Monthly Playgroups!

Monthly Informal Sunday Playgroups

May 31st (Arlington) Menotony rocks (near Arlington center)

June 28th (Brooklne) Larz anderson Playground

July 26th (Cambridge) Raymond park (corner of Walden and Raymond)

August 30th (Belmont) Beaver Brook Park (playground)

Playgroups are informal and are from 1-4 on Sundays.
For more information contact Amy Carpineto at acarpineto@verizon.net

Annual Family Picnic – Sunday, June 7th

Join us for our annual picnic: Sunday June 7, 2009 from 12:30-3pm at Beaver Brook Reservation (Waverley Oaks Playground and Picnic area) in Belmont/Waltham, MA. (Mapquest Andros Diner 628 Trapelo Rd. for best directions.)

Meet other GFN families! Bring a blanket, picnic lunch and dish to share. Kids love wading in the brook, and the spray park will be open. Bathing suits, water shoes, and towels are advised!

Logistics: There is limited on-street parking on Trapelo Rd.  Additional parking is available in the lot at the Waverley Oaks Road entrance, just around the corner from Trapelo Rd.  Follow the footpath down the hill to the picnic area.

Winter Event – Kids Carnaval March 7th!

Guatemalan Carnival for Kids
When: Saturday, March 7, 2009 from 2:00-5:00 PM
Where: **Dearborn Academy**– Gym! 34 Winter Street, Arlington MA near the Capital Theater

Join us:

• Crafts & activities;
  
• Cascarones (confetti filled decorated eggshells);
• Mercado of Guatemalan handicrafts for sale;
  
• Dance by La Piñata, a folkloric performance group which involves young people ages 7-17 in learning songs, dances, and traditions from Latin American cultures.
• Light Refreshments Provided
• Donation requested at the door