Kidville Mt. Kisco

IT’S BACK TO CLASS!!! We are ready for a beautiful day! Welcome to our new students and welcome back to our preschoolers. Boy, we have missed you.

#SayHerName #BreonnaTaylor Today would have been Breonna Taylor's birthday had she not been murdered in her very own home. We urge our community to visit http://ow.ly/PYHM50A02cn for a list of action items that we can complete to fight for justice for Breonna. We have also linked to yesterday's The New York Times article about the importance of saying her name and including her story in the landscape for justice. bit.ly/BTJNYT... We see every day on The Kidville Playground the importance of saying each child's name. We see the joy in their face when they feel seen. We can feel the connection of belonging. Say her name, Breonna Taylor, and continue to take action. We’re not trying to compete with Floyd’s story, we’re trying to complete the story, said Ritchie, who is also the author of Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color.

Join Big Bird, CNN commentator Van Jones and CNN anchor and national correspondent Erica Hill for a 60-minute special "Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism. A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Kids and Families" which will air on Saturday, June 6, at 10 a.m. ET. Families you can submit questions on protests, racism and diversity by visiting cnn.com/sesamestreet. How to watch: The town hall will air on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español. It will stream live on CNN.com's homepage and across mobile devices via CNN's apps, without requiring a cable log-in.

Anti-Racism Reading List for Kids & Grown-Ups! Do the work alongside of us and build a library rich in topics of race, diversity and inclusion. Kidville book nooks are being refreshed with these important titles that will be integrated into our programming on The Playground and when we are back inside our classrooms. https://bit.ly/ARBookListKV Support Black-owned indie bookstores and explore additional titles for the entire family. *Black Pearl Bookstore in Austin, TX:... blackpearlbookstore.com *Semicolon Bookstore in Chicago, IL: bookshop.org/shop/Semicolonchi *Mahogany Books in Washington DC: mahoganybooks.com *Ashay By The Bay in Vallejo, CA: ashaybythebay.com *The Lit Bar in Bronx, NY: bookshop.org/shop/thelitbar Please share additional recommended reading below and follow some of our favorite IG accounts that helped us discover more of these works: The Conscious Kid Here Wee Read Teaching Tolerance We Need Diverse Books The Tutu Teacher

Kidville Families, Tap the link in our bio for our latest communication to our community about our solidarity with Black Lives Matter and respective links for donation and our first round-up of family anti-racism books for children and grown-ups alike. We will remain on pause on Tuesday out of respect for our Black colleagues and community by not continuing to operate 'business as usual.' We encourage you to swipe through and explore just a few of the powerful voices of Blac...k leadership. Please be mindful to use this time to do the work independently and to not place additional burden on Black educators. Use the resources available, subscribe to their Patreons and donate. INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS: @laylafsaad @rachel.cargle @theconsciouskid @mspackyetti @moemotivate @ijeomaoluo @austinchanning @hereweeread

As an organization, it is our responsibility to stand up and speak truth to what we believe. We believe that: -Love is stronger than hate. -Hate is taught and we will have no part in that teaching. -Racism exists. -Black lives matter. To the Black members of our community who are hurting right now - we see you, we hear you, and we will continue to learn, listen and take action to make the world a better place for your children. Please visit our stories as we assemble resources designed for families about anti-racism and share ways we are financially contributing to social justice as an organization.

Party ON! Online that is. YES, we are taking our legendary birthday parties and bringing them to our community through our NEW digital platform The Kidville Playground! kidville.com/theplayground We believe the party must go ON and that every April baby is worthy of a celebration. Join us for our FIRST ever Community Birthday Block Party!... Wednesday April 15th 4:15PM EDT Pop-Art Party Theme All ages welcome FREE Tickets - BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY! Expect dancing, a live interactive art lesson, birthday shoutouts and of course the birthday song! Comment below if we will see you there.

Ready for your next Do More Good Challenge? Every week on The Kidville Playground we share a new actionable plan to inspire our youngest citizens to shine on our communities from near and far. CREATE & SHARE A RAINBOW: Use all the colors you have at home and paint, color, collage, chalk or design a rainbow!... Share your rainbow in your window to brighten someone's day. Snap a photo of your creation and tag us with #KIDVILLE so we can include your colorful work in our GIANT Do More Good Montage this week! We love to see families collaborating and crafting together. Thank you in advance for DOING MORE GOOD!

Grab your ticket for our first ever VIRTUAL celebration on The Kidville Playground featuring a Family Magic Show starring Magic Evan! Sunday April 5 6:00PM EST LIVE-STREAM EVENT... Magic Evan’s interactive and boredom-busting magic show leaves children beaming with joy, belly laughing and wide-eyed with amazement. The entire family will be dazzled and delighted when objects magically disappear, travel through the air, and - to hilarious effect - take on a life of their own. Come ready to engage, participate and enjoy the show that has kids talking about the most FUN time ever! long after it’s over. $10 per family to join and tickets can be purchased at kidville.com/theplayground - See you at the show!

Give it up for all the Kidville kids showing how much they care with cards and drawings for all the superhero humans helping us today and everyday! Our Do More Good Challenge of the week is officially in motion. We have started receiving the most thoughtful pictures of chalk drawings, paintings, giant posters and messages of LOVE and KINDNESS! We cannot wait to build our GIANT montage so please tag your creations with #KIDVILLE! We leave you with this magic quote from one of the submissions, "Many hearts, all in this TOGETHER!"

Friends - We need your help! We want to create a giant montage of THANK YOU messages for all the amazing superhero humans helping to keep us safe and healthy during these times. Join us in this week's DO MORE GOOD CHALLENGE by getting crafty and designing a thank-you note, card, sign, poster, artwork, drawing or creation for all to see. Take a photo of your creation and tag us @KIDVILLE and use #KIDVILLE so we can add your message to our GIANT MONTAGE. We will be featuring your creations throughout the week on our Good Morning Kidville live-stream class. Let's make something beautiful together!

My Big Messy Art Class starts in ONE HOUR with Maker Morgan and our messy mascot 'PAINTY!' You can join in the messy fun or watch this reimagined Bob Ross artistic journey snuggled with your kiddo. Today's totally optional supply list includes:... Paint Paper Playdough Glue Glitter Zip-Lock Baggies This image was shared by a budding artist on the Upper East Side! Tag us in your art work by using #KIDVILLE!

Set your alarms for today's live-stream Kidville classes on The Kidville Playground! Reserve your FREE ticket online today! kidville.com/theplayground Wake-up, ZOOM, sing, read, stretch, draw, play, paint, run, jump, pretend, laugh, connect - REPEAT!... Let's make Monday memorable together - Which class title will you be in today? Tell us below so we can say HI!

This is an actual mood. (hint: Our NEW schedule of live-streaming Kidville classes is open for registration) GO BOOK NOW! ... kidville.com/theplayground