Have projects just laying around and need the motivation to finish them? Come hang out with fellow knitters and crocheting friends. Drop in on a Wednesday from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Want to learn how to knit or crochet? Come see what you can create with some tools and yarn. Just in time for the holidays! Looking to give back to your community? Come knit some hats, gloves, or scarves to donate to those in need during the cold winter months. Make new friends and bring old friends while being creative. The possibilities are endless!

Booking and Cooking is an 8 week program geared toward reading a book each week and preparing a healthy meal or snack that corresponds with the reading. Space is limited so register right away! Held at Valley YMCA at The Holy Rosary Church.

Outdoor immersion is so important for our kids. Come join us for a hands-on nature immersion class at YMCA Camp Tepee and Family Outdoor Center. This class is for children ages 3-5 years old and their caregiver. Younger siblings are welcomed, but class will not be geared towards them.  

In this class we will explore, experiment, dig, smell, and learn about our backyards! Come explore and play!

A group mentoring experience that is designed to engage the youth in caring for and helping to uplift their community. We work to enhance the character within our group members through team building, trainings, workshops, volunteer service, and activities that promote personal growth, social development, and leadership skills. 

Our Baking Club is an open environment where youth share a love for baking with peers who are also passionate about baking and working on recipes. The best part is, we get to bring home our baked goods, if we don't eat them all up during the club meeting. Measuring, mixing, and kneading are a few actions in baking that will allow your child to enhance their motor functions, control, and strength. 

Come Bake with Us!

Apart from just being a way to occupy time, tending to plants is a great way to bring purpose, fulfillment, and joy to our lives. Learn, grow, and share with like-minded peers with the common goal to build and maintain our very own, on-site Community Garden. 

This group studies the various types of cuisine of the world, as students are exposed to history, cultural influences, and common recipes. Students will learn and demonstrate culinary art skills used within various geographic regions around the world. We will explore the traditions, customs, techniques, and major ingredients in specific cuisines. Join our Certified Chef and taste what you’ve been missing! 

Arts and Crafts helps to enhance the fine motor skills, hand to eye coordination, and building levels of manual dexterity, as well as identification of shapes, colors, textures, and working with materials. Encouraging and enhancing the natural creativity within the mind is the #1 goal of the Krafty Kids Club at the Y.