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Are you expecting and have so many questions? Join Pikes Peak Library District and Nurse-Family Partnership for a series of prenatal classes. Classes are every Wednesday at noon. Each week we will explore a different topic followed by a Q&A session.

*This is a six-week series. Register for the first session in the series to receive the Zoom link. The same link will be used for each session. Sessions will be recorded and sent to registrants.

Each session attended earns you an entry for a prize to be given away at the conclusion of the series. You can earn up to six entries!

Click here to register for the Virtual Prenatal Series!

• Wed., June 5: Birth Plan, Labor & Delivery, and First Week     
  This session will cover birth plans and alternatives to medicines. We will discuss medications you may encounter in the hospital, the first week after birth, what happens in the hospital, and more!
• Wed., June 12: Postpartum: The first six weeks     
  Wonder what life will be like the first six weeks after your baby is born? At this session, we will discuss healing, rest, and mental health in postpartum. Learn about self-care during pregnancy and after the baby's arrival, so you can take care of yourself, too!
• Wed., June 19: Sleep and Purple Crying     
  Having trouble getting enough rest? Learn techniques to help you and your newborn rest. Discover what the Purple Crying Period is and tools you can use to help calm your baby.
• Wed., June 26: Breastfeeding     
  This session will cover breastfeeding how-to's, latching, support, education, and more!
• Wed., July 3: Nutrition and Infant Feeding     
  Do you wonder what nutrition looks like during pregnancy and postpartum? We will discuss nutrition for mom and also look at infant feeding. Learn about Women Infant Children (WIC) and the resources it offers.
• Wed., July 10: Building Your Baby’s Brain from Birth and Exercise During & After Pregnancy
  This week learn about your baby’s brain and how to help strengthen it from birth. Then hear from a certified personal trainer and health coach about exercise during pregnancy. Finally, learn about Peak Vista's First Visitor program.

Classical Music Live for kids is coming to East Library on Wed., June 14 at 9:30 a.m.! Families with children ages 2 – 12 will enjoy live music and opportunities to learn about classical music from professionals. Colorado College Summer Music Festival Fellows, pre-professional musicians from around the world will perform classical music pieces from their current study. There will be time to ask questions and visit with the fellows.

The musicians will also give a preview of the free Children’s Concert, Sergei Prokofiev’s classic Peter and the Wolf, which will take place in the Cornerstone Arts Center at Colorado College on Thu., June 15 at both 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. For kids ages 2 – 12 with their families.

The concerts at Colorado College on Thu., June 15 are free, but tickets are required. Visit their website to reserve tickets. 

Supplies for this Take and Make will be available at area PPLD libraries beginning May 12, 2023.

Materials and Directions:

Use the provided paper or your own supplies to draw a shape to race around on your magnet track. You might choose a vehicle (car, truck, train, boat, etc.), an animal (cow, fish, turtle, dog, etc.), or something entirely different. It should be small enough to go on your paper plate (less than 2 inches). Attach a magnet to the back using double-sided tape or a glue dot.

Use your own markers, crayons, or colored pencils to create a course on your race track.

Use double-sided tape or a glue to to attach a magnet to the end of your craft stick. Before you glue, you need to make sure that the magnet on the car and the magnet on the stick attract rather than repel each other. If they repel each other, turn the magnet for the stick over before attaching.

Test your track! Set your shape (vehicle, animal, or other) on your track. Use the magnet on the craft stick under the plate to move and race the car.

Have fun!

Find the tutorial video at https://ppld.librarymarket.com/virtual-kidsmake-magnetic-race-tracks