Parents Connect
Parents Connect Workshops
A special art and literacy program for you and your child!
Learn more about our Parents Connect Workshops and sign up below!
All workshops take place at EHBN, unless otherwise noted 1299 Amsterdam Avenue
4:00 – 6:00pm
April 26th, May 17th, & June 7th take place at CMOM, 212 West 83rd Street
Refreshments and take-home gift bags at each workshop!
Session 1: Barnyard Banter
In Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming, see how onomatopoeia can be used to encourage your children to more comfortably communicate.
April 12 — Families will learn the importance of sound-making, mimicking and mirroring, and will participate in games and activities to recognize and replicate animal sounds using our voices and bodies.
April 26 (at CMOM) — Families will sing songs, participate in music-making activities, and make musical instruments to encourage sound-making and language production.
Session 2: Bark George
In Bark George by Jules Feiffer, children will learn the importance of trial-and-error and be encouraged to never give up through silly sounds and words.
May 3 — Families will encourage their child’s ability to communicate using sounds and words through dramatic play, sensory activities, and puppet-making.
May 10 — Families will work together and communicate ideas through collaborative art-making by creating a community mural.
Session 3: Dancing Feet
In Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig, families will “STOMP” and “SLITHER” their way through the story of animals and their footprints — or paw prints!
May 17 (at CMOM) — Families will exercise their motor skills through games and activities, using our bodies to replicate animal movements, and creating a collaborative piece with their own footprints.
May 24 — Families will practice making movement a foundation for an active lifestyle through imaginative and dramatic play activities.
Session 4: How Do You Wokka-Wokka?
In How Do You Wokka-Wokka? by Elizabeth Bluemle, children will learn how dance is a beautiful and creative form of self-expression.
May 31 — Families will exercise self-expression and support family bonding through creative movement and dance.
June 7 (at CMOM) — Families will put together all that they’ve learned by exploring sound and movement in our farewell session.
The program is designed for children and their parents/caregivers, so please be sure that you can attend the workshops you register for.
(Made possible in partnership with the Division of Family and Child Health at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.)
