

We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.  Meet the Candidates as they serve as VIP Bingo Callers for the night! This is a VERY important election for our city and This Side UP! Family seeks to raise voter participation by making it real and personal! So... we’ll help you get to know the candidates for City Council and School Board in a casual, FUN way! CONFIRMED VIP BINGO CALLERS: City Council Candidates: Kayci Prince, David Downs, Al Valente, Rick Smith, Anthony Ricciardelli, Ann Bacchus, Stirling Morris, Ed Acklin, Bill Lisle PISD School Board Candidates: Nancy Johnson Humphrey, Greg Myer, Trish Patterson, Nathan Rylander, Amanda Jackson, Carissa Picard We'll have family fun and send you home with an At-Home Family Connection Tool too!  Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: Christie Elementary 3801 Rainier Road Plano, TX 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

THRIVING FAMILIES MAKE MEALTIME A PRIORITY!

 

  Our At-Home Family Challenges are always a fun activity for families to do together, plus they are super easy!   What is your favorite family meal?  Are you a taco family?  Do you prefer lasagna?  Or maybe you like chicken fried steak.  Most of us have a recipe that brings up good memories of meals shared with people we love. This month, we want to see your mealtime in action!  Sync up your family calendar and find a night that everyone will be home.  Pull out a favorite family recipe and give every family member something to do—it could be washing the veggies or measuring the water,  setting the table or even the actual cooking!  Or the meal could even be a simple one with noodles and a jar of spaghetti sauce.  The goal is to make mealtime a priority and get everyone involved in some way. After you have created your meal, we want to see a pic!  Post your pic on This Side UP Family’s Facebook page or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org between April 28th and midnight on April 30th.  Tag it with #TSUFathomechallenge.  For extra entries, post it on your personal Facebook, Instagram or Twitter page with the same hashtag! WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced May 2nd. FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Mother's Day Improv Comedy Night!  "If Mama's Laughing then everyone's Laughing!" CELEBRATE THE MOM IN YOUR FAMILY AT FAMILY LAUGH NIGHT!   If you’re hungry for some family-friendly fun and a great way to celebrate Spring Break... see you at FAMILY LAUGH NIGHT! The Understudies serves up heaping portions of laughter - improv style!   The Understudies is a hilarious Improv group trained and sponsored by Fish Sticks. Kids and adults will enjoy this fun night of laughter and fun together! We will also have an open mic joke sharing time for the kids to share their fave joke! We'll have family fun and send you home with an At-Home Family Connection Tool too! Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: Hughston Elementary 2601 Cross Bend Road Plano, Texas 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Spring 2017

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics: 1/17 - Allowances: Effective Guideline 2/21 - Internet Safety and Sexting 3/21 - “She Hit Me First!” Sibling Rivalry 4/18 - Are We Born That Way? Understanding Temperament 5/16 - When Nagging Doesn’t Work: Effective Positive Discipline Discipline is not easy, even for the experienced parents. Our certified Family Life  Educator, Cynthia Garrison will include discussion on effective positive discipline strategies, strategies which don’t work and the wisdom to know the difference. POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.    (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.   Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 5/16! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

Our At-Home Family Challenges are always a fun activity for families to do together, plus they are super easy!    THRIVING FAMILIES LAUGH AND TALK! Have you ever laughed so hard that it hurt?  What’s the funniest thing you have ever seen or heard or even done?  We’ve all heard that laughter is the best medicine and studies have proven that laughing is great for your health! This month, we want to laugh with you!  Grab your family and spend some time telling each other jokes.  Then, vote on your favorite joke and post it on our facebook page or email it to us at info@thissideupfamily.org between May 26^th-28th.  You could even video yourself or a member of your family telling the joke if you want to get really brave! For extra entries, tag your post with #TSUFathomechallenge and post it on your personal Facebook, Instagram or Twitter page! WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced May 30th. FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Family Connection Night - Bingo PLUS Quizz Whizz

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

  This month's Value is THRIVING FAMILIES SPEND QUALITY TIME TOGETHER!  We'll enjoy a great evening of BINGO and family connection time! PLUS Explore Horizons will be here to lead us in a cool, interactive game time called Quizz Whizz.  A blast of a time where kids will have fun learning how to scour through information to find details and facts, then they’ll create their very own quiz to see if parents can distinguish between fact and fiction.  Healthy and fun game time for your whole family! (Explore Horizons is a tutoring and enrichment center for grades pre-k thru 8th grade.) We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Values tool to guide your family, too!  Yes, everything's totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location: Christie Elementary 3801 Rainier Road Plano, TX 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

Our At-Home Family Challenges are always a fun activity for families to do together, plus they are super easy! 

THRIVING FAMILIES Spend QUALITY TIME Together! We all know that when we spend time with people we love, we are drawn closer together.  In all of our hustle and bustle of getting kids to practices/games/rehearsals/concerts/parties, we spend time together, but it’s more like co-exisiting instead of being true quality time. This month, we want to see what quality time looks like for your family!  Set aside a time to get together—maybe it’s over a meal or a day at the park or you turn the radio off and just talk as you are driving in the car.  Decide what you want to do as a family and take a pic of your family doing it! Then, post your pic on our facebook page OR email it to us at info@thissideupfamily.org between June 23^rd-25th.  For extra entries, tag your post with #TSUFathomechallenge and post it on your personal Facebook, Instagram or Twitter page! WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced June 27th. FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Lucky Duck Duck Race 2017!

Adopt a Rubber Duck to Show Your Support of This Side UP! Family (Need not be present to win)

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 snow-cones, popcorn, snacks, and/or drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy FUN activities for the kids!

Click HERE to purchase your duck adoption TODAY!

The Lucky Duck Duck Race and Spalsh Fest is: Saturday, 7/22/2017 - 6:45-9:00pm Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center 5801 W. Parker Rd. Plano, Texas 75093 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 big, too!! Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE! (Need not be present to win) All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family’s wellness programs and moving families from surviving to thriving!

SAVE THE DATE!!!

AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

    Our At-Home Family Challenges are always a fun activity for families to do together, plus they are super easy!  Check back soon for specific details! You could WIN A GREAT PRIZE FOR YOUR FAMILY! FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

BACK TO SCHOOL BASH with Ice Cream, Bubble Gum, and Bingo!

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection! This month's Value is THRIVING FAMILIES TACKLE THE TOUGH STUFF!

Join us as we celebrate the last hurrah of summer with a FREE back to school bash! We’ll have a bubble-gum blowing contest, bingo (with prizes for all!) and send you home with tools to tackle the tough stuff as you get back in your school routine, AND (drumroll, please)… iCream will be in the house making ice cream with sweet liquid nitrogen as we watch! You won’t want to miss this FREE Family Connection Night! As usual, bring your own dinner and/or snacks (optional). Did we mention that everything is totally FREE?!?!?

Host Location: Christie Elementary 3801 Rainier Road Plano, TX 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

THRIVING FAMILIES TACKLE THE TOUGH STUFF AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

  Back to school time can be tough—tackling the new schedules, meeting new teachers, maybe even going to a new school.  This month, we want to know how you tackle this time of year! Do you have a family dance party when the stress sets in, do you go out for an ice cream cone, do you organize everything by color on a Calendar?  Show us what YOUR family does to tackle the tough stuff!  Take a picture of you and your peeps doing your “thing” and send it to us!  You can post it on our Facebook page (and tag it with #tsufathomechallenge) or email it to us at info@thissideupfamily.org between Aug 25th – 27th!  WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.   All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced August 29th. FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Juggling 101 Plus Popcorn Olympics! Family Connection Night

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

 

Value of the Month: Thriving Families Focus on Finances

We'll have tons of fun competing in “Popcorn Olympics” (and eating some, too), focusing on family budgeting/saving ideas, AND learning how to juggle!  We know that managing a budget can be a juggling act so we'll have fun with a Professional Juggler PLUS send you home with a tool to focus on juggling your finances as a family!  Everything is FREE! Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: Christie Elementary 3801 Rainier Road Plano, TX Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Fall 2017

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age kids.  Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents!  Sep. 12 – Smart Money, Smart Kids David and Stacy Rickey, married 14 yrs, live in Plano with two daughters, ages 6 and 3. They are passionate about teaching Smart Money, Smart Kids because of the positive impact seen from first-hand experience and in the lives of others. Applying this wisdom and expertise leads to raising money-smart kids! Coming up: Oct. 10 – Just a Phase Nov. 14 – Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Dec. 12 – Parenting with Love and Logic POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Sign-up for a free 30 minute Parent Coaching session on 9/23 with Amy Egan, Certified Parent Coach, by clicking HERE.     Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

Thriving Families Focus On Finances At-Home Family Time Challenge

    We’ve all had moments when we’ve cringed when someone has mentioned the word “Budget.”  The funny thing is that budgets allow us freedom to get to do fun things.  By being intentional as to where our finances go, we can set aside funds for fun things. This month, we want to know how your family Focuses on Finances!  Do you have a change jar everyone contributes to?  Do you have a chore chart where your kids earn allowances?  Do you have a budget plan for how many times you can eat out each month? Show us what YOUR family does to FOCUS ON FINANCES!  Take a picture of you and your peeps doing a budget or finance focused “thing” and send it to us!  Post it on our Facebook page (and tag it with #tsufathomechallenge) or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org between September 22nd-24th! WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced September 26th. FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Fall 2017

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age kids on the topics listed below. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! Sep. 12 – Smart Money, Smart Kids Oct. 10 – Just a Phase What responsibilities and serving can kids handle at each age/stage? Children are taught responsibility when they help with chores at home.  Plus, volunteering together strengthens family bonds, enhances communication, and sends a message to your children that you're a team!  Learn ideas and opportunities for how kids can serve at home and how your family can serve in our community. Certified Parent Coach Amy Egan helps parents reconnect with their kids through teaching simple to learn techniques that when implemented can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships. Coming up: Nov. 14 – Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Dec. 12 – Parenting with Love and Logic POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.    Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 10/10! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

Bingo Night PLUS Pumpkins! Family Connection Night

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

 

We’ll have family fun playing good ole fashioned Bingo PLUS enjoy a family activity that involves a pumpkin and serving others!  Every kid wins a prize!  Plus...we'll send you home with your pumpkin AND a Brownie Box Challenge to elevate the monthly value of SERVING OTHERS!

We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Yes, everything's totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: Hughston Elementary 2601 Cross Bend Road Plano, Texas 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Parenting the Strong Willed Child POWER HOUR Lunch Series

Who is really in "control"in your family?  Do POWER STRUGGLES invade the atmosphere in your home?  Are there strategies and ideas to decrease the friction?

Parenting is difficult and temperamental clashes with strong-willed children can make it even more challenging.  Join us for this three-week series starting October 17 to share and learn techniques which include understanding this strong-willed temperament, creating a positive home/school environment, effective discipline and empowering both parent and child.  

Bring your own lunch.  Click HERE to register for one or all sessions.

Taught by Certified Parent Coach, Amy Egan, Tuesdays 12-1:30pm, starting 10/17 and ending 10/31.

Parenting the Strong Willed Child POWER HOUR Lunch Series

Who is really in "control"in your family?  Do POWER STRUGGLES invade the atmosphere in your home?  Are there strategies and ideas to decrease the friction?

Parenting is difficult and temperamental clashes with strong-willed children can make it even more challenging.  Join us for this three-week series starting October 17 to share and learn techniques which include understanding this strong-willed temperament, creating a positive home/school environment, effective discipline and empowering both parent and child.  

Bring your own lunch.  Click HERE to register for one or all sessions.

Taught by Certified Parent Coach, Amy Egan, Tuesdays 12-1:30pm, starting 10/17 and ending 10/31.

Thriving Families Serve At-Home Family Time Challenge

    Serving is a great opportunity to create a shared experience with your family.  It’s an experience that focuses outward and allows each member to give a part of themselves to someone else. This month, we want to see how your family Serves!  Do you volunteer at the animal shelter?  Do you drop off cookies for your local firemen?  Do you pick up trash in the neighborhood?  Do you pack food for the homeless?  What does your family do to serve others? Show us what YOUR family does to Serve!  Take a picture of you and your peeps doing your serve “thing” and send it to us!  Post it on our Facebook page (and tag it with #tsufathomechallenge) or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org between October 27th-29th! WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced October 31st. FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Parenting the Strong Willed Child POWER HOUR Lunch Series

Who is really in "control"in your family?  Do POWER STRUGGLES invade the atmosphere in your home?  Are there strategies and ideas to decrease the friction?

Parenting is difficult and temperamental clashes with strong-willed children can make it even more challenging.  Join us for this three-week series starting October 17 to share and learn techniques which include understanding this strong-willed temperament, creating a positive home/school environment, effective discipline and empowering both parent and child.  

Bring your own lunch.  Click HERE to register for one or all sessions.

Taught by Certified Parent Coach, Amy Egan, Tuesdays 12-1:30pm, starting 10/17 and ending 10/31.

Family Laugh Night with an Attitude of Gratitude Focus Family Connection Night

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

 

We’re all thankful for LAUGHTER!

The Understudies will serve up heaping portions of laughter - improv style!  If you’re hungry for some family-friendly fun and a great way to kick off the holiday season, join us for a Comedy Show and a fun night of laughter together that both kids and adults will enjoy!  (The Understudies is a hilarious Improv group trained and sponsored by Fish Sticks.)

Plus, enjoy a family activity (that you'll get to take home with you!) focused on cultivating an attitude of gratitude this Thanksgiving season!  Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX  75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance) Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Fall 2017

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age kids on the topics listed below. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents!  Sep. 12 – Smart Money, Smart Kids Oct. 10 – Just a Phase Nov. 14 – Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World “I am the only kid in school that does not have one.” “Everyone else does.” “I have to have it.”   Teaching children the difference between “want” and “need” can be the first step towards raising confident, resilient, and successful children.  Learn how to cultivate an attitude of gratitude in your home and cure your kids of the entitlement epidemic. Certified Parent Coach Amy Egan helps parents reconnect with their kids through teaching simple to learn techniques that when implemented can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships. Coming up: Dec. 12 – Parenting with Love and Logic POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.    Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 11/14! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

Thriving Families Give Thanks!!!

AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE     Most of us learned to say “Thank you” at a young age, but as we get older, we sometimes forget to add these words—especially when talking to those who are closest to us.  It’s one of the reasons we love the month of November and the chance to give thanks.  We all want to see an “attitude of gratitude” in our homes. This month, we want to see what your family is thankful for!  Were you given a gift that you share as a family?  Do you have a special family tradition that you are grateful you get to do together?  Is there someone who has shown kindness to your kids? Show us something or someone YOUR family is thankful for!  Take a picture of you and your family with the thing or person you are thankful for and send it to us!  Post it on our Facebook page (and tag it with #tsufathomechallenge) or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org  between Nov. 24th – 26th! WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced Nov. 29th. FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Family Connection Night

It's Time for One of  Our Favorite Annual TSUF Traditions - Bingo PLUS Gingerbread House Making!

 

FAMILIES WILL BUILD A 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! Added Fun this year... Kevin J Culley, aka DJ B-Dub will be our Emcee and even lead us in singing a few Christmas carols! (Bring your own dinner or snacks, optional.) (Gingerbread Houses available to first 50 families. No RSVP necessary, first-come, first serve.)

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection! Yes, everything's totally FREE!

Host Location: Hughston Elementary 2601 Cross Bend Road Plano, Texas 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering 

Parenting POWER HOUR Series Fall 2017

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age kids on the topics listed below. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents!  Sep. 12 – Smart Money, Smart Kids Oct. 10 – Just a Phase Nov. 14 – Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Dec. 12 – Parenting with Love and Logic One basic need all children have is to be loved unconditionally; accepted even if they fall short.  Learn how to parent with unconditional love and logic.  Establish healthy control without anger, threats, nagging, or power struggles. Certified Parent Coach Amy Egan helps parents reconnect with their kids through teaching simple to learn techniques that when implemented can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships. POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.   Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 12/12! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

  This program gets bigger and better every year!  Collin County's MOST FUN, safest, Family Friendliest way to bring in 2018! The forecast is dry so the show (and the fun) will go on!  Reservations are now closed, a limited number of tickets available at the door, first come first serve!

• TERRIFIC Entertainment Variety Show
• DELICIOUS Dinner from Cowboy Chicken
• DELIGHTFUL Desserts
• FREE Professional Family Portrait
• AMAZING Silent Auction
• Family Craft
• A GIFT for Every Family
• Countdown and Sparkling Juice Toast at 9pm

Super Affordable! Click HERE to purchase tickets!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering Parenting POWER HOUR Series Spring 2018

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR) January 9 - Dream Big and Go for the Goal Setting challenging goals that are also realistic and attainable can be difficult at any age.  Learn practical tips and technique to help your child articulate, prioritize, track, and ultimately celebrate success of their short and long term goals. Coming up! February 13 - Express Kindness March 13 - Focus on Health and Wellness April 10 - Make Family Meal Time a Priority May 8 - Effective Parent/Child Communication POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.    Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for January 09! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

DREAM BIG and GO FOR THE GOAL!!! Family Strong 2018 At-Home Value Challenge

  This month, decide on a Word of the Year for your family! Step 1:  Sit down with your family and brainstorm a word that you want your family to focus on in 2018.   Give each member an opportunity to choose a word and take a vote to pick your family word. Step 2:  Decide how you want to display your word—you can use magnets on the fridge to spell it out, or paint it on a piece of wood, or write it on construction paper or decorate a chalkboard with it—YOU choose! Step 3:  Place your Word of the Year in a common area for your family to see and focus on all year long. Step 4:  Share your word with us!  Take a pic of your Word of the Year (with your family in it) and post it on our Facebook page or email it to us at  info@thissideupfamily.org by Jan 31st for a chance to win a Family Funnection Basket! WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced on Facebook/emailed on Wed, Feb 7th. FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

GAME ON! FREE Family Connection Night

This Month's Family Value - Dream Big and Go for the Goal!

  Kick off a new year of TSUFamily Connection Nights having a blast and deciding it's "Game ON!" for your family in 2018! We'll enjoy a great evening of FUN minute to win it games and watch the USA Martial Arts Team demonstrate how they go for the goal! You'll create a Dream Bubble for your crew AND go home with a tool to guide your family in creating your own Word of the Year, too!  As usual, bring your own dinner and/or snacks (optional). Yes, everything's totally FREE!

Express Kindness!!! Family Strong 2018 At-Home Value Challenge

  Thriving Families…EXPRESS KINDNESS! Step 1:  Cut out as many hearts as you can—the more the better. You can use construction paper, scrapbook paper or whatever you have on hand! Place the hearts somewhere easy for everyone in your family to access. Post it notes also work great. Step 2:  Challenge each family member to come up with kind words about another family member and write them on on a heart-shaped note—without signing it so that it’s anonymous. Step 3:  Encourage each person to put their notes on the family member’s door when they are not looking. If more than one person shares the room, be sure to put their name on it. Step 4:  Continue writing kind words and posting them on doors for the rest of the month. Take a pic of one your family participating in this challenge and post it on our facebook page or email it to us at info@thissideupfamily.org by Feb 28th for a chance to win a Family Funnection Basket! WHY??!!! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced on Facebook/emailed on 3/7/18. FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

For the LOVE of Family (and BINGO)!!! Family Connection Night

This Month's Family Value - Express Kindness!

 

Join us for a fun-filled FAMILY VALENTINES CELEBRATION evening focused on Expressing Kindness.  We'll enjoy an incredible youth musician show, too.  Music by Naren Yalamanchili will entertain us with popular, fun Kindness-focused songs.  Enjoy BINGO with a Valentine's twist (all kids receive a prize!)!

PLUS, your family will make kindness rocks to take home and use to spread kind words all over your city!  We’ll send you home with a Family Value Connection Tool to use in your home to express kindness to each other!   Yes, everything's totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX  75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance) TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!  Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering Parenting POWER HOUR Series Spring 2018

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR) February 13 - Express Kindness We all want our children to be kind.  Recognizing kindness is not the same as knowing how to express it.  A simple act of kindness can start a ripple effect that can change lives.  Find out how you can foster a culture of kindness at home that in turns fosters compassion and empathy for others in your child. Coming up! March 13 - Focus on Health and Wellness April 10 - Make Family Meal Time a Priority May 8 - Effective Parent/Child Communication POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.    Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for February 13! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

Health and Wellness!!! Family Strong 2018 At-Home Value Challenge

  There are multiple ways to look at health and wellness for your family: nutritional; emotional; physical; relational; spiritual; and etc.  In our busy schedules, snacks are crucial to adding the proper fuel for our bodies throughout the day.  This month, our Family Value At-Home Challenge will help you learn fun ways to make nutritional snacks! Step 1:  Pick a healthy snack to make as a family.  This can be your own idea or pick one from the Chef Solus Healthy Favorite Snacks available online. Step 2:  As you shop for the ingredients and create your snack, take a picture of your family as you participate in this challenge. Step 3:  When done, you could take another picture of your family enjoying what you created together. Step 4:  Post one or more pictures on our TSUFamily Facebook page or email it to us at info@thissideupfamily.org by March 31st for a chance to win a Family Funnection Basket! YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more! WHY??!!! 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 the family and community strengthening! Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be emailed and announced on Facebook on 4/3/18. FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

YOU GOTTA MOVE IT, MOVE IT!!! Family Connection Night

This Month's Family Value - Focus on Health and Wellness!

Join us for a fun-filled evening focused on family health and wellness!  Makaia from Graceful Soles Dance Studio will be in the house to teach us some new moves!

We’ll enjoy an energetic game of Headbanz—done family style as well as a family activity designed to get you to not only use your body, but to use your brain! PLUS, your family will go home with a Family Value Connection Tool to get you moving on focusing on health and wellness in your own home and with each other!  Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX  75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance) TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!  Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering Parenting POWER HOUR Series Spring 2018

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR) March 13 - Focus on Health and Wellness This topic focuses on practical tools to increase your family’s health/wellness, reduce competition, encourage cooperation, and foster conflict resolution to amplify your family’s health and wellness.  Learn practical tools for increasing nutrition and activity through family connection. Coming up! April 10 - Make Family Meal Time a Priority May 8 - Effective Parent/Child Communication POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.    Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for March 13! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering Parenting POWER HOUR Series Spring 2018

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR) April 10 - Make Family Meal Time a Priority Eating together as a family is more than just a meal; it is an opportunity to come together in family unity.  With so much to do and so little time, we can easily be overwhelmed with making time for a daily family meal.  Learn some easy menu ideas plus time management skills to get your family on the same time schedule, the same page, and at the same table. Coming up! May 8 - Effective Parent/Child Communication POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.    Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for April 10! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

Newton's Lab Science Show PLUS Bingo! Family Connection Night

This Month's Family Value - Make Family Meal Time a Priority!

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Newton's Lab is back by popular demand.  We'll enjoy a super, cool interactive science show and play some Bingo, too!   (All kids win a prize!)

April's Family Value is Make Family Meal Time a Priority.   So you'll make and take a Family Tool to elevate this value in your home.  Yes, everything’s totally FREE! Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).   Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX  75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance) Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering Parenting POWER HOUR Series Spring 2018

This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR) May 8 - Effective Parent/Child Communication Whether parenting a toddler or a teenager, good communication builds self-esteem and mutual respect.  Effective Communication is critical to connecting positively with your child.  We’ll focus on learning results-oriented (and even humorous) techniques to infuse your home with positive communication and laughter. POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.    Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for May 8! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.    

Family Connection Night with Mom in Mind!

This Month's Family Value - Communicate Effectively!

  Chocolates, Comedy and Communication - the perfect Mothers Day weekend combination!

The Understudies Comedy Improv Group, now called Family Improv are the same bunch of crazy improvist as before and are ready to put on a show for us!  We'll eat Chocolate and we'll send you home with a tool to elevate this month’s TSUFamily Value –Communicate Effectively!Treat Mom (and the whole family) to a sweet night of Family Connection.  Because.... If Mom's Laughing Then Everyone's Laughing!

Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX  75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance) TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!  Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Lucky Duck Duck Race 2018!

Adopt a Rubber Duck to Show Your Support of This Side UP! Family (Need not be present to win)

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 snow-cones, popcorn, snacks, and/or drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy FUN activities for the kids!

Click HERE to purchase your duck adoption TODAY!

The Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest is: Saturday, 7/21/2018 - 6:45-9:00pm Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center 5801 W. Parker Rd. Plano, Texas 75093 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 big, too!! Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE! (Need not be present to win) All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family’s wellness programs and moving families from surviving to thriving!

Lucky Duck Duck Race 2018!

Adopt a Rubber Duck to Show Your Support of This Side UP! Family (Need not be present to win)

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 snow-cones, popcorn, snacks, and/or drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy FUN activities for the kids!

Click HERE to purchase your duck adoption TODAY!

The Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest is: Saturday, 7/21/2018 - 6:45-9:00pm Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center 5801 W. Parker Rd. Plano, Texas 75093 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 big, too!! Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE! (Need not be present to win) All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family’s wellness programs and moving families from surviving to thriving!

Back to School Party Family Connection Night

This Month's Family Value - Tackle the Tough Stuff!

BACK TO SCHOOL PARTY with BINGO and the #morethanbooks Outreach of Plano Public Library! Join us as we celebrate the last hurrah of summer with a FREE back to school bash! We’ll have BINGO and the #morethanbooks team from Plano Public Library will lead us in a Family Fun Time with Weaving and Musical Instruments! TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection.  We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time and you'll go home with tools to tackle the tough stuff as you get back in your school routine.  Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX 75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.) Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Family Connection Night

Thriving Families Create Family Memories!

 

Bingo Night PLUS Family Game Night and Family Memories Focus! Join the fun as families play the night away, rotating through fun, family games and learn the importance of creating simple, but special memories and noting those memories in writing or craft books to review each month.

PLUS…. We’ll provide Polaroid and a Photo Booth to gift you with a mini family photo, too!

We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  All families will leave with the tools and materials to start their own Family Memory Books.  All kids leave with a prize.  Yes, everything's totally FREE!

 Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional). Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX 75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.) TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection! Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering Parenting POWER HOUR Series Fall 2018

  This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR) Sep. 11 – “You Want Me to Buy You What?” Teaching Children about Money Money... What an emotionally charged topic.  And yet we, as parents need guidance on what to give, when to give and for what we should pay.  Instilling good money habits in our children is arguably one of life’s most important lessons.  Teaching our children how to manage and save money is crucial, so we’ll talk through practical tools to start with the basics and build on them! Coming up! Oct 9 - Growing a Kind and Thoughtful Child Nov 13 - Have an Attitude of Gratitude POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.    Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for September 11th! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.  

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering Parenting POWER HOUR Series Fall 2018

  This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with other parents and our incredible parenting expert Cynthia Garrison, Certified Family Life Educator and Licensed Social Worker! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR) Oct. 9 – Growing a Kind and Thoughtful Child Today’s children live in a world where they are bombarded with negative messages, many of which devalue respect for others.  To help children grow into responsible, caring adults, parents must be intentional in teaching children how to treat others with compassion, respect and thoughtfulness.  Children are taught responsibility when they help with chores at home.   But, volunteering together strengthens family bonds, enhances communication, and sends a message to your children that you're a team!  Learn ideas and opportunities for how kids can serve at home and how your family can serve in our community. Coming up! Nov 13 - Have an Attitude of Gratitude POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.    Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for October 9th! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.  

Family Connection Night

This Month's Family Value - Have an Attitude of Gratitude!

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Family Improv Show is back by popular demand for an evening of laughs and family connection, and enjoy a bit of Open Mic Joke Time, too.   Leading up to Thanksgiving has never been more purposeful and fun.  Families create their own simple birdfeeders and also have a blast with Thanksgiving Themed Activities like Pin the Gobbler on the Turkey, Thanksgiving Charades, Don’t Topple the Tee-Pee and Thanksgiving Pictionary.

We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude in your homes this holiday season! Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner if you like (optional) Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX 75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.) Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering Parenting POWER HOUR Series Fall 2018

  This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR) Nov. 13 – Have an Attitude of Gratitude  “I am the only kid in school that does not have one.”  “Everyone else does.”  “I have to have it.”   Teaching children the difference between “want” and “need” can be the first step towards raising confident, resilient, and successful children.  Learn how to cultivate an attitude of gratitude in your home and cure your kids of the entitlement epidemic. POWER HOURS are FREE to the community.   Water and Light Snacks Provided.   (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.) Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm.   This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 - 7:30pm.    Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for November 13th! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.

Family Connection Night

This Month's Family Value - Love Unconditionally!

 

It’s time for one of our Favorite Annual TSUF Traditions Bingo PLUS Gingerbread House Making!

FAMILIES WILL BUILD A 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!  Yes, everything's totally FREE!

Gingerbread Houses available to first 50 families. No RSVP necessary, first-come, first serve.

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location: Hughston Elementary School 2601 Cross Bend Road Plano, TX 75023 TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection! Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen. Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Join us for a FREE FAMILY CONNECTION NIGHT that's  MMM Good!

o - Music by Naren Yalamanchili o - M Themed Minute to Win-It Games. (and Bingo!) o - Mission Statements, Family Style o - MMMarvelous evening of Family Connection and Fun!

Bring your own dinner if you like (optional) Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX 75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.) Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen. Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen. Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

MEET the Candidates BINGO Free Family Connection Night!

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Can local politics and Family FUN be part of the same sentence and the same evening?!  YES!!!  We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.

Meet the Candidates as they serve as VIP Bingo Callers for the night!  This is a VERY important election for our city and This Side UP! Family seeks to raise voter participation by making it real and personal!  So... we’ll help you get to know the candidates for City Council in a casual, FUN way! We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner if you like (optional) Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX 75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.) Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen. Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Family Connection Night

Communicate Effectively and Meaningfully!

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Family Improv Show is back by popular demand for an evening of laughs and family connection, and  we will also celebrate moms too!  Thank you Nothing Bundt Cakes, Murphy (313 East FM 544 Suite 102, Murphy TX  75094) for providing the children cakes to decorate!

We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner if you like (optional) Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX 75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.) Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen. Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Lucky Duck Duck Race 2019!

Adopt a Rubber Duck to Show Your Support of This Side UP! Family (Need not be present to win)

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 snow-cones, snacks, and/or drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy FUN activities for the kids!

Online duck adoptions have closed.  Duck adoptions for the big race tomorrow evening will be available at the Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center, tomorrow, 7/20, from 6:45-7:30pm.  Join us for fun and adopt your ducks there!

The Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest is: Saturday, 7/20/2018 - 6:45-9:00pm Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center 5801 W. Parker Rd. Plano, Texas 75093 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 big, too!! Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE! (Need not be present to win) All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family’s wellness programs and moving families from surviving to thriving!

Family Connection Night

Bingo Night PLUS Music & Marshmallows 

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Join us for an incredible night of family connection!  We’ll play good ol’ fashioned Bingo, be entertained by the amazing talent of Music by Naren Yalamanchili and each family will complete an exciting Marshmallow Family Challenge together!  Close out your Summer with a sweet night of Family Fun and Connection TOGETHER! We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything's totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner if you like (optional) Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX 75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.) Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Family Connection Night

Comedy Night PLUS Carving and Costumes

  TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection! FREE Family Connection Night - Comedy, Carving and Costumes *  Comedy Show by two amazing stand-up comedians *  Family Pumpkin Carving *  Wear your costumes and we'll have a Costume Recognition and       *  Contest time, too(not scary please!) We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner if you like (optional) Host Location: Hughston Elementary School 2601 Cross Bend Rd Plano, TX 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen. Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Family Connection Night

It’s time for one of our Favorite Annual TSUF Traditions

 

Bingo PLUS Gingerbread House Making

FAMILIES WILL BUILD A 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!  Yes, everything's totally FREE!

Gingerbread Houses available to first 50 families. No RSVP necessary, first-come, first serve.

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location: Christie Elementary 3801 Rainier Rd, Plano, Texas 75023

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

This program gets bigger and better every year!  Collin County's MOST FUN, safest, Family Friendliest way to bring in 2020!

We'll have an exciting entertainment show that's MMM good!  That's Music, Magic, and Motivation!

• DELICIOUS Dinner and Dessert
• A GIFT for Every Family
• Prize Raffles benefiting TSUF programs
• Countdown and Sparkling Juice Toast at 9pm
• Family Crafts, Booths, and Activities
• ...and much more

Super Affordable! You can still purchase tickets at the door for $25/each! If you would like to be one of our amazing sponsors for this amazing program night and/or want to learn more about the different sponsorship levels, please click Sponsorship Details.  To become a sponsor, you can either return page two from the Sponsorship Details document or submit online by simply clicking Online Form.

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen. Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Family Connection Night

Dream Big!

    TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection! This Month's Family Value is DREAM BIG!  We will spend time making family vision boards and 2020 family bucket lists.  We will provide all materials!  Just bring yourselves and your ideas!! We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner if you like (optional) Host Location: 813 E 15th Street Plano, TX 75074 (2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.) Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen. Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

The Spring  Clothing Giveaway is Postponed

Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC, we have made the decision to postpone the Single Parent Clothing Give-Away Scheduled for March 21st at Plano Bible Chapel.

The health and safety of our volunteers and families who may attend are our top priority.  Stay tuned for community resources and ways to stay engaged with TSUF and your family during this time at home.

Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the virus.

Family Connection Night

Join us for a fun night of laughter (and a little bit of BINGO) with FAMILY IMPROV GROUP!

 

March's Family Connection Night is Postponed

Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC, we have made the decision to postpone the Family Connection Night on March 28th.

The health and safety of our volunteers and families who may attend are our top priority.  Stay tuned for community resources and ways to stay engaged with TSUF and your family during this time at home.

Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the virus.

   

Family Connection Night

SAVE THE DATE!

    TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection! We'll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything's totally FREE! Bring your own dinner if you like (optional) Host Location: Christie Elementary School 3801 Rainier Road Plano, TX 75023 Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

You can help This Side UP! Family continue supporting families as they move from surviving to thriving by supporting us on September 17th, North Texas Giving Day.

2020 has been a hard year for all of us.  Isolation, job loss, at home learning, tough health decisions, and the current political climate can make us feel like we’re farther apart than ever.   Everything has looked different this year, but there is one thing that’s still the same for everyone,  we all love our families. Every dollar you give to This Side UP! Family goes directly into supporting ALL families with at home date nights, family connection nights, parenting education, and more. We’re all learning new ways to be together and we at This Side UP! Family are so grateful to be going into our 10th year of celebrating and strengthening family.  Your donations will help us start 2021 strong with in person programming, new COVID protocols, more virtual resources, and all the tools we need to continue supporting what we all have in common- family. Early giving starts on 9/1/2020 at 8:00 am and continues until September 16th at midnight!   If you'd rather wait to make your donation until North Texas Giving Day- You can give on 9/17/2020 from 6:00 am until 11:00 pm. Visit www.northtexasgivingday.org/thissideupfamily

This Side UP! Family Family Yoga Class

Join us for a free beginner yoga and meditation class for families taught by Shannon Graf on Saturday, October 3rd, from 2-3pm! Class is free but Pre-Registration is required. You will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link. Regiister HERE!

Sign up to claim your free pumpkin and fall family fun kit then decorate and email a picture to info@thissideupfamily.org to win! How it Works!

1. Claim you pumpkin pick up slot at bit.ly/tsufpumpkin.
2. Pick up your pumpkin and family fun kit at TSUF on October 17th between 10am and 3pm.
3. Decorate your pumpkin as a family by carving or painting!  Be creative!
4. Send a photo of your creation to info@thissideupfamily.org by 10/25/2020.
5. Vote for your favorite by liking, commenting, and sharing it from TSUF Facebook photo album.
6. Tune in on October 31st to see the winners announced and big family fun prizes revealed!

Decorate and email a picture to info@thissideupfamily.org to win! How it Works!

1. Claim you pumpkin pick up slot at bit.ly/tsufpumpkin.
2. Pick up your pumpkin and family fun kit at TSUF on October 17th between 10am and 3pm.
3. Decorate your pumpkin as a family by carving or painting!  Be creative!
4. Send a photo of your creation to info@thissideupfamily.org by 10/25/2020.
5. Vote for your favorite by liking, commenting, and sharing it from TSUF Facebook photo album.
6. Tune in on October 31st to see the winners announced and big family fun prizes revealed!

Join us for a free beginner yoga and meditation class for families taught by Shannon Graf!

 

Click HERE to register!