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Preschool Programs
Pee Wee Picasso
Every child has artistic ability. This class brings out the artistic talent in your child and draws his/her interest to the arts that stays for the rest of their lives. This course enhances your child’s motor, math and music skills. A variety of art is taught - watercolor, acrylic, sumi painting, how to mix colors, make a color wheel, etc. Make a keepsake art project to frame. Classes are taught in a positive, fun and caring atmosphere geared for success. Please bring a two-pocket folder to class.
AGES: 2-3 yrs with adult
PROGRAM #: 221736
DAYS: Tue (4 wks)
DATES: Section A: Apr 8-29
Section B: May 6-27
TIME: 4-4:45 pm
LOCATION: Tremont School Art Room
COST: $50 R/$55 NR, per section
(includes supplies)
Spring is in the Air
Let’s celebrate the season! Planting seeds and learning how to take care of them is part of spring. We make some bunnies covered with fluff and stuff. Stories, songs and a snack round out our time together. Oh, what a spring this will be!
AGES: 2-4 yrs with adult
PROGRAM #: 221731-A
DATE: Tue, Apr 8
TIME: 5-5:45 pm
LOCATION: UA Senior Center
Bldg #1, Rm 105
COST: $13 R/$14 NR
Fantastic Fathers
Dads make a difference, so let’s show our ‘Dad Appreciation’ by creating a one-of-a-kind surprise for his special day. We decorate a picture frame and then insert a favorite snapshot of you and Dad. We wrap it up and put a pretty tag on it ready for dad on his special day. At the end of class we tell our favorite dad stories. Songs and a snack top off the night.
AGES: 2-4 yrs with adult
PROGRAM #: 231733-A
DATE: Tue, Jun 10
TIME: 4-4:45 pm
LOCATION: UA Senior Center
Bldg #1, Rm 105
COST: $13 R/$14 NR
Pre-School Spanish
This class introduces children to the Spanish language through song, play and stories to help them learn a wide variety of words and phrases. This fun class is designed to keep your Senor or Senorita interested, while stimulating his/her desire to learn, either for the first time or to reinforce some basic knowledge. Children also have opportunity to make homemade tortillas with a tortilla maker. Parents are encouraged to stay and learn too!
AGES: 3-5 yrs
PROGRAM #: 221600-A
DATES: Thu (6 wks), Apr 17-May 22
TIME: 6-6:45 pm
LOCATION: Tremont School Art Room
COST: $53 R/$58 NR
(includes supplies)
My Garden Mad Science
Topics include: SOIL & SEEDS; SUN, WIND & RAIN; PLANTS & LEAVES; FLOWERS, FRUITS & VEGGIES; and BUTTERFLIES, LADYBUGS & BEES. Topics give children a new set of experiences and fun activities that enrich their understanding of how living things grow and interact with the environment around them. Children perform hands-on experiments, play themed games, enjoy a snack and story related to that day’s theme.
AGES: 3-5 yrs
PROGRAM #: 231606-A
DATES: Mon-Fri, Aug 4-8
TIME: 9 am-Noon
LOCATION: Thompson Park South Shelter
COST: $156 R/$172 NR
Mini Monet
Every child has artistic ability. This class brings out the artistic talent in your child and draws his/her interest to the arts that stays for the rest of their lives. This course enhances your child’s motor, math and music skills. A variety of art is taught - watercolor, acrylic, sumi painting, how to mix colors, make a color wheel, etc. Make a keepsake art project to frame. Classes are taught in a positive, fun and caring atmosphere geared for success. Please bring a two-pocket folder to class.
AGES: 4-5 yrs with adult
PROGRAM #: 221737
DAYS: Tue (4 wks)
DATES: Section A: Apr 8-29
Section B: May 6-27
TIME: 5-5:45 pm
LOCATION: Tremont School Art Room
COST: $50 R/$55 NR, per section
(includes supplies)
Mother and Daughter BBQ
This special event for girls and their moms, grandmas, aunts or friends includes dinner, kickball, tag, relay races and a great time with the ladies.
AGES: 3-6 yrs with adult
PROGRAM #: 221518-B
DATE: Wed, Jun 25 (rain date Jun 26)
TIME: 6:30-8:30 pm
LOCATION: Thompson Park North Shelter
COST: $10 R per person/
$11 NR per person
REG DEADLINE: Jun 18
Father and Son BBQ
This special event for boys and their dads, grandpas, uncles or friends includes dinner, t-ball, whiffleball, tag, relay races and a great time with the guys.
AGES: 3-6 yrs with adult
PROGRAM #: 221518-A
DATE: Wed, Jun 18 (rain date Jun 19)
TIME: 6:30-8:30 pm
LOCATION: Thompson Park North Shelter
COST: $10 R per person/
$11 NR per person
REG DEADLINE: Jun 11
Good Messy Fun
Let your little artist express his/her creative side and have a ton of fun with paint. This class is extremely messy so dress appropriately.
AGES: 4-6 yrs
PROGRAM #: 231721
DAYS: Mon-Thu
DATES: Section A: Jul 14-17
Section B: Aug 11-14
TIME: Section A: 2:30-3:30 pm
Section B: 9:30-10:30 am
LOCATION: Fancyburg Park
Meet at Shelter
COST: $50 R/$55 NR
Disney Princess Celebration
Is there a princess in your palace? If so, come and celebrate with us! Bring your Belle, Cinderella, Ariel, Snow White, Pocahontas or Sleeping Beauty for a morning of music, dance, crafts, games, stories and refreshments. Your little princess can see the magic of the Disney classic princesses come to life.
AGES: 4-6 yrs
PROGRAM #: 231511-A
DATE: Thu, Jun 26
TIME: 10-11:30 am
LOCATION: Barrington School Art Room
COST: $26 R/$28 NR
Dinosaur Diggin’
Is there a budding paleontologist in your midst? If your little one loves a triceratops or stegosaurus this is a program for him/her! We dig in the sand for Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus and Triceratops skeletal remains, learn about all kinds dinosaurs, play dinosaur games and enjoy devouring dinosaurs (snacks).
AGES: 4-6 yrs
PROGRAM #: 231514-A
DATE: Thu, Jul 24
TIME: 10-11:30 am
LOCATION: Reed Rd Park
Meet at Shelter
COST: $24 R/$26 NR
Preschool Art Mania
Let the art begin. We explore art with paint, clay, and even things we can find around our houses and the park. So grab a friend and prepare to get a little messy.
AGES: 4-6 yrs
PROGRAM #: 231730-A
DATES: Mon-Thu, Jul 7-10
TIME: 9-10 am
LOCATION: Fancyburg Park Shelter
COST: $50 R/$55 NR
Fun In The Sun
Enjoy four days of outrageously wet fun! Slip and slide your way to individual and team activities including splash tag, bucket brigade, musical sprinkler and slide. Wear a swimsuit under your clothes and bring a towel to dry off.
AGES: 4-6 yrs
PROGRAM #: 231517
DAYS: Mon-Thu
DATES: Section A: Jul 7-10
Section B: Jul 21-24
TIME: 2-3 pm
LOCATION: Fancyburg Park Shelter
COST: $50 R/$55 NR
CSI: Mad Science!
Discover the secret techniques detectives use to solve crimes. Learn about the basics of human DNA and how it can be an important part of crime solving. See how analyzing the contents of solutions can provide valuable clues to a crime. Learn how to crack top-secret codes. See how everyone’s fingerprints are different and learn the techniques detectives use to analyze them. Put all you’ve learned and experimented with to work analyzing a mock crime scene – just like real detectives do! Take home projects include a detective’s kit, a secret decoder system, a model skeleton, a secret agent triangle puzzle and more!
AGES: 5-12 yrs
PROGRAM # 232607-A
DATES: Mon-Fri, Aug 4-8
TIMES: 1-4 pm
LOCATION: Thompson Park South Shelter
COST: $182 R/$200 NR
Updated 3/08
Recreation Division
Parks & Recreation Department
City of Upper Arlington
3600 Tremont Road
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
Phone: 614-583-5300
Fax: 614-457-6620
www.ua-ohio.net
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