Bones, Bones, Bones at the Downtown Library

In February, AEYC took over the Downtown library again for our monthly Family Night. The theme this month was Bones, Bones, Bones. Thanks to our special guest, Kristin Romanoff, from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for bringing lots of animal bones for us to explore, reading a story about bones, and sharing her knowledge with everyone!

Special Guest, Kristen Romanoff, talks about bones!

A grand total of 115 people stopped by Family Night in February, all these people put together have (at least) 23,690 bones in their bodies!

Families make q-tip skeletons of themselves!

Q-tip skeletons with each person's face as the head, and dog bone fossils!

Activities included Make-your-own dog bone fossils (you could even bring the bone home to your dog afterward!) and Q-tip skeletons.

Some people decided to wear their bones
on the outside for this event...

Making a dog bone fossil with clay!

Kids in the Capitol 2012

Thanks to the nearly 60 children from local early learning programs that pulled a little red wagon through the Capitol during Valentine’s week to deliver hand made valentines, thank you cards, and the Invest In Young Children packet to each and every legislator.

The children were great ambassadors for the cause of support funding of early learning programs such as Best Beginnings, Parents As Teachers, thread ROOTS awards, Head Start, and Infant Learning.  

Special thanks to Kueni Maake from ABC Center, Lisa Arehart from Tlingtit and Haida Head Start, Roseanne Funk from Neighborhood Kids, Blue Shibler from Discovery Preschool, and Lupita Alvarez, our First Lady of Juneau, a dedicated early educator, as well as AEYC staff Nikki Morris, Robin Bergey, Lauren Brooks, Cathleen Balantic, and Joy Lyon. 

Families Love Family Night at the Turf!

Families in Juneau have been avoiding cabin fever this Winter by meeting with friends and getting some exercise at Family Night at the Turf. This event takes place on the 4th Friday of every month from 4:30-6pm at the Dimond Park Field House (www.dimondparkfieldhouse.org). 

Birds-eye view of the Turf during the month of February

79 people attended in January and 141 people were present in February. Don't let this deter you from coming, at the Turf, we've got enough toys for everyone!

Older siblings sometimes help keep track of their younger siblings!

Thanks to all the dads, grampas, uncles, brothers, etc. who filled out the survey in January about being a guy and caring for young children in Juneau. This information will be used to create a brand new Father's Toolkit with materials and resources for the men in Juneau who care for young children. Your input is greatly appreciated!

Thanks to all the families who donated baby food and other items in February to be given to the SE Alaska Food Bank! Your contribution will go to families with young children here in Juneau. If you missed your chance this time around, we'll have another food drive later this year.

Hula hoops, although edible to some, were not accepted at the food drive!