Happy Kids. Strong Families.
The Y is where families thrive together! Our live family classes and activities bring the Y community that you've grown to love home into your living room
Family STEM Explorers
Get ready for some family fun designed to teach and inspire youth through hands-on activities focused on themes like science, cooking or art. This program is geared towards the early learning preschool age group, with grownups included, and is free for Y members or $15 for community. We've included supply lists with each activity so that kids and grownups can participate in real-time with us!
Lava Lamps & Slime
Explore the curiosity of viscosity in this fun-filled day of lava! We’ll create Lava Lamps and Lava Slime which unlike real lava, these experiments will be COOL enough to touch.
Thursday, January 21
10:00 - 10:30am
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Shaving Cream Experiments
The possibilities of shaving cream are endless. We’ll explore two experiments – creating Shaving Cream Play Dough and exploring the science of color mixing as we create shaving cream art!
Monday, January 25
4:00 - 4:30pm
Supply List & Instructions >
Family Circle Time
Let’s read, sing, and dance! This live and interactive virtual family class will feature a story time with a book read by an engaging Y staff person plus songs, sharing, and silly dancing, all around a fun theme. This program is geared towards the early learning preschool age group, with grownups included, and is free for Y members or $15 for community.
Extraordinary Individuals
Let’s celebrate a truly extraordinary individual, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! Sing songs, discuss heroes, and learn more about MLK, Jr. as we read our featured story Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr. by Jean Marzollo.
Monday, January 18
4:00 - 4:30pm
Hibernation Station
Featuring The Mitten by Jan Brett, we will learn all about hibernating animals as well practice skills in sequencing through a fun flannel board activity.
Thursday, January 28
10:00 - 10:30am
Tips for a Great Virtual Experience
We’ll email families the day before each class or event to provide a link to the live meeting hosted on Zoom.
- We'll email you either the morning of your class with your Zoom link.
- We recommend giving yourself a few extra minutes to get logged on and settled before the class starts.
Class Tips
- During the class, you'll interact with the instructor but there will also be a moderator behind the scenes to help. The moderator will mute you when it's time to listen so that all participants can hear the instructor. But when it's time to interact, the instructor will ask you to unmute yourself and join in!
- You can also post questions, comments, cheers, and more in the chat box. The instructor may not read these until class is over, but the moderator and other participants can respond to you.
Challenge by Choice
We invite you to keep your video on and interact with the instructor and other participants as much as you are comfortable with. Virtual Family Classes give us the opportunity to play, learn, and connect with our Y community, from the safety of home!
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Community Response
Join the Y’s community response to provide child care for first responders, food support for kids, shelter for at-risk youth, and outreach to seniors.
Healthy Living Room
Regular exercise is one component of a healthy lifestyle. It can also help reduce stress and prevent illness. From barre to yoga, we've got you covered for at-home workouts.
COVID-19 Resources
At the Y, we are here for our community. We've tapped into our network to pull together resources for those who may be experiencing hardship during this time.
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