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Let's Talk, Read, and Sing About FEELINGS! |
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Learning begins at birth! TALKING IS TEACHING is a resource that gives parents ideas on how to talk, read, and sing to their young children. This continuous interaction helps to build their brains and prepare them for success in school and life.
Everyone experiences big feelings from time to time. As a parent, what helps you calm down in those moments? Often, what works for us could also work for our little ones! Talk with your child to come up with strategies that will help them through big feelings like taking deep breaths together, counting to 10, and giving big warm hugs. Validating their big feelings lets them know that these feelings are completely normal.
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SAGINAW COUNTY WIC
WIC is a supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). WIC is a federally-funded program that serves pregnant women, breastfeeding moms, postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5.
The program provides a combination of nutrition education, supplement foods, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to other health care partners. WIC foods are selected to meet various nutrient needs such as calcium, iron, folic acid, vitamins A & C and fiber. Participants use a WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card to purchase food at approved retail grocery stores and pharmacies.
A family of four may earn $51,338 per year and qualify for WIC.
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PROTECT YOUR CHILD FROM RSV
Saginaw County Health Department
RSV can be dangerous for some infants and young children. Each year in the United States, an estimated 58,000-80,000 children younger than 5 years old are hospitalized due to RSV infection.
Those at greatest risk for severe illness from RSV include
• Premature infants
• Infants, especially those 6 months and younger
• Children younger than 2 years old with chronic lung disease or congenital (present from birth) heart disease
• Children with weakened immune systems
- • Children who have neuromuscular disorders, including those who have difficulty swallowing or clearing mucus secretions
Learn more by calling the Saginaw County Health Department at 989-758-3800.
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Count the Kicks
One out of every 169 pregnancies ends in stillbirth in the U.S., and that rate is two times higher for Black expectant parents.
The link between fetal movement and a healthy baby is clear, but research continues to uncover more about the importance of tracking baby’s movements. Count the Kicks uses the latest research to help achieve our mission.
Count the Kicks provides free, evidence-based resources for expectant parents to stay informed and monitor their baby’s well-being.
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GREAT START TO QUALITY
Children learn so much in their first five years. Quality licensed programs, for children 0-12, help children learn, grow, and develop. The foundation is set for children to be successful in school, work, and life when they have a safe place to learn, explore their world, and build relationships. Great Start to Quality is committed to helping Michigan families find child care that fits their budget and schedule.
Great Start to Quality is Michigan’s quality rating and improvement system that evaluates the quality of licensed programs, for children 0-12. As a Michigan family, you can use Great Start to Quality as a tool to help you look up and compare early childhood programs to find the best child care. On a scale of one- to five-stars, Michigan child care, preschool, and afterschool programs are scored in different areas, and those scores are combined to give them their Star rating.
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ONLINE PARENTING CLASSES
MSU Extension
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Visit Great Lakes Bay Parents' KIDS DAILY CALENDAR for a full listing of story times, family/ kid events, and new places to discover in the Great Lakes Bay Region.
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STEM Pipeline
You and your child can explore STEM Passport locations and events in the Great Lakes Bay Region (GLBR) by accessing our STEM calendar of events or our partner websites in the list below.
Arenac & Bay County STEM-Rich Organizations
- Arenac Community Center, Standish
- Bay City State Recreation Area, Bay City
- Bay County Library System
- The Historical Museum of Bay County, Bay City
- Delta College Planetarium
- Delta Kids / Michigan Learning Channel
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Mondays
HEMLOCK
Storyland Explorers (age 2-5)
Rauchholz Memorial Library
Mondays at 10:30 AM
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Monday/ Tuesday
FRANKENMUTH
Story Time with Mrs. Emmons Frankenmuth Wickson District Library
Mondays & Tuesdays at 10 AM
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Tuesday
BRIDGEPORT
Story Hour
Bridgeport Public Library
Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
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Tuesday
CHESANING
Children’s Story Hour
(age 3-4)
River Rapids District Library
Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
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Wednesdays
SAGINAW
Storytime
Carolyn R. Otto Family Literacy Center
Wednesdays at 11 AM
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Thursdays
CHESANING
Children’s Story Hour
(age 5-8)
River Rapids District Library
Thursdays at 6 - 7 PM
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Fridays
SAGINAW
Preschool Storytime Butman-Fish Library
Fridays at 10:30 AM
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Saturday
SAGINAW
Preschool Storytime
Zauel Library
Saturdays at 10:30 – 11 AM
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January 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 & 31 |
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Saginaw: FREE – Tales for Twos @ Zauel Library
Location: 3100 N Center Rd., Saginaw
Dates: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10:30 AM
Come read, laugh, and play at our story time program designed for toddlers ages 18 months to 3 years. Our story time provides active young children and their caregivers with stories, fingerplays and songs based on simple concepts, repetition, and lots of movement.
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Saginaw: FREE – Raising Readers Academy *RSVP @ Carolyn R. Otto Family Literacy Center |
Location: 00 South Jefferson Avenue, Suite #203, Saginaw
Date: Thursday at 4:30 - 6 PM
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Saginaw: FREE – Kids Workshops @ Home Depot |
Location: 3132 Bueker Dr., Saginaw & 8670 Gratiot Rd., Saginaw
Date: First Saturday at 9 AM – 12 PM
Join us the first Saturday of each month between 9 am – 12 pm for free in-person Kids Workshops.
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Chesaning: FREE – LEGO Club @ River Rapids District Library |
Location: 227 E Broad St., Chesaning
Date: 1st Saturday October – May from 12 – 1 PM
Bring your own LEGO or uses ours. A different theme each week. Snacks and beverages provided.
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Saginaw: FREE – Preschool Story Time @ Castle Museum |
Location: 500 Federal Avenue, Saginaw
Dates: January 12 & 26 at 10:30 AM
This event is free but registration is a MUST.
REGISTER: contact Kristi at kfurtaw@castlemuseum.org or 989-752-2861 ext. 311
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Saginaw: FREE – Skating & Sledding @ Hoyt Park |
Location: 1574 S Washington Ave., Saginaw
Date: Jan 14 at 4 to 7pm
Jan 21 at noon to 4pm
Jan 28 at noon to 4pm
Feb 4 at noon to 4pm
Feb 11 at noon to 4pm
Skate and Sled rentals, hot chocolate and cookies, and bathroom facilities.
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Hemlock: FREE – Play to Learn (age 0-5) @ Rauchholz Memorial Library |
Location: 1140 N Hemlock Rd., Hemlock
Date: January 17, 24 & 31 at 10:30 AM
Hemlock: FREE – Play to Learn (age 0-5) @ Rauchholz Memorial Library
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Hemlock: FREE – LEGO Club (Grade K-5th) @ Rauchholz Memorial Library |
Location: 455 S. Miller, Saginaw
Date: January 17 & 31 at 3 - 4 PM
Kids grades 2nd-5th, come use your creative minds to build amazing things out of Legos at the library! Put on your Master Builder thinking caps to invent all the Lego spaceships, sunken cities, bake shops, lost jungles, robot warriors, and uni-kitty paradises you can imagine!
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Hemlock: FREE – Jumping Jammers (age 2-5) @ Rauchholz Memorial Library |
Location: 1140 N Hemlock Rd., Hemlock
Date: Fridays at 10:30-11:15 AM
A fun interactive music program where kids will sing, dance, and make music!
For kids ages 2-5 years and their adult helper.
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Saginaw: FREE – Kids Workshop *RSVP @ Lowes |
Location: 2258 Tittabawasee Rd., Saginaw
January 21 at 9 AM – 12 PM
Memories That Won’t Melt Away – Snowman Picture Frame
No mittens required to build this snowman. Your little builder will create a wooden snowman picture frame that’s perfect for displaying heartwarming memories.
Calling all little builders! Kids will love this holiday DIY-U workshop where they’ll learn to build a handmade wreath ornament that also makes a one-of-a-kind keepsake.
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Saginaw: FREE – STEM @ Castle Museum |
Location: 500 Federal Avenue, Saginaw
Date: January 21 at 11 AM – 1 PM
FREE STEM event at the Castle Museum.
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Saginaw: FREE – Community Youth Days – Tennis & Golf @ Saginaw Valley State University |
Location: 7400 Bay Rd., University Center
Date: January 21 at 11:30 AM
SVSU Community Youth Days sponsored by Jolt Credit Union are back! This year we will be hosting six (6) days.
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Saginaw: FREE - Winter Storytime Special with READ Association! (age 2 - 5) *RSVP @ Hoyt Main Library |
Location: 505 Janes Ave., Saginaw
Date: January 23 at 11 AM
Join us at Hoyt in partnership with READ Association of Saginaw County for a morning of winter themed read-aloud stories, songs, crafts, and family fun! This program is geared towards children ages 2-5, but all all are welcome!
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January 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29 |
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Frankenmuth: FREE – ZEHNDER’S SNOWFEST @ Downtown Frankenmuth |
Location: Main St., Frankenmuth
Date: January 25 at 10 AM – 5 PM
January 26 at 10 AM – 5 PM
January 27 at 9 AM – 5 PM
January 28 at 9 AM – 7 PM (fireworks at 6:45 PM)
January 29 at 10 AM – 6 PM
Zehnder’s Snowfest has been host to one of the top snow and ice sculpting events in North America for the past 31 years. Visitors have enjoyed larger-than-life snow sculptures and beautifully detailed ice carvings each year. In addition, Zehnder’s Snowfest will have entertainment for the entire family in the warming tent, a fireworks display, petting zoo and children’s activities.
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Saginaw: FREE – Birds of Prey @ Butman-Fish Library |
Location: 1716 Hancock, Saginaw
Date: January 28 at 11 AM & 1 PM
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