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Home with a baby or preschooler? These Plaskett Gallery programs are for you

If you have a baby or a preschooler at home, then you’ll want to make Plaskett Gallery one of your regular outings. The gallery at Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Ave.) is hosting some family-friendly drop-in programs for the new year.
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If you have a baby or a  preschooler at home, then you’ll want to make Plaskett Gallery one of your regular outings.

The gallery at Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Ave.) is hosting some family-friendly drop-in programs for the new year.

On Tuesday mornings, from 10 to 11 a.m., the gallery is hosting a new Baby Talk series, offered jointly by Family Place and Kinsight (formerly the Simon Fraser Society for Community Living). The series includes a guest speaker and a chance for new parents to meet, mingle and learn about a variety of issues surrounding their children.

On Jan. 22, the topic will be baby sign language. On Jan. 29, it’s eye health, while Feb. 5 will see a presentation on infant feeding. Feb. 12 will include a talk about the Infant Development Program, while Feb. 19 will feature a presentation from New Westminster Public Library about babies and books. The Feb. 26 presentation will be on planning for daycare.

The gallery is also continuing its partnership with New Westminster Family Place to offer arts-themed drop-ins on Wednesday mornings. Parents and young children (from newborn to five years old) are welcome to drop in between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. to meet other families, socialize and make art together.

All parents are invited to stop in for any of the programs, and no registration is needed.