{"id":161812,"date":"2026-04-09T22:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161812\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T22:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:09:27","slug":"craft-connect-promoting-emotional-health-through-play-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161812\/","title":{"rendered":"Craft &#038; Connect: Promoting Emotional Health Through Play | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Kids Playing - 1\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>The Achievement Center of LECOM Health in collaboration with Project LAUNCH will be hosting a family-friendly event on April 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Achievement Center of LECOM Health.<\/p>\n<p>The event is called Craft &amp; Connect and the goal is to support young children\u2019s emotional health through play, connection, and hands-on activities.<\/p>\n<p>Craft &amp; Connect is catered for children from infancy to age eight providing welcoming and low-pressure spaces where families can connect with one another all while improving emotional development.<\/p>\n<p>Featured activities include craft stations, an obstacle course, a story time, informational tools for families, and a family photo station.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in attending this free event will have options for free parking, stroller-friendly spaces, and sensory friendly options.<\/p>\n<p>More information can be found on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1564750104618028\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">event page here<\/a> or by contacting the Achievement Center of LECOM Health at (814) 459-2755<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Achievement Center of LECOM Health in collaboration with Project LAUNCH will be hosting a family-friendly event on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161813,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[734,72988,32055,72986,136,138,137,72987,47],"class_list":{"0":"post-161812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-erie","8":"tag-children","9":"tag-craft-connect","10":"tag-early-childhood","11":"tag-emotional-development","12":"tag-erie","13":"tag-erie-headlines","14":"tag-erie-news","15":"tag-family-event","16":"tag-mental-health"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}