August's Family Fun Guide | |
Created by Great Lakes Bay Parents - Informing parents since 2012! | | |
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Let’s talk, read, and sing about Nature!
Outdoor activities are great for fostering children’s curiosity about the natural world & building early science skills!
SEE MORE TALKING IS TEACHING TIPS
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All summer, you can text 'FOOD' or 'COMIDA to 304-304 to find FREE meals sites in your area!
Learn more: TEXT FOOD
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Summer Food Service Program was created to ensure that children in lower-income areas could continue to receive nutritious meals during school vacations, when they do not have access to the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs.
Learn more: MEET UP & EAT UP
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Back To School Supplies - Arenac County | |
Central Michigan District Health Department - Arenac County | |
Bay County Health Department | |
Child Care Providers Resources | |
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Michigan Tri-Share
The MI Tri-Share Child Care Program (Tri-Share) is an innovative approach to increasing access to high quality, affordable child care for working families, with the cost of child care shared by an employer, the employee and the State of Michigan. The pilot also seeks to increase the labor market by allowing employers to offer a child care subsidy to help retain and attract talent.
Learn More: MICHIGAN TRI-SHARE
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Child Care Workforce Support Stipends
The Bay Area Community Foundation is funding a onboarding stipend for child care providers hired on or after 9/14/21 (scholarship to support the provider's costs to hire new staff)
Learn More: CHILD CARE WORKFORCE SUPPORT STIPENDS
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Caring for MI Future
Caring for MI Future is a statewide effort to help child care entrepreneurs open 1,000 new or expanded child care programs by the end of 2024. This initiative, led by the Michigan Departments of Education and Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (MDE & LARA) is focusing on what entrepreneurs need most to open and expand child care businesses—help finding and renovating space, startup funding, help recruiting staff, and support creating a business plan.
Learn More: CARING FOR MI FUTURE
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PARENTING CLASS & SUPPORT | | |
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MCLAREN BAY REGION - BAY COUNTY | |
Visit the website to learn more about these upcoming classes:
- Virtual Breastfeeding Class – Free of Charge
- Virtual Childbirth Crash Course – Free of Charge
- Breastfeeding Class : Health Pavilion
Learn More & Register: MCLAREN BAY REGION
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Rental Counseling
Financial Literacy Class
Homebuyer Education
Call 989-358-4653 or email gagnona@nemcsca.org for dates.
Learn More: NEMSCA
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Online Extension Extras Parenting Hour RELAX: Alternatives to Anger for Parents and Caregivers
August 1 at 8-9:30 PM
Extension Extras Parenting Hour
WHEN: Tuesdays at 8 - 9:30 PM
August 8 - Co-Parenting
August 15 - ABCs of Early Literacy
August 22 - Screen Time for Young Children
August 29 - Talking About Race With Kids
Building Early Emotional Skills for Parents Webinar Series
August Webinar - August 7 at 8-9:30 PM
Guiding Principles for Highly Successful Parenting Webinar Series
August-September 2023 at 8 - 9:30 PM
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Bay City: FREE – Music From the Marsh @ Bay City State Park | |
DATE: Saturdays at 7 PM
LOCATION: 3582 State Park Dr.
Bay City
Enjoy a movie and a snack! This month we’ll be watching a Pokemon favorite. Families with children are invited to attend.
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Bay City: FREE – Preschool Storytime (age 2-5) *RSVP @ Sage Branch Library | |
DATE: Tuesdays at 10:00am – 10:30am from June 20 to August 1 (no storytime on July 4)
LOCATION: 100 E Midland St., Bay City
Preschoolers develop a love of reading through stories, rhymes, music, movement and more! Best for ages 2-5 years old. Participating caregiver required.
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Bay City: FREE – Baby Storytime (ages 0-2) *RSVP @ Sage Branch Library | |
DATE: Tuesdays at 11 – 11:30 AM from June 20 to August 1 (no storytime on July 4)
LOCATION: 100 E Midland St., Bay City
Stories, songs, and rhymes, followed by a chance for play! Ages birth-23 months + participating caregiver.
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Pinconning: FREE – Tuesdays in the Park @ Doc Letchfield Park | |
DATE: Tuesdays @ 6 PM
LOCATION: 301 North St., Pinconning
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Bay City: FREE – Preschool Storytime (age 2 – 5) *RSVP @ Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library | |
DATE: Wednesdays at 10:30 – 11 AM – June 21 to August 8
LOCATION: 500 Center Ave., Bay City
Preschoolers develop a love of reading through stories, rhymes, music, movement and more! Best for ages 2-5 years old. Participating caregiver required.
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Pinconning: FREE – Family Storytime (age 0-6) *RSVP @ Pinconning Branch Library | |
DATE: Wednesdays at 6 – 6:30 PM from June 21 to August 2
LOCATION: 400 S Kaiser St., Pinconning
Stories, music, movement and rhymes that develop early literacy skills and encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Ages 6 & under + participating caregiver.
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Bay City: FREE – Family Storytime (age 0-8) *RSVP @ Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library | |
DATE: Wednesdays at 6:30 – 7 PM from June 21 to August 2
LOCATION: 500 Center Ave., Bay City
Stories, music, movement and rhymes that develop early literacy skills and encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Ages 6 & under + participating caregiver.
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Au Gres: FREE – Music in the Park @ Au Gres City Park | |
DATE: Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
LOCATION: 522 Park St., Au Gres
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Auburn: FREE – Preschool Storytime (age 2-5) *RSVP @ Auburn Area Branch Library | |
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Wednesdays at 10:15 – 10:45 AM from June 21 to August 2
Thursdays at 11:15 – 11:45 AM from June 22 to August 3
LOCATION: 321 Washington Avenue, Bay City
Preschoolers develop a love of reading through stories, rhymes, music, movement and more! Best for ages 2-5 years old. Participating caregiver required.
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Bay City: FREE – Summer Family Flicks 2023 @ Bay City Cinemas | |
DATE: Wednesdays & Thursdays @ 10 AM
LOCATION: 4101 E. Wilder Rd., Bay City
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Bay City: FREE – Great Lakes Bay Mom Cafe @ Defoe Park | |
DATE: Thursdays @ 10 AM - 12 PM
LOCATION: 209 E. Hart St., Bay City
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Auburn: FREE – Baby Storytime (age 0 – 2) *RSVP @ Auburn Area Branch Library | |
DATE: Thursdays at 10:15am – 10:45am from June 22 to August 3
LOCATION: 235 W Midland Rd, Auburn
Stories, songs, and rhymes, followed by a chance for play! Ages birth-23 months + participating caregiver.
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Bay City: FREE – Baby Storytime (ages 0-2) *RSVP @ Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library | |
DATE: Thursdays at 10:30 – 11 AM from June 22 to August 3
LOCATION: 500 Center Ave., Bay City
Stories, songs, and rhymes, followed by a chance for play! Ages birth-23 months + participating caregiver.
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Bay City: FREE – Museum Fun Days @ The Historical Museum of Bay County | |
DATE: August 1, 8 & 15 at 11 AM
LOCATION: 321 Washington Avenue, Bay City
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Bay City: FREE – Summer of S.T.E.A.M @ Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library | |
DATE: August 1 at 11 AM - 12 PM
LOCATION: 500 Center Ave., Bay City
Family, station-based drop in program. Join our “on-the go” community of curiosity each Tuesday throughout the summer, no registration required. Investigative and hands-on fun activities that will spark your interest in science, technology, engineering, art and math.
No registration is required.
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Auburn: FREE – Alex Thomas & Friends Puppet Show *RSVP @ Auburn Area Branch Library | |
DATE: August 1
LOCATION: 235 W Midland Rd, Auburn
Jokes, prizes, stories, silliness, and all-around fun with zany Muppet-style puppets!
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Bay City: FREE – 2023 National Night Out @ Wenonah Park | |
DATE: August 1 at 5-8 PM
LOCATION: 111 Center Ave, Bay City
Nearly 100 vendors are scheduled to participate, including several community businesses, non-profits, and other service organizations, all entities working to provide a fun night for families. The event will have games and prizes for kids and adults. There will be public safety vehicles, as well as other municipal vehicles on site, such as fire trucks, ambulances, and more! There will also be live music, food, and the Best Dish Contest where local restaurants compete.
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Bay City: FREE – Joel Tacey: Captain Joel’s Magical Comedy Show (age 2 – 12) *RSVP @ Sage Branch Library | |
DATE: August 3 at 5:30 PM
LOCATION: 100 E Midland St., Bay City
Children ages 2-12 and their families – get ready for an adventure! You are invited on Thu, Aug 3 @ 5:30 pm to set sail to unite with friends as Captain Joel magically brings a cruise of books to life! Registration is required of all participants (adults, babies, children, tweens, teens) in attendance with the child registering for the program.
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Bay City: FREE – Bounce House Bonanza (age 0 – 12) *RSVP @ Sage Branch Library | |
DATE: August 4 at 10 AM
LOCATION: 100 E Midland St., Bay City
Bounce and slide the morning away at Sage Library! Program will be rescheduled if the weather is poor.
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Bay City: FREE – Kids Workshops @ Home Depot | |
DATE: August 5 at 9 AM - 12 PM
LOCATION: 3860 State St.Bay City
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Bay City: FREE – Saginaw Bay Waterfowl Festival 2023 @ Bay City State Park | |
DATE: August 5 at 9 AM - 5 PM
August 6 at 9 AM - 4 PM
LOCATION: 3582 State Park Dr., Bay City
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Bay City: FREE – Storytime @ Populace Coffee | |
DATE: August 7 at 9 AM
LOCATION: 810 Saginaw Street, Bay City
Bring the littles downtown to celebrate fall with Ms. Cora from Wirt! Enjoy your favorite coffee house drink at Populace Coffee while we talk, read and sing.
No registration needed.
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Auburn: FREE – Paleo Joe: Dinosaur Myths & Legends *RSVP @ Auburn Area Branch Library | |
DATE: August 8 at 1 - 2 PM
LOCATION: 235 W Midland Rd., Auburn
Join paleontologist and storyteller Paleo Joe as he excites, entertains, and educates!
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Auburn: FREE – Baby Playground @ Auburn Area Branch Library | |
DATE: August 11 at 10:30 AM
LOCATION: 235 W Midland Rd., Auburn
Join us for sensory play and fun for babies! Ages 0-2 + Adult are invited to attend.
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Bay City: Sloan Museum: Frog & Toad are Friends (Age 2-5) *RSVP @ Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library | |
DATE: August 11 at 11 AM - 12 PM
LOCATION: 500 Center Ave., Bay City
Pre-K Play. Investigate the lives of frogs, toads and other animals. Make a sticky frog tongue to catch some flies and make a frog life cycle project.
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Bay City: Sloan Museum: Light Up Circuit Friendship Bracelet (Age 8-12) *RSVP @Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library | |
DATE: August 11 at 1-2 PM
LOCATION: 500 Center Ave., Bay City
Ages 8-12. Come and enjoy using felt, LED lights, and conductive thread to create a beautiful bracelet that you can share with your friend; or keep for yourself.
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Bay City: FREE – Chalk Walk Art Festival @ Downtown Bay City | |
DATE: August 12 at 11 AM - 6 PM
LOCATION: Downtown Bay City
Join us for a day full of events for the whole family.
-ARTISTS
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-KIDS ZONE
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This years event will be along Water Street and Center Avenue. We have a competition for youth (ages 7-12), teens (ages 13-17) and adults (18+). Artists will be out competing in the streets to see who is this years winner of the Bay City Chalk Walk Festival.
This year we will be welcoming to the stage Cameron Munholland, Hiding Salem, and The JR Band! Check out our event schedule to see when these fantastic bands are rocking the stage!
Check out our play zone in Wenonah Park which will feature chalk for creating your own drawing, bubbles, games, face painting, free projects and more!
There will be a free Paint ‘N’ Take at Studio 23/The Arts Center from 12–5 p.m. Thanks to Click Shark and Dick Blick up to 200 community members will be able to create their own masterpiece.
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DATE: July 15 at 11:45 AM
LOCATION: Crump, MI
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Pinconning: FREE – Pups & Pages (age 4 – 12) *RSVP @ Pinconning Branch Library | |
DATE: August 12 1:30 - 2:30 PM
LOCATION: 400 S Kaiser St., Pinconning
Join us at the Pinconning library on Saturday, December 3 for Pups & Pages for ages 4-12! Read to a a certified therapy dog beginning at 2:00 pm. Bring a book from home or come a few minutes early to look at books as readers are assigned to a dog as they arrive and check in at the Pinconning Public Service Desk. We look forward to seeing you!
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Bay City: FREE – Breakfast with a Minion (Age 1-6) *RSVP @ Sage Branch Library | |
DATE:July 21 at 11 AM
LOCATION: 100 E Midland St., Bay City
Children ages 1-6 with caregiver are invited to join us at the Sage Branch Library for breakfast (muffins, juice, and fruit) and coffee! The Minion will be in the room to hear a story and dance! Registration is required. Call us at 989-892-8555 opt 4 if you need assistance with registration. We look forward to see you!
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Auburn: FREE – STEAM Camp *RSVP @ Auburn Area Branch Library | |
DATE: August 15, 16, 17 & 18 @ 10:30 - 11:30 AM
LOCATION: 235 W Midland Rd., Auburn
Join us each morning during this special week where we will explore a different STEAM activity each day!
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Bay City: FREE – Do-Nut Stress – Back to School (age 2+) *RSVP @ Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library | |
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August 18 at 10 AM
LOCATION: 500 Center Ave., Bay City
It’s back to school time but do-nut stress! Join us to celebrate back to school with donuts for breakfast, games, and a craft at this open house, station-based program.
Registration is required.
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Bay City: FREE – Young Scientists (Age 2-5) *RSVP @ Sage Branch Library | |
DATE: August 18 at 10:30 AM
LOCATION: 100 E Midland St., Bay City
Join us at Sage Branch Library for an in-person STEAM program, Young Scientists for children ages 2-5 with the adult as the assistant! Guided by your librarian have the opportunity to engage, interact, ask questions, play, and craft during the hour of science fun with STEAM stations geared toward wind exploration! We look forward to see you!
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Bay City: FREE – Storytime Yoga Downtown “Feet on the Street” with Wirt Library (ages 2 – 6) @ Saginaw Street Turf | |
DATE: August 21 at 11 - 11:30 AM
LOCATION: 3rd and Water Streets, Bay City
Storytime Yoga w/the Wirt Library, in partnership with the downtown Bay City Feet on the Street! Join us downtown on the Saginaw Street Turf (weather permitting). Designed for ages 2-6 but older and younger siblings welcome. This class will bring you and your little yogis together for a fun and engaging yoga class, themed around a story, along with songs and mindfulness exercises!
Please dress comfortably and bring a towel or mat.
No registration needed.
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Bay City: FREE – Tools for Talking (Age 0-2) *RSVP @ Sage Branch Library | |
DATE: August 21 at 11 AM
LOCATION: 100 E Midland St, Bay City
Join us at Sage Library on Mon, Aug 21 for Tools for Talking! For children ages 0-24 months + Adult. We begin at 11 am. Craft supplies and directions will be available for parents to build a page for a baby busy book. Toys will be out for children to play while adults craft and visit.
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Bay City: FREE – School Bus Story Time (Age 2-5) *RSVP @ Sage Branch Library | |
DATE: August 22 at 11 AM
LOCATION: 100 E Midland St., Bay City
Join us at Sage Branch Library for an in-person program School Bus Story Time on Tue, Aug 22! The program is for children ages 2-5 + Adult. Join us for Stories and Songs ON a Bangor School bus. We will then have a craft in the library.
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Bay City: FREE – No School Days at the Museum @ The Historical Museum of Bay County | |
DATE: August 25 & 28 at 10 AM - 4 PM
LOCATION: 901 John F. Kennedy Drive, Bay City
No school!?! Visit the Bay County Historical Society’s museum, complete a scavenger hunt and receive a FREE treat from The Farm at Apple Acres ( 2282 E. Salzburg. Rd., Bay City).
Thank you to The Farm at Apple Acres for sponsoring this event! Kids must be accompanied by an adult.
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Bay City: FREE – Friday Fun: Send a Hug (Age 2-5) *RSVP @ Sage Branch Library | |
DATE: August 25 at 10:30 AM
LOCATION: 100 E Midland St., Bay City
Join us at Sage Branch Library for an in-person program Friday Fun: Send a Hug on Fri, Aug 25! The program is for children ages 2-5 + Adult. Hear stories & songs about friends being far away, and create a message to send in the mail.
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Bay City: FREE – Story Time @ Trombley/ Center House | |
DATE: August 30 at 9:30 - 10 AM
LOCATION: 901 John F. Kennedy Drive, Bay City
Join the Bay County Historical Society and Bay County Library System for story Time at the Trombley house.
Join Ms. Dani from the Sage Library to celebrate history with stories, songs and activities.
Theme: Choir
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