Jones County Community Partnerships for Protecting Children

06/19/2026

📚✨ Join us today for FREE Storytime at 10 AM! ✨📚

📅 Date: Friday 06.19.2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM
📖 Book Title: Yeti Focuses on Her Senses
💜 Description:
Yeti Focuses on Her Senses offers a lesson in mindfulness. Slowing down and checking in with one's mind and body can reduce stress and increase focus on the present moment. ❄️👣🧘✨💜

📚 Storytime is FREE to attend! Regular play pricing is available before or after storytime if you'd like to stay and play or grab a drink before heading into the rest of your day. ☕🛝

Come shop, sip, play, & stay awhile!
Open Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun • 8–5

06/19/2026

🇺🇸 Make plans now to spend your 4th of July weekend in Anamosa! 🇺🇸

Be sure to save this post, share it with friends and family, and start making your holiday weekend plans!
We're continuing to gather community events and activities, so this list will grow as additional events are scheduled and submitted.

06/18/2026

Anamosa and Monticello Parks and Recreation Present: The Gridiron Girls Football Camp! Camp dates are August 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Locations to be determined. Don't delay! Register today!

06/18/2026

It just takes 5 📚

06/18/2026

🤖🔬 FREE STEM TIME IS COMING TO RISE & PLAY CAFE! 🔬🤖

Join us for four FREE STEM Time events in partnership with the North Linn Robotics !

These hands-on sessions will focus primarily on robotics while incorporating science, technology, engineering, and math concepts through fun, engaging activities. Children will have opportunities to build, create, problem-solve, and explore alongside members of the North Linn Robotics Team.

📅 Event Dates:
🧪 June 24 – Build It, They Will Come
➕ July 8 – Something Doesn't Add Up
⚡ July 22 – Let There Be Power
🚀 August 12 – Blast Off

🕙 All events are held on Wednesdays | 10:00–11:30 AM
📍 Rise & Play Cafe | Monticello, Iowa
🎉 All ages welcome!
💜 No registration required!

While registration isn't required, an RSVP on each Facebook event page is greatly appreciated to help plan materials and activities.

Please note: STEM Time is not a drop-off event. Children must be accompanied by a parent, grandparent, babysitter, or other responsible caregiver for the duration of the program.

Families are welcome to come before or stay after STEM Time to enjoy our drinks, pizza, retail area, and play space. STEM Time is a FREE event, but a separate play pass is required if you would like to use the play space.

Tag a friend who has a future engineer, inventor, or robot enthusiast at home and please share! 🤖💡

06/17/2026

🌟 Junior Kids Strength Camp is Back 🌟 Led by an experienced KidStrong Coach & AC’s Fitness Coach, this camp is designed to help kids learn the fundamentals of fitness while having a blast! 🏋️‍♂️ Call, email or Facebook message us to sign up!

06/17/2026

☔🌧️ Rainy day? We've got you covered! 🌧️☔

Too wet to play outside?
Too cold to go swimming?
Need to get out of the house? 🏠➡️☕

Come to Rise & Play Cafe and stay all day for just $15 per child! 🛝✨

✔️ Indoor play spaces for a variety of ages
✔️ Coffee, dirty sodas, energy drinks, and snacks
✔️ Work, read, or shop while the kids play
✔️ Our Stay & Play Collection is available FREE to enjoy, including board games, card games, and puzzles for all ages 🎲🧩♠️
✔️ Lunch made easy with our PrairieMoon On The Go pizza! 🍕
✔️ Don't let your house get destroyed... we'll take care of the mess and clean-up! 😉

Skip the rainy-day blues and let us handle the fun (and lunch)! 💜

📍101 East 1st Street | Monticello, Iowa
⏰ Open Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun • 8–5

Come shop, sip, play, & stay awhile! ☕🛝✨

06/12/2026

🏠✨ Dollhouse Camp at Rise & Play Cafe! ✨🏠

We're excited to partner with binSpire LLC to offer a one-of-a-kind creative camp experience for kids ages 6–12!

Each camper will design and create their very own dollhouse to take home at the end of the week. We'll spend our afternoons painting, decorating, furnishing, and adding all the little details that make it uniquely theirs.

To bring their creations to life, campers will also make simple peg-style characters and use imaginative play and storytelling throughout the week. 💜

📅 Camp Dates:
• Monday, August 3 | 12:30–4:00 PM
• Wednesday, August 5 | 12:30–4:00 PM
• Friday, August 7 | 12:30–4:00 PM

🎉 Parent Showcase:
Friday, August 7 at 3:30 PM

👧 Ages 6–12
💲 $200 per camper
✨ Includes dollhouse, materials, and all supplies
🎟️ Enrollment is limited to just 8 campers. Two spots are already filled, so only 6 spots remain!

📍 Rise & Play Cafe
101 E 1st Street
Monticello, IA

Details:
• Drop-off event
• Bring a snack and water bottle
• A change of clothes is recommended (just in case!)
• Small group setting (minimum 4, maximum 8 campers)

This camp is led by Hanna Hinrichsen, a licensed teacher with a background in early childhood, elementary education, and literacy. The camp is intentionally designed to provide guidance and support while still giving children the freedom to create, explore, and make their project their own.

The goal is simple: give kids the time, space, and materials to create something they're genuinely proud of. 🏡✨

🎟️ Registration is now open!
To register:
1. Visit: https://riseandplay.bookings.pcsparty.com/app/obm/selection
2. Select August 3rd on the calendar.
3. Click on binSpire Dollhouse Camp at Rise & Play Cafe.
4. Follow the prompts to complete your registration.

📣 Know a creative kid who would love this? Share this post and tag a friend!

Come shop, sip, play, & stay awhile!
Open Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun • 8–5 💜🛝☕

06/10/2026