Your kid doesn't like vegetables? Try serving her a medley of colorful, cut up veggies in a martini glass topped with a cookie and a little drink umbrella.Making food fun, and letting children have pride and ownership in what they create in the kitchen are among the tips and tricks members of our Twin Cities Dads Group gave a local Minnesota television station on a special cooking segment in March.Watch the whole thing and learn from Chris Brandenburg, John Francis and Keith Nagel (who brought along his two sons, Logan and Sawyer): … [Read more...]
Watch City Dads Give Back to Those in Need
City Dads Group and Plum Organics® teamed to support children and families in need Nov. 29 by donating, packing and distributing food in seven U.S. locations as part of our Giving Tuesday outreach efforts. Watch this video, compiled by and produced by San Francisco Dad Group member Mike Heenan, to see our fathers in action:
Plum Organics, the nation’s leading organic baby food brand, donated more than 24,000 meals (almost three tons of food!) to charitable organizations chosen by City Dads Group chapters in Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, … [Read more...]
Twin Cities Dads Group Created in Minnesota
Dads in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota now have a resource for advice on fatherhood, a network for setting up playdates and help meeting other fathers active in their kids lives -- the Twin Cities Dads Group.Twin Cities Dads Group becomes the 21th chapter of City Dads Group's national network of fathers who support and socialize with each other with one goal in mind — become the best parent you can.The group will be led by John W. Francis, a work-at-home father of two daughters. The St. Paul resident who works as a retail franchising consultant is one of the creators of … [Read more...]
City Dads Fight Pediatric Cancer with Alex’s Lemonade Stands
City Dads Group will join the effort to raise awareness and funds to battle childhood cancers by setting up an Alex's Lemonade Stand in six U.S. metropolitan areas the weekend of June 11-12, 2016.Our fathers in Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City and Minneapolis-St. Paul will host the lemonade stands. All money raised will be donated to the Alex Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) for its work funding research to find better treatments and cures for childhood cancer. Details, including times and locations for each city, can be found on the City Dads Group's ALSF fundraising … [Read more...]