Moana Week – June 2-June 5th

Play, Learn, Connect (PLC): Discover the power of play in a preschool setting. Watch as your child learns, explores their environment, and connects with other families. This is a great chance to bond with your child through interactive play and build relationships with the community.

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1.5 hours

 

Play, Learn, Connect available multiple dates:

 

• Monday, June 2 – @ Sky View 9:30-11:30
• Thursday, June 5^th @ Alta Loma – 9:30-11:30
• Thursday, June 19^th @ Alta Loma – 9:30 -11:30

 

Moana Process Art: Monday, June 2^nd @ Alta Loma 10-11 a.m.

Process art is about the method behind the creation and allowing your child to explore art in an open-ended, unstructured way. This month’s theme will be all about Moana. Come explore the endless possibilities! 

Ages:1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Moana Sensory Play: Tuesday, June 3^rd @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

Sensory play gives children an opportunity for sensory exploration as they engage in activities involving touch, sound, smell, and sight. This month's sensory play will have a Moana theme. Come dressed for messy fun and exploration.

Ages 1 – 5    Duration: 1 hour

 

Moana Playdough Power: Tuesday, June 3^rd @ Alta Loma 10-11 a.m.

Squishing, rolling, sculpting, molding . . . young children love to play with playdough. And they do not even realize they are developing their fine motor, cognitive, social and language skills! This week’s playdough power class will have a Moana theme.

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Phoenix Children’s Hospital – Home Safety Class: Wednesday, June 4^th a Sky View 10-11 a.m.

Learn the benefits and importance of child proofing your home to keep your child safe. Caregivers can sign up for a free class and receive a home safety kit to prevent home injuries. Qualifications – to enroll you must have a child ages 5 years or younger. Childcare will be available for children ages 0-5 years.

Ages: Adult  Duration: 1 hour  Childcare provided for children 0-5. Please indicate if you will need childcare in the comments section when registering.

(See under Parent Workshops category)

 Parent Advisory Committee Meeting: Parent Advisory Committee: Wednesday, June 4^th @ 3:30 p.m.

Childcare Provided (See under Parent Support & Connections category)

The PAC is a group of parents, grandparents, caregivers, and community members, who come together to provide input on designing programs and services to meet the needs of the families in the community. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month, at Sky View FRC. You are welcome to join us for a meeting to see what it is all about! For more information, or if you are interested in joining, please sign up on Eleyo. Limited childcare is available. Please indicate the number of children you will be bringing in the comments section when registering.

Moana Friends Playdate: Wednesday, June 4^th @ Sky View 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Join your friends at the FRC for movie clips and fun. Dress as your favorite Moana character if you like. We will have the FRC rooms set up for Play, Learn, Connect and/or just watching some movie clips.

Ages: 0-5 Duration: 1.5 hours

 

Oasis Playdough Power: Wednesday, June 4^th @ Oasis 10-11 a.m.

Squishing, rolling, sculpting, molding . . . young children love to play with playdough. And they do not even realize they are developing their fine motor, cognitive, social and language skills! This week’s playdough power class will have a Disney theme.

 

Musicology: Three Week Series: Thursday, June 5th, June12th, and  June 19^th @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

In a fun and engaging atmosphere, children will explore musical instruments, creative movement, dancing and singing. They will be exposed to beats and rhythms spanning different eras and various parts of the world. This is a 3-week series. By signing up, you are committing to the three-week series.

Ages: infants to 4  Duration: 1 hour per session

 

 

Lion King Week June 9th – June 12th 

 

Lion King Process Art: Monday, June 9^th at BOTH Sky View and Alta Loma 10-11 a.m.

Process art is about the method behind the creation and allowing your child to explore art in an open-ended, unstructured way. This month’s theme will be all about the Lion King. Come explore the endless possibilities! 

Ages:1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Zoo to You: Tuesday, June 10^th @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

The Phoenix Zoo is coming to You! Join us for a fun, interactive program with live animals from the Phoenix Zoo. Learn all about the animals and their habitats through stories, activities, and hands-on demonstrations.

Ages: 2-5  Duration: 1 hour

 

Lion King Friends Playdate: Wednesday, June 11^th @ Sky View 10-11:30 a.m.

Join your friends at the FRC for movie clips and fun. Dress as your favorite Lion King character if you like. We will have the FRC rooms set up for Play, Learn, Connect and/or just watching some movie clips.

Ages: 0-5 Duration: 1.5 hours

Oasis Process Art: Wednesday, June 11^th @ Oasis 10-11 a.m.

Process art is about the method behind the creation and allowing your child to explore art in an open-ended, unstructured way. This month’s theme will be all about Disney. Come explore the endless possibilities! 

 

Father’s Day Event: Thursday, June 12^th 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Join us to celebrate all dads by making cards and crafts and sharing a special snack! All dads and dad-types are welcome to join in the fun! (See under the Family Events category).

Ages: 0-5  Duration: 1 hour

 

Jungle Book Week

 

Jungle Book Playdough: Monday, June 16^th @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

Squishing, rolling, sculpting, molding . . . young children love to play with playdough. And they do not even realize they are developing their fine motor, cognitive, social and language skills! This week’s playdough power class will have a Jungle Book theme.

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Jungle Book Process Art: Monday, June 16^th @ Alta Loma  10-11 a.m. AND Tuesday, June 17^th @ Sky View 10 -11 a.m.

Process art is about the method behind the creation and allowing your child to explore art in an open-ended, unstructured way. This month’s theme will be Jungle Book. Come explore the endless possibilities! 

Ages:1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Zumbini: 3 Tuesdays: June 17th, June 24th, and July 1st from 10-11 @ Alta Loma.

Created by Zumba and BabyFirst, Zumbini is an early childhood education program that uses original music and movement to promote cognitive, social, fine/gross motor skill, and emotional development for children ages 0-4, all while creating the ultimate bonding experience for you and your child! Join us for this introductory 3 class session. Dress comfortably and bring some water. No music or dance experience necessary--just join us for some fun!  This is a three-session class. By signing up, participants indicate that they will attend all three sessions. The dates for the sessions are Tuesday, June 17th, Tuesday, June 24th, and Tuesday, July 1st. 

Ages: 0-4  Duration: 45 minutes to 1 hr.

 

Jungle Jill: Wednesday, June 18^th @  Sky View 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Join Jungle Jill’s Animal Encounters for a fun, interactive experience as Jill brings her live, exotic, and domestic animals to visit our Family Resource Center.

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Jungle Book Friends Playdate: Wednesday, June 18^th @  Sky View 4pm-5:30pm

Join your friends at the FRC for movie clips and fun. Dress as your favorite Jungle Book character if you like. We will have the FRC rooms set up for Play, Learn, Connect and/or just watching some movie clips.

Ages: 0-5 Duration: 1.5 hours

 

Frozen Week

 

Frozen Sensory: Monday, June 23^rd @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

Sensory play gives children an opportunity for sensory exploration as they engage in activities involving touch, sound, smell, and sight. This month's sensory play will have a Frozen theme. Come dressed for messy fun and exploration.

Ages 1 – 5    Duration: 1 hour

 

Frozen Process Art: Monday, June 23^rd @ Alta Loma 10-11 a.m. AND Tuesday, June 24^th @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

Process art is about the method behind the creation and allowing your child to explore art in an open-ended, unstructured way. This month’s theme will be all about Frozen. Come explore the endless possibilities! 

Ages:1-5 Duration: 1 hour

Frozen Friends Playdate: Wed, June 25^th @ Sky View 10-11:30 a.m.

Join your friends at the FRC for movie clips and fun. Dress as your favorite Jungle Book character if you like. We will have the FRC rooms set up for Play, Learn, Connect and/or just watching some movie clips.

Ages: 0-5 Duration: 1.5 hours

 

Parent Night: Summer Arts & Crafts  - Wed., June 25^th 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Childcare provided.

Join some FRC friends for snacks and fun while you use your creative side to make a craft/art project. Summer themes will abound! Limited childcare provided. Please indicate if you will need childcare when registering. (See under Parent Support & Connections category).

 

Frozen Playdough Power: Thursday, June 26^th @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

Squishing, rolling, sculpting, molding . . . young children love to play with playdough. And they do not even realize they are developing their fine motor, cognitive, social and language skills! This week’s playdough power class will have a Frozen theme.

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Frozen STEM: Thursday, June 26^th @ Alta Loma 10-11 a.m.

Join us for a STEM adventure inspired by the movie Frozen. We will explore icy experiments, snowflake themed activities, and discover the science behind freezing and melting.

Ages: 3-5  Duration: 1 hour

 

Encanto Week

 

Encanto Process Art: Monday, June 30^th  @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

Process art is about the method behind the creation and allowing your child to explore art in an open-ended, unstructured way. This month’s theme will be all about the movie Encanto. Come explore the endless possibilities! 

Age: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Encanto Sensory: Monday, June 30^th @ Alta Loma 10-11 a.m.

Sensory play gives children an opportunity for sensory exploration as they engage in activities involving touch, sound, smell, and sight. This month's sensory play will have an Encanto theme. Come dressed for messy fun and exploration.

Ages 1 – 5    Duration: 1 hour

 

Play, Learn, Connect (PLC): Discover the power of play in a preschool setting. Watch as your child learns, explores their environment, and connects with other families. This is a great chance to bond with your child through interactive play and build relationships with the community.

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1.5 hours

 

PLC Available Multiple Dates:

• Thursday, May 1 @ Sky View 9:30-11:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, May 6^th @ Alta Loma 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
• Monday, May 12^th @ Sky View 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
• Monday, May 19^th @ Sky View 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, May 27^th @ Sky View 9:30 -11:30 a.m.

 

Come Build with Me: Friday, May 2^nd @ Sky View 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Want to enhance your child’s problem solving and fine motor skills? Help foster their imagination and creativity while promoting their self-expression and social/emotional growth? All while having fun? Then join us for hands on building play! Come Build with Me offers different set-ups and opportunities for building at each site. 

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Splish Splash Water Play: Friday, May 2^nd @ Alta Loma 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Join us for a fun sensory play activity. We will splish and splash and talk about water safety for the summer. Be sure to wear clothes and shoes so that you can get wet!

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Jungle Jill: Saturday, May 3^rd @ Sky View 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Join Jungle Jill's Animal Encounters for a fun, interactive experience as Jill brings her live, exotic, and domestic animals to visit our Family Resource Center.

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Family Story Time: Monday, May 5^th @ Sky View 10:30 a.m. Enjoy a story and fun activity with Ms. Autumn, our guest presenter from the Peoria Public Library. Ages: all Duration: 30 minutes

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Cinco De Mayo: Monday, May 5^th @ Alta Loma 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Join us to celebrate Cinco De Mayo! Learn about the traditions of this special day that celebrates Mexican-American culture and a historical victory over opposing forces in 1862. We will have music, crafts and lots of fun! Ole!

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Dragons Love Tacos: Tuesday, May 6^th @ Sky View 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Using the theme of this fun book, we will celebrate the week of Cinco de Mayo with a fun story, craft, and activity.

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

 

 

Parent Advisory Committee Meeting: Wednesday, May 7th @ Sky View 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Childcare provided.

The PAC is a group of parents, grandparents, caregivers, and community members, who come together to provide input on designing programs and services to meet the needs of the families in the community. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month, at Sky View FRC. You are welcome to join us for a meeting to see what it is all about! For more information, or if you are interested in joining, please sign up on Eleyo. Limited childcare is available. Please indicate the number of children you will be bringing in the comments section when registering.

 

Letter Find:

Letters are everywhere! Help your child build their letter recognition as we “search” for letters in a variety of ways and places! 

Ages: 2-5 Duration: 1 hour

Letter Find will be offered at Multiple Dates/Locations:

• Wednesday, May 7^th @ Frontier 11:30a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 14^th @ Oasis 11:30a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

 

Step Up to Learning: This is a 6-week series that begins in April. Registration was filled in the previous registration period.

 

Toddler Time: Thursday, May 8^th @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

“Brains are built, not born.” Come join us for play designed to help strengthen skills in all developmental areas! This class will have a theme based on a toddler level book.

Ages: 1-2  Duration: 1 hour

 

Bee Blast: Thursday, May 8^th @ Alta Loma 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Learn all about the lifecycle and power of bees! In this engaging class we’ll learn how these busy pollinators help flowers grow and make delicious honey. “Buzz” on in for fun crafts and other activities.

Ages: 2-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Moms and Minis: Friday, May 9^th @ Alta Loma AND Sky View 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Join us for this fun Mother’s Day Celebration! We’ll celebrate all moms as we make lovely crafts and enjoy a snack together. We will have similar activities at each site on this day to accommodate as many as possible.

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

PLAY Art and Yoga Class: Monday, May 12^th @ Alta Loma 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Play’s Yoga and Mindfulness classes offer Families a unique experience combining yoga and mindfulness in a developmentally appropriate way to support the success of all children and families . Classes incorporate five key elements: Connect, Breathe, Move, Focus and Relax. Through these elements children will enjoy yoga, art, music and movement!

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Story Time with Ms. Mary: Tuesday, May 13^th @ Sky View  10:00 -10:30 a.m.

Enjoy a story and fun activity with Ms. Mary, our guest presenter from the Youngtown Public Library.

Ages: all Duration: 30 minutes

 

 

Springtime Sculptures: Tuesday, May 13^th @ Alta Loma 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

In this hands-on art adventure, little artists will use clay, nature items, and recycled materials to create 3D masterpieces inspired by spring!

Ages: 2-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Zoo to You: Wednesday, May 14^th @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

The Phoenix Zoo is coming to You! Join us for a fun, interactive program with live animals from the Phoenix Zoo. Learn all about the animals and their habitats through stories, activities, and hands-on demonstrations.

Ages: 2-5  Duration: 1 hour

 

Fiesta Yoga: Thursday, May 15^th 10-11 a.m. @ Rio Vista Recreation Center

Come join us for a themed children's yoga class! Using all the benefits of traditional yoga, this class is uniquely designed for children, incorporating movement, music, and meditation. This month’s yoga will incorporate a “fiesta” theme.

Ages: All  Duration: 1 hour

 

Water Play: Thursday, May 15^th @ Sky View 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Join us to “cool down” with some water play! Enjoy various sensory activities using water as our base. Be sure to dress comfortably in something you can get wet.

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Sensory Play: Friday, May 16^th @ Sky View 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Sensory play gives children an opportunity for sensory exploration as they engage in activities involving touch, sound, smell, and sight. This month's sensory play will have a spring theme. Come dressed for messy fun and exploration.

Ages 1 – 5    Duration: 1 hour

 

Storytime with Ms. Jenni: Monday, May 19^th @ Alta Loma 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Enjoy a story and fun activity with Ms. Jenni, our guest presenter from the Peoria Public Library.

Ages: all Duration: 30 minutes

 

Process Art: Tuesday, May 20^th @ Sky View 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Process art is about the method behind the creation and allowing your child to explore art in an open-ended, unstructured way. This month’s theme will be all about flowers and gardening. Come explore the endless possibilities! 

 

Yummy Discovery: Tuesday May 20^th @ Alta Loma 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. AND Thursday, May 22^nd @ Sky View 10-11 a.m. (Please register for only one of the dates.)

A chance to play with food? YES! Come and discover ways to make healthy food fun to eat while interacting with your child! 

Ages 1 – 5  Duration: 45 minutes

 

Phoenix Children’s Hospital Safe Sleep Class: Wednesday, May 21^st @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

Join Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s Prevention Team to learn how to create a safe sleeping environment for your child. Participants must be expecting or have a baby under 6 months or age and weighing under 20 lbs. During the class, participants will receive and put together a pack – n – play for their child.

Ages: Adults that are either expecting or have a baby under 6 months old or weighing under 20lbs.

Duration: 1 hour

 

Zumbini: Thursday, May 22^nd @ Alta Loma 10-11 a.m.

Join us for a fun fitness class for parents and their little ones. Where comfortable clothing so that you can move and groove and learn new ways to encourage physical activity in your family.

Ages: 2-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Shapes of Summer: Friday, May 23^rd @ Sky View

Is it a boat? A wave? A slice of juicy watermelon? So many fun shapes to discover during the summer. Join us to learn about shapes through stories, crafts, and other activities.

Ages: 2-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

Come Build with Me: Wednesday, May 28^th @ Sky View 10-11 a.m.

Want to enhance your child’s problem solving and fine motor skills? Help foster their imagination and creativity while promoting their self-expression and social/emotional growth? All while having fun? Then join us for hands on building play! Come Build with Me offers different set-ups and opportunities for building at each site. 

Ages: 1-5 Duration: 1 hour

 

AZ Science Center Storybook STEM: Thursday, May 29^th @ Sky View 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the school library (open house style – come anytime during time slot)

Join the AZ Science Center in a literacy/STEM event full of engaging activities for your child. Each of the activities will be inspired by a popular children’s book.

Ages: All Duration: 2 hours (open house style)