The Annex Food Hall and First 5 Ventura County Offer Storytime and Crafts for Monthly Kids Club

VENTURA, Calif. - Aug. 29, 2018 - PRLog -- The Annex Food Hall invites friends and family to a morning of storytime and crafts in partnership with First 5 Ventura County and the Oxnard Public Library.

Talk, Read, Sign – a program developed by First 5 California, encourages early literacy skills through programs that boost language comprehension and curiosity. Through a partnership with First 5 Ventura County and the Oxnard Public Library, The Annex Food Hall will host a monthly Kids Club, where developmentally appropriate stories will be selected and performed by a children's librarian from the Oxnard Public Library system.

To encourage library storytime, the Oxnard Public Library will be on-site during Kids Club to sign friends and family up for a library card. Children are also eligible to receive a free bilingual book from First 5 Ventura County during the September Kids Club after they visit a local library storytime or checkout a book.

After storytime, children are invited to participate in a craft activity presented by The Annex Food Hall. The Annex Food Hall will also offer healthy, kid-friendly drinks and snacks for purchase at participating tenants.

Who: The Annex Food Hall at The Collection at RiverPark

What: Kids Club Storytime and Crafts presented by The Annex Food Hall, First 5 Ventura County and the Oxnard Public Library

Where: The Annex Food Hall, across from Copper Blues on Collection Blvd

When: Last Wednesday of every month at 10:30 a.m.

Kids Club is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.thecollectionrp.com/connect. For more information about First 5 Ventura County and their programs, please visit www.first5ventura.org.

About The Annex Food Hall at The Collection at RiverPark

The Annex is a 16,000-square-foot Food Hall located within The Collection, Ventura County's premier shopping, dining and entertainment destination. The first Food Hall in Ventura County, this gathering place celebrates the spirit of small business and local operators. A culinary focused, community-minded marketplace, The Annex shops and eateries feature an eclectic collection of purveyors blending dining experiences and unique flavors in a shared space with bar front eating and common area seating.

This one-of-a-kind destination offers a platform for proprietors who want to share their passion with others in a beautifully designed, artistic and inviting atmosphere which includes patio spaces for alfresco dining, special events, entertainment and more. Culinary offerings include celebrity chef favorite Scratch Sandwich Counter, famed local food truck Seoul Sausage, Ragamuffin Coffee Roasters, Bottle & Pint and cult classic Afters Ice Cream.

For more information and upcoming events visit www.thecollectionrp.com/the_annexand follow @AnnexFoodHall on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

About FIRST 5 Ventura County

Research shows that a child's brain develops most dramatically in the first five years and what parents and caregivers do during these years to support their child's growth will have a significant impact throughout life. Based on this research, California voters passed Proposition 10 in 1998, adding a 50 cents-per-pack tax on tobacco to support programs for expectant parents and children ages 0 to 5. FIRST 5 Ventura County distributes more than $5 million each year to programs and services that support children's health, learning and families. Learn more at http://www.first5ventura.org/.