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!
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
Weekly tip for parents and caregivers!
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
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!
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
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!
Don't forget our 1st "Let's Talk About the Holidays" event is TODAY (12/5) at Dorr Township Library from 10:30-11:30am. Enjoy "Make-it & Take-it Holiday Crafts", story time & FREE holiday books!
Weekly tip for parents and caregivers!
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
Don't forget our 2nd "Let's Talk About the Holidays" event is TOMORROW (12/6) at Allegan District Library from 6-7pm. Wear your pajamas for story time, crafts, and free book giveaways!
Don't forget our 1st "Let's Talk About the Holidays" event is TOMORROW (12/5) at Dorr Township Library from 10:30-11:30am. Enjoy "Make-it & Take-it Holiday Crafts",
story time & FREE holiday books!
We are Talking About the Holidays all month long. Did you know Diwali is a 5 day celebration from November 12th-17th? Talk about this special holiday with your child after listening to Binny's Diwali by Thrity Umrigar at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgnO1M6yitE
Starting TODAY, the Office of Great Start is part of Governor Whitmer's NEW Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP). Check out our new website at https://www.michigan.gov/mileap/early-childhood-education
It's December 1st and we are Talking About the Holidays. Check out our FREE "Let's Talk About the Holiday" Play-and-Learns throughout Allegan County this month!
Weekly tip for parents and caregivers!
Allegan County's Great Start Collaborative (GSC) members participated with Hope College's first-ever "MINI READ" & annual "LITTLE READ" & "BIG READ" LAKESHORE initiatives throughout November with local families! Celebrate what we did this month. Stay tuned for NEA Lakeshore 2024!
