Week of the Young Child

Monday, April 8

  • Worthington Library 8:30 Infants, 9:45 Toddlers Hilltown Family Center free, weekly drop-in playgroup  Crafts, circle time, take home activities and more. Meet other families in the area.

Tuesday, April 9

  • Russell Library: 11-12 join Ms. Dawne for a “Stuffy Stomp” bring your favorite Stuffy to the Library and move to songs and verse.  
  • Porter Memorial Library Blandford: 4 pm Book Squirms story time including songs, stories, sensory play and socializing for kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

Wednesday, April 10  

  • Porter Memorial Library Blandford: 10 am Book Squirms story time including songs, stories, sensory play and socializing for kids ages 0-5
  • Hilltown Family Center, 9 Russell Rd. Huntington: 10-12 Free, weekly drop-in playgroup featuring Slime Time activity snack, circle time and outdoor time.

Thursday, April 11

  • Chester Elementary School: 9:45am Build Your World, Kindergarten Countdown for children eligible for fall 2024 kindergarten at Chester who  will turn 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2024 and live in Middlefield, Blandford and Chester. Registration required. Call Jen Jakubasz 413 685 1360.
  •  Hamilton Memorial Library Chester: 11 am Storytime
  • Russell Library 11-12 join Ms. Dawne for a guided story walk of Up In the Garden, Down In the Dirt.” Followed by fun in the dirt in the library.

Friday, April 12

  • Stanton Hall: 10:15 Hilltown Family Center presents Wildlife on Wheels from the Forest Park Zoo!!!  
  • Stanton Hall Huntington 6pm Recreation Committee Movie Night: featured movie “Migration” Contact Vicki Mayhew

Story walks: Russell Library, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt; AMC Noble View, It’s Spring;  Huntington Library, Hiking Day