First 5 Amador

First 5 Amador thanks all of the teachers out there for the tireless work you put in for Amador County's children... especially during this past year!

Be sure to call this week, to RSVP! Lots of goodies and incentives in store for you! 257-1092

Free Parenting Classes, open to everyone!

Grab your DAD & ME Curbside Kit for May! This month's kit will include supplies for a planting project, Flag Day craft, Father’s Day craft, and the beginning of summer activities! Kits are extra beefed-up, for more stay-at-home fun.

THIS WEEK! Be sure to visit us over the next few weeks for a Playgroup Curbside Kit (a new kit each week)... before we take a break for the summer! Dates are listed on flyer below.

Free virtual 5-hour Conference on Healing & Justice for Vulnerable Infants. Open to anyone! For 'Amador Quality for Kids' participants, you can count these hours towards your professional development. Register here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/do-you-hear-their-cries-healin

Mark your calendars for next week! Due to the MLK Jr. Holiday on Monday the 18th, Camanche kits will be distributed on Tuesday the 19th (at the Camanche location).

This week's TIP OF THE WEEK! Each week, our tips are based around a book from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library ~ a different book every week (photo of book at top of flyer, below). If you don't have the book at home, please tune in to the story, here -- https://www.youtube.com/watch If your 0-5 aged child is still not signed up to receive a free, age-appropriate book in the mail every month, get them signed up at www.imaginationlibrary.com (free for Amador County children)!

NEW! Are you a relative, friend or neighbor caring for someone else's young children (license-exempt)? Pick up your FREE 'BUSY BAG' filled with supplies, and a children's book, needed to create your own Giraffe-themed fun with the children in your care! These Busy Bags will be offered on the last Wednesday evening of every month...

Stop by and grab a free 'Dad & Me' kit for January! Kits are now extra beefed-up for more Stay-At-Home fun, and will include a children's book, along with materials to make so many things... snow-globe, sock and handprint snowman, snowman counting game, decorate hat and mitten shapes, Groundhog Day puppet, Valentine's Day card, decorate a wood heart shape, Valentine bead friendship bracelet, and a Chinese New Year lantern!

This month, being offered by Nexus Youth & Family Services, on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LWcFJ2DvBk&feature=youtu.be

SEE YOU THIS WEEK! Today's kit pick-ups are at the Jackson location...

Don’t forget to turn in your toy drive vouchers today! One voucher per family and covers all children living in Amador County ages 0-17. What a wonderful way to help spread the joy of the holiday season to all children in our County!

Monday is the final day to turn in a voucher for the Amador County Sheriff’s Toy Drive! Vouchers are due back to school sites or the district office by Monday, December 14th & the toy drive is Saturday, December 19th! Contact your child's school ASAP to get a voucher.

Playgrounds remain open in #California and help to promote health and wellness through outdoor exercise. Remember to wash your hands before and after, maintain physical distance, and wear a mask if two years or older. Get more playground safety tips at https://bit.ly/2020playitsafe