Pregnant or parent of a newborn? The Baby Sign Language Basics Parent Workshop is the class for you! This 2-hour class teaches you everything you need to get started, including more than 50 signs! You'll also go home with handouts of the signs you've learned. Books and additional learning materials are available for purchase through the class. Click here for upcoming Parent/Caregiver Workshops
Have a Baby or Toddler 6-24 months? You'll love the Sign, Sing, and Play Parent/Child Series! This parent-tot series class consists of two 6-week sessions of 45-minute play and learn classes, which can be taken in any order. Parents and children learn signs and signing strategies through large and small group playtime activities and songs. Each class is based on a weekly theme. Come prepared to learn, play, and make new friends! Click here for a Sign, Sing, and Play class near you!
Want a private class for your parents group? A great option for busy working parents! Book a one-time workshop just for parents, or arrange to meet at a different family's house one evening each week for Sign, Sing, and Play class and a pot-luck meal afterwards! Click here for more information on hosting a private class for your group!
Looking for a fun and unique activity for Baby's birthday? How do you entertain a bunch babies who are more likely to be terrified than delighted by the usual clowns and costumed characters? Our Sign-a-Story Circle Time is the perfect diversion for your little guests and thier parents. Not only will they be entertained, but they will learn some useful signs at the same time! Parents who attend these events at the libraries tell us that they have never seen babies and toddlers so completely engaged in a story-time activity. For a free preview, see the calendar for our free library story times.
Are you a childcare provider or center? We'd love to come to your center and do an evening Parent/Instructor Workshop for your infant/todder instructors and parents, or come to class during the day and do Sign-a-Story Circle Time or Sign, Sing, and Play with the children! All preschool age children LOVE to sign! Click here for more information on hosting a private class at your childcare center!