May's Family Fun Guide
Great Lakes Bay Parents and the Bay-Arenac Great Start Collaborative are working together to help parents find the resources needed for their families. 
LOCAL FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS
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Great Start Day at the Zoo-FREE
Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 3 PM – 7 PM

Saginaw Children's Zoo
1730 S Washington Ave, Saginaw
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KIDS DAILY CALENDAR
Daily listing of KIDS EVENTS occurring in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Click the town to see family-friendly events:


CALENDAR for Bay, Isabella, Midland & Saginaw County
FREE WEEKEND EVENTS
1st Saturday at 9AM-12PM
Thursday, May 2
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
TODDLER TIME: OCEAN
@ Pinconning Branch Library
Friday, May 3
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
SCIENCE CLUB JR:
MAGIC MILK
@ Auburn Branch Library
Saturday, May 4, 2019
11 AM – 7 PM
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
@ Cashman’s Comics
Saturday, May 4
5 PM – 8 PM
GREAT START DADS MEETUP
@ Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region
Wednesday, May 8
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
MOTHER'S DAY CRAFT
@ Pinconning Branch Library
Thursday, May 9, 2019
10 AM – 10:30 AM
LUNCH BOX BUNCH:
Stories & More
@ City Market
Saturday, May 11
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MOTHER'S DAY TEA
@ Pinconning Branch Library
Thursday, May 16
5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
DINNER & A MOVIE
@ Sage Branch Library
Friday, May 17
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
LITTLE MAKERS
@ Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Saturday, May 18
9 AM – 3 PM
WETLAND WAKE-UP DAY
@ Bay City State Park
Sunday, May 19, 2019
2 PM – 4 PM
HEALTHY KIDS DAY Day
@ Dow Bay Area Family YMCA
FAMILY RESOURCES
MATH IN THE MAIL
FREE to Qualifying Children Ages 3

Families enrolled in the Math in the Mail program receive a kit in the mail, 6 times per year, which contains materials, resources, and instructions for several age-appropriate math activities.

Math in the Mail is also available by subscription to those who don't meet the qualification guidelines .

IMAGINATION LIBRARY:
FREE Children's Books For Ages 0-5

The Imagination Library, originally established by Dolly Parton, provides all children in Arenac and Bay counties--ages birth to five-years-old--one book a month for sixty months.


Check the Facebook Page for the meeting location and time.
PARENTING ARTICLES|
Gather up the kids and head out to one of the many participating comic book stores and libraries across the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Librarian Secrets:
FREE EBOOKS AND MORE!
The Bay County Library System has several FREE options for digital children’s entertainment for Bay County residents! You will need a valid BCLS library card to access these resources from home.

100 Family-Experience in the Great Lakes Bay Region Before the Kids Turn 18 Years Old