Parents in need of free time to catch up with the hustle and bustle of the holiday season will get a prime opportunity to do so without their kids in tow Saturday.
The Allen Community College softball team is hosting “Parents Day Out” from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the ACC Student Activities Building (Red Barn).
Parents Day Out allows parents to “take a day to get a jumpstart on Christmas shopping, gift wrapping, cleaning house before the holidays” or simply to offer the parents a day to themselves.
The event is open to children of all ages. Softball players, coaches and even head coach Jamie Amerine’s mother will be on hand to oversee the activities.
The activities will be dictated by the number of ages of the children in attendance, Amerine said.
“We’ll have a coloring station and other games,” she said. “We will have cookies that need decorating, too.”
Snacks will be provided, although parents who bring their children over the lunch hour are asked to bring a sack lunch.
Free-will donations will be accepted. Proceeds will go to area families in need of help with medical expenses, Amerine said.
To take your child to Parents Day Out, RSVP to Amerine at 620-365-5116, extension 204, or via email at amerine@allencc.edu.
