13th Annual Birth & Family Fair
Palo Alto’s most popular FREE event for new and expectant families!   
Presented by Blossom

May 6, 2018
​9:30 AM - 2 PM   
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Workshop RSVP Suggested
Special ​Event Features: 
Workshops
Music Demos
Baby Sign Language Demos
Massage Demos
Kids Entertainment
Food Vendors
Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting Businesses
FREE Ice Cream & MORE! 
Blossom Mother's Day Achievement Awardee and Keynote Speaker:
 CHRISTINE H. MORTON, Ph.D.
Distinguished Author, Sociologist and Maternal Care Advocate

Presenting: “California's Maternal Care - Steps Towards a Positive Birth Experience” 
10 AM - 12 PM

​Schedule of Activities

9:30 AM                 Event Doors Open
9:45 AM                  Event Kick-Off with Luna Dance Studio
10 AM - 12 PM       Guest Speaker and Mother's Day Achievement Awardee: Christine Morton Phd presents:
                                   "California Maternal Care - Steps Toward a Positive Birth Experience"
10:30 AM               Musician MaryLee Sunseri                   
11:15 AM                  Baby/toddler Sign Language Fun with Bill White, Happy Baby Signs
12 NOON               Storytime with Palo Alto City Library
12:45 PM                Music Together Demo
1 PM                        FREE Ice Cream

Workshop Schedule​
12:30 PM             Sustainable Diapering Presented by: EarthBaby
12:30 PM             Injury Prevention Car Seat Workshop Presented by: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
1:15 PM                 Top 10 Things to Know Before You Go to the Hospital in Labor 
                              Presented by:  Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital
1:15 PM                 Estate Planning for Minor Children Presented by: Vaksman Khalfin, PC

ALL DAY                 Connect with Exhibitors and Local Resources
ALL DAY                 Food Available for Purchase
ALL DAY                 Photo Booth with #TheBlueDotProject by Amelia Protiva
ALL DAY                 Win Thousands of $ in Raffle Prizes  
ALL DAY                 Massage Demos by Verde Touch
​ALL DAY                 Meet and Interact with select Blossom Instructors and Blossom Private Consultants
ALL DAY                 Diapering Changing Area Sponsored by EarthBaby

Thank you to our amazing
​Event Sponsors


​Media Sponsors & Event Partners
            
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A HUGE thank you to our volunteers, raffle prize donors and the whole Blossom Community!​

Event Exhibitors
​(As of 4/24/18)

Art Klozet Photography
​Babywearing International
barre3 Los Altos
Bay Area Birth Information
Bay Area Maternity
Beech-Nut
Blossom Birth Services
​BreakThrough Physical Therapy
Casa Natal Birth Center
Cheeky Monkey Toys
DilaCheck
El Camino Hospital
Family Advantage Chiropractic
Happy Family Brands
Hygeia Breast Pumps
Jewish Baby Network
Kaiser Permanente
La Petite Baleen Swim Schools
Let Us Learn Together
Light & Joy Acupuncture, In Health Clinic
Little Elf Family Services
Music for Families, Inc.
Myriam Chaouki Birth Services
Nightingale Photography
Nightingale Photography
Parents Nursery School
Parents Place Palo Alto
Peninsula Integrative Medicine
Playfully
San Carlos Belmont Mother's Club
San Jose Mothers' Milk Bank
Sprout San Francisco
Strength In Words LLC
Supporting Mamas
United Studios of Self Defense
University Chiropractic and Wellness
Your Birth Tribe Doula Services


​Glimpses of past Blossom's Birth and Family Fair 

*BFF is a fundraiser for Blossom Birth Services, a non-profit organization (EIN #77 0506942). Since 1999 Blossom has served new and expectant families in the Bay Area by providing resources and services for a healthy, informed and confident pregnancy and parenting journey.
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Blossom does endorse or take responsibility for information presented by speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and other participants at the Birth and Family Fair.