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Keep the kids busy by decorating their own Christmas tree farm. #childrenconnect #keepthembusy #christmasfun

The Reese Family is all ready for our competition! How cute is Target’s mascot? Thank you to our local Target for helping us with our family-friendly fundraiser. Voting starts 12/14-12/18. #thankyouTarget #newnantarget #childrenconnect

Congrats again to The Wisely Family on their awesome Newnan themed Gingerbread village. Enjoy your prize baskets. #childrenconnect #christmasinnewnan #gingerbreadwinners

ChildrenConnect is so grateful to all our contributors that made our "fun"raiser a success. With their help we were able to have a Gingerbread House Contest and were able to award the winning family 2 prize baskets. One for the kids and one for the parents. Pamela Prange Target Store Newnan Gillyweed Table Talk at Senoia Partners II Pizza at Summergrove Rock Salt Milk Bar Rocket Fizz Downtown Olive & Kitchen Supply Co. Greenhouse Mercantile Kimberly Bourroughs Debrow Janell Staples

The people have spoken, The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office won our Sponsored Tree Event. Way to go and thank you to all our participants. #childrenconnect #christmasinnewnan #cowetacountysheriff

Tomorrow begins voting on the ChildrenConnect Gingerbread House Contest. Please see the following slides for information on the voting process.

The official winner of our Gingerbread contest is The Wisely Family. It was a very close race with great participants. #childrenconnect #gingerbreadcontest

The stockings are all hung and the trees are adorned!! So magical to see all of the trees decorated by our amazing sponsors!! Please come vote for your favorite tree now through next Saturday

Get your last minute votes in. Also, tonight is the last night to enjoy our beautiful light display. The sponsored trees will be going to their new families tomorrow. #childrenconnect #givingbacktothecommunity

Wishing all of those that have served for our country, a Happy Veterans Day. Thank you for your service and dedication.

ChildrenConnect is excited to announce that our Wooden Santa Display is now proudly sitting in front of our building. We are so grateful to be a part of a community that comes together to help ensure the City of Newnan still gets to enjoy the Holiday Spirit. Feel free to bring your camera and enjoy a socially distanced outdoor display. Also, don't forget this week the museum windows are decorated with sponsored Christmas trees. Each window has instructions on how to vot...e for your favorite. At the conclusion of the week, each tree will be donated to a family in need. Wishing you and yours, a very Merry Christmas!

Thank you for your donations and the volunteers that helped us get ready for the holidays last Saturday. Next up, announcements on a gingerbread house contest and window decorating contest. More info to come! #childrenconnect #childrenconnectmuseum #christmasinnewnan #newnangeorgia #itsbeginningtolookalotlikechristmas

Hand in hand, we are making a difference in the lives of children. Every year, let’s strive to make these trees a clear representation of how The City of Homes opens a door of hope for so many Even after the holidays pass, we will use our beautiful building as a place that promotes success and imagination!

Give back to ChildrenConnect by shopping Amazon Smile and designate us as your charity of preference.

This Saturday we will be hosting a community event decorating the exterior of our building for the upcoming Holidays. We are accepting donations of outdoor decor until Nov. 6. Have nothing to donate but want to help? Follow the link to give a monetary donation to go towards our efforts. https://checkout.square.site//che/AIXQCZB24TBNQ5JCJ5HJYIJO #childrenconnect #childrenconnectmuseum #holidayseason2020 #holidaysinnewnan #beginningtolookalotlikechristmas #newnanga

This brand new tradition is beautiful We all need a glimmer of hope with the unprecedented amount of change we’ve all endured this year Together as a community, let’s make a wish and ask for a blessing that we believe and declare will make our year brighter and stronger.

We are still in need of outdoor decorations for this Saturday’s decorating event. Items such as wreaths, ribbons, or even outdoor extension cords are welcomed. Basically anything needed to decorate the exterior of our building will be happily accepted. Drop donations off at either our front or back door and a Board member will bring them inside. ... Also, we are currently working on setting up a method of online donations for people looking to contribute monetary donations towards decor. This information will be posted Wednesday afternoon. Hope to see everyone this Saturday to help us decorate.

Join ChildrenConnect for a family-friendly community decorating event. This Saturday from 10am-1pm we will be decorating the exterior of the museum in preparations for the upcoming Holiday Season.

This Saturday, 11/7 from 10am-1pm ChildrenConnect welcomes the members of community to help us decorate the outside of our building for the upcoming holiday season. This is a family, friendly event. Masks are required. The museum is also still in need of outdoor decoration donations for this event. Donations can be left on the front step of the museum. #childrenconnect #childrenconnectmuseum #holidaysinnewnan #welovenewnan #beginningtolooklikechristmas #bringthefamily

We are currently working on developing best practices to help ensure our patrons' health and safety upon reopening. To help us in this process, please fill out the short Google Form survey (https://docs.google.com//1g3YmSmItIiqRHMfU8sYUHFUMPTn/edit) so that we may collect data from our visitors as we work on a plan to reopen.

ChildrenConnect would like to help spread holiday cheer this season by decorating the exterior of our building. We are asking for donations of lights, garland, large ornaments, etc. to help us in this effort. Donations can be dropped off at either our front or back doors and a board member will bring them indoors. Deadline is Nov. 6 @ 12pm. Look for more information to come about a community decorating day. We miss your smiling faces. #childrenconnect #holidaysinnewnan #newnanstrong #itsbeginningtolooklikechristmas #christmasinthesouth #weloveourcommunity

We are exploring ways in which we can reopen soon. Your ideas are welcome! Drop them in the comments and stay tuned!

Shop Amazon? Support ChildrenConnect by shopping through Amazon Smile Charities. The Amazon Smile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from eligible orders to our nonprofit organization. Simply go to www.smile.amazon.com and select ChildrenConnect Newnan Children’s Museum as your charity and let the shopping begin! Remember, only purchases made at smile.amazon.com, (not www.amazon.com or the mobile app,) generate AmazonSmile donations. #childrenconnect #shopamazon #giveback #amazondonations

Help kids understand computer coding is made of 0’s & 1’s using this binary coding bracelet lesson. https://chandra.harvard.edu//h/lithos/binary_bracelets.pdf Kids will use 2 colors of beads and follow the coding chart to spell or code their initials onto a bracelet. The chart is included with the lesson plan in the link above. #childrenconnect #childrenconnecuseum #binarycodingbracelet #beginnerscoding #codingforbeginners #futurecomputerprogrammer

What activities do you do on rainy days? How about a dance party? Play follow the leader. Or even animal races where you have to hop like bunny or crawl like a snail. Tell us how you stay active indoors. #childrenconnect #childrenconnectmuseum #rainydayactivities #rainydayfun #rainydayplay

With public safety in mind and the Covid-19 virus, ChildrenConnect has canceled summer camps for 2020. Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for any updates including reopening. We are currently working on alternative programs incorporating social distancing while still engaging children. Stay tuned for updates. #childrenconnect #childrenconnectmuseum