Here’s a recap of news and information posted on Hilltown Families this past week, along with a map for finding out what’s happening this weekend and next week throughout Western MA!

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Peruse our list of Suggested Events for  Suggested Events for December 19th-25th, 2016  for a comprehensive list of events happening throughout the four counties of Western MA, including Bulletin Board Announcements & Hilltown Family Variety Show.

Also check our weekly column,  Learn Local. Play Local. for 28 Community-Based Educational Highlights: Christmas Bird Count to Chocolate History. Ballet to Bucket Drumming. our monthly column, Berkshire Family Fun, for a list of premier educational and cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families, and our comprehensive list of Holiday Events for Families in Western MA.

December 19th-25th, 2015

Saturday • Sunday
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday • Thursday • Friday

Ornithology ♦ Citizen Scientist ♦ Empathy ♦ Holiday Films ♦ Folk Dancing ♦ MYO Gifts ♦ Winter Farmers’ Markets ♦ Food History ♦ Gingerbread Houses ♦ Creative-Free Play ♦ Critical Thinking Skills ♦ Board Games ♦ Storytelling ♦ Ballet ♦ Makerspace ♦ STEM ♦ Winter Solstice ♦ Music Making ♦ Cultural Studies ♦ Los Posadas

 RECAP

• New Year’s Day Morning Music Party with Hilltown Families & Flywheel Arts Collective
• Graphite-Inspired Exhibit Sparks Studies of Local Connections to Pencil and Paper
• Let’s Play: Stories from Family Holidays to Inspire Creative Free Play
• The Gift of a Mindful Presence
• Soup’s On: A Story From Cooking Class
• MuseScore Brings Out Your Inner Mozart!
• Rock the Stacks with the Music School of Springfield
• Learning Landscapes: Doing Less with More
• HFVS with Guest DJs, Joshua & Robyn of Sugarcrash Kids
• Hilltown Family Variety Show Holiday Podcasts
• Young Reader Review Program Gives a Voice to Youth Bibliophiles

Visit the Hilltown Families Facebook page and Twitter stream for more news and information!

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

• DIY: Repurposed Planters for Paperwhites For Giving
• Spread the Bread: Community Service from Hearth & Home
• Get Crafty with the Kids & Spread Holiday Cheer in Your Community
• The Christmas Spider & the Legend of Tinsel
• 8 Tips for Happier Holidays with Your Kids

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