Category: children

Survey in progress: What do you want at the Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse?

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Arts, children, Families, Free, Parks, SF Recreation and Parks Dept, UncategorizedLeave a comment

UPDATE: Survey closed.

Local residents and families who use Sunnyside Playground: Please take this brief survey, so that Sunnyside Neighborhood Association will know which Recreation and Parks Department programming options to pursue for our local Clubhouse.

SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XT5Y3HT 

The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

This Saturday: Healthy Kids Day at Sunnyside Elementary School

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn children, Families, Free, Mission YMCA, Sunnyside Elementary School, UncategorizedLeave a comment

This Saturday, Apr 21 (11am-2pm),  Mission YMCA will be holding their ‘Healthy Kids Day’ event at Sunnyside Elementary School.

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Photo from the 2017 Mission YMCA Healthy Kids event at Sunnyside Elementary School . Source: https://www.ymcasf.org/about/blog/what-healthy-kids-look-y

About Healthy Kids Day
School’s out and it’s time to relax, decompress and have fun with friends. Summer is the time for kids to get up, get out and grow. But for some kids, exposure to activities that stimulate the body and mind ends with the school year. In fact, research shows that kids are prone to gain more weight and fall behind in studies.   Continue reading “This Saturday: Healthy Kids Day at Sunnyside Elementary School” →

Jan 20: Shared Schoolyard Opening Event at Sunnyside Elementary School

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn children, Families, Free, Sunnyside Elementary School, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Finally! The schoolyard at Sunnyside Elementary School is having its opening event on Saturday Jan 20, 11am to 1pm.

Now the yard will be available for community use on the weekends. Join your neighbors and local families for this fun opening event. SNA officers will be there at our table.  More about the city-wide program SF Shared Schoolyard Program: SFSharedSchoolyard.org

This event will have an emphasis on bikes and families, including  learn to ride with YBIKE.

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Halloween Carnival on Sat Oct 28, 2017

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Tomorrow is the annual Halloween Carnival, from 11am-2pm at St Finn Barr Hall (415 Edna Street). You are invited! This event is lots of fun for kids and families. There are games and activities, food and prizes, and a costume contest (for both adults and kids). Supervisor Norman Yee will be present to judge the contests. Photos from last year:

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Supervisor Norman Yee, judging the costume contest. http://billwilsonphotos.com
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What is it like? SNA Secretary Amy O’Hair worked at the welcoming table last year. “I heard families with toddlers who lived on the same block get a chance to meet each other for the first time and make playdates. One dad arrived a bit grumpy, he didn’t really want to come along, but by the end he was telling me and everyone else what a great time he and his family had.”

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Sunnyside Neighborhood Association’s Annual Halloween Carnival. Saturday Oct 28, 2017, 11 am – 2 pm. Fun for all ages: food, games, and lots of prizes. St Finn Barr Auditorium, 415 Edna Street, San Francisco CA.