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Weekly tip for parents and caregivers!
Weekly tip for parents and caregivers!
Don't forget our last "Let's Talk About the Holidays" event is TODAY (12/13) at Fennville District Library from 6-7pm. There will be face painting, crafts and free books to take home!
Weekly tip for parents and caregivers!
Don't forget our last "Let's Talk About the Holidays" event is TOMORROW (12/13) at Fennville District Library from 6-7pm. There will be face painting, crafts and free books to take home!
A fun holiday tradition is making gingerbread houses and putting up villages. Try making your own recycled gingerbread village with your child this month- https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/recycled-gingerbread-village
Try making these FREE garlands with your child at home. You can keep them or give them away as gifts- Citris (https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/citrus-holiday-garland), Mini Christmas Lights (https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/mini-christmas-lights), Star (https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/star-holiday-garland)
We are sharing FREE gift ideas like we learned about in The Little Book of Giving: Holiday Edition by Zack Bush & Laurie Friedman, yesterday. Try making SNOW GLOBES at https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/homemade-snow-globes
Did you know you can give FREE gifts to loved ones this holiday season? Learn more while listening to The Little Book of Giving: Holiday Edition by Zack Bush & Laurie Friedman at (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtdjmjLnkJI)
Don't forget our 3rd "Let's Talk About the Holidays" event is TODAY (12/9) at Ransom District Library from 10:30am-1pm. Take your picture with Santa, make crafts, and take home free books!
Please remember to be safe during the holidays!
Don't forget our 3rd "Let's Talk About the Holidays" event is TOMORROW (12/9) at Ransom District Library from 10:30am-1pm. Take your picture with Santa, make crafts, and take home free books!
Weekly tip for parents and caregivers!
Happy Hanukkah! Listen to Elmo's Little Dreidel (Sesame Street) by Naomi Kleinberg at (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NybkC0Aa7MI) & make Hanukkah cards today (https://www.pbs.org/parents/printables/kwanzaa-card). Learn more at https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/hanukkah
We are getting ready to celebrate Hanukkah TOMORROW (12/7) by making a "Spin a Bottle Cap Dreidel" at https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/spin-a-bottle-cap-dreidel
Don't forget our 2nd "Let's Talk About the Holidays" event is TODAY (12/6) at Allegan District Library from 6-7pm. Wear your pajamas for story time, crafts, and free book giveaways!
Happy St. Nicholas Day! St. Nicholas sold all of his property and gave his money to the needy. St. Nicholas became the inspiration for our modern-day Santa Claus. Learn more at https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/st-nicholas-day-december-6
We are excited to announce that Allegan County's Great Start Collaborative received $1,000 from Parker Otsego's "Parker-Hannifin Foundation’s FY24 Grant Program"! Thank you Parker Otsego for helping us increase STEM education in early childhood throughout Allegan County!
We are getting ready to celebrate Hanukkah on December 7th! Try making Cardboard or Pasta Menorahs at https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/cardboard-menorahs, https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/pasta-menorah
