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Recreation
Cooking Class, Babysitting Class & Art Classes,
Classes
Winter/Spring 2024/2025

COOKING BABYSITTING

CLASS CLASS

Sticky Fingers Cooking Babysitting 101
Grade K-5 Boys & Girls Ages 11-15
Your kids can have a blast every week discovering how easy and fun it is to This course will prepare participants for babysitting jobs or other
cook tasty, healthy, globally inspired recipes! Our interactive cooking classes positions that require them to supervise children in the absence of
incorporate S.T.E.A.M., culture, language, geography, history and more. Sticky parents or guardians. Topics covered include child development stages,
Fingers Cooking offers young chefs the chance to explore exciting tastes (all basic childcare and first aid, safety, and leadership. All participants will
seasonal and as local as possible!), master culinary skills and nourish their receive a certificate upon completion of the course. Max of 10.
bodies and minds. Our Chef Instructors bring all the ingredients, district Location: Howard Leisure Center
approved equipment and supplies to lead an engaging, fun, and interactive Code Day Date (4 weeks) Time R/NR
cooking class with your young chefs in training. ALL ALLERGIES ARE
ACCOMMODATED, and recipes are NUT FREE. Please note that recipes are 110105-04 Wed Apr 30-May 21 5:30-7:00 pm $126/$147
subject to change based on our creative whim! We have ALL NEW recipes
planned throughout the year!. Min 6/Max 12. No class March 25. BABYSITTING
Location: LoVerde Sports & Rec Center
Code Day Date (8 weeks) Time R/NR
110112-01 Tues Jan 14-Mar 4 4:30-5:30 pm $230/$257 101
110112-02 Tues Mar 18-May 13 4:30-5:30 pm $230/$257

ART CLASSES

Hand Sewn Buddies Intro to Watercolor-

Ages 7-10: This class will combine a variety of mediums in a single School’s Out Art Class!
artwork. We will create different collages, sculptures, assembles paintings. Ages 7-12
We will use many different materials such as paint, clay and found items. Learn the basics of watercolor through introductory painting exercises
Each student will take home a unique project every week. Max of 8. leading to the creating of a sunset mountain range painting (January
Ages 11-15: Learn how to design and construct your own mini 20) and landscape sky painting (February 17). Max of 8.
plushies! Students will begin by learning basic hand-stitching techniques, Location: Howard Leisure Center
moving to exploration of different types of fabric & materials. The final Code Day Date Time R/NR
project will involve the creation of keychain plushies and basic plushie 110109-24 Mon Jan 20 11:00 am-1:00 pm $35/$40
clothing! Max of 8.
110109-25 Mon Feb 17 11:00 am-1:00 pm $35/$40
Location: Howard Leisure Center (No class March 26)
Age Code Day Date Time R/NR Pop Art with Paint Pens-
7-10 110109-20 Wed Jan 15-Feb 12 4:00-5:00 pm $120/$144 School’s Out Art Class!
7-10 110109-21 Wed Feb 26-Apr 9 4:00-5:00 pm $120/$144 Ages 11-15
11-15 110109-22 Wed Jan 15-Feb 12 5:30-6:30 pm $120/$144 Explore color by learning to use paint markers. This workshop will
11-15 110109-23 Wed Feb 26-Apr 9 5:30-6:30 pm $120/$144
include introductory activities using the markers leading up to small
portrait projects on paint chips! Max of 8.
Location: Howard Leisure Center
Code Day Date Time R/NR
110109-26 Mon Jan 20 2:00-4:00 pm $35/$40
110109-27 Mon Feb 17 2:00-4:00 pm $35/$40

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