Our Latest Adventures!

July 1-12

Wow! It's been a busy few weeks here at Joyful Noise! The school-agers have been enjoying many adventures throughout town and beating the heat with lots of water play 🌞🍉💦😅😎

We really loved visiting William Hatton Park off Jackson, near the old Pere Marquette Station. This park has been in existence since the 1860's, when the railroad leased the property to Grand Haven to be used as a park. It was later named after William Hatton, a well-known civic leader, businessman, and philanthropist in the community. During it's heyday, and when the train station was in full operation, it was a popular gathering place and picnic spot for passengers boarding or departing the trains. 

The kids also really had a blast running up and down 5 Mile Hill, located off Prospect St. and Mulligan's Hollow. While we were there, we took advantage of the Imagination Station 2.0! We absolutely 💗 the upgrades to this playground! So much fun :)

Summertime, and the Livin' Is Easy!

June 24-28

The school-agers are thoroughly enjoying the beautiful change in the weather! We're taking advantage of all this town has to offer, and just living our best life 😎

We had such a fun day at the GH state park on Tuesday. They spent the morning building sand sculptures, dipping their toes in the (cold) water, playing on the playground, and finished with a picnic lunch. We feel so blessed to have this beautiful body of water just a short bus trip away. 

On Wednesday, we devoured ice cream cones at the Dairy Treat! So tasty 😛🍦 We followed that up with a walk to the waterfront to check out the sailboat sculpture and do some boat watching.

Check out some of our own sculptures below that we've been working on in the classroom!