Special Kids Connect

Mark your calendar for this workshop which takes place one week from today! "It’s About Time! Tools to Support Time Management for All Ages," presented by PACER Center's Simon Technology Center, will give a quick introduction to a variety of tools to support time management, such as clocks, timers, and alarms. Apps and devices will be demonstrated that are appropriate for young children, teens, and adults. Discussion will include strategies for incorporating tools into daily... routines at home, school activities, and the workplace. Demonstrations will include tools that can benefit people with disabilities, such as ADHD, executive function disorder, and blind or low vision. The one-hour FREE live stream workshop takes place on Wed. January 13 at 11 am California-time. To register, visit https://us02web.zoom.us//regist/WN_5aPESmSdSIu0_r71XlC28A.

Sharing a workshop taking place this week, via Zoom, from Parents Helping Parents in San Jose. Registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN__WHfy5MTTVqgNHewZvUKOA

Start your new year by with a better understanding of how to use your respite services and where to go if you cannot find a provider. If you are a San Andreas Regional Center client-family in Monterey County, this is for you!

Special Kids Connect held its final REACH Clay Ornament session for the year yesterday and this new program was amazing. HUGE thank you to Progress not Perfection Paint Parties for making this such a success. Times have been tough for all of us. But REACH Art online programs have brought our kids and young adults together in fun, supportive and SAFE environments. In addition to the hearts of the people like Jessica and Katie at Progress not Perfection Paint Parties, the hearts of those who have so graciously supported Special Kids Connect through their financial donations, are making these programs possible, too. Help us REACH more kids in 2021 with your year-end donation through Monterey County Gives! at https://montereycountygives.com/skc. #helpingspecialkidsreachforthestars

Happy Zero to Three Thursday! If you are looking for some last minute gift ideas for the toddler in your life, check out this list of toys for 2 year-olds: https://www.nytimes.com///best-gifts-toys-for-2-year-olds/ #zerotothreethursday

Sharing information from a parent: Special needs families! I want to tell you about the Monterey Aquatic Therapy Center! They do one to one therapy in a warm, salt-water pool. The owner, Patricia, really gets us! Can’t speak highly enough... especially during this difficult time!

Survey link: https://forms.gle/baN9RoemDB7RvQHe9. Respond by midnight tonight and be entered to win an Amazon gift card. (Only Monterey County families are eligible to win.)

So much gratitude to so many for today's fabulous Halloween Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event. Thank yous go out to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County for allowing us to use their Salinas Clubhouse parking lot, to Matthews & Associates for their sponsorship and volunteer support, to Steinbeck Real Estate for their generous donation of pumpkin bucket goodies and volunteer support, to Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. for their support, to Hidden... Hills Ranch for bringing mini-horse Shelby, to all of the wonderful agencies who provided information for parents and gifts for kids, to the California Department of Developmental Services for the donation of face masks for our families, to our behind- the-scenes volunteers who halped put things together, and MOST OF ALL to our extra special kids and families who made this day so incredible. Happy Halloween, everyone! See more

Happy Halloween!

So. Much. Fun.

All hands on deck for our Trick-or-Treat Drive Thru for Special Needs Families at the Boys & Girls Club in Salinas. The fun starts in 5 minutes!

A sea of green!! Our resource tote bags for parents are stuffed full and are ready to go! Can't wait for tomorrow's Trick-or-Treat Drive Thru for Special Needs Families at 11 am at the Boys & Girls Club in Salinas. "Sea" you there!

We have some awesome agencies in Monterey County who are anxious to share their information with families this Saturday at our Trick-or-Treat Drive Thru for Special Needs Families at the Boys & Girls Club in Salinas (85 Maryal Drive). Parents will get Resource Totes filled with information from nearly 25 agencies and services. Kids will get PUMPKIN BUCKETS filled with fun, fun, fun!! Registered families should arrive between 11 am and 12:30 pm. After 12:30, no reservations needed, while supplies last. We will be there until 1 pm.

It's a socially distanced Birthday Celebration at Special Kids Connect for our October birthday gals. Huge shout-out to Blue Aces Bake Shoppe for our Vegan Carrot Cake cupcakes. #sweetcelebrations

Sharing information from the Children's Health Council in Palo Alto. To learn more and to register for this free event, visit https://www.chconline.org//webinar-learning-challenges-b/

Happy Zero to Three Thursday and Happy Halloween Eve's Eve! Good old fashioned trick-or-treating is not a good idea in the midst of a pandemic, but there are still plenty of fun ways to celebrate the day with your little ones, like the ones offered here. Stay safe, everyone!

"I could while away the hours Conferrin' with the flowers, Consulting with the rain; And my head I'd be a scratchin' While my thoughts are busy hatchin'... If I only had a brain." Lots of brains behind THESE fun SCARECROWS as another REACH Art class comes to an end. HUGE thanks to Jess at Progress not Perfection Paint Parties for making this Halloween edition so much fun! We have a few spots left in our REACH Art Holiday Celebrations Edition. Sign up soon at http://reachartholidayedition.eventbrite.com. #helpingspecialkidsreachforthestars

Our Pumpkin Buckets are overflowing with Halloween Cheer! Join us this Saturday, October 31 from 11 am - 1 pm for our Trick or Treat Drive Thru for Special Needs Families at the Salinas Boys & Girls Club. Registered families should arrive between 11 am and 12:30 pm. Non-registered families can come by at 12:30 pm. (This is for families who have special needs children and young adults only!)

It's Get Prepared Wednesdays! We all know that Monterey County's 911 systems saves lives. But, do you know how the system works? Do your children know what to do if they need to call 911? Bring the entire family to this interactive Zoom event to learn from a member of the 911 team. Bring your questions! This Friday, October 22 at 6 pm. -----------... ¡Es miércoles de prepararte! Todos sabemos que los sistemas 911 del condado de Monterey salvan vidas. Pero, ¿sabes cómo funciona el sistema? ¿Saben sus hijo/as qué hacer si necesitan llamar al 911? Traiga a toda la familia a este evento interactivo de Zoom para aprender de un miembro del equipo del 911. ¡Traiga sus preguntas! Este viernes, 22 de octuber a las 6 pm.

This is a FREE conference (with an opportunity to make a $10/$25 donation to cover costs). To learn more and to register, visit https://med.stanford.edu/autismcenter/conferences.html.

Not to brag or anything, but we've got Hidden Hills Ranch's SHELBY coming to our Trick-or-Treat Drive Thru for Special Needs Families this Saturday at the Boys & Girls Club in Salinas. Registration for Saturday's event has ended. If you have a registration, be there between 11 am and 12:30 pm. No registration? No problem! Come by between 12:30 and 1 pm to get some Halloween cheer...while supplies last. #equinetherapy #barnyardlove #photoop