Archive for The Hilltowns Region
5th Annual Handmade Valentine Swap for Western MA Families
Jan
3
2013
Hilltown Families 5th Annual Community Handmade Valentine Swap It’s that time of the year again! For the past several years Hilltown Families has coordinated a community Handmade Valentine Swap — and we’re doing it again! Sign up below! It’s free and open to all families! A handmade Valentine swap gives local families an opportunity to be [continue reading]
The Work of 1,000: The Story of a Mother, Environmental Advocate & Local Hero
Jan
2
2013
The Work of 1,000 Screening at Wistariahurst Museum Thursday, Jan 10th, 6:30pm Rivers are a vital part of our ecosystems, and have played a crucial role in much of industrial history. Rivers have provided a means of transportation and a way of moving goods, have powered mills and helped to provide hydroelectric power, and their watersheds [continue reading]
A Year in Review: A Photo Journey with Hilltown Families
Jan
1
2013
Western MA in 2012: A Year in Photos [continue reading]
Hindsight Parenting: New Year’s Resolutions for Parents
Jan
1
2013
Leaving Stressors Outside the Front Door for the New Year! January; the month of promises to change, to improve, to start anew. We usually are gung-ho, walkin’ that treadmill, drinking those smoothies, foregoing those nasty cigarettes for…well…awhile. But let’s be honest, Hindsight tells us that we rarely CHANGE…I mean REALLY CHANGE. Pretty soon that treadmill [continue reading]
50 Winter Suggestions: Things to Do & Places to See in Western MA
Dec
30
2012
Winter Bucket List Reader Recommendations for Western MA Western Massachusetts is rich in opportunities to get out and about with the family… any time of the year! Winter offers outdoor activities like snowshoeing, sledding, skiing and ice skating. And local businesses and attractions welcome you indoors to warm up with comforts, culture and entertainment. Whether [continue reading]
9 Resources for Surviving & Thriving the Winter in Western Massachusetts
Dec
28
2012
Survive & Thrive the Winter in Western MA! Now that we finally have some snow, winter play can begin! Wondering where to get outside for a little winter fun? Or where to go inside for a winter birthday party or ice skating? There’s no better source of information on how to survive and thrive during [continue reading]
Hansel & Gretel: Learning Through the Len of a Classic Fairy Tale
Dec
26
2012
Hansel & Gretel: Gingerbread, Opera, Fairy Tale & Puppet Show Did you know the old folk tale of Hansel and Gretel, made famous by the brothers Grimm, inspired many Germans in the 1600s to create model witches’ houses from hard gingerbread? Building fanciful gingerbread houses at Christmastime hos now become a part of American holiday [continue reading]
Language Play: Speech Articulation
Dec
26
2012
Speech Articulation It’s holiday vacation time and family time! Hooray! This is a good time to check out our children’s communication skills. But how is a parent to know what is typical? Children go through steps to learn to articulate speech sounds just like the steps children take to develop motor skills for learning to [continue reading]
One Clover & A Bee: A Poem for Parents
Dec
26
2012
Other Bells We Would Ring: A Poem for Parents As I write this the rain is bucketing down out of a sky so gray it feels as if even the weather is conspiring to press home the weight of darkness that this month has ushered in. So much grief is around us, and the idea [continue reading]
Backstories: The Other Side of Art at The Clark
Dec
19
2012
Backstories: The Other Side of Art on View at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute December 22nd-April 21st in Williamstown Museums and galleries use more than just the pieces displayed in the exhibits they show to identify them – the stories behind paintings, sculptures, and other creative works are often much richer than they [continue reading]
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