The 5th annual Great Glasses Play Day is almost here. It’s a day to celebrate kids in glasses, eye patches, and contacts; a time to raise awareness of the importance of children’s vision issues; and a day to connect with others for support. But this year, the day is being spread across a week. We haveContinue reading “5th annual Great Glasses Play Day”
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Celebrate children’s vision! #IPatch and the Great Glasses Play Day
Check out these two great ways to celebrate our children and children’s vision this spring: #IPatch : An online patching party during the whole month of March! This month, join the online patching party, #IPatch! Check out the IPatch calendar to find fun activities for each day. Post photos on facebook, twitter, or instagram using theContinue reading “Celebrate children’s vision! #IPatch and the Great Glasses Play Day”
Great Glasses Play Day 2015 coming up soon!
I apologize for not posting much recently. There’s been news recently in understanding some of the underlying causes of the increase in myopia, and in the treatment of amblyopia that I would love to write about some time soon. But I’ve been focused — pun intended — on planning for the 2015 Great Glasses Play Day,Continue reading “Great Glasses Play Day 2015 coming up soon!”
The third annual Great Glasses Play Day!
The third annual Great Glasses Play Day is just around the corner! I’ll be celebrating in Minneapolis, but there’s a whole lot of events this year and even if there are none near you, we have many ways for you to join the celebrations! Many thanks to Jessica Butler of Eye Power Kid’s Wear forContinue reading “The third annual Great Glasses Play Day!”
Great Glasses Play Day 2014 updates!
We’re getting closer to this year’s Great Glasses Play Day – our 3rd annual event will happen the first weekend in May! What’s the Great Glasses Play Day? For anyone unfamiliar with the event, it’s a day to celebrate kids in glasses, patches, and contacts. It’s a chance to meet up and have a goodContinue reading “Great Glasses Play Day 2014 updates!”
Updates! Great Glasses Play Day, the Glasses book, and a huge giveaway
There’s a lot of recent updates that I haven’t done a good job of keeping up with, so here goes: The 2014 date for the Great Glasses Play Day has been announced. We had a lot of requests to move away from the August date due to weather issues in a lot of locations. AfterContinue reading “Updates! Great Glasses Play Day, the Glasses book, and a huge giveaway”
Great Glasses Play Day 2013 is almost here!!
Festivities for the Great Glasses Play Day kick off in just a few hours. I can’t wait to hear how all the celebrations go, and I’m looking forward to making some new friends at our event in St. Paul. Even if you’re not able to make one of the meet-ups, make sure you take aContinue reading “Great Glasses Play Day 2013 is almost here!!”
2013 Great Glasses Play Day details
Last year, when we started the Great Glasses Play Day, I hoped that we’d have at least one or two locations for local meet-ups. Thanks to some amazing volunteers, we had 5 (Portland, Philadelphia, outside Washington DC, Madison, and Minneapolis), and it was awesome and fun. And now this year, we have 16 confirmed locationsContinue reading “2013 Great Glasses Play Day details”
update on the Great Glasses Play Day
We’re less than a month away now from the 2nd annual Great Glasses Play Day, and we’re starting to get details on many local events. We’ll start posting those details on the Great Glasses Play Day site next week! We also have fantastic t-shirts this year, designed by the very talented Jessica of Eye PowerContinue reading “update on the Great Glasses Play Day”
Getting together!
There’s a fun interview over at Great Glasses Play Day with Brandi, a member of the Little Four Eyes facebook group who put together a play date for her son with another little boy in glasses. She and Kristin talk about the fun of getting our kids together with other kids their age in glasses,Continue reading “Getting together!”
Celebrating 5 years of Little Four Eyes with Many Mini Great Glasses Play Days!
Nearly 5 years ago, on March 15, 2008, I published my first post on my new Little Four Eyes blog: “… I still find myself wanting to connect with other parents of young toddlers with glasses. How do you deal with your kid flinging their glasses off? How is it going in daycare with otherContinue reading “Celebrating 5 years of Little Four Eyes with Many Mini Great Glasses Play Days!”
Happy Great Glasses Play Day!
The day has arrived. I hope you’ll celebrate the Great Glasses Play Day with us! Celebrate our children who wear glasses, their unique style, and the advances in eyewear that help our children to see! (I feel like I’m saying “celebrate” a lot, but heck, it’s the Great Glasses Play Day, let’s celebrate!) Please feel free toContinue reading “Happy Great Glasses Play Day!”
link round up – taking photos, patching kits, and the Great Glasses Play Day
I thought I’d do a quick link round-up, since it seems like there’s a whole lot going on right now: Celebrate the Great Glasses Play Day with me on Sunday! – I know I’ve been talking about it a lot, and the day is nearly here! Check out the list of all the different waysContinue reading “link round up – taking photos, patching kits, and the Great Glasses Play Day”
Great Glasses Play Day update and request for help
I’ve been behind on posting – I apologize! I’ve been busy working with Kristin Ellsworth on the first annual Great Glasses Play Day. It’s been a lot of work so far, but I’m getting very excited about how it’s shaping up. We have events lined up in 7 locations across the world for families toContinue reading “Great Glasses Play Day update and request for help”
For Little Eyes 