Tri-County Play Collaborative

🌿 Free Childbirth Education with BEE Collective 🌿

Expecting a baby? Join us this Saturday, July 18, from 10:00 AM–4:00 PM for our FREE Lamaze Childbirth Education Class!

You'll learn about:
🤎 Preparing for labor and birth
🤎 Comfort measures and pain management
🤎 The stages of labor
🤎 Breastfeeding and postpartum recovery
🤎 Newborn care and what to expect after birth
🤎 How partners and support people can help

Our classes are evidence-based, culturally responsive, and designed to help you feel informed, prepared, and confident as you welcome your baby.

This program is offered free of charge thanks to the generous support of the Coastal Community Foundation. 💛

📧 Space is limited! To register, email Simone at [email protected].

We look forward to walking alongside you on your birth journey. 🌼

Some stories are meant to be lived.

At our 4th Annual Gullah Geechee Day at the Beach, children surfed, explored sea life, cast seine nets, and experienced the wonder of the coast together. Before heading home, we shared *Saving American Beach* by Heidi Tyline King—a reminder that these shores hold stories of resilience, belonging, and joy worth protecting.

Joy is our birthright. Play is how we reclaim it.

Thank you to our Youth 2 Ocean partners and our funders for making this Play as Prevention gathering possible.

Do you remember summer evenings spent near the water, trying to catch fireflies as the sun disappeared below the horizon?

Last night BEE Collective/ Tri-County Play Collaborative families enjoyed a magical sunset paddle with our friends at Charleston Kayak Company. Families paddled together as the day came to a close, then explored a cypress forest after dark in search of fireflies-including several new species found right here in the Lowcountry!

As part of our Play & Read Series, families also enjoyed Eric Carle's beloved children's book The Lonely Firefly, and each family received a free copy to take home.

Experiences like these help children build a lifelong connection to nature, spark curiosity, and create the kind of childhood memories that stay with us for years to come.

✨ Ready for the next adventure?

Join us for our next Play is Prevention event on Sunday, June 8, from 2:00–5:00 PM as families learn the basics of camping, outdoor safety, Leave No Trace principles, nature exploration, and how to confidently and safely enjoy the outdoors together.

🏕️ Great for first-time campers and families with young children!

🎟️ Register on Eventbrite.

Thank you to our amazing partners and families for joining us on this special adventure.

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