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Come join us for outdoor play and discovery. This will be an opportunity for your children to GROW in their knowledge of our nature environment through EXPLORING the outdoors and to engage in active outdoor PLAY. Project WILD curriculum infused throughout lessons. Please dress appropriately for the weather, layers recommended. This program is RAIN or SHINE!

Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese exercise that has been a daily prescription for health and longevity for hundreds of years. Tai Chi focuses on balance, posture, relaxation, breathing, visual and mental concentration. The very graceful and fluid movements promote mind and body harmony. This class is open to new as well as experienced students.

With the holidays approaching, eating healthy can be hard. The time is right to win your personal food fight. From sweet and fatty to salty and crunchy, Clinical Nutritionist Karl Mincin will discuss specific food cravings and their nutritional, herbal and behavioral support measures. You’ll bring home practical tips both for immediate relief and sustainable success.

Bring your lunch-let's munch outside! Each Wednesday we will enjoy lunch outside along with fun nature activities and outdoor story time while getting to know new friends. Get ready to explore & play outdoors! Themed sessions may include: yoga warmup, outdoor kitchen, nature walks and more! Please dress appropriately for the weather, layers recommended. This program is rain or shine.

Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States and around the world. This game can be played by folks of all ages. Elementary school children to folks in their 90's can all enjoy this game. Pickleball combines many elements of tennis, badminton, and Ping-Pong. The game is played on a badminton sized court with a paddle and a plastic ball. No previous experience is necessary. Court shoes and the ability to freely move around the court is required. Child care is not provided.

The Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS) program is a community education program that covers child safety and basic care techniques for infants and children. CABS stresses the priority to keep the babysitter and the children you care for safe. Some of the topics covered in the program are; before the parents leave, play time, telephone calls and stranger knocks, hand washing, meal times, bedtime, and providing emergency care (first aid and CPR, although not a certification).

Discover the spirituality and myths of trees. Take a walk down tree avenues and learn how they are impacted by current activities around the world. Leave with a new understanding of these beautiful beings with whom we share the planet. Author DJ MacPherson will give an introduction to trees, humans, and the realm they share, as viewed in her book, “Tree Spirituality”.

Nothing has the holiday feel like being in that Bavarian Village of Leavenworth! We'll give you ample time to explore town among the holiday lights. You can check out the shops, restaurants, and the Nutcracker Museum. Live musical performances of your favorite Christmas songs fill the streets, interrupted briefly at 4:30pm for the arrival of St. Nickolaus at the Front Street Gazebo, who welcomes young and old with the story of his legacy and "gold" for the good boys and girls!