Registration is now open for the free Education & STEM Expo 2019, which takes place on Sunday, October 6, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Acacia Clubhouse at Cleveland Metroparks, located in Lyndhurst. This can't miss education event will let visitors meet with dozens of schools under one roof, as well as engage in STEM activities and crafts, win prizes, catch a bubble show by Dr. U.R. Awesome, and more. ...

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Great Lakes Science Center is bringing its STEM programs to four different Neighborhood Resource and Recreation Centers this year. GLSC will present 20 total days of programming over the course of the next 12 months, with the location moving each quarter to spend a week at a different neighborhood center. ...

Be sure to join us on July 16 for the next event in our Crocker Kids summer series. The free event, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Crocker Park in Westlake, will feature music fun with Jesse Jukebox, as well as interactive crafts, prizes, giveaways, glitter tattoos and much more! ...

Your child made it: he or she finished 13 years of school and graduated! You have prepared them for the academics they will face in college and their dorm room is going to be decked out with all the comforts of home. But are they really ready? Podcast host Miriam Conner speaks with Daniel Horne and Laura Scarnecchia, who share tips for helping your child prepare mentally and emotionally for college or life away from home. ...

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Four area Boys & Girls Clubs — Cleveland, Erie County, Lorain County and the Western Reserve (Akron) — are merging to form Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio. It is one of the largest Boys & Girls Clubs mergers in the U.S., as the merging clubs serve 8,500 kids at 36 sites. ...

Join us on July 9 for Pinecrest Play Days — Fun with Fitness from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Pinecrest in Orange Village. Citizen Yoga will teach a free kids yoga class from 11:15 a.m.-noon. There also will be interactive crafts, games, prizes, giveaways, glitter tattoos and much more! ...

The July 2019 issue of Northeast Ohio Parent is on newsstands, but the easiest way to check it out is by viewing our digital issue. This month, we announce the winners and finalists in our fourth annual Parent Choice Awards. We also offer stories on welcoming a new baby to the family, food allergy diagnosis and safety, summer reading programs, and more.  ...