September 2019
End of Summer Ice Cream Social
Come celebrate the official last day of summer with an APOM ice cream social! The Ice Cream Shop at Almost Grown Play Cafe in Dripping Springs is donating 40% of net sales for our event!
Find out more »September Monthly Meeting – Dental Hygiene
Don't worry, it's not that kind of a dentist visit! Our guest speaker will be Pediatric Dentist Dr. Jared Poplin who happens to be a father of 6 year old twins. Jared will hold a presentation on dental hygiene. He has his own dental practice, Poplin pediatric dentistry, located right here in Austin. They have some interesting newer technology called Solea/laser dentistry, which could be interesting for some families! Please RSVP (to programs@austinpom.org or Facebook event for members) as soon…
Find out more »October 2019
October Monthly Meeting – Beyond Birds and Bees
On popular request, we will have The Talk! Our guest speaker for this evening is Katie Malinski who will tell us parents and guardians about how to talk, when to talk, and what to say when our children start asking about sex or where babies come from. Please RSVP (to programs@austinpom.org or Facebook event for members) as soon as possible so that we have an accurate count for food, and let us know if you have any dietary restrictions so…
Find out more »November 2019
APOM Annual Silent Auction
Welcome back to the annual APOM Online Auction! The auction has grown over the years to include hundreds of bidders and donors from central Texas and beyond! Join us by bidding on online auction items for charity this November 20-25! Stay tuned for teasers on the items we will have open for bidding! Register and bid online here: https://charityauction.bid/2019APOM Austin Parents of Multiples (APOM) is a non-profit support group for central Texas parents, expectant parents, and guardians of twins, triplets,…
Find out more »November Monthly Meeting – Holiday Party
This will be our holiday party/meeting with the usual gift-exchange and dessert competition. This year, we will have an addition of beer/wine and the end of the APOM silent auction happening. There will be a business meeting before the festivities. So, here's the details! Gift- Exchange (OPTIONAL): Bring a gift of around $15 for exchange (white elephant style). Dessert Competition (OPTIONAL): Make your best dessert and bring it to show off! We will vote on the best ones and winner(s)…
Find out more »January 2020
January Monthly Meeting – Self-care
New year, new you? In the midst of the lovely craziness that multiple children brings, it's easy to forget to take care of yourself. Our guest speaker for the evening is Ellen Carpenter. She will talk about how to practice self-care so that we can go in to the new year with a new set of tools to better ourselves. Please RSVP (to programs@austinpom.org or Facebook event for members) as soon as possible so that we have an accurate count…
Find out more »February 2020
Family Day Out
Bring the family out for grownup and kid fun. Treaty Oak on Fitzhugh has a brewery, winery, distillery, and a restaurant for parents and a playground and lots of wide open space for the kids. APOM will provide some snacks for the kids. Come mingle with other multiples families.
Find out more »February Monthly Meeting – How To Talk So Kids Will Listen And Listen So Kids Will Talk
Got children who won't do as they're told? Come join us to hear about How To Talk So Kids Will Listen And Listen So Kids Will Talk. Tanja Knutson is our speaker for this evening and she will give us a few tips on how to talk to our children to try to get them to listen. She usually does a six week workshop on this subject based on a book with the same title, so she will give us…
Find out more »March 2020
Parents Night Out
Come eat, drink, and be merry with other parents of multiples as we enter THE FIFTH DIMENSION (don't worry, it's just the name of one of the private karaoke rooms at the Highball). We all need an opportunity to sing something besides Baby Shark, Let It Go, or The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Get a sitter or ditch the spouse and let loose for a couple hours. I promise to only sing Africa once.
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