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 $5 for community. We've included supply lists with each activity so that kids and grownups can participate in real-time with us!
The Science of Music
Music is an artform—but it also is science! We will explore the science of sound by making our own water xylophones as well as demonstrating how to construct a homemade harmonica.
Thursday, April 29
10:00 - 10:30am
Supply List & Instructions >
Making Waves
We’re making waves in STEM Explorers! Join us as a create our own wave in a bottle experiment and other wonderous water fun.
Monday, May 3
4:00 - 4:30pm
Supply List & Instructions Coming Soon!
Shape Builders
Engineering and geometry collide as we use simple materials to “build” shapes and learn through our creations.
Thursday, May 13
10:00 - 10:30am
Supply List & Instructions Coming Soon!
Color By Numbers
Not your ordinary Color by Numbers! In this cool class, we’ll make our own number books and go on a color & number hunt. Get ready to count and create.
Monday, May 17
4:00 - 4:30pm
Supply List & Instructions Coming Soon!
Blowing Bubbles
Pop! Explore the magic and science of bubbles as we create our own bubble wands and solution. With our creations, we’ll make predictions and experiment in bubbly fun.
Thursday, May 27
10:00 - 10:30am
Supply List & Instructions Coming Soon!
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 $5 for community.
Construction Junction
Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Rinker will capture the attention of the builders at heart as we enjoy fun tales all about construction and building.
Thursday, April 22
10:00 - 10:30am
Dinosaur Stomp
It’s a blast from the past as we learn through our featured story, Dinosaurs by Gail Gibbons. Get ready to show off your best dinosaur rawrs as we do the dino stomp!
Monday, April 26
4:00 - 4:30pm
Celebrating Leo Lionni
Join us as we celebrate a special author on his birthday (May 5, 1910) – Leo Lionni! This amazing author and illustrator is responsible for children’s books that stand the test of time and we can wait to explore his creations together.
Thursday, May 6
10:00 - 10:30am
Creepy Crawlers
Insects and spiders and bugs – oh my! Let’s have some fun with creepy crawler inspired tales and silly songs to sing.
Monday, May 10
4:00 - 4:30pm
All My Feelings
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! Join us for circle time as we have fun showing and expressing our feelings through beautiful stories and a fun game.
Thursday, May 20
10:00 - 10:30am
Ocean Life
Let’s swim with the fishes as we explore the deep blue sea! We’ll discover through awesome ocean inspired tales and silly songs about the underwater world.
Monday, May 24
4:00 - 4:30pm
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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