A kids' club , children's club or mini club is a childcare facility ( daycare ), which includes a fully staffed mini playground or complete village specially designed for children; is usually offered by private companies, health and fitness clubs, major sports events, trade fairs, etc.; and educates and engages children for short periods of time (2–3 h) or for the whole day depending on how long the parents are needing the care for. Kids are entertained in a playful, dynamic, and stylish environment. Kids' clubs offer a wide range of activities such as art, music and dancing, maritime and animal experiences, cookery and nature experiences, language and sports lessons, etc. Often clubs require babies and toddlers under the age of two to have adult attendants with them. This can be provided by the kids' club in the form of an extra babysitter for a cost, or their guardians will be required to remain with them.
7-451: Family lifestyle, luxury magazines or blogs are specialized on lifestyle and quality time , kids' clubs, family friendly venues, travel, luxury. Another definition for kids' club is a kind of fan club , created not around a celebrity, but rather around a commercial entity that caters to children or families, or the entity's mascot . Kids' clubs serve as a promotional tool for such entities, trading discount coupons , exclusive items,
14-440: A newsletter and other offerings in exchange for family goodwill and a measure of marketing and demographic information. Memberships in such clubs are usually restricted to children twelve or less years old, and members are typically presented with an assortment of standard fan club items: A welcome letter, a membership card (which may double as a discount or premium card at outlets), a club pin or badge, an "autographed photo" of
21-482: Is one of five "languages" which are used (more or less, preferentially, by a given individual) to express love and articulate their feelings and emotions. Its use as a noun expression ("quality time") began in the 1970s. One of the earliest records of this phrase in print was in the Annapolis newspaper The Capital , January 1973, in the article "How To Be Liberated": The major goal of each of these role changes
28-458: Is to give a woman time to herself, Ms. Burton explained. "A woman's right and responsibility is to be self fulfilling," she said. She gives "quality time" rather than "quantity time" to each task, whether it be writing, cleaning the house or tending the children. The Time Bind , a 1997 book, was mentioned in Newsweek's multi-page feature about Quality Time . The same issue of Newsweek had
35-658: The Big Boy Club, the Sofia Kids' Club of Esfahan ( Persian : کلوپ کوچولوها), the Ronald McDonald Club, Burger King Kids [sic] Club , the Fox Kids [sic] Club, the former Sambo's Restaurants Tiger Club, and other retail chain clubs. Quality time Quality time is an expression referring to how an individual proactively interacts with another while they are together, regardless of
42-459: The duration. Sometimes abbreviated QT , it is an informal reference to time spent with close family, partners or friends that is in some way important, special, productive or profitable to one or everyone involved. It is time that is set aside for paying full and undivided attention to the person or matter at hand. It may also refer to time spent performing some favorite activity. Relationship counselor Gary Chapman suggests that quality time
49-483: The mascot or spokesperson, a pad of letterheaded notepaper, other possible souvenirs (including a catalog or price list of more available items), and occasional mailings, usually to promote special events or member's exclusives. Some clubs encourage their members to form chapters and invite friends to join, and may offer a "club kit" with chapter materials and suggestions, sometimes for a fee, or free in exchange for member information. Examples of this type of club include
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