November's Family Fun Guide
Great Lakes Bay Parents and the Bay-Arenac Great Start Collaborativ e are working together to help parents find the resources needed for their families. 
GREAT START EVENTS
Great Lakes MotherBaby Café

When: November 14 at 10 AM

Where: City Market
401 Center Avenue, Bay City, MI

Description: Stop in for coffee, cookies, and conversation with other local moms. Breastfeeding welcome & support available.

Cost: FREE

KIDS DAILY CALENDAR
Daily listing of KIDS EVENTS occurring in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Click the town to see family-friendly events:


Holiday Events, Santa House Hours, Christmas Tree Farms & Light Show Locations

Great Lakes Bay Parents KIDS DAILY CALENDAR for Bay, Isabella, Midland & Saginaw County
FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS
FAMILY & CHILDREN EVENTS
Bay County Library System
All Branches
1st SATURDAY KID'S WORK SHOP
Home Depot
Bay City
FAMILY & CHILDREN EVENTS
Iosco-Arenac District Library
Standish & Augres
November 2
10:30 AM
STORYTIME
Iron Grind Coffee House, Auburn
November 2
1 PM
FREEZING FROGS & SLEEPING TURTLES
Bay City State Park
November 11
8:30 AM
THE TRANSIT OF MERCURY
Delta College Planetarium
November 16
1 PM
PREDATORS OF THE MARSH
Bay City State Park
Bay City
November 24
2 PM
Movie "THE STAR"
State Theatre
Bay City
November 29
7 PM
SANTA'S ARRIVAL
Wenonah Park
Bay City
November 30
9 AM - 12 PM
KIDS WORKSHOP
Home Depot
Bay City
November 30
11 AM - 3 PM
SAMPLE SATURDAY
Downtown Bay City
Bay City
November 29
6 - 8 PM
SANTA PARADE
The Standish Historical Depot Welcome Cente
**SAVE THE DATE**
FAMILY WINTER FUN FEST & CENSUS 2020 OUR KIDS COUNT
Join us February 22, 2020 from 10 AM to 2PM at the Bay City Town Center for FREE fun, food, and entertainment.

FAMILY RESOURCES
FREE TRAINING:
OUR COMMUNITY LISTENS
Through tools that encourage and enhance human connection, Our Community Listens is fostering a society where care and compassion rise above indifference.

When: December 2-4, 2019 
Where : Bay Arenac ISD, 4228 Two Mile Road, Bay City, MI 48706
Description: Improve your own personal and professional listening/communication skills, customer service, and conflict resolution skills.

PARENTING ARTICLES
2019-2020 STEM Passports: Packed full with Family RESOURCES, COUPONS & fun PLACES to experience STEM
Did your child receive their STEM Passport?

I am pleased to announce that the 2019-2020 STEM Passport is here! This amazing booklet is the creation of the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance’s Out-of-School Time Network. It is an effort to create equal access to STEM-rich institutions to all children throughout the region. 

HOME SCHOOL CULTURE: Community in the Great Lakes Bay Region
Do you home school your children? Are you considering this possibility? The home school culture is strong in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Learn about this community and how their children learn through experiences.

No Small Matter
This group is working to create awareness of the early learning crisis occurring in our country. They are doing this through their documentary film and national campaign.