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Summer isnearly upon us,and if you arelike me, you arebusy planningadventures tokeep the kiddosoccupied whenschool is not insession! CentralOhio offers amultitude of funand educationalactivities forkids, but the costof these activitiescan add up fast.Fortunately,there is a lot offree and inexpen-sive fun to be had around town as well.

Here are some of my favorites:Splash Parks – If you are foregoing

the pool membership this summer, besure to check out the Splash Parks atBallentrae Park in Dublin or VillageGreen Park in Powell. We frequently

pack a lunch and take advantage of allof the free fun to be had at these parkson hot summer days!

Library Story Time – Escape thesummer heat and take your little ones tofree story time at your local ColumbusMetropolitan Library branch. I cannotsay enough good things about theseprograms, which often combine a story,music and playtime all in one – and forFREE! Learn more at kids.columbusli-brary.org – click on “Events.”

Kids Summer Concert Series –Several Central Ohio communitiesoffer free Kids Summer Concert Series.A few to check out: PBJ & Jazz (Jaz-zColumbus.com), Westerville FamilyConcert Series (visitWesterville.org),Worthington Family Concerts on theGreen (Worthington.org), Powell Lolli-Pops! Summer Children’s Concert Se-ries (cityofpowell.us)

Summer Movie Series – Mostlocal movie theaters offer a Kids Sum-mer Movie program where you can

Central Ohio offers loads offree or inexpensive family fun

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I encourage parents to visit the schools they are considering. Set up an appointment with the principal. When you walk in the door, sense the culture of that building. Is it a welcoming environment? Look for respect. Are the staff and students respectful of each other and you? Is it a friendly and safe environment? Look for student engagement. Are the students actively engaged in the learning process? If it is noisy, is it a learning noise? How are children disciplined?

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With summer justaround the corner thequestion I am hearingfrom parents isn’tabout activities fortheir children. It’sabout time for them-selves.

Summer presents aunique situation. Thestructure of theschool year gives wayto thoughts of end-less hours spent atthe pool or the play-ground. Kids think interms of fewer rules,fewer expectations,and tons of time to dowhatever they wantto do. Parents, whether they work outside thehome or not, look at that a little differently. Itmeans they have no time to run errands, dowhat needs to be done, or breathe!

How do you preserve some sense of self,

complete tasks that you must finish, and stillgive your kids summer down time?

With your children create a list of pre-ferred activities. Post this list in a placewhere everyone can see it.

Make a wish list of your preferred activi-ties. Include things that take 5 minutes andthings that take hours.

Draw the outline of a daily schedule thatincludes time for their activities and your“must do” jobs. This is a fluid schedule thatcan change as needed, not a minute-to-minute organizational chart. Some days youmay have enough free time to spend hours atthe pool. If you don’t, try to incorporate ashort activity, even if it’s only for 15 minutes.

Build in at least 15 minutes every daywhen you can focus only on you. Maybe it’snaptime, before the kids wake up, or timethey spend with another adult. No matterwhat, it’s your time. No laundry or house-cleaning – pick something from your list justfor you.

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After spending years performing balletin New York City and for several Ohiocompanies, an East Columbus woman ispassing down the dream of ballet dancingto Central Ohio children.

Dana Watters is ballet director of Com-munity Civic Ballet and instructs ballet atnumerous locations, including WhitehallCommunity Park, 402 N. Hamilton Road.

Watters has taught classes since 1990 atWhitehall Community Park, but alsoteaches classes for recreation and parkprograms in Groveport, Westerville, Wor-thington and several Columbus Recreationand Parks Department facilities.

“It was time for me to give back,” saidWatters, 50, about the choice to teach after

her retirement from active performing.“Almost every girl dreams about being a

fairy princess ballerina, and my goal is toallow girls to live that dream to whateverextent they choose,” she said.

Watters said she was fortunate to havesuch an opportunity because there were

far fewer ballet studios when she was achild.

“It was a rather exclusive and expensiveendeavor back then and my mother could-n’t get me in,” said Watters, who was “dis-covered” by a woman in herneighborhood.

Watters was chasing the woman’s dogs,prancing at the time she did so, and thewoman encouraged her to pursue ballet.

As a 5-year-old, Watters attended theSchool of American Ballet in New York


Young girls’dreams come true in ballet teacher’s classes

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A group of preschoolers participate in a ballet lesson conducted by Dana Watters at the Whitehall Recreation Center. The second round of classes beganMay 3. Students pictured are (from left): Eriyah Morrow, Abrielle Peyton, Hannah Shackles, Gianna Samuel, Keagan Hauer and McKenzie Mouzon.

By KEVIN CORVOColumbus Local Kids

“Almost every girl dreams aboutbeing a fairy princess ballerina,and my goal is to allow girls tolive that dream to whatever extent they choose.”

–Dana Wattersballet director, Community Civic Ballet

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Freddie comeshome from schooland his mommeets him at thedoor and says,“Freddie, how wasyour day?”

“Fine.”“What did you

learn in schooltoday?”

“Nothing.”“How was art

class?”“Okay.”“What’s new in

geometry?”“It’s going fine,

don’t worry aboutit, Mom.”

One-word answers, like pulling teeth –Freddie doesn’t want to talk. Mom getsfrustrated. The scenario being describedhere can be found in millions of Americanhomes.

What’s wrong with this picture?First of all, most parents secretly think

they are CIA agents. What they want to do

is interrogate their children when they comehome, asking a million questions that mostkids don’t like to answer. Most kids don’twant to be probed or questioned as soon asthey hit the door, even though many parentshave no awareness of this. One-word an-swers are the child’s way of saying, “Don’tquestion and probe me all the time.”

What kids really want is a dialogue. Andnot just a dialogue about what they did thatday, but a dialogue that is two-way. Most ofus, as parents, want our children to open up,share things, bring up issues, and tell uswhen they are having problems and strug-gling. However, we fail to understand thatquestioning them in this circular, Socraticteam manner, is the least effective way toget kids to be vulnerable.MODELING

The other day, I had a very difficult ex-perience at work. I came home, sat downfor dinner, and talked about the experience.

Because of my role as a psychotherapist,organizational consultant and trainer, I can’ttalk about specifics, but I talked about myfeelings and how difficult the day was. I got

Emotional vulnerability – a modelfor parenting healthy children

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Spring ushers in the annual Blooms andButterflies exhibit at Franklin Park

Conservatory, running through Sept. 11Photos by Jeffry Konczal

ABOVE: A Great Eggfly preparesto take flight.

LEFT and BELOW: A CommonBlue Morpho has eye shapedmarkings on the outside of itswings and a metallic blue coloration on the inside, showbelow.

Justin Norris (right), 7, and his grandmother, Terri Norris of Springfieldtry to capture the ever moving butterflies during a recent visit.

A Golden Heliconlights upon Chihulyglasswork in theexhibit.


Summer officially arrives in June and so doscads of family activities in Central Ohio. A sam-pling submitted to Columbus Local Kids:

June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 – Farmers Market 10 1/2

N. Sandusky St., Delaware 9:30 a.m.-noon, free,740-362-6050, mainstreetdelaware.org. Locallygrown produce from local farmers and yummybaked goods from your favorite local bakers.

June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 – Farmers MarketUpper Arlington Senior Center, 1945 RidgeviewRoad, Upper Arlington 3:30-6:30 p.m. Free 614-583-5040, ua-ohio.net.

June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 – Wednesday FarmersMarket, at corner of Home St. & State St., West-erville 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free, 614-794-0401, up-townmerchants.com. Arts, Crafts, Produce &More

June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 – Bexley Farmers Mar-ket, East Main St. & Parkview Ave., Bexley, 4-7p.m. Free 614-559-4200 bexley.org. The new andimproved Bexley Farmers Market opens Thursday,May 19, from 4-7 p.m. at the intersection of EastMain Street and South Parkview Avenue. TheMarket will continue on Thursdays through Oct.20. The new market will feature cooking demon-strations, children’s activities, food vendors, andmusical events.

June 2 – Music in the Park – UAHS Jazz En-semble Amelita Mirolo Barn, Sunny 95 Park, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. The Cultural Arts Division invitesyou to enjoy our free summer concert series,Music in the Parks, Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Junethrough August, 2011. This free concert seriestakes place outdoors on the New UA Arts Stageat the Amelita Mirolo Barn at Sunny 95 Park.Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. In the event ofrain, the concert will be moved inside the AmelitaMirolo Barn while concerts at community parkswill be canceled.

June 2 – Make Your Own Ugly Doll – YouthVersion, 126 S. State St., Westerville 6:30-8:30p.m. Free. 614-882-7277, westervillelibrary.org.Drop into the Homework Help Center in the YouthDepartment to make a plushie or an ugly doll withthe Youth Department staff in this “No sew” juniorversion of the adult program.

June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 – Free Thursdays at theWexner Center, 1871 N. High St., The Ohio StateUniversity, Columbus 4-8 p.m. Free, 614-292-3535, wexarts.org. Admission to the galleries isfree for everyone on Thursday evenings. Whileyou’re here, take an informative Walk-in Tour. Yourdocent (tour guide) introduces some of the manyhighlights in our current exhibition while also en-couraging you to ask questions and express yourown ideas. Meet at the entrance to the galleries at5 p.m. The tour will last about an hour.

June 3-5 – Columbus Arts Festival, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Free, 614-224-2606 gcac.org.fest. Discov-er the art at the 2011 Columbus Arts Festival indowntown’s Discovery District. Surrounded by theColumbus Museum of Art, the Columbus College

of Art and Design and Columbus State CommunityCollege, the Columbus Arts Festival is the city’swelcome-to-summer event, pairing the finestartists and craftspeople from around the countryand the world with continuous entertainment in-cluding hands-on art activities, musical perform-ances and great food from area restaurants.

June 3 – Music in the Park, Friendship Park,Gahanna 7-9 p.m. Free, 614-342-4250gahanna.gov/departments/parks. Enjoy free out-door concerts hosted by Gahanna Parks & Recre-ation Fridays, June-August. No concert June 17.For more information or a complete list of per-formers contact Gahanna Parks & Recreation at614-342-4250 or visit gahanna.gov.

June 3 – Fireside Fridays Friendship Park, Ga-hanna, 9-10 p.m. Free, 614-342-4250gahanna.gov/departments/parks. Circle round thecampfire the first Friday of every month afterMusic in the Park. We’ll be telling campfire sto-ries, going for a night hike, gazing at the stars,and eating campfire snacks. This program is free

but registration is required. Please contact Ga-hanna Parks & Recreation at 614-342-4250 orvisit gahanna.gov.

June 3-5 – Art & Architecture Tours during theColumbus Arts Festival at the Ohio Statehouse,noon-3 p.m. Free, 614-728-2695 ohiostate-house.org. The Ohio Statehouse will open itsdoors to art aficionados. Tours are free and focuson the priceless Statehouse art collection.

June 3 – Summer Lunch Time Performing Artson the Statehouse Lawn the Ohio Statehouse,Columbus, noon-1 p.m. Free, 614-728-2695,ohiostatehouse.org. Enjoy a free lunch-time con-cert on the West Plaza of the Ohio Statehouseeach Friday between Memorial Day and LaborDay.

June 3 – Stargazing at the Perkins Observato-ry, 3199 Columbus Pike, Delaware 9-10:30 p.m.,$7, 740-363-1257 perkins-observatory.org.

June 4 – Backyards for Wildlife at the Colum-bus Zoo, 9900 Riverside Drive, Powell, 9-11 a.m.,$20, 614-645-3550, columbuszoo.org Our familyclasses give you an opportunity to create funmemories with your entire family. We realize thatthe time spent with your family is limited and pre-cious and these classes are designed as an out-ing that any age can enjoy. Hands-on activitiesand animal visitors are included in each monthlytopic.

June 4 – The Very Hungry Caterpillar at theFranklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E. Broad St.,Columbus, noon-4 p.m. Free, 614-645-8733, fp-conservatory.org.

June 4 – Butterfly Festival at the Conservatory,1777 E. Broad St., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free, 614-645-8733, fpconservatory.org. Join us and The VeryHungry Caterpillar in reading his story and explor-ing his world. Kids can try all of the food that theCaterpillar ate along with some edible leaves fromour garden. Kids will participate in an obstaclecourse.

June 4, 11, 18 & 25 – Farmers Market on theVillage Green, Worthington, 9 a.m.-noon, Free,614-891-6293, owba.net. Enjoy Worthington’s pic-turesque streetscape while you shop for fresh,local Ohio grown seasonal fruits and vegetablesinterspersed with flowers, plants and homemadefoodstuffs that vendors display on downtownsidewalks.

June 4, 11,18 & 25 – Saturday Farmers Marketin Westerville, corner of Home St. & State St.,Westerville, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free, 614-794-0401,uptownmerchants.com. Arts, Crafts, Produce &More.

June 4, 11, 18 & 25 – Saturday Tales at the

Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St., West-erville, 11-11:30 a.m. Free, 614-882-7277, wester-villelibrary.org. Join us for stories, songs, rhymesand fun for the entire family – presented each Sat-urday at 11 a.m..

June 5 – Father’s Day “Dad Rocks” 1777 E.Broad St.,Columbus noon-4 p.m. Free 645-8733fpconservatory.org Kids make Father’s Day, DadRocks,paper weights and paper airplanes.

June 5 – First Sundays 1871 N. High St. TheOhio State University,Columbus 11 a.m.-6 p.m.Free 292-3535 wexarts.org Admission to the gal-leries is free for everyone all day (11 a.m. to 6PM) on the first Sunday of the month.

June 7 – Totally Terrific Film Night 126 S. StateSt., Westerville 7-9 p.m. Free 882-7277 westervil-lelibrary.org. Totally Terrific Film Night! Tonight’sFeature: Walt Disney’s “Aladdin” (Rated G). Bringyour pillows and popcorn and enjoy the movie onthe Big Screen in the Youth Services Activity Cen-ter.

June 9 – Music in the Park – Noelle Shearer &Sarah Higgins (Piano/Gospel) Amelita Mirolo Barn,Sunny 95 Park, 7PM-8:30 p.m. Free The CulturalArts Division invites you to enjoy our free summerconcert series, Music in the Parks, Thursdays,7:00-8:30p.m. June through August, 2011. Thisfree concert series takes place outdoors on theNew! UA Arts Stage at the Amelita Mirolo Barn atSunny 95 Park. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. Inthe event of rain, the concert will be moved insidethe Amelita Mirolo Barn while concerts at commu-nity parks will be canceled.

June 9 – Summer Reading Program Begins126 S. State St., Westerville 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free882-7277 westervillelibrary.org. Summer ReadingProgram Kick-Off Day. Register for One World,Many Stories summer reading program then travelthrough the Youth Department for multicultural ac-tivities.

June 10 – Summer Lunch Time PerformingArts on the Statehouse Lawn The Ohio State-house,Columbus noon-1 p.m. Free 728-2695ohiostatehouse.org Enjoy a free lunch-time con-cert on the West Plaza of the Ohio Statehouseeach Friday between Memorial Day and LaborDay.

June 10 – Plein Air, Ohio Statehouse, Colum-bus 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free, 614-728-2695,ohiostatehouse.org. Join dozens of plein-airartists as they converge on Capitol Square to cel-ebrate the 150th anniversary of the Ohio State-house. Artists throughout Ohio will “choose a

Summertime fun arrives with June calendar

TAKE THE FAMILY3 sure shots for family fun in June

❶ Columbus Arts Festival – The Downtown festival that heralds the start of summer in Colum-bus. To be held again this year in the Discovery District, flanked by the Columbus Museum of

Art, the Columbus College of Art and Design and the Columbus State Community College. Top-shelfartists and craftspeople from across the country, continuous entertainment including hands-on artactivities and musical performances, and great food from local restaurants. Admission is free butbring some money for food and the great art available in the vendor booths. The festival runs 11:30a.m.-10 p.m. June 3, 4 and 5.

❷ Stop & Smell the Roses, Columbus Park of Roses festival – Your family can catch one of thenation’s finest rose festivals in north Columbus’ Whetstone Park, 3923 N. High St. Take the chil-

dren through the amazing sights and smells of 424 varieties of roses in full bloom, across the park’s13 acres of garden beds. Afficianos and novices alike can consult with rosarians and horticulturistsabout caring for roses, perennials and herbs in Central Ohio. . lets visitors get back to nature. Thefree event runs 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 11.

❸ Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival in Gahanna’s Creekside Park – An awesome music festivalwith 90 hours of live jazz programmed across multiple stages in this new park in Olde Gahan-

na. Great food, amusement rides, a Musical Discovery Zone for the kids and more are featured.Event runs 5-11 p.m. June 17, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. June 18 and noon-6 p.m. June 19.

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Farmers Markets kick into high gear in com-munities across Central Ohio in June, includ-ing Bexley, Delaware, Upper Arlington,Westerville and Worthington.

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A young visitor to Stop and Smell the Roses in 2010 at Clintonville’s Park of Roses in Whet-stone Park gets a lift from her mother to take in a Cynthia rose.

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spot” on Capitol Square and paint in the traditionof plein air. En plein air is a French expressionwhich means “in the open air”, and is particularlyused to describe the act of painting outdoors.

June 10-11 – Park Street Festival, Columbus 4p.m.-midnight. Free, 614-975-1363, parkstreet-fest.com. This year, we’re back and better thanever with live music, great food and entertainmentfor kids and adults of all ages. The Park StreetFestival is a collaboration of unique foods anddrinks from local vendors and the many entertain-ment venues located in the Park Street District.

June 10 – Stargazing 3199 Columbus Pike,Delaware 9-10:30 p.m. $7, 740-363-1257,perkins-observatory.org.

June 11 – Gone to the Dogs! 1777 E. BroadSt., Columbus, noon-4 p.m. Free, 614-645-8733,fpconservatory.org.

June 11 – 2nd Saturdays Creekside Park,Ga-hanna noon-9 p.m. Free 342-4250gahanna.gov/departments/parks. Join us the 2ndSaturday of the month at Creekside Park & Plazafrom June-September. GP&R will be hosting chil-dren’s and adult activities, including crafts,games, trivia, and art displays. For a completeschedule of events visit gahanna.gov or contactGahanna Parks & Recreation at 614-342-4250.

June 11 – PBJ & Jazz Summer Series: Matt &Natalie Adams, Topiary Park, Columbus noon-1p.m. Free, 614-294-5200, jazzartsgroup.org. PBJ& Jazz concerts are 1-hour long interactive con-certs designed to introduce jazz and Americanmusic to young children and their families. Featur-ing some of Columbus’ finest musicians and en-sembles, PBJ & Jazz concerts are hosted byretired music educator Rebecca Ogden – and area great introduction to live music for the youngestaudience member.

June 11 – LEGO Building Club, 305 W. MainSt., Plain City, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free, 614-873-4912, plaincitylib.org. Join the newest club at thelibrary: the LEGO Building Club! Each week we’ll

build with a new theme and play LEGO-themedgames. No registration is required. For ages 12 &under. The library is also still searching for LEGOdonations! Bring your new or used LEGO dona-tion to the library during our operating hours.

June 11 – Stop & Smell the Roses, ColumbusPark of Roses festival, 3923 N. High St., Colum-bus 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free, 614-645-3217, whet-stonepark.org. Stop and smell the roses during arose-filled day of educational and artistic exhibitsfeaturing 11,500 roses in peak bloom at the Parkof Roses. Experience the color and fragrance of424 varieties of roses in full bloom as you strollthrough 13 acres of garden beds. Consult withrosarians and horticulturists to answer your ques-tions on the care of roses, perennials and herbs.Watch painters from Central Ohio Plein Air andWorthington Area Art League capturing the beautyof the gardens, and enjoy the soothing sounds ofharp, dulcimer, flute, guitar music and a capellavoices. Beverages, sandwiches and pastries avail-able for purchase from Mozart’s Bakery and Cafe.

June 12, 19, 26 – Scioto Summer ConcertsScioto Park, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. The 28th annualDAC Sundays at Scioto summer concert serieswill take place each Sunday evening for eightweeks. This showcase for local and regional per-forming artists includes something for almostevery musical taste, from Latin salsa to countryrock and funk to swing.

June 12 – Make Your Own: Honey 1777 E.Broad St., Columbus 4-5:30 p.m. $35 645-8733fpconservatory.org.

June 14 – Little Green Thumbs Children’s Gar-den Club 126 S. State St., Westerville 10:30-11a.m. Free, 614-882-7277 westervillelibrary.org.Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who couldask for more? Help us nurture our new Children’sGarden, get some dirt under your nails, and havefun! Please bring gloves, shovels, and other gar-dening tools if you have them! Suggested for chil-dren up to age 5, parents/caregivers are asked tostay and help. Older children are encouraged toattend our Dirty Dozen Gardening Club. Club willnot meet in the event of rain.

June 16-19 – Washboard Music Festival – 2011Downtown Logan, 6-10 p.m. Free, 740-380-2752,washboardmusicfestival.com The WashboardMusic Festival is a 2 day extravaganza held in thestreets of small town America. The festival’s focusis on celebrating the enduring role the washboardhas had on American music styles. The annualfestival provides wholesome, family entertainment.You can enjoy the foot-tappin’ styles of DixielandJazz, Jug Music and Cajun Zydeco, played bybands from all around the country, while you enjoygreat food, browse the streets filled with qualitycraft vendors and enjoy the many special events,including our festive Saturday evening parade,classic car show, clog dancers and many more.For the kids, we have an entire city block of rides,games and live entertainment.

June 16 – Music in the Park – The Shazzbots(Kids’ Rock Music) Amelita Mirolo Barn, Sunny 95

Park, 7-8:30 p.m. Free The Cultural Arts Divisioninvites you to enjoy our free summer concert se-ries, Music in the Parks, Thursdays, 7:00-8:30p.m.June through August, 2011. This free concert se-ries takes place outdoors on the New! UA ArtsStage at the Amelita Mirolo Barn at Sunny 95Park. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. In the eventof rain, the concert will be moved inside theAmelita Mirolo Barn while concerts at communityparks will be canceled.

June 17-19 – Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival,Creekside Park, Gahanna, $3 for adults, free for12 and younger and members of the military withID; Event runs 5-11 p.m. June 17, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.June 18 and noon-6 p.m. June 19, creeksideblue-sandjazz.com. This music festival is the showcasefor the best blues and jazz music in Ohio, if not


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As they were at the 2010 event, squirt guns again might be a big hit at the 2011 Powell Festival,from 5-11 p.m. June 24 and noon-11 p.m. June 25. Live music, a large selection of food and bev-erages and children’s activities conclude with a fireworks show on Saturday evening, June 25.

score free or cheap movies on specificdates and times (typically Tuesdays andWednesdays). Get more info here and2011 schedules:stretchingabuckblog.com/?p=22819

Kids Bowl Free Summer Program –Your kids can bowl for free all summerlong at several Central Ohio bowling al-leys! Get more info atwww.kidsbowlfree.com

Metro Park Programs – In addition tooffering acres of land to explore, Colum-bus Area Metro Parks also offer FREEworkshops for kids. Offerings includeeverything from fishing basics to classesabout seeds and plants. Family full moonhikes sound like fun too! Get more infoand sign up for classes here:www.metroparks.net

Farm Fun – Allow your kids to burnoff their boundless energy while learning

about where our food comes from. Allowthem to explore the various “Pick YourOwn” farms in Central Ohio for free plusthe cost of produce (our favorites arestrawberries in mid June and apples inlate August). Find a list of local farms atlocalharvest.org. Stratford EcologicalCenter is another fun place to explore.Visit their website at stratfordecological-center.org

Hopefully this list of activities willserve as a starting point for you as you ex-plore all of the fun and inexpensive familyfun to be had in Columbus. Whatever youdecide to do, be sure to take time to enjoyyour family, and have a wonderful sum-mer!

Marcy Robison is the author of Stretch-ing a Buck (www.stretchingabuckblog.com)– a blog dedicated to helping you save yourhard earned dollars. She lives in Powell withher husband and two young daughters.

the Midwest. Music isn’t all that this renownedevent has to offer. Centered around CreeksidePark and Olde Gahanna, the Creekside Blues &Jazz Festival promises something for everyonewith more than 90 hours of entertainment on fivestages, Jog your Jazz Off and the Jog Your JazzOff Kids Fun Run, Sunday Jazz Brunch, MusicalDiscovery Zone, amusement rides, vendors, andof course, great food!

June 17-19 – Juneteenth celebration, FranklinPark, Columbus noon-10 p.m. Free, juneteentho-hio.net. This celebration offers fun for the entirefamily in celebration of the Emancipation Procla-mation, and recognizes the struggle by AfricanAmericans for freedom. Juneteenth, or June 19th,1865, is considered the date when the last slavesin America were freed. Although the rumors offreedom were widespread before this, actualemancipation did not come until General GordonGranger rode into Galveston, Texas and issuedGeneral Order No. 3, on June 19th, almost twoand a half years after President Abraham Lincolnsigned the Emancipation Proclamation.

June 17 – Summer Lunch Time PerformingArts on the Statehouse Lawn, Ohio Statehouse,Columbus, noon-1 p.m. Free, 614-728-2695,ohiostatehouse.org. Enjoy a free lunch-time con-cert on the West Plaza of the Ohio Statehouseeach Friday between Memorial Day and LaborDay.

June 17 – Stargazing 3199 Columbus Pike,Delaware 9-10:30 p.m. $7 740-363-1257 perkins-observatory.org.

June 17 – Nature Walk & Picnic at SharonWoods Metro Park, Westerville, 10 a.m.-noon.Free, 614-882-7277, westervillelibrary.org. Pack alunch and meet at the Schrock Lake picnic shelterin Sharon Woods for a guided walk with a parknaturalist, then stay for a picnic lunch! Stroller-friendly path. Drinks will be provided. Family pro-gram – all ages welcome! No registration required.

June 18-19 – Olde Worthington Art Festival Vil-lage Green, Worthington 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free 891-6293 owba.net. An eagerly anticipated event,located in a highly populated, metropolitan area atthe intersection of major state routes and inter-state highways serving Columbus, Ohio This ju-ried show features over 150 select artists and finecraftsmen exhibiting sculptures, ceramics, oils,watercolors, furniture, jewelry, fiber, glass, photog-raphy and mixed media in applied and fine arts. Inaddition to art, the festival includes food conces-sions, quaint downtown shops, local eateries andthe regular Saturday Farmers Market.

June 22-26 – Origins Game Fair 400 N. HighSt., Columbus, noon-8 p.m. $5, 614-827-2500,columbusconventions.com. Enjoy board games,card games, role-playing, miniatures, classicgames and more at the annual Origins Internation-al Game Expo. Shop the 200-plus vendors in theexhibit hall. Tour the art show featuring some ofthe best fantasy artists from through Ohio andaround the world. Enjoy informative seminars withtopics such as world history, game developmentand games in education. With more than 4,000events, it’s one of North America’s largest gameconventions. There also are special programs forparents and other non-gaming family members.Game sessions run 24 hours daily.

June 23 – Get Musical Bells (PM) 126 S. StateSt., Westerville, 10:30-11 a.m. & 7-7:30 p.m. Free,614-882-727, westervillelibrary.org. Children ages3-6 will enjoy a variety of musical activities, songsand games using the bells. Parents/caregiversmay attend.

June 24-25 – Powell Festival, Village GreenPark, Powell, 5-11 p.m. June 24 and noon-11p.m. June 25. Free, cityofpowell.us. The 2011Powell Festival is a favorite summertime celebra-tion. The 15th annual festival brings more than200 choices of admission-free or reduced-fee en-tertainment including on-stage music concertsfeaturing regional and local bands, a large varietyof delicious food and beverages including hugebeer garden, wholesome children’s games, activi-ties and educational stations, and a special patri-otic fireworks display set to illuminate the skies onSaturday at 10:15 p.m. All that and more make thePowell Festival one of the premier, must-attendevents of the year.

June 24-26 – Easton Art Fair, 160 Easton TownCenter, Columbus, 4-9 p.m. Free, 614-416-7000,eastontowncenter.com. Join us for a unique andenjoyable shopping experience at the annual Eas-ton Art Affair, an outdoor fine art and fine craftshow held on the streets of the beautiful EastonTown Center. This outstanding event features 125juried artisans and boasts a wide variety of artand craft, including acrylic, oil and watercolorpaintings, pottery, metal sculpture, fine jewelry,glass and much more.

June 24 – Friday Flicks! Jurassic Park, Creek-side Park, Gahanna 9-11 p.m. Free, 614- 342-4250 gahanna.gov/departments/parks. Enjoyoutdoor movies on our big screen this summer atCreekside Park. For more information please con-tact Gahanna Parks & Recreation at 614.342.4250or visit gahanna.gov

June 24 – Stargazing, 3199 Columbus Pike,Delaware 9-10:30 p.m., $7, 740-363-1257,perkins-observatory.org.

June 24 – 4th Friday: Safety Fest, DowntownWesterville, Westerville 6-9 p.m. Free 794-0401uptownmerchants.com. Everyone is invited to thisfamily-friendly community event! The WestervilleDivisions of Police and Fire want you to have asafe summer. Franklin County agencies will be onhand with information and activities for parentsand kids. Enjoy live music, food, children’s activi-ties, street vendors, special displays and extend-ed hours in the Uptown shops!

June 25 – Monsters & Aliens Craft, 1777 E.Broad St.,Columbus noon-4 p.m. Free, 614-645-8733, fpconservatory.org .

June 25 – Concerts on the Creek CreeksidePark, Gahanna 7-9 p.m. Free, 614-342-4250, ga-hanna.gov/departments/parks. Enjoy free outdoorconcerts hosted by Gahanna Parks & RecreationFridays, June – August. No concert: June 18th.For more information or a complete list of per-formers contact Gahanna Parks & Recreation at614-342-4250 or visit gahanna.gov.

June 30 – Healthy Living, Civil War Style, 126 S.State St., Westerville, 10-11 a.m. Free, 614-882-7277, westervillelibrary.org. Sarsaparilla. Garlic.Ginseng. Sassafras. These are a few of the ingredi-ents used in tonics and home remedies that werepopular during the Civil War era. What foods didpeople eat to stay health 150 years ago? In thisworkshop, we’ll sample a few “health” foods andlearn what (if any) value they have.

June 30 – Dear Mr. President 126 S. State St.,Westerville 1-2 p.m. Free 614-882-7277, westervil-lelibrary.org. Dr. Johnson tells the delightful andinspiring story of Grace Bedell, the 11 year old girlwho convinced Abraham Lincoln to grow a beard.He continues by reading more recent letters ofchildren to U.S. presidents, and then encourageschildren to send a letter or a drawing to our cur-rent president. If a return address is provided, theletters will be sent to the White House and thechild will receive a reply, a nice memento of ourChautauqua experience.


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It turns out thatthere may be a goodreason why manyADHD studentsstruggle with math,beyond the obviouscomplicationscaused by lack offocus, impulsivity,and struggles withcompleting home-work.

Researchers arebeginning to discov-er the causes ofproblems with mathlearning, and havefound that 26 per-cent of students withADHD are also la-beled with a mathematics learning disabil-ity, and that achievement scores can be 8percent to 10 percent lower. More researchis needed, but with so many ADHD kids

experiencing difficulty grasping mathfacts and understanding numerical prob-lem solving, it is clear that earlier identifi-cation of difficulties and more timely andappropriate intervention for strugglingstudents is imperative.

In the groundbreaking book, NumberSense and Number Nonsense: Under-standing the Challenges of Learning Maththe authors (Nancy Krasa, a Columbuspsychologist, and Sara Shunkwiler, a for-mer Marburn Academy teacher) found,“… math learning difficulties can be asso-ciated with many different perceptual,cognitive, and executive (function) im-pairments.”

The evidence shows that there is indeeda connection between working memoryweaknesses and inattention, and poor al-gorithm knowledge and mathematicalproblem-solving skills.

In other words, students who haveADHD often have challenges in the areasof paying attention, processing informa-

tion quickly and efficiently, and workingmemory, all of which increase the risk ofmath failure.

In addition, data from Krasa andShunkwiler’s book clearly demonstrates arelationship between learning math andlearning to read. Both functions involve adevelopmental hierarchy of skills thatbuild over time, share some brain func-tions, and are also affected by visual andphonological foundational skill deficits.

Presently, studies are underway to iden-tify more specifically the various cogni-tive components involved in ADHD andmath disability, and why the two condi-tions are so closely related. It appears thatwhile lower working memory ability maynot be the only factor involved, it can be asignificant predictor of difficulty. In addi-

tion, inattention appears to also play arole.

Amy Platt, a contributing writer forTeachADHD, believes that part of the an-swer may lie in finding out for sure ifADHD and math performance involve thesame cognitive structures and processes. Ifthat were true, then it would not be sur-prising to see problems with ADHD andlow math performance emerge at the sametime or in the same child.

There is already good news for ADHDyoungsters who may struggle with math,though. Next month, we will discuss whatworks best when teaching math to childrenwho learn differently.

Earl B. Oremus is headmaster of Mar-burn Academy.

The connection between ADHD and mathematical achievement, Part 1

City, going on to perform in New York andfor companies in Cleveland, Columbus andCincinnati.

She retired from BalletMet in Columbusabout 15 years ago.

She teachers classes for children as youngas 3 years old, as well as adult classes.

She directs Community Civic Ballet, aperforming troupe of children and adultsthat performs at various locations, includ-ing festivals and convalescent centers.

Among students enrolled in Watters’classes is Jennifer Allen, 8, who lives in theWorthington area with her parents, Scott andBelinda, and three older brothers.

Allen first met Watters when Allen was3 years old and enrolled in a class atLazelle Woods Recreation Center, aColumbus recreation center near Wester-ville.

“Jennifer wanted to stay with Dana, soas (Jennifer) outgrew classes and becamemore advanced, we enrolled in the classesshe needed wherever Dana was teaching,”Belinda Allen said.

Jennifer moved from beginning classesat Lazelle to an advanced class at a Wor-thington-area recreation center, and is nowenrolled in classes at Westerville.

“I like how she teaches me and pushesme harder to keep getting better,” Jennifersaid.

A new set of classes begins May 3 atWhitehall Community Park.

For more information about classes, visitthe Web site communitycivicballet.com orcall 614-235-7339.

What can you do in 15 minutes? Put yourfeet up and look at a magazine; enjoy a colddrink; call a friend; sit outside and enjoy theview. Do anything that will refresh and refu-el you.

The real key to a relaxing summer is totake good care of yourself. A parent whofeels deprived and stressed will have a hardtime not showing it. In the end we do morefor our children when we take the time to domore for ourselves.

Rhonda Moskowitz is The Parent Guru forColumbus Kids. A PCI-certified ParentCoach and Founder of Parent CoachingLLC, she has been working with families formore than 30 years. Read more at her web-site, practicalsolutionsparentcoaching.com.


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A healthy dose of scouts were put throughtheir paces Saturday, May 7 at the inauguralhealth and fitness expo of the Simon KentonCouncil of the Boy Scouts of America.

The event was held at Camp Lazarus insouthern Delaware County, 4422 ColumbusPike.

According to event coordinator Jen Koma,one of the Boy Scouts’ goals is to educate thepublic about health and fitness. The goal ofthis event was to get families outdoors andhelp them learn how they can move toward amore healthful lifestyle together.

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sad and shared that with my family. My 9-year-old daughter and wife cuddled

up next to me and comforted me. My daughtersaid, “Oh, Daddy, what’s wrong?” as I general-ly talked through what had happened. I feltsupported and then better. After about 10 or 15minutes, we went on with dinner.

A couple of weeks later, my daughter cameto the table and announced that she had some-thing to talk about. She shared something thathappened between her and some friends wherethey picked on another girl and got into trou-ble. She cried, and by herself, without anyprompting from me, shared some of her deep-est feelings. That blew me away. It impressedme. It made me feel really good.

The lesson here is the importance of model-ing vulnerability.

Most of us don’t understand that if we wantour children to open up, share feelings, talkabout concerns, and really volunteer thingswithout being pushed, part of the way theylearn that is by seeing us do it.

It is not a one-way street. If you want yourchildren to share with you, one of the ways tothink about helping them learn is to share with

them. In addition to modeling, the other way that

we help our children learn is by letting themsee us share our feelings with our partners,friends and others. Most of us attempt to helpour children grow by thinking about the waywe relate to them and forget that part of theway they learn about how to be in the world isthrough watching us in our marriages, partner-ships, with friends and lovers.

Are we vulnerable with the people in ourlives that we are partnered up with? Do weshare our feelings? Do we respond emotional-ly to others when they open up to us? Do ourchildren see us being vulnerable and asking forsupport?

This is the second way kids learn about vul-nerability and parents can help children learnto share and open up. Then parents can moveaway from the CIA interrogation to modeling,not only with our kids, but with our partners, sothe kids can learn through observation and par-ticipation.

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Mitchel Lamb, 8, of Canal Winchester, a mem-ber of Cub Scout Pack 316, tests his standinglong jump ability at the Boy Scouts SimonKenton Council’s health and fitness expo.

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It was open to scouts and nonscouts alike.“We really want to encourage the public to

come be a part of this event,” Koma said. “Alot of people read that it’s a scouting eventand think it’s exclusive to the scouts, but re-ally, a large part of what the scouts do is giveback to the community by educating mem-bers, outside of just the scouts, about thebenefits of health and fitness.”

Activities included the 8 a.m. morningSasquatch 5K Trail Run and Walk, a FamilyHike at 9:30 a.m. and other activities -- in-clude bounce houses, geocaching, high-ad-venture activities and sports – through 4 p.m.

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