My Baby & Me - Squirrel Hill
Family Place
Open Play Time
Family Place is a child-friendly play space, located on the second floor of the Irene Kaufmann Building, equipped with age-appropriate toys. It provides a space where you can meet friends, or just take a moment to sit down while your child explores books and toys and interacts with other children. Children must be attended by a caregiver.
- Mon-Thurs: 8:30 am-9:30 pm
- Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pm
- Sat: 1-6:30 pm
- Sun: 8:30 am-5:30 pm
- JCC members only
Visit the Justin Mark Library in Family Place
My Baby & Me offers social and educational activities for parents or caregivers
and children together as well as events specifically for parents.
My Baby & Me is open to families with children under age four, offering a
variety of drop-in groups, classes and workshops.
Drop-in programs are held in Family Place unless otherwise noted.
Advanced registration is required for all classes and special events! Contact Miriam Abramovich, Family Life Coordinator at 412-521-8011 x398 or mabramovich@jccpgh.org.
My Baby and Me Summer Brochure (pdf)
Drop-in Programs
Drop-in programs are held in Family Place unless otherwise noted. Advance registration is required for all classes and special events. Class fees are non-refundable.
For information and to register, contact Miriam Abramovich, ext. 398, or mabramovich@jccpgh.org
Baby Play: age 3-14 months
Singing, rhyming, movement and finger plays.
- Tuesdays
- 10 am & 11 am
- Through July 27; on hiatus until September
- No fee; open to non-members
Walk & Talk
Spend some time outside with your little one this summer-join us for a weekly stroll around town! We will burn a few calories, talk about parenting a new baby and
just enjoy the company of other moms and dads.
- Wednesdays
- 9:30 am
- June 2-23
- Meet at the Darlington Avenue entrance to the JCC
- No fee; open to non-members
PJ Library Story Time
We read a selection from the PJ Library and then get crafty
based on a theme from the book.
- Thursdays
- June 24, July 29, August 26
- 11:30 am
- Open to community
Twodle and Play: ages 14-36 months
Enjoy singing, reading, rhyming, movement and a craft.
Facilitated by children's librarian Kristen Keller.
- Thursdays
- 11:30 am
- Through July 22; on hiatus until September
- No fee; JCC members only
Shabbat Shalom
We celebrate the arrival of Shabbat with songs, blessings, challah and juice. Facilitated by Michal Schachter from the JCC's Early Childhood Development Center.
- Fridays
- 11 am
- Through June 18; on hiatus until September
- No fee; JCC members only
Special Events
Swim Time @ Family Park
Bring your little one and plenty of sunscreen to the Family Park in Monroeville to enjoy some sun and swimming. Miriam will be on hand each week with a fun summer craft, snacks and drinks. RSVP to Miriam no later than Tuesday of each week.
- Wednesdays
- June 30-August 4
- 10:30 am-12:30 pm
- No fee; JCC members only
Each of Us Has A Name Collage Project
Join My Baby and Me and the American Jewish Museum for a collage-making activity inspired by Barbara Broff Goldman's illustration, Each of Us Has A Name, included in the exhibit To Speak Her Heart. Participants will make artwork inspired by the symbolism behind their child's name.
- Wednesday, June 9
- 11 am
- No fee; open to the community
- Room 307 (Bring your child)
I Made It! Market: A Birthday Party
I Made It! Market is turning three and celebrating at the JCC. Grown-ups can enjoy shopping from 50+ local makers selling handmade wares. Kids can enjoy FREE hands-on projects: princess and pirate hat-making, cake decorating, collage-making and more.
- Sunday, June 27
- Noon-5 pm
- (Cake and balloons at noon)
- No fee; open to the community
- JCC Palm Court
Manic Fatherhood
This is a companion program to our popular series, Manic Motherhood. Talk about kids and parenting from a father's perspective. Bring your infant or toddler with you. RSVP to Miriam. Breakfast on your own.
- Thursday, July 15
- 9:30 am
- Bagel Factory, 5885 Forbes Avenue
- No fee; open to the community
Pot Luck Picnic and Storytime
Pack a picnic lunch and bring a blanket; we'll provide the stories. Ms. Kristen will read to us, we'll make birdfeeders and enjoy being together outside. Please note that this event starts at 11 am. Meet at the Darlington Road entrance to the JCC.
- Thursday, August 5
- 11 am
- No fee; JCC members only
Classes
Advance registration is required for all classes and special events. Contact Miriam Abramovich, Family Life Coordinator, ext. 398, or mabramovich@jccpgh.org
Abrakadoodle
Children explore art through play, using safe art materials.
Fee includes all materials and frames.
- Twoosy Doodlers: ages 18-36 months
- Fridays
- June 25-July 30
- 10-10:45 am
- Room 204
- $90/member; $105/non-member
Kindermusik Family Time
For families with children ages newborn to 5 (with a caregiver). In each of our short Summer Adventures classes, you and your child will play, learn, sing, dance, create, and share in the joy of music making. Fee includes home materials. Siblings under 6 are free.
- Creature at the Ocean
- Take a family trip to the ocean.
- Mondays (5 weeks)
- May 24-June 28
- 10:30 am
- Room 307
- $85/member, $95/non-member, $55/additional child
- Out and About - ABC Music and Me
- Mondays (4 weeks)
- July 12-August 2
- 10:30 am
- Room 307
- $64/member, $72/non-member, $44/additional child
Kindermusik Family Time
For children ages newborn to 18 months (with a caregiver)
- Busy Days
- Add a little more Tchaikovsky to your "Twinkle, Twinkle" repertoire. Each lesson features activities and songs for all the places baby and mom go together. Home materials included: Busy Day board book, CD, cage bell instrument and poster.
- Mondays, 9:30 am
- May 24-June 28 and/or July 12-August 9
- Room 307
- $85/member/session; $95/non-member; $55/additional child
- Siblings under 6 months are free. $40 discount for families who enroll in both summer sessions.
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