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Upcoming Educational and Community Service Highlights for Families

Be sure to check our Best Bets for this weekend, Jun 9 & 10, for several fabulous community celebrations! We’ve featured Riverfest in Shelburne Falls, the Children’s Book Festival Baseball Bonanza in Amherst, Bear Fest in Easthampton, Hilltown Bluegrass Festival in Goshen, and The Mount’s Family Day in Lenox. Aside from these homeruns, families can build upon their nature studies, explore local history, enjoy the outdoors and participate in community service with… Read More

Category: Highlights, Suggested Activity Tags: Berkshire County, Berkshires, Environment, Events, franklin county, Hampden County, hampshire county, Hilltowns, Nature, New England, outdoors, Pioneer Valley, Science, Things to do in Western Massachusetts, Travel, vacation, Western MA, Western Mass, western massachusetts

Indoor & Outdoor Highlights for this Weekend

With rain in the forecast for Saturday, June 2nd, it’s our hope that it will pass us by as there are so many great outdoor activities to enjoy with your family! In Hampshire County, young naturalists can take a guided walk to learn about wild edibles and flowers at either the North Amherst Community Farm or the Hitchcock Center for the Environment. They could further supplement an interest in local habitats during… Read More

Category: Highlights, Suggested Activity Tags: Berkshire County, Berkshires, Events, franklin county, Hampden County, hampshire county, Hilltowns, New England, Pioneer Valley, Things to do in Western Massachusetts, Western MA, Western Mass, western massachusetts

Suggested Events for April 28th-May 4th, 2012

Discover fun and educational events happening this week in Western Mass, along with announcements, upcoming events, links, resources and the HFVS podcast. SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An Event” page. The events below are “suggested.” Please take the time to confirm that these events are happening,… Read More

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100 Links (Spring/Summer 2011)

100 Links (Spring/Summer 2011) Nearly every day we add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family, others, maybe not so much. But it’s a fun and useful list worth perusing of online resource that are educational and entertaining! Where are these links? Hilltown Families Del.ici.ous Page! This icon can be found at the top of our site,… Read More

Category: 100 Links, Ecology, Economy, Education, Entertainment, Family, Food, Health, History, Homeschooling, Links, Northampton, Resources, Science, Video Tags: Art, Education, Events, Food, Games, Homeschooling, Language Arts, Links, Math, Parenting, Reading lists, Recall, Resources, Science, Teaching

100 Links (Winter/Spring 2011)

100 Links (Winter/Spring 2011) Nearly every day we add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family, others, maybe not so much. But it’s a fun and useful list worth perusing! If you have a link you’d like to share, post it in our comment box below. Where are these links? You won’t find them on your blog… Read More

Category: 100 Links, Education, Homeschooling Tags: Art, Education, Events, Food, Games, Homeschooling, Language Arts, Math, Parenting, Reading lists, Recall, Resources, Science, Teaching

100 Links (Fall 2010/Winter 2011)

100 Links (Fall 2010/Winter 2011) Nearly every day we add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family, others, maybe not so much. But it’s a fun and useful list worth perusing! If you have a link you’d like to share, post it in our comment box below. Where are these links? You won’t find them on your… Read More

Category: 100 Links, Education, Homeschooling, Resources Tags: Art, Education, Events, Food, Games, Homeschooling, Language Arts, Math, Parenting, Reading lists, Recall, Resources, Science, Teaching

Suggested Events 01/08/11-01/14/11

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100 Links (Summer/Fall 2010)

100 Links (Summer/Fall 2010) Nearly every day we add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family, others, maybe not so much. But it’s a fun and useful list worth perusing! If you have a link you’d like to share, post it in our comment box below. Where are these links? You won’t find them on your blog… Read More

Category: 100 Links, Resources Tags: Art, Education, Events, Food, Games, Homeschooling, Language Arts, Math, Parenting, Reading lists, Recall, Resources, Science, Teaching

Suggested Events 11/21/09-11/27/09

Follow Hilltown Families on Discover fun and educational events happening this weekend in Western Mass, along with announcements, upcoming events, links, resources and the HFVS podcast. SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An Event” page. The events below are “suggested.” Please take the time to confirm that… Read More