Oxford Moms and Tots

Join us for fun activities with other moms and kids each week in Oxford, Mississippi. Get to know some other stay-at-home moms while your kids play, and enjoy an occasional mom's night out. All are welcome to join us for activities. New to Oxford? New to motherhood? We'd love to meet you!

OPC Outdoors Spring Programs

The Oxford Park Commission invites you to celebrate springtime with OPC Outdoors as we explore what’s out your front door! OPC Outdoors offers a variety of outdoor programs for all ages, including canoe trips, camping trips, and hiking and nature study trips. OPC also offers landscaping and home improvement classes. Sign up today at http://www.oxfordparkcommission.com/!

Square Books Jr. Storytime

Wednesdays at 10am
Join Ms. Jill for storytime and sing-along while she plays her guitar. There's also some fun toys for the kids to play with.

Note: This activity also takes place each Saturday at 10am.

Free Breastfeeding Luncheon

March 14 from 12-1:30
in the Cafeteria Conference Room at Baptist Hospital

It will be open mic for anyone who wants to talk. Bring a
pregnant friend if you can! Husbands and well-behaved siblings are invited, but please have something to occupy them during the program.

Menu: taco salad ...fix your own and Jeff's evil chocolate cupcakes, water and tea. We will be using tables and chairs but feel free to bring a blanket if you prefer the floor. RSVP by 3/12 to Kathy Shoalmire at 801-6695 (text) 513-1602 (voicemail). She will just need your name and number that will be eating.

Ole Miss softball is having a dad and daughter day March 16 where the first 50 registered get an Ole Miss athletics and Chick Fil A gift pack.

People who would like to register should just email the names of the dad and daughter to the email address listed on the flyer.

This event is free.

Library Storytime

Fridays at 10am

Toddler time begins at 10am, followed by storytime at 10:30am.

Free Indoor Activity Fridays at OPC

Each Friday from 10am-noon *

There will be no open play on 3/14 (Spring Break), but it will resume on 3/21.

The Oxford Park Commission is offering a free activity day each Friday for boys and girls ages 1-5 in the beginner level gymnastics room. Parents must present a photo ID.

The Activity Center is located at the corner of Molly Barr Rd and Price St.

Guided Hike at Rowan Oak

Tuesday, March 18 at 10:30am
Bring your kids for a fun hike on the trail at Rowan Oak! Katie Boyle will point out things in nature for the kids and we'll have a small craft afterwards. Please pack a lunch if you'd like to stay for a picnic.

We'll meet in the lower parking area near the start of the trail.

Please RSVP here if you'll be joining us.

Think your home is clean? No, really. If you think it is, go to your return air grill, open it and see if it looks like a pure white cotton ball OR like a dark gray cat. When was the last time you changed your air filters / or your husband told you he did? Oxford-based business www.FilterFiller.com delivers clean air filters directly to your door, right when they need to be replaced. Go find your filter sizes and help your family breathe clean air! https://www.filterfiller.com/her.php

Should something happen to you or your spouse, would your family be taken care of?

Let Dawn Boutwell of Alfa Insurance help you better understand life insurance and what different (and affordable) options you might have.

Dawn is currently offering a free life insurance consultation to Oxford Moms & Tots members.

Email DBoutwell@alfains.com or call (662) 234-3228 to schedule your consultation today.

Book Club Meeting

Monday, March 31 from 6:30-7:30pm
All are invited to the first book club meeting! We will be reading Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter.

Stacey will be hosting this event. Please RSVP here so that I can email you directions.

*This is a moms-only event. No children, please.

Free Home Depot Kids Workshop

Saturday, April 5 from 9am-noon
Build a birdbath/birdfeeder! These free workshops are offered on the first Saturday of each month. Kids also get an apron, commemorative pin, and certificate.

Babies and Books: A Baby Book Club

Babies and Books is a new program that will meet monthly. The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 8th at 10:30am in the Public Library.

The Baby Book Club is for and led by parents/ caregivers with babies who range from 6 months to 2 years old. We'll read books, learn songs, and play games that promote early literacy.

April's theme will be Spring Time and the books chosen we'll read are Rain, Rain Go Away by Melissa Everitt and The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.

Due to limited space, per-registration is required. The first 10 moms/caregivers to sign up here are welcome to participate! Please feel free to start a waiting list after 10 moms have signed up.

*RSVPs to this event will open April 1.

Child Care Resource Center

Be sure to check out this FREE resource available to moms, daycares, and child care providers. Toys, books, CDs, and other educational materials are available to check out for 2 weeks at no cost. All you need is a valid driver's license. It is best described as a "library of toys".

Materials available for check out are geared toward ages birth-6yrs. My kids LOVE checking out toys here!

The network is working with the Lafayette-Oxford-University Excel by 5 program, the United Way and the University of Mississippi. The facility is located at 1097 West Jackson Ave. (on the opposite side of JC Penney's parking lot in a small building). 915-2704

Volunteer Oxford

Want to find local volunteer opportunities to do WITH your tot or tots? We've teamed with Volunteer Oxford to provide a list of many different places that you can help out in the community.

Help give back, bond with your child, and meet new friends.

Check out the list of possibilities and get more info by clicking the photo.

Meetups for Nursing Moms

Want to hang out with other nursing moms?

Each Friday at 10:30am, Kathy Shoalmire leads a breastfeeding support group at the hospital in room 414. This group is designed for new moms and their infants.

Leap Frog Needs Your Help!

Please consider donating snacks to help local children in the Leap Frog program. This is an easy way for moms to help in our community! Click here to sign up.

What is Leap Frog? Leap Frog is a non-profit
after-school tutoring and mentoring program serving 140 at-risk first, second, and third graders in the Oxford city and Lafayette county schools. The mission of Leap Frog is to provide a nurturing environment in which “at-risk” students can develop and enhance necessary skills for academic success; build productive, ongoing relationships with adult; and improve their self-esteem.