Your kid oughta be in pictures!

Today, we'd like to highlight a few sponsors who are helping out in creative ways, centered around food.

Our face-painting booth will be sponsored and staffed by Plum Organics, a mom-created company that sells frozen organic baby food (red lentil veggie, anyone?). They'll be painting little fruits and veggies (and perhaps a tiger or two), and local photographer extraordinaire Heather Forbes will be on hand to document the spectacle. This is an amazing opportunity to have a portrait by a noted photographer, so we hope you'll stop by the face-painting table for a closer look.

Speaking of food, one of our favorite merchants on Cortland Street, Chloe's Closet, will be supporting our potluck by providing compostable GMO-free corn based utensils and biodegradable plates! We'll collect compost on site as a way of ensuring that our gathering has a minimal environmental impact. We're also minimizing waste by not selling drinks and recycling drink containers. Please remember to bring drinks in plastic or metal bottles (no glass), and remember that alcohol is not welcome at this event, no matter how badly you need that Bloody Mary 'cause your kid was teething all night long.

In case your urban baby wonders where food comes from, the amazing staff at Flowercraft on Bayshore are donating seeds and planting supplies for a grow-a-seed table. It's a mess-free way to experience the textures, colors, and wonder of gardening.

As you can see, we've gathered together a group of fabulous businesses to help this event happen. Please keep them in mind the next time you're buying baby food, or kid's books/clothes, or garden supplies, or professional photography services.

Check this space often to find out about the neighbors and businesses working together to make Children's Day a success.

Join us for BHP Children's Day!

Welcome to the BHP Children's Day blog!

A group of neighborhood parents has been busy pulling together a great series of performers and volunteers for our celebration.



First, mark your calendars:
- Sunday, June 3
- 10 am until 2 pm
- at the Rec Center behind the library

Next, plan on bringing the following:
- $5 for the whole family. Profits are being donated to the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, to benefit their youth programs.
- $2 per jumpy ride
- a nonperishable food item for the SF Food Bank
- a potluck item, according to your last name. A-F brings salads, G-L brings mains, M-S brings sides, and T-Z brings desserts.
- nonalcoholic drinks, no glass containers

And finally, get ready to enjoy an amazing slate of performers and activities, including:
o Charity Kahn, JAMBand leader
o Orange Sherbet, local musicians
o Jonathan Bayer, local children's educator and musician
o Jim the Musician
o Back 40 blue grass band
o Face painting and tattoos sponsored by Heartfelt
o Toddler yoga class by Bernal Yoga
o Make-a-Garden table sponsored by Flowercraft
o Ellen Klages, local author
o A fire truck, police cruiser and child safety ID kits
o Jumpy houses (that's right, plural!)
and more TBA ...

If you can volunteer, please email bhpchildrensday(at)gmail(dot)com -- we definitely need assistance before, during, and after the event!

Many thanks to www.bethzonderman.com for the event poster design!