One fish, two fish, Starfish, YOU-fish! In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday and National Reading Day, we're hosting the 1st ever Seuss-tastic basket giveaway. Why? Reading is truly FUN-damental---especially reading aloud to babies and young children. They learn to love sounds, words, and language. It stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding of the world. It helps a child's brain, social skills, and communication skills develop. Contest timing: 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 2 (Dr. Seuss's birthday) through Tuesday, March 3, at 5:00 p.m. Winner announced: Morning of Wednesday, March 4 Chosen through: Random drawing from all our fabulous Facebook friends who "read" and followed the rules What you might win: A Seuss-tastic gift basket filled with oodles of Seuss-themed items. Books, bookmarks, activity sheets, hoodie, jersey, socks, leggings, bookmarks . . . oh, my! Value = $150 How you can win (super simple rules): It's all about caring and … [Read more...]
Starfish Blog: Maxwell House masterpieces!
Our Starfish Early Education educators come up with the most innovative projects that you can easily tackle from home with your own children. This week's "craft-ivity" is creating tie-dye art using . . . coffee filters. Materials (all found at your local "dollar store" or in your own home): Basic white coffee filtersBingo stampers in multiple colorsNewspaper or paper/fabric layers to protect your table Instructions: Take a coffee filter and fold it in half. Fold your coffee filter in quarters. Daub your favorite colors using your Bingo stamper Unfold and reveal! The ink dries fairly fast. Check out these masterpieces made by Starfish kiddos! … [Read more...]
Starfish Family Blog: Beat the winter blahs!
It's important to stay active even during the dreary Michigan winter months. When it's too chilly to go outside on the playground, our teachers come up with super fun activities for our kiddos to do indoors. We've captured some super "chill" ideas for you to do at home. Make paper snowflakes to bring the outdoors inside. And hang them in unexpected places.Play board games! Yup, they still exist and it gives you a chance to introduce your kids to your favorites when you were little.Build a nifty "snow fort" indoors with blankets and pillows and empty boxes. Or maybe even a rocket ship out of a large cardboard box, using recyclable materials around the house for controls (e.g., bottle caps or empty toilet paper rolls)Make a pine-cone bird feeder with peanut butter and birdseed. Hang it outside your window.Guess how much snow is on the ground. Then grab a ruler and see who came the closest.Draw and color a winter-scene mural and hang it inside. Snap a photo and send to friends.Use … [Read more...]
Starfish Family Blog: 2019 National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
Starfish Family Services, the go-to resource for infant and children’s mental health in Michigan May observes the 70th annual National Mental Health Awareness Month, while May 9 is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. In recognition of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, and to shine a spotlight on empowerment, our entire staff of nearly 450 sported custom-made, lime-green T-shirts and ribbons. Our message? #StrongChildren #StrongFamilies #StrongStarfish. Mental health awareness is vital as depression, anxiety, and behavioral disorders in children continues to increase. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in six children ages 2 – 8 has a mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder. These conditions contribute to the growing number of adolescents and young adults who are attempting or dying by suicide. In recent years, mental health has come to the forefront of national conversations from politics to the medical community to social media. … [Read more...]
Fraternity of Fathers on Detroit 910AM Superstation
Watch Fraternity of Fathers Coordinator Eric Donald on The Empowerment Coach with Angela Moore … [Read more...]
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