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17/07/2025

🚗 Where have you gone this summer? 🚙
Tell us about your summer road trips! We want to know where you went, how many days it took to get there, and ANY tips on how you kept your kids occupied in the car. 😵‍💫

Our ideas are linked here! ⤵

Having fun in Champaign-Urbana in the fall isn't hard to do. But fall break can be an ideal time to travel so we're offering some road trip ideas.

16/07/2025

Securing after school care can be a long process and we want to help make it easier!

Find tips from seasoned parents, and local options right here: www.chambanamoms.com/2025/07/14/before-after-school-champaign-urbana/

16/07/2025

Have you visited Burke Park in Monticello? Overlooking the Monticello Aquatic Center, this playground is full of accessible fun for all ages.

Find all our favorite parks so you can try a new one this week --> https://www.chambanamoms.com/2025/05/20/champaign-urbana-parks-playgrounds/

16/07/2025

'Tis the season for beautiful produce, and the Center for Food Conservation & Waste Reduction wants to help make sure a little of it as possible goes to waste! ♻

🍎 If you're looking for tips on how to stretch your food (and dollars) check out www.conservefood.org – a freshly launched website from the Center for Food Conservation & Waste Reduction. It has a comprehensive resource library with tips and tricks for how to make the most of your food.

🌟 PLUS- they have a contest where you can share your best hacks at home and win prizes up to $100! (submit your entry by 7/31)

Thank you to the Center for Food Conservation & Waste Reduction for partnering with us!

16/07/2025

Reader Question:
"My 3 year old is starting preschool in the fall and we are all nervous! This is the first time she's been consistently in another person's care. How do we prepare her (and ourselves!) for preschool?"

15/07/2025

We love The Urbana Free Library, which is why we are rooting for them as they undergo a remodel this summer. 📣📚🎉

The vision of this renovation is to modernize the space to improve the patron and staff experience throughout the library. Read about UFL's ✨glow up✨ (including what dates the library will be closed!) here:www.chambanamoms.com/2025/07/14/urbana-free-library-renovations/

15/07/2025

🚨Christie Clinic Presents Safety Night at Colbert Park is THIS Thursday! 🚒

Join Chambanamoms and Christie Clinic for this FREE Touch-a-Truck-style event.
⭐ Colbert Park, 6-8pm, Thursday, July 17th!

See fire, police, and emergency vehicles up close, play on the playground, grab a snack from a food truc- it's going to be a great night! 🧸 Christie Clinic will also be hosting a Stuffy Check-Up. Bring your stuffed animal or doll for a check-up from Christie Clinic team members!

Thanks to Christie Clinic for sponsoring this event!
Special thanks to Savoy Parks & Recreation for hosting us at Colbert Park!

15/07/2025

Tacos are not the only dish on the menu for taco Tuesday... at least, not when you live in Champaign-Urbana! We have some fine dining establishments for Mexican food here in town and are confident there's some place on this list you have yet to try. Pick a new place for tonight and enjoy!

Complete list --> https://www.chambanamoms.com/eat-drink/champaign-urbanas-favorite-mexican-food/

15/07/2025

Reader Question: “I'm needing to repair a beloved teddy bear that is coming apart at the seams. 'Bear bear' was handmade 20 years ago & is now my daughter's. Anyone know a teddy bear doctor in town?”

🧸For more imaginary fixing- bring teddy to Christie Clinic's Teddy Bear Check-up at Safety Night on Thursday! 🧸

14/07/2025

Go splashin' at the Douglass Park splash pad this week! Much less crowded than some of the other splash pads around and a fantastic covered area to sit and watch your kids play. Leave enough time to play on the playground and enjoy what Douglass Park has to offer!

Splash pads --> https://www.chambanamoms.com/2025/05/15/champaign-urbana-splash-spray-pads/

14/07/2025

Carle Chat with Amy Hammerschmidt: Healthy Lifestyles

14/07/2025

On-site kayak rentals, accessible hiking trails (for strollers, too) and a full-service restaurant in one convenient location? Moraine View State Recreation Area is less than an hour from Champaign-Urbana and, we think, well worth the drive down I-74.

https://www.chambanamoms.com/2025/07/13/moraine-view-state-recreation-area/