A StoryWalk is a children’s book hung page by page around a park in Cambridge where families can read, walk, and talk together. Find the 8 StoryWalks in parks around the city from July 15-August 20, 2023. Did you find one? Check it out and then take a photo and share it on Instagram and Facebook with #StoryWalkCamb.
Questions? ? (617) 475-0616. Sponsored by Let’s Talk/Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative and the Center for Families; programs of the Cambridge Public Health Department and Department of Human Service Programs.
Cambridge Book Bike is back this year! The Book Bike will be at a different park on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30-12:30 for 5 weeks. Cambridge children of all ages can pick a free book, do a craft, get a free lunch and hear stories read aloud.
To stay up-to-date on schedule changes or rainouts, call 617-349-4038 or follow us on Facebook.
The Book Bike supports healthy bodies and healthy minds by visiting some of the Cambridge parks that participate in the Summer Food Program, which provides free lunches to children under 18.
The goal of the Book Bike is to give all children access to books to build their home library for enjoyment and learning in the summer to help prevent “summer slide”. Meeting families in the park for stories and activities, the Book Bike models that reading is fun! The program provide a wide variety of titles, topics and languages so children can find a book they want to read. Research has shown that children read more when they select the book. For more information:
Hey dads! Stop by our Fatherhood Buzz with your child to get a free haircut, books, and engage in arts and crafts. This event is for all Cambridge dads, uncles, male-caregivers, grandfathers, stepdads, godfathers, and their children!
WHEN: Monday, June 5th, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Moses Youth Center (In the Studio), 243 Harvard Street, Cambridge MA Light refreshments will be served!
It’s a reading adventure at Donnelly Field! Walk around the field to read all of the pages in “Do You Have a Hat?”and “If Dinosaurs Came Back”!
Join us on Thursday, June 1 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. for the first StoryWalk of the season, at Donnelly Field (York and Berkshire Streets). Free books, activities, pizza, & entertainment by Knucklebones! For families with children 2 to 8 years old.
Rain date is Friday, June 2. For more information, call 617-475-0616.
Sponsored by Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative, Center for Families, and Cambridge Public Library.
Limited spaces available. We will send a confirmation that you have a spot in the group.
Have questions or need help registering? Contact Jen Cabezas, 617-349-9169, jcabezas@cambrigema.gov
The Center for Families is funded by the City of Cambridge, the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (DEEC), Children’s Trust, Cambridge Public Schools, and the Cambridge Health Alliance. Let’s Talk/Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative is funded by Cambridge Public Health Department and City of Cambridge.
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Winter can feel long so get new ideas daily to do with your children birth to 4 years old in the February 2023 At-Home Activity Calendar! Designed for children birth to 4 years old but all are welcome to try the activities. The goal is to have fun! Parents – you can change the ideas to match your child’s age and interest.
Brought to you by Let’s Talk/Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative and Center for Families. Questions: Call or text (617) 475-0616 or email ilewis@challiance.org.
Cambridge moms, dads, and kids: join us for a virtual family reading challenge starting January 16!
How to Participate:
Read books with your child!
Submit a post or photo telling us the title of the book and something you liked about it. You can share on Facebook or Instagram @LetsTalkCambMA, or you can text us at 617- 475-0616.
Win a children’s book!
Program dates: January 16 to January 30. Submit your post any time between these dates to win a book.
Participating in the Reading Challenge gives us permission to post and share responses on social media including responses sent via text message. Two entries are accepted per child.
The Center for Families is funded by the City of Cambridge, the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, Children’s Trust, Cambridge Public Schools, and the Cambridge Health Alliance. Let’s Talk! is funded by the Cambridge Public Health Department and the CIty of Cambridge.
Have a child birth to 4 years?Need new ideas to do at home?
Join other Cambridge dads and moms to get fun ideas for talking, reading, playing and telling stories during your everyday activities to support your child’s literacy development!
Early Literacy at Home Series: Dads and Moms Make a Difference!
A 4-part virtual series: Thursdays January 26, February 2, 9, 16 from 8:00-9:15 pm on Zoom
Co-sponsored by Let’s Talk! and Center for Families.
The Center for Families is funded by the City of Cambridge, the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (DEEC), Children’s Trust, Cambridge Public Schools, and the Cambridge Health Alliance. Let’s Talk/AFC is funded by the Cambridge Public Health Department and the CIty of Cambridge.
