Kids Miami - October 05, 2009

One Size Fits All

Fun Club Child Care Center

Arranging child care is like fiddling with one of those rigid fun-with-shapes puzzles.

And your needs most resemble a rhomboid.

Thankfully, Fun Club, a fully licensed child care center, is flexible. All week long (Monday through Thursday) the doors are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday nights they keep it rocking until 1 a.m. (Date night, anyone?)

During the day, age-appropriate activities (learning numbers and letters, painting) are organized by certified preschool instructors. Weekend fun includes movies, karaoke, carnivals, yoga, and chess tournaments for kids ages 2 to 12.

Plus, drop-ins are welcome.

For convenience, there’s just no parallelogram.

Fun Club, 6710 Southwest 80th Street, South Miami (305-669-1700 or funclubkids.com).

Photo: Courtesy of Fun Club Child Care Center

FIND
A Potential Babysitter
What: MommyMixer lets parents meet and interview prescreened college students looking for babysitting work.
Why: Don’t get mixed up.
When: Tues., 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: Anthropologie, Village of Merrick Park, 330 San Lorenzo Ave., Coral Gables (305-443-0021).

AHOY
Pirates of the Florida Shore
What: Pirate activities (gallery tour, flag-making) and live Afro-Caribbean music.
Why: It’s not half-mast.
When: Sat., noon-4 p.m.
Where: Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 W. Flagler St. (305-375-1492).

JUMP
And Roll and Tumble
What: Open bounce with nothing but cushioned landings.
Why: It’s a hard-knock life.
When: Mon., 4:30-6 p.m.; Tues., 5-6:30 p.m. (ages 10 and under); Wed., 3:30-5 p.m. & 5:30-7 p.m.; Thurs., 5:30-7 p.m. (ages 10 and under); Fri., 10:30 a.m.-noon & 3-4:30 p.m.
Where: Bounce Party Planet, 13550 SW 120th St., ste. 504 (305-234-9898).