- Washing dishes, wiping down tables, and sweeping floors
- Picking things up off the floor and putting them back where they live
- Resetting activity stations between kids
- Holding a baby while a mom uses the restroom
- Helping an older sibling with art or washing hands while their mom is in the Postpartum Circle with their newborn
- Carrying donations into Village Commons
- Helping pregnant and postpartum moms carry things to their car
Little Helpers
A little help, a lot of play.
Little Helpers is our weekly program for preschoolers and their families.
We come together every week to cultivate:
Our weekly Postpartum Circles are made possible by Little Helpers. We get together every week to:
- Set up art and sensory activities together, get messy together, and then clean up together
- Participate in Mommy and Me movement classes like yoga and Zumba
- Invite pregnant and postpartum families to relax while we take care of the rest
Little hands are given little tasks, like setting up the mud kitchen and rolling out the yoga mats. At 12:30, we ring a bell and all of our Little Helper families clean up together. Your preschoolers are also helping just by being there to play with the older siblings in postpartum families.
Community Mess
Instead of each family making a mess in their own home, we make a mess together in a shared community space.
Each week, families arrive to a selection of materials for hands-on nature play. The materials we provide reflect a weekly theme, following the wheel of the year. Children will explore themes like Recipes Around the World, Compost and Worms, and Herbs and Potions.
Supporting our Postpartum Circle
Parents of Little Helpers also commit to making this a place where pregnant and postpartum families feel cared for. You can help with things like:
We also commit to being good stewards of the spaces that our gracious community partners let us use. Our goal is to leave every space better than we found it.
Little Helpers starts an hour earlier than Postpartum Circle. While we set up, we share ideas and discuss how we can best support the newly postpartum moms in our community. Sometimes this is the first place a new mom comes after having a baby. We think about how we want her to feel, and how to co-create a place that feels inclusive and comfortable.
When we let them help, we raise little humans who grow up knowing how to care for others.
Mondays at St. Mark's
St. Mark's provides a beautiful indoor and outdoor space for our Monday gatherings, in what was once a preschool.
Outside
A family of live oaks shades the mud kitchens, sensory tables, playscapes, community garden, art tables, and playhouse.
Inside
The playroom changes with the curriculum, which is based on the wheel of the year. Children have full access to a library of over 1,000 books, over 650 wooden unit blocks, and a rotating collection of open-ended toys and natural materials.
Postpartum Circle
A separate space protected by a gate contains a cozy circle of papasan chairs circled around a safe place for babies to lay, crawl, and have some of their first interactions with each other.
Village Commons
Right next door to this building you'll find our free store, Village Commons. You can bring donations with you when you come, and you are free to shop Village Commons throughout the event. Volunteers can help with carrying donations in and out and organizing incoming donations.
Food + coffee
Coffee from Redbud Roasters is donated by St. Mark's Earth Care Committee. During the colder months, we serve a hot meal, and throughout the year we welcome participants to bring potluck-style snacks. You will also have access to our community herb collection for blending herbal tea for you or a friend.
How it works
The form goes live Wednesday morning, and you sign up for the following Monday.
Confirmation
After the form has been live for 24 hours, we randomly choose and send out confirmation emails. Everyone who signs up after those 24 hours goes on the waitlist.
Can't make it?
Reply to your confirmation email as soon as you can. We'll give your spot to the next family on the waitlist.
Every week
Request a spot for the week ahead. The form resets weekly.
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