Allow Your Child to Grieve

Allow Your Child to Grieve

Spring is a time of celebration. It is the time of year when many families are preparing for proms, graduations, and parties. These are significant milestones that parents and children look forward to for years. Unfortunately, the current health epidemic has led to...
Get Outside

Get Outside

“Nature connection is vital during this time of uncertainty. We can count on daily rhythms and cycles of the sun and moon, birds chirping at dawn, and flowers blooming in the spring, even when we can’t count on other parts of our life to be stable. Spending time...
When It’s Time to Read

When It’s Time to Read

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice  Being social right now might be challenging, but at least you can read a good book.These local book clubs share...
Get the Kids in the Kitchen

Get the Kids in the Kitchen

Getting in the kitchen is not only a great way to keep your kids occupied for a while, but it’s also a perfect opportunity to show them how math is used in the real world. To make things easier on yourself, try prepping most of the ingredients before calling...
Creative Story Time

Creative Story Time

Grandmother (Shirley) and her grandson (Wesley) visit Shirley’s 96-year-old father-in-law Chester at Symphony at Valley Farms.  Wesley made a story book for his great-grandfather and shows him while keeping a safe distance. The book would have to be kept out of the...
Keep the Connection

Keep the Connection

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced virtually everyone to adapt and adjust their daily lives, but those changes have impacted some groups of people more than others. Older adults in senior communities have had to forego visits from their adult children and grandchildren....