Activities and Events

Our monthly events and activities are the heart and soul of the MOMS Club of Chandler NE. They are how we connect to each other and our community. That is why we offer a wide range of things to do each month. All of our activities are held during the day, except for Mom's Night Out, Family Activities, and any other special evening community event that the group chooses to include. Scroll down to see full descriptions, or check out our current calendar. For information on available volunteer opportunities, click here.

Monthly Activity Days

Activity Days are events where the club gets together for a special activity, such as throwing a holiday party, touring a museum, or doing an activity like bumper bowling. We have at least one per month, generally on Wednesday mornings. We vote for each activity at our monthly business meeting. Past activities have included Krispie Kreme Tour, Basha's Store Tour, Phoenix Zoo, Dugan's Dairy Farm, Pumpkin Patch, fire station tour, Chuck E Cheese, Peter Piper Pizza, mall play areas, and various holiday parties for Halloween, Christmas, and Easter.

Big Sister Program

Big Sister Program is a mentoring program for new members to help them feel welcome. Each new member who participates is paired up with a "Big Sister" who introduces her to other members and guides her through the ins and outs of the club.

Cooking Group

Once a month, members get together for a tasty treat! Each mom brings a dish to go along with the theme for that month (for example, Side Dishes). Recipes are swapped and a good time had by all!

Business Meetings

Business meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of every month. At our business meeting, we discuss old and new business, vote on next month's activities and receive a calendar of events. We also provide free childcare during the meetings for children who can walk. All members are asked to volunteer in the childcare room approximately once per year. Members are assigned their month in advance.

Community Service

All International MOMS Club chapters are asked to perform at least one service project per year benefiting children in their community. Last year our club planted a Healing Garden at a local park. It was our way of celebrating the annual "Make a Difference Day." The garden was later dedicated to a lost member. In the past, our club has raised money for a variety of charities by selling cookbooks of our recipes, coupon books, cookie dough, or baked goods. We also collect donations like clothing, toys, and food.

Meal Support

Meal support provides members in need with a meal whether due to a new baby, extended illness, surgery, or family emergency.

Moms' Night Out!

Moms' Night Out is a fun night out and a chance for the mom's to get together! We have one MOMS night out per month. It's a time to get to know other moms and enjoy uninterrupted adult conversation. Nursing babies are always welcome. Some of our past MOMS Night Out's include bowling, dinner, movies, shopping, mystery mansion, karaoke, dancing, laser tag, and much more. We vote on our MOMS Night Out event at our monthly business meeting.

New Member's Brunch

New member's brunch is held monthly to introduce new members to the club. It's a great way to meet club members and a good excuse to get the kiddies to play while we relax! Some board members and coordinators will also attend to go over what they do in the club and will discuss what the club has to offer you.

Park, Pool, and Splash Days

During the fall, winter, and spring, we go to various parks in and around Chandler and during the summer, we visit the many local public pool facilities. For a complete list of parks and pools we visit, click here.

Splash days are summertime water activities (pool, Slip-n-Slide, sprinklers, play pool) provided at one of our homes. They are an easy way to have fun and cool off at the same time!

Playgroups

Our weekly playgroups are the backbone of the MOM'S Club! Organized by age group, it's a great way for your child to play with other children his/her age. Playgroups allow moms to get out of the house and have some adult conversation. In addition, you and your children will build valuable friendships through the time spent with your playgroup. Of course, moms can and do bring their other children to playgroup, even if the ages are different. Playgroups meet at member's homes or at other, agreed upon locations such as mall play areas and local parks. To view our chapter's playgroup guidelines, click here.

Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking meets occasionally throughout the year to help us set aside time to preserve our photo memories! Normally, we meet at a member's house. You can create an amazing scrapbook for family while you socialize with other moms! Again, children are always welcome. Occasionally a project will be planned for the group to learn together

Family Activity Program

Family Activity Program offers the same benefits of the Activity Days to entire families who may enjoy participating in family enriched activities at times the majority of your family can attend. This is a great opportunity to get Dads and school aged children in on all of the fun, bonding and enrichment that group activities offer. This too will be an activity brought to a vote at business meetings each month to determine the next month’s event.

Story Time

Once per month, moms and kids get together at a mom's home for a story and a related activity! This is one of our newest programs and has taken off with a BANG!

To spice up the kiddos Media time, while mommies get to catch up, your children get to watch a variety of movies in a variety of homes that beats the doldrums of watching the same ole’ shows in the same ole’ place. This affords members time to share children appropriate movies together.