LAST DAY - Saturday 9:30-1pm

Silent Auction: There are over 100 bid item packages. Crazy, huh! Restaurant deals, health and spa services, musical instruments, original artwork and photography, lessons, jewelry, sports, hotels, amusement parks, entertainment packages for the whole family as well as tons of merchandise.

Bidding stops at 12:00 noon tomorrow, Saturday the 22nd.

Bake Sale: If you are hungry, check out the amazing bake sale and gourmet lunch by Mediterra.

50/50 Raffle: $5.00 per ticket (5 for $20.00), if your name gets drawn you split the total pot with Starr King! Cool huh!

Its all to benefit Starr King Parent Child Workshop! Hope to see you there!

Listed here are the Auction Donors. Come check out the details of the silent auction packages. (Note: This is partial list, more were coming in as late as this am).

amusement parks
SeaWorld
Aquarium of the Pacific
Legoland
Santa Barbara Zoo
Natural History Museum & Ty Warner Sea Center Six Flags Magic Mountain

restaurants
Elements
Biltmore
Giovanni on the Mesa
Fish Enterprise
Max’s
Mediterra
Scarlett Begonia
Brophy Brothers
Silvergreens
Curtis Winery
Pascucci
Tre Lune
Via Vai
Arnoldi’s
C’est Cheese
Bucatini
Olio e Limone
The Summerland Cafe

health services
Naomi Romulo
Armenco Rumulo
Andrea Seiffertt
Yolanda Yturalde
Debbie Smilovitz Foster
Dr. Aaron Austin,Channel Island Chiropractic
Carolin Hauser
Rachil Willig
Julie Fiscalini
Dr. Jeff Rynders, DC
Shanti Piucoch, Ph.D
Peggy McInerny

art & photography
Chris Potter
Willa La Riba
Jack Stafford Photography

merchandise
Taylor Guitar
Will Jennings signed music sheet
ESP Signature Series Jeff Hanneman JH-200 Electric Guitar (Digi-Camo)
Fender Squier Classic Vibe Stratocaster
Seymour Duncan
Studio M
Ruben Orozco
Dexter
Tecolote Book Shop
Delice Benyet
SB Winery
Art Essentials
Toy Crazy
Chicken Little Basket
Chaucers
Prana
Santa Barbara Soap
Starr King Napkins
Jayawave
HotFlops
Star Essence
Leaf and Loop
Los Olivos Roots
Ayala
Island Seed and Feed
Homestead Antiques
Italian Pottery Outlet
Lush

food and wine
Heidi Whitney, Ixcacoa Brownies
Yolanda Medina Garcia
Muffintop Bakery
Whoodidily Cupcakes
Julie Beaumont, Local Harvest Delivery
Kingston Candy Company
Robin Loves Cake
Curtis Winery

lessons
Tom Murray
Alastair Greene
Joey Fior
Dan Zimmerman
Armenco Romulo
Miguel Leon
Sloan Reali
Sean Foster
Crandell Edwards
Gustafson Dance
Santa Barbara Dance Arts
La Petite Chouette Aerial Dance Studio
Purple Crayon

sports
Tracey Goforth Yoga
Yoga Soup
Russa Yog Yoga
Stand Up Paddleboard
Wendy Fox
FitBuddha
Wilson Swimming
Open Air Adventures

jewelry
Julie Beaumont
Lucy Harvey
Sylvie Terrell
Shelley Niro
Julie Fiscalini

services
Make It Work
Walter La Riba
Owen Dell Landscaping
Scott Fooks
Vaserii Plaster
Prestige Car Wash
Robert and Ada Heckes
Top Shop Automotive
Fuel Depot

entertainment
Josh Cobb
Boom Chaka-Craig Thatcher
Lotusland
Paul Mills
Segway
Double Dolphin
Santa Barbara Symphony
The Granada
Landshark

hotels
Upham Hotel
El Capitan Canyon
The Kruger Family
The Montecito Inn

children’s services
Mrs. Susan Iwanaga, Kumon Learning Center
Kid’s Cut’s

kid’s entertainment
My Gym
Bubblemania
Mike de Ponce
Pump It Up

spa & beauty services
Studio Jo
SB Cosmotology
Evolution Facial
Trim Salon
Richies Barber
Hair Select
Beverly Woxell
Akari Salon & Skin
Essentials

additional gifts
The Ransdell Family
The Ferrarin Family
The Rynders Family
The Thatcher Family

And more...you have to come down and see!

Santa Barbara, CA - Starr King Parent-Child Workshop announces its 63rd Annual Starr King Rummage Sale and Silent Auction, held in the lower courtyard of the Unitarian Society, 1525 Santa Barbara St., on Friday and Saturday, October 21 & 22, 2011, 9:30-5pm/9:30-1pm.

Find incredible bargains on unique antiques and treasures, clothing, house wares, books, furniture, sports equipment and much more. The Silent Auction features goods and services from local artists, businesses and entertainment venues. Visitors can also enjoy a delicious bake sale and gourmet lunch.

Starr King Rummage Sale and Silent Auction is a beloved community event that many people wait for all year, and provides much of the operating expenses for the cooperative preschool.

"The Rummage Sale is so much more than a fundraiser," says Yolanda Medina-Garcia, director of Starr King. "We choose to do this sale to give back to the community. It teaches children that what they no longer need is still valuable and useful to others, it avoids adding to the landfill, and helps take care of our community."

Medina-Garcia says that many families come every year and rely on the rummage sale to purchase clothing, furniture and supplies for their families.

Starr King will be accepting donations of quality rummage on Sunday, October 16 from 2-5pm. Just pull up to the curb and there will be plenty of people to unload your car. All donations are tax deductible. For pick-up of large items, call 966-1325.

ABOUT OUR PROGAM:

Starr King Parent-Child Workshop is a cooperative parent education and early childhood program that has been nurturing children and families in the Santa Barbara community for over 60 years. Starr King strives to help children and parents learn to take care of each other, themselves and the environment around them. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle has been one of the guiding principles of Starr King since its inception. To learn more about the preschool or to schedule a tour, please call 966.1325 or visit our website at www.starrking-pcw.org.

Kathy Bryant
Starr King
805.886.8169

The City of Santa Barbara and Stearns Wharf Business Association are proud to present a FREE Friday Night Movies series for the whole community to enjoy. Bring the family and join us under the stars as June leaps into high adventure with “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (PG), and musical-dance favorite “Footloose” (PG). Blast off in August with Buzz Lightyear in Disney-Pixar’s classic, “Toy Story” (G). And finally, September brings a trilogy of hit movies: “Grease” (PG), “The NeverEnding Story” (PG), and “Shrek” (PG). Arrive early; all movies start at dusk.

FREE Friday Night Movies on Stearns Wharf is an outdoor event. So, dress warmly and bring your blankets and beach chairs. There will be Free Parking on Stearns Wharf after 7 p.m. Come early for the best viewing and watch the multi-media pre-show, don’t forget about the snacks.

Popcorn and movie snacks will be available for purchase.

Movies Schedule:
 “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (PG) at dusk on June 17
 “Footloose" (PG) at dusk on June 24
 "Toy Story" (G) at dusk on August 26
 "Grease" (PG) at dusk on September 2
 "The NeverEnding Story" (PG) at dusk on September 9
 "Shrek" (PG) at dusk on September 16

You cannot imagine how much I miss updating my blog. I think about it everyday.

It’s been crazy around here, my boys are full of energy and my baby (well not so baby anymore) is running around the house with his big brother.
A lot of things have happened during these time, one of that makes me and my older son proud is our vegetable garden. We are finally using our planter boxes. I cannot tell you how exciting and rewarding it is to grow your own food. It is a great experience with the kids, so if you have preschoolers around I really encourage you to do it. I’ll try to post about my veggie garden soon.

Also, one of my very good friends just had her baby and since she is far I can’t stop thinking about all the newborn stuff I want to share with her (and all of you)

Summer is just around the corner and so it hit me, “summer break at school?” I need activities for my boys and I pronto! My older boy is now 3 ½ and I consider he is a bit young for summer camps, but no worries, there are tons of activities here in town so stay tuned as I find them and share them with you.

I still look for the best deals out there (of course!) but I haven’t had a lot of time to plan my store trips better. Sadly, it looks like Amazon is not giving out the coupons for diapers anymore. So, I guess I’ll be posting new deals for diapers as well

We’ll stay in touch!

Talking about spring cleaning, here is a great opportunity to clean out all your closets, clear out your garage and go through your kid's rooms and donate to a good cause.

The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation is having its Rummage to Cure Sale on May 1st here in Santa Barbara and they are accepting donations right now through April 27th.

Donate is very simple just drop by at your convenience 516 E Micheltorena St. Just leave on front porch.

They shared a list with some of the most wanted items:

- Bicycles
- Baby items (strollers, bouncers, swings, etc.)
- Children's clothes (gently used or new)
- Toys, balls, games
- Furniture
- Purses, Costume jewelry
- Tools
- Books, dvds

If you are not sure of the items you are donating or have any other questions you can send an email to victoria@thegsf.org

I'm so glad I left my house today to finally get the bubbles for my boys. Yep, we love Gymboree bubbles, they are the best out there, believe me.
So after attempting for many days to go to the store, today while Elmo was singing the goodbye "birthday" song and while my older boy finished his Edamame, I got my baby ready, my purse, iPhone oh and of course the 20% off Gymboree coupon and without thinking it twice I grabbed my two boys and off we were out the door.

It's been a while since I've been to La Cumbre mall, and with my clock ticking (almost lunch and nap time) I strolled to the Janie and Jack store to check some cute baby clothes (and the sale rack of course!) without finding good buys. Don't misunderstand me, they had gorgeous outfits, but I wasn't quite ready to spend $30 on a onesie for my baby boy. So, with the "mommy where are the bubbles?" I went across the store to Gymboree where I always find cute outfits at a much nicer for the pocket price.

I was going to strictly get the bubbles, but oh, just getting a quick glance of the sale rack didn't hurt, right? well, as I was holding a pretty nice $48+ jacket on sale for $19, a Gymboree sales person came to me and told me that all the markdowns are between $3.99 and $10.99 for limited time, when she didn't notice any reaction from my part other than "thank you" she said, "for instance, if that jacket is $19 it will be $10.99". My eyes were wide open, what?? with my coupon I was gonna get it for $8+ yay!

So for the same $30 that I could have spent in Janie and Jack I got the following at Gymboree: bubbles, winter jacket, 2 gorgeous vests for my boys. I know spring it's around the corner, but now I'm all set for next winter and all the rains until summer gets here.

You can find the 20% off Gymboree coupon in any Parenting magazine. They have it almost every month.

Have fun shopping

If you are in Santa Barbara for the International Film Festival or just happen to be traveling in Santa Barbara with the kids, here is some information on how to enjoy the film festival and a great way to introduce kids to the film art.

On Saturday at the Arlington theater Walt Disney Pictures presents TANGLED, one of the most hilarious, hair-raising tales ever told. Movie starts at 9:45am. Be there early, there will be FREE face painting for the kids. Here is the link with more info

On Sunday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m. at the Arlington theater there will be Apple Box Shorts Program and it totally looks awesome. Will be there for sure. Here is the link with more info

I'm so excited to introduce our brand new iPhone/iPad/iPod app, yep KIDpedia Alphabet is all in one! oh and you can pick the language between: English, Spanish and French.

While most kids' alphabet apps consist of static flashcards, KIDpedia Alphabet was designed to provide an interactive environment that promotes learning, cause and effect, fine motor skills and engagement with every element in the app.

This wonderful and interactive app is an excellent way for children to learn the alphabet and letter shapes by associating them with new words. They will be able to play and interact with the sun, a cloud they can drag in the sky, different animals and objects that appear on the screen stimulating learning and curiosity in a playful environment.

You can select the language of your choice between: English, Spanish and French so your child or children can learn the pronunciation of each letter and respective graphic in the language they choose, in addition to their first language or second language. Your children will have a blast with this feature since it encourages them to learn new words and sounds plus they can playback any of these words as many times as they want. This activity also helps them distinguish phones, phonemes and words in each different language, at no additional cost!

Children will have a blast with the beautiful graphics in this app. Most of these graphics can be moved around the screen, letters are swiped in a very intuitive way, cause and effect are demonstrated with interactions of the moving graphics. Alphabet letters are arranged sequentially so your children can follow the logical order of the letters without confusion, tapping the alphabet letters will expand the letters to promote letter shape recognition emphasizing their pronunciation.

Soon, we will be introducing KIdpedia Numbers, KIDpedia shapes, and many more so stay tuned.

Get KIDpedia Alphabet now

SPANISH/ESPAÑOL

FRENCH/FRANÇAIS

Wow, the third Thursday of January is here. So, head to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum for a fun day with the kids, admission is FREE on January 20

Click here to get some tips for parking or regular pricing in case you are not able to make it on a free admission day

I just got a beautiful long-sleeved striped polo for my big boy and a glacier fleece pullover for my baby boy at The Children's Place website for only $8.70 shipped.

Here are the codes, but hurry up because free shipping is only for today.

FREE Shipping: FSJANUARY
Additional 20% OFF: P7C2011

Sorry I'm posting this so late, but you still have some time left