IT'S FAMILY STRENGTHENING MONTH

Here are a couple resources and activities for you to strengthen your family!

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WE ARE OFFERING TRIPLE P

(POSTIVE PARENTING PROGRAM)

PRACTICAL, RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES THAT WORK IN REAL HOMES. Triple P has helped families in more than 25 countries around the world.

A SMALL STEP THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR FAMILY

One conversation can change everything.

One new parenting strategy can reduce daily stress.

One workshop can help you and your partner feel like a team again.

Join our upcoming Supporting Your Partner workshop based on the proven Triple P – Positive Parenting Program.

In this (90-minute) interactive Zoom session, you'll learn practical tools to:

• support each other as parents.
• reduce conflict about discipline.
• build a stronger family environment.

You deserve support too.

Dates still available:

Mondays @ 6pm - April 13, April 27 and May 11

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Register Here: Triple P Online Seminar

THIS ISN'T YOUR PARENTS' PARENTING CLASS

PARENTING TOOLS FOR TEENS

This is NOT one of those parenting classes where someone lectures you for hours.

The Teen Triple P Course:

• is practical.
• offer real-life strategies.
• is backed by 35+ years of research.
• is designed specifically for parents of teens.

You’ll walk away with tools you can use the same day.

The next hybrid 8-week course (held on Thursdays in person and online) begins THURSDAY, APRIL 16 @ 6:00 pm

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Register Here: Triple P Teen

TIRED OF DAILY POWER STRUGGLES?

PARENTING TOOLS FOR ALL

Homework fights. Public meltdowns. Constant arguing.

Triple P Parenting Skills Courses for ALL Parents teach practical, research-backed strategies that work in homes.

Start changing the tone in your home.

The next hybrid 8-week course (hed on Tuesdays in person and online) begins TUESDAY, APRIL 14 @ 6:00pm

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BRUSSELS

JACKSONPORT

BAILEYS HARBOR

SISTER BAY

ELLISON BAY

🌱FREE, six‑week series designed to help pre‑schoolers connect to nature.

Junior Nature Club supports Crossroads’ mission by fostering early connections to nature, encouraging curiosity, and building a community grounded in environmental learning and stewardship. Each week features themed stories, games, hands‑on activities, and outdoor play that inspire families to explore and care for our shared environment.

📅 Spring Session

April 8 – May 13, 2026

Wednesdays • 10–11 a.m.

This is a family program—parents or guardians stay with the group, and siblings are welcome. We meet rain, snow, or shine, so come dressed for outdoor exploration. If the weather is too severe to be outside, we’ll move activities indoors.

🌷 Themes

April 8: Welcome!

April 15: Shapes in Nature

April 22: Bridges

April 29: Colors

May 6: Cones

May 13: Rocks

No registration required—just come ready to explore!

🔗 https://crossroadsatbigcreek.org/junior-nature-club/

🎉 Weekly Family Fun at Collins Learning Center!

Designed for elementary students, but all ages are welcome. Starts promptly at 10:00 AM.

🥚 April 4 - EGGstravaganza!

🐦 April 11 - Bird Olympics

🦅 April 18 - Bird Behavior

🍄 April 25 - Mushrooms & Lichens

📍 No registration needed

💸 Free & open to the public—thanks to our amazing donors!

🔗 https://bit.ly/eventsatcrossroads

Apr 18th | 9am

FISH CREEK - FAMILY ART DAY

Family Art Day: Founder’s Marks

Get messy, make marks, and follow your curiosity! In this playful and experimental project, young artists and their families explore the joy of process - using non-traditional brushes, stamps, sticks, and found tools to make expressive marks on paper, just like artist and PenArt founder Madeline Tourtelot. 

Madeline believed in art as exploration, and in this Family Art Day, families dive into materials, textures, and motions - learning how to let their marks tell a story. No two artworks will look the same, and that’s the fun of it! It’s all about how you make, not just what you make. 

Come celebrate the creative spirit of the artist who started it all - through motion, mess, and meaningful marks. 

Drop in any time, 9am-noon. FREE for families with children ages 3 to 12. All materials are provided.

Please consider bringing non-perishable food and personal care items with you to Family Art Day to benefit Lakeshore CAP’s Door County Food Pantry.

SAVE THE DATE

SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH 10AM-1PM

YMCA - 1900 Michigan St - Sturgeon Bay



We will be there with activities for the kids (music, rock painting, blocks to play with and more)

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If you have questions, comments or suggestions for this newsletter please contact Rebecca Paulsen at rebecca@unitedwaydc.com

If you have questions, comments or suggestions for this newsletter please contact Rebecca Paulsen at rebecca@unitedwaydc.com