LOTUS BLOOM MULTICULTURAL PLAYGROUPS

0-36 Mos Playgroup: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30am – 12 pm (Suggested donation of $1 per person/per day)
2008 Park Blvd

Parent-child program to foster bonding, attachment, social and motor development. Schedule includes free play, art, a light snack, circle and puzzle time. Includes monthly story time with a librarian from Oakland Public Library, and monthly Little Science classes with the Lawrence Hall of Science. Open to parents and caregivers with children under 36 months. Drop-ins welcomed.

3-5 Year Old Playgroup: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30am – 12 pm ($5 per child/day)
2000 Park Blvd

Strong school readiness skill building component, focus on interactive play, focused circle time, art, emergent and play-based curriculum. Works on separation strategies, building self confidence, literary skills, setting routines, self-regulation, and developmental milestones. Open to parents and caregivers with children under 3-5 years old. Drop-ins welcomed.

0-5 Playgroup: Saturdays, 10 am – 12 pm ($1 to $5 sliding scale)
2008 Park Blvd

A weekend playgroup for working parents and their children, with monthly drumming classes. Schedule includes free play, art,a light snack, circle and puzzle time. Open to parents and caregivers with children 0-5 years. Drop-ins welcomed.

Family Fridays: Fridays, 10 am – 12 pm ($5 per child/day)
2000 Park Blvd

A time for families from all playgroups to come together for special events – potlucks, dance, exercise, science and nutrition classes, and field trips. Open to parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Drop-ins welcomed.

OTHER GROUPS AND CLASSES AT LOTUS BLOOM

Parent Child Yoga: Tuesdays, 10 am – 11 am and Community Yoga: Saturdays, 10 am – 11 am (Suggested donation)
2000 Park Blvd

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Asian Community Mental Health Playgroups: Tuesdays (Chinese) and Thursdays (Vietnamese and Cambodian), 10 am – 12 pm (Free)
2008 Park Blvd

Infant and Preschool Children services provide children age 0-5 with social, emotional and school readiness support through outreach, screening, education, assessment, early intervention, and treatment which include home based parent and child psychotherapy, weekly developmental playgroups with joint parenting classes, mental health consultations and interventions in preschool classrooms, family service coordination, and referrals to county and city services.
www.achms.org

Drumming with QB: Thursdays, 5 – 6 pm
2000 Park Blvd

Individual and group drumming lessons for children 5 and older. $20 per session for individual lessons and discounts for group rates available.

Contact: QB Williams (510) 387-9670 or (510) 915-0303
www.wmacademy.org

Trybe Church Services: Sundays, 10am (Free)
2000 Park Blvd

Trybe is a group of people working through the challenging and stimulating process of building a healthy faith community in Oakland. The vision of Trybe is to bring people together and build a vibrant, multi-layered, transformational community of faith in the City of Oakland. In addition to Sunday Church, Trybe offers a variety of programs that include youth programs, basketball league, community-building events, and community service projects.
www.oaklandtrybe.org