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  • 9 March
    • Food Pantry - St. Vincent De Paul
      Date: Mon Mar 9
      Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
      Location: St. Vincent De Paul, 111 N Howell St. Owosso MI 48867
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
      Non-perishables, clothing 989-723-4277
  • 10 March
    • Food Pantry - Loving Hands Pantry at First Church of God
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Location: The HUB Owosso First Church of God, 2100 North Michigan 52, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
      Perishable, Non-perishable 989-723-4510
    • Food Pantry - Salvation Army Pantry
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Location: 302 E Exchange St, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
      Perishable, Non-perishable 989-725-7485
    • Story Time - Laingsburg Public Library
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
      Location: Laingsburg City Library, 255 E Grand River Rd, Laingsburg, MI 48848, USA
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
      Bring your little ones to Story Time at the Laingsburg Public Library. We will read a few stories and make a craft! Hope to see you there! https://www.laingsburg.michlibrary.org/
    • Storytime with Miss Natalie - Owosso Library
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
      Location: 502 W. Main St., Owosso, MI 48867
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
    • Morrice Library ~ Walking Club
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
      Location: 300 Main St, Morrice, MI 48857
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar

      Registration is recommended to receive weather related cancelation notices.  

      Join us each Tuesday for a 1-mile loop around the village of Morrice. All athletic skills welcome, we all walk at our own pace, some patrons walk faster than others and that is welcome.  Meet at the Morrice Library at 11am ready to walk.  

      Please no dogs.  

      We will cancel walking club if there is inclement weather, notifications are sent via email or text to patrons who have registered.  

      Snacks will be provided after we finish walking.

      View the event in the library's calendar.
    • New Lothrop Library ~ Story Time
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Location: 9471 Genesee St, New Lothrop, MI 48460
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar

      This story time is geared towards children 2 and 3 years old. Join Cindy Kinsey for a fun time every Tuesday at 11am to hear a story, do a craft and have a snack.  

      Pre-registration is required.

      View the event in the library's calendar.
    • Perry Library ~ Storytime and Craft for Toddlers
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Location: 135 S Main St, Perry, MI 48872
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar

      Join us for Storytime and Craft for Toddlers.  Snacks will be provided.  

      Register online or call the branch at 517-625-3166.  

      View the event in the library's calendar.
    • Building Early Emotional Skills for Parents Webinar Series - MSU Extension
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar

      This event is free for all. Tuesdays, 11:30am-1pm 

      https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/building-early-emotional-skills-for-parents-webinar-series-march-2026

      Dates: March 3, 10, 17, 24

      Class Information

      Parenting stress? New baby in the house? Trouble with tantrums? Learn how to help your young child manage their strong emotions! Building Early Emotional Skills or BEES is a four-week class for parents and other primary caregivers of children 0-3 that teaches about how young children develop social emotional skills and helps give parents skills to deal with the stress of caring for children and help their children develop strong social emotional skills. BEES will help you learn about:

      • Your child’s temperament and stress
      • Your triggers and how to manage them
      • Being reflective about feelings and emotion coaching
      • Reducing biting, conflict and frustration and handling tantrums
      • Building a solid foundation for tomorrow

      Participation Information
      This is a series class and participants must plan on attending all four weeks. 

    • Drive-Thru Mobile Food Distribution - Owosso - GL Food Bank
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
      Location: Baker College of Owosso Welcome Center, 1309 S Shiawassee St, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
      NO ID Required, if you need food we are there to help. Registration begins at 1:00, food distribution begins at 3:00.
    • Bancroft Library ~ Taste the World
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
      Location: 3719 Grand River Rd, Bancroft, MI 48414
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar

      A variety of sweet and salty snacks are specially brought in from a different country every month.

      Teens and Tweens are invited to join the fun and experience flavors from around the world on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

      Pre-registration is required.

      View the event in the library's calendar.
    • Kid Fit Swim - Memorial Healthcare
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
      Location: Memorial Healthcare Wellness Center, 819 North Shiawassee St 1st Floor M-52, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
      A movement-based swim class designed to keep kids active in the water while building confidence, endurance, and strong swim skills through simple drills and guided practice. Children need to be at least 4 feet tall. 989-720-7081 $40 for members $48 for non-members
    • Byron Library ~ Leprechaun Trap
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
      Location: 312 Maple St, Byron, MI 48418
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar

      Hey kids, come in & design your very own Leprechaun trap. Bring your creativity to the library & join us for some fun. See if you can catch a Leprechaun!

      Please register online or by calling the branch.

      View the event in the library's calendar.
    • Wild Spartans - Virtual - MSU
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar

      https://www.canr.msu.edu/environmental_outdoor_education/wild-spartans-series

      Join 4-H staff as we meet scientists from across Michigan State University (MSU) Extension, the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and more! Take a look into life as a fisheries and wildlife researcher and manager! Follow along as we climb through bogs, peer into bear dens, mist net songbirds, snorkel for fish, or perhaps even tag deer. Meet researchers, learn about their field work, and the education and career path they've followed to get there.

      ABOUT THIS SERIES:
      Sessions last approximately 30 minutes and will feature 1-2 guest researchers. Following presentations, youth will be encouraged to ask questions to learn more through a live Q&A with scientists. Suggested audience age is 12-19 years. Viewers are encouraged to watch together with their families.

      This series is open to both 4-H members and non-4-H members. The series is free of charge.

      Monthly Sessions will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. ET through March. 

      • Oct. 14, 2025
      • Nov. 11, 2025
      • Dec. 9, 2025
      • Jan. 13, 2026
      • Feb. 10, 2026
      • March 10, 2026
      • April 14, 2026 (tentative)

      LOCATION:
      Online Meeting will be held using the app called Zoom. Link/password for the meeting will be in the registration confirmation email. 

    • Talking With Kids About Differences - Virtual - MSU Extension
      Date: Tue Mar 10
      Time: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar

      Register: bit.ly/winter2026extras

      This free series of parenting workshops will provide parenting guidance for parents of young children as they navigate the joys, challenges and concerns of parenting. Participants may register for as few or as many workshops as they wish. The workshops are as follows:

      January 6: RELAX - Alternatives to Anger for Parents and Caregivers 
      January 13: How Soon is Too Soon? Teaching Your Children Money Habits 
      January 20: Positive Discipline 
      January 27: Together We Can: Co-parenting 
      February 3: What Children Need to Know to Start School 
      February 10: Back to the Basics: Skills in Infant and Toddler Care 
      February 17: ABC’s of Early Literacy 
      February 24: Thriving Together: Parenting and Family Relationships When a Family Member has a Disability 
      March 3: Importance of Outdoor Play 
      March 10: Talking With Kids About Differences 
      March 17: Exploring Parenting Styles 
      March 24: Setting the Stage: Promoting Social Emotional Health in Children 
      March 31: Mathematics for Infants and Toddlers
  • 11 March
    • Food Pantry - Loving Hands Pantry at First Church of God
      Date: Wed Mar 11
      Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Location: The HUB Owosso First Church of God, 2100 North Michigan 52, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
      Perishable, Non-perishable 989-723-4510
    • Food Pantry - Loaves and Fishes - Vernon
      Date: Wed Mar 11
      Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
      Location: 202 E Main St, Vernon, MI 48476, USA
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
      Non-perishables, Hygiene 989-288-3063
    • Storytime with Miss Natalie - Owosso Library
      Date: Wed Mar 11
      Time: 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
      Location: 502 W. Main St., Owosso, MI 48867
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
      View the event in the library's calendar.
      Come for stories, music, crafts and more!  Aimed toward preschool aged children, but children of all ages are welcome. Dress for a mess!
    • Play and Storytime - Durand Library
      Date: Wed Mar 11
      Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
      Location: 700 N. Saginaw St., Durand, MI 48429
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar

      Parents, caregivers, and children are invited to join us for a fun and interactive Play & Storytime session at the library. It's a great time to introduce your child to the library.  

      • Little ones can explore and enjoy our collection of toys and learning kits,                                                                         
      • Miss Abra will read stories.                                                                 
      • Children can participate in hands-on activities or crafts.

      Play and Storytime is planned for preschoolers, but all ages are welcome.  

       

      View the event in the library's calendar.
    • Corunna Library ~ WOW! (Wacky on Wednesday)
      Date: Wed Mar 11
      Time: 2:45 PM to 3:30 PM
      Location: 210 E Corunna Ave, Corunna, MI 48817
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar

      Join Alyson & Danielle for the most chaotic, creative, and totally slay activities around! Games, laughs, surprises, food ---you don't wanna miss it!

      Wednesdays: Bring your vibe, bring your friends!

      Pre-registration is required. Be there or be meh!

      View the event in the library's calendar.
    • Tiny Tigers Karate - Shiawassee Family YMCA
      Date: Wed Mar 11
      Time: 5:15 PM to 5:45 PM
      Location: Shiawassee Family YMCA, 515 W Main St, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Shiawassee County Community Calendar
      Ages 3-4
      Wednesdays 5:15-5:45 and
      Saturdays 1:15-1:45
      $48/member (per month)
      $64/non-member (per month)
      New sessions begin each month!
      www.shiawasseeymca.org

Mobile Story Walk

The Great Start Family Coalition has a variety of mobile Story Walks available free to non-profits and educational institutions. 

Story Walk lengths vary, with the maximum being 16 placards long. Each placard is 3 1/2 feet tall by 2 feet wide. They are lightweight with aluminum frames. The number of placards borrowed will depend on the length of the story you choose. The borrower is responsible for picking up and returning the Story Walk. 

Books available include: 

  • Bugs A-Z
  • Fish Eyes
  • Let's Go Bikes 
  • Bee Dance 
  • Hey Coach 
  • Farm Animals 
  • Belly Breathe 
  • Be Who You Are 
  • Gardens are for Growing 
  • Five Little Ducks
  • It's Okay to be Different

Book your mobile story walk by completing this form or by calling 989-725-2581!

Milestones Matter

The CDC has a free milestone checklist to help you learn more about how your baby is developing.  Click here or on the image to visit the CDC's website.

Milestones Matter Poster

 

Literacy Essentials

The General Education Leadership Network (GELN) has created Essential Instructional Practices in Language and Emergent Literacy to help foster literacy in Michigan.  They have literacy resources for birth to though grade 12 on their website at LiteracyEssentials.org.
 

 

Talking is Teaching

Talking, singing, and reading to your child can help build their brain and develop the social-emotional skills that they need.  Talking is Teaching's website, TalkingisTeaching.org, is continually updated with free, fun activities designed to help your child grow. Resources are available in both English and Spanish.

Lets talk about what makes you unique with a multicolored phrases saying what makes people unique

Zero to Three

Zero to Three has resources for parents and grandparents to support them in promoting their children's growth and development.  Resources are available in both English and Spanish at Zerotothree.org.

Two girls playing with a toy.

 

 

 

  • 11 March
    • Play to Learn Playgroup - Great Start Shiawassee
      Date: Wed Mar 11
      Time: 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM
      Location: Louise Peacock Elementary School, 485 E McArthur St, Corunna, MI 48817, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Full

      Registration Opens Wednesday, February 11
      For families and children ages 0-5
      To register 989-743-8848
  • 17 March
    • Play to Learn Playgroup - Great Start Shiawassee
      Date: Tue Mar 17
      Time: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
      Location: Morrice Area Elementary School, 111 Mason St, Morrice, MI 48857, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Full Registration Opens Wednesday, February 11 For children 0-5 Questions 517-625-3141
  • 18 March
    • Play to Learn Playgroup - Great Start Shiawassee
      Date: Wed Mar 18
      Time: 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM
      Location: Louise Peacock Elementary School, 485 E McArthur St, Corunna, MI 48817, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Full

      Registration Opens Wednesday, February 11
      For families and children ages 0-5
      To register 989-743-8848
  • 20 March
    • Play to Learn Playgroup - Great Start Shiawassee
      Date: Fri Mar 20
      Time: 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM
      Location: Byron Elementary School, 401 Maple St, Byron, MI 48418, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Full

      Registration Opens Wednesday, February 11
      For families and children ages 0-5
      To register 810-266-6323
  • 24 March
    • Play to Learn Playgroup - Great Start Shiawassee
      Date: Tue Mar 24
      Time: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
      Location: Morrice Area Elementary School, 111 Mason St, Morrice, MI 48857, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Full Registration Opens Wednesday, February 11 For children 0-5 Questions 517-625-3141
    • Grow Into Reading Kids Night - Family Coalition
      Date: Tue Mar 24
      Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
      Location: Early Childhood Learning Center, 114 W North St, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the Month from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Dinner is served at 5:30, discussion starts at 6pm.


      www.SRESD.org or register directly at https://bit.ly/ShiawasseeFamily
  • 25 March
    • Play to Learn Playgroup - Great Start Shiawassee
      Date: Wed Mar 25
      Time: 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM
      Location: Louise Peacock Elementary School, 485 E McArthur St, Corunna, MI 48817, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Full

      Registration Opens Wednesday, February 11
      For families and children ages 0-5
      To register 989-743-8848
  • 27 March
    • Play to Learn Playgroup - Great Start Shiawassee
      Date: Fri Mar 27
      Time: 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM
      Location: Byron Elementary School, 401 Maple St, Byron, MI 48418, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Full

      Registration Opens Wednesday, February 11
      For families and children ages 0-5
      To register 810-266-6323

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