| | | | | Happy December! We I hope you are looking forward to getting into the holiday spirit this month and excited to celebrate a soon coming new year! Also, a special thank you for all that participated, watched, and donated to our Big Night In (BNI)! If you'd like to see more of something, feel free to reach out. As always, Bigs, remember to have your Big ID Card when visiting selected locations and send us photos of your outings! Along with the activities listed below, look through this site for a more extensive list of free to low-cost activities throughout our service areas. Warm Wishes, The Community Team | | | | | | BBBSCMMW Events Connect with us through some of our own events! Opportunities for your Match to participate in fun activities, along with opportunities to support our efforts. | | | | | | | Annual Holiday Party Please join BBBS for our annual Holiday Party! Last year the event was virtual, but we are happy to announce that we will be back in person. Please RSVP join us for an afternoon of fun! To learn more and register, click here! | | | | | In-Person Activities Please follow CDC guidelines for yours and your Little's safety. Any questions, feel free to reach out to your match support specialist. | | | | | | | | December 1st - 31st - Lancaster Celebration of Lights Located in Lancaster, MA, see over 1 mile of roadway that has been transformed into a glittering display of over 1 million LED lights — featuring a 90′ Christmas Tree! Listen to music played through FM radio in your own vehicle during this safe, holiday experience. Location: Bolton Fair 318 Seven Bridge Road Lancaster MA To learn more click here | | December 3rd - Worcester's Festival of Lights| Friday 4:30pm Location: Worcester Commons 455 Main St, Worcester, MA This free, family-friendly event will host a number of lighting features, ice skating, food vendors, community organizations and performances. | | December 5th - Freeplay Family Day | Sunday 12pm - 4pm Enjoy all the arcade games, skee ball, air hockey, and pinball together! Admission is just $10 per person and all games are set to free! Fun for kids and adults alike. Please Note: Freeplay is following the City of Worcester mask guidance. Masks are REQUIRED for ALL individuals both vaccinated and unvaccinated while indoors. Location: Free Play 25 Union St, Worcester, MA 01608 To learn more, click here. | | December 6th - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical | Monday 6:30pm Come see all of your favorite characters from the special, including Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius and, of course, Rudolph, as they come to life in front of your eyes. Location: The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for Preforming Arts 2 Southbridge St, Worcester, MA To learn more and register, click here | | December 7th & 14th - Bright Lights | Tuesdays Location: 300 Sumner Avenue | Springfield, MA 01108 To learn more, click here. | | December 9th - Gingerbread Houses Making | Thursday 3pm & 4pm Free Admission All Day. Presented by The Worcester Public Library - Build your own gingerbread house -- and then decorate your masterpiece with candy! Space is limited. For children of all ages. Location: Worcester Public Library Tatnuck Magnet Branch 1083 Pleasant Streetwor Worcester, MA Click Here for 3pm Registration Click Here for 4pm Registration | | December 11th - Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Holiday Party Join BBBS in celebrating the Holidays at our annual Holiday party. Food, crafts, games, and more! Location: Crossroads Community Church 1341 Edgell Rd, Framingham, MA 01701 Please RSVP here | | December 14th - Gingerbread Houses Making | Tuesday 3pm & 4pm Free Admission All Day. Presented by The Worcester Public Library - Build your own gingerbread house -- and then decorate your masterpiece with candy! Space is limited. For children of all ages. Location: Burncoat Branch Library 526 Burncoat Street, Worcester, MA, 01606 Click Here for 3pm Registration Click Here for 4pm Registration | | December 16th - 23rd - A Christmas Carol Celebrate the holiday season with New England’s largest production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. You know the story and love the message, but you’ll never see another Christmas Carol like this! Location: The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for Preforming Arts 2 Southbridge St, Worcester, MA To learn more, click here. | | December 20th - Gingerbread Houses Making | Monday 3pm & 4pm Free Admission All Day. Presented by The Worcester Public Library - Build your own gingerbread house -- and then decorate your masterpiece with candy! Space is limited. For children of all ages. Location: Worcester Public Library Goddard Branch 14 Richards Street Worcester, MA Click Here for 3pm Registration Click Here for 4pm Registration | | | | | | MYSTEAM Activity Try an experiment! Doing a hands on activity can be a great opportunity to not only work together, but also learn more about each other! | | | | | Cold Weather Activity What says Christmas and the holiday season better than hot chocolate? This hot chocolate science experiment is tons of fun! What you will need: Water Milk Hot Chocolate Mix Spoon Thermometer Marshmallows Timer Click Here for more information! | | | | | | | More to do! In case you didn't know! We found some cool places for you and your Little to visit! In the future, we will include location where you and your Little can volunteer together. If you know of any, please share! | | | | | | | "The School Yahd is a place to re-live the best part of being a kid: playing in the school yard with your friends!" Hours: Family Time (all ages welcome): Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 12-5 pm Teen Night (13+): Saturday 5-8 pm Location: 216 W Boylston St Suite 400, West Boylston, MA 01583 | | | | | "For the adventure seeker, Level99 provides players with over 40 themed challenge rooms designed to test your team of 2-6 players both physically and mentally as you work together to unlock additional challenges and rewards." Location: Natick Mall 1235 Worcester St, Suite#3330 Natick, MA 01760 | | | Location: 4 King St, Worcester, MA 01610 | | | | Worcester Earn-a-Bike - website This program engages people of all social and economic means, empowering them to volunteer and learn basic bicycle maintenance, while earning a FREE bicycle. Participants volunteer 10 hours towards our shop operation, then choose a bike from our selection of earn-able bicycles, and build it up with tools and parts from the shop. Earn-A-Bikers must participate in an orientation before starting and two Learn-A-Bike workshops per bicycle earned. The orientation and workshops will count toward volunteering hours. Volunteer tasks typically include organizing parts, stripping bicycles, building bikes for donation or sale, or generally helping around in the shop. | | | | | | | Is your Little asking questions about what's going on in the world? Are they interested in learning more about the BLM movement? Have they come out to you as queer or trans recently? Find some resources for talking to your Little about these important subjects below! Looking to talk with your Little about race and the Black Lives Matter movement? Here are some great resources and a helpful video with advice for talking to children about race. Has your Little come out to you as queer or trans? Find resources to best support them here. Clothing Donations from Cradles to Crayons Cradles to Crayons' program Giving Factory Direct is ready to fill clothing orders for our families. The Kid Packs are designed for youth from birth to age 12. However, sizes range from preemie to youth 18/20, which is an adult medium, so it is likely that some of our older Littles will still be able to benefit from a clothing donation. We are also opening this program up to include our Littles' younger siblings, so please reach out to your match support specialist if you are working with a family who is interested in receiving a donation of clean, quality clothing. | | | | | | Contact Us Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & MetroWest 484 Main St. Suite 360 Worcester, Massachusetts 01608 - Regional Program Director (MetroWest): Courtney Evans - 508-871-6401
- Regional Program Director (Worcester): Katie Roy - 508-752-7868 Ext. 15
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