Our Creative and Performing Arts classes at the Geyer Family YMCA offers a wide variety of parent & child and child only classes. Creativity, exploration, and fun are part of each class.
We are also offering Enrichment classes that let a child explore individual interests, with like-minded peers (for children K-2, 8-12, and 10-13 years old).
PARENT & CHILD
For your child’s safety, only one adult/one child per registration unless otherwise noted. Adult participation is required.
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Little Bites (PC)
Ages 2-3
Need a helper in the kitchen? Children and caregivers will explore the tastes and smells coming from the kitchen with child-friendly recipes. Tried and true treats and fun new foods will be included. Yum! The cost of food is included.
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Paint and Play (PC)
Ages 18 months - 2.5 years
Have some fun with the perfect blend of structure, open art, and creativity time! A mix of projects that work on fine motor skills like cutting, gluing, and coloring will be combined with ample opportunity to get messy and explore textures like shaving cream and bubbles. The resulting masterpieces will be yours to take home and proudly display.
Creative & Performing Arts
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Fit Dance (CO)
Ages 4-7 years
The child who loves to dance will thrive in this high-energy class. Pop music and traditional dances will set the backdrop for your child to show off their moves and learn some new ones. The dancing goes on from beginning of class right to the end. Dancewear and sneakers are encouraged for this class. -
Happy Feet (CO)
Ages 2 - 3 years
This class is a perfect match for kids who love to dance, move, jump and spin. Kids will release a ton of energy through creative movement games and a blend of dance techniques to upbeat music. Adding a splash of hip hop to the mix this class will be sure to please. -
Mini Ballerinas (CO)
Ages 2.5 - 3 years
A carefully structured class with gentle exposure to socialization skills will introduce students to large locomotor movement—hopping, sliding, marching, prancing and leaping—in the wonderful world of ballet. Children will perform in a recital at the end of the session. Comfortable clothes and Ballet shoes or bare feet are encouraged for this class. -
Sensational Saturdays (CO)
Ages 5 - 8 years
Art & Gym ComboWith a different theme each week, class starts with a themed art project, followed by time in the gym where kids will focus on gross motor skills and group games.
Enrichment Classes
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Balls and Tracks (CO)
Ages 8 - 12 years
Using flexible pipe insulation, marbles, and a few other simple materials, children take on the challenges of recreating small-scale models of amusement park rides and sporting events, such as the ski jump. These are made into exciting games where children's abilities to engineer the right shapes and make the right kind of supporting structures are tested. -
Blinking Lights (CO)
Ages 8 -12 years
After getting acquainted with some basic electrical circuits using batteries and bulbs, children are challenged to design a flashlight from a soda can, cardboard, battery, and wires. They also design a rotary switch, which they use to control a model traffic light system. -
Indoor Outdoor Education (CO)
Grades K-2
Learning to crochet and knit is rewarding and provides youth with a lifelong skill they can work on improving every year. In this 2-part class, participants learn the basics of casting on and the knit stitch as well as simple chain and crocheting stitches. Project supplies are included! -
Kids Cafe (CO)
Ages 4-7
Young kitchen helpers will expand their menu of delicious recipes in an age-appropriate, hands-on cooking class. A variety of foods will be prepared in this captivating class guaranteed to excite the enterprising chef. The cost of food is included.
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Random Acts of Kindness (CO)
Grades K-2
Based on the Kindness Beyond the Classroom curriculum, activities offer a mix of movement, art, teamwork, and discussion to empower kids to be respectful, caring, inclusive, full of integrity, responsible, and courageous! -
Trebuchets (CO)
Ages 8 - 12 years
This class starts off with a working design of an ancient throwing machine similar to catapults and sling shots. The children's challenge is to improve on the design by testing and adjusting the different parts of this device. At the end they use their improved device and their newly gained expertise in a game of hitting special targets. -