M – October 7: Wild Art + (Cup)cake Walk

It's also baking time! Those who are interested can help to bake several sets of cupcakes today. We do have loads of small bakers, so we'll probably need to bake in parent- or teen-lead groups. I'll bring the other ingredients (oil + eggs), cupcake trays + liners.

FIELD TRIP to Miller Farms – Oct 11 @ 11am

Friday, October 11 @ 11 am – Meet us at Miller Farms (13912 Cr 19, Platteville, Colorado 80651) for a l-o-n-g tractor ride where everyone can pick their own vegetables! From Miller Farms' website: "Our fall festival gives everyone the opportunity to not only explore the farm, but to also harvest their own vegetables! During …

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M – September 30: 3D + Hands-On Art

We’re going to make 3D sculptures + do the shaping part today. There's an option today to try a new technique with spray foam to quickly shape a structure, then let it dry. People can also "carve" into their foam shape to continue refining it.

M – September 23: Bird-Watching + Watercolors

We’ll be birding while we wander down the Clear Creek Trail together with guidebooks + binoculars. If your kids are into this, please bring binoculars or a camera to document what you see. Those of us with birding hobbies will bring our guidebooks to share.

September 19 @ 10a – Trial Day #2 for Tween/Teen Program

Thursdays from 10a-4p – We're looking for Tweens/Teens aged 10+ to flesh out our current crew! Because this age group tends to be slow to warm, we're going to run free trial days for the first two weeks of our semester. This is the last trial week. Sign up here!

M – September 16: A Guacamole Scavenger Hunt

10:30 AM Group activity: Emming Family Reminder: When it’s your week, you’re responsible for choosing an activity (think: team-building or minute-to-win-it games) from the list that you’ll instigate as soon as enough people arrive. 11 AM Circle: Let's circle up + talk about today's plan. We'll quickly assemble a working list of careers + have …

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M – September 9: The Tie-Dye Session

Because we have an enormous kitchen to use, we're going to start by using it! We'll use the deep, stainless steel sinks as a safe tie-dying space this week. Adults, please plan to help your kiddos! We'll need to take turns, so be prepared to plan while you wait.