All ages are invited to learn American Sign Language!

ASL Basics: This class will teach the sign language alphabet and basic word signs and sentences.

ASL II: This class is for students who already know the sign language alphabet and basic word signs and sentences.


www.aclib.us

Class schedule varies monthly.
Ages 9 and up
Fees vary by class.

The Cade Museum for Creativity + Invention inspires the next generation of creative thinkers and inventors through ongoing programs, imparting STEAM (science, technology, engineering arts and mathematics) knowledge combined with the arts, and opportunity to be creative in hands-on studios and labs.   Examples of classes offered: "Kaboom Science," "The Art of Color- The Science of Art," "Introduction to Pop-up Books," "Polymer Palooza," "The Science of Tie-Dye" and much more.   Programs change monthly.   Check website for details.

www.cademuseum.orgevents/programs

2nd Saturday of every month 10:00AM - 2:00PM  /   October - June only
All ages
FREE with park admission

Dudley Kids: a volunteer at Dudley Farm teaches children how make a craft or perform a common activity from the 1800's.  Check the website for details on the scheduled activity.

January 14th - The real deal - sheep wool as it comes off the sheep. We will wash it and felt it in different ways.

February 11th - Lavendar hearts -We will fill up sewn and stuffed heart-shaped sachets with dried lavendar flowers. Kids will twist cords of yarn to close the sachets. They can also make tassels to decorate the cords. It will make a nice Valentine's gift.

March 10th - Weave an Easter basket or wind a bird's nest with vines from the Dudley property.

April 14th - Write with a quill or dip nip and ink from an ink well. Learn how to hold a pencil in your hand for nice handwriting first. Then try the dip nip and then the quill. Write a letter to someone you love.

May 12th - It's getting hot. That's why we have ice cold lemonade on the back porch, and some folks to tell us stories from their childhood.


friendsofdudleyfarm.org/events/kids.html

Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:00PM - 6:00PM
Elementary School age

Gigno offers fun enrichment classes and tutoring services in math, science, art, music and foreign language for preschoolers and school-aged children.


gignokids@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/gignokids

At the Little Shop of Gainesville, our goal is to create an experience unlike any other in Gainesville. We understand what it means to be a mom and want to help make the journey as fun and fulfilling as possible for our friends and neighbors.

Boutique The little shop carries toys, unique baby gifts and children's stylish clothing. The little shop has areas for your little ones to play while you shop. Click here for details on clothing lines.

Play Studio and Creation Station The little shop offers a play space for toddlers and kids up to eight years old.   Your child can dress-up in our costume area, play in our two-story all wood playhouse, shop at our play grocery store with child size grocery carts, cook a gourmet meal in our play kitchen or just play with our many wooden toys, puzzles, books and games.   The creation station is for toddlers and kids up to twelve years old.   Our creation station is a place for your child to explore their creative side. Your child will express themselves through many different art mediums (drawing, painting, clay, collage and more).   Click here for rates and membership details.

Children's Creative Classes The little shop offers creative classes for toddlers and kids up to twelve years old.   Choose from classes in music, dance, art, sewing, enrichment and much more!   For details on all of the fun activites happening throughout the month at the little shop, click here to visit the Happenings page.

Parties The little shop provides a variety of party themes for all ages.   From planning to implementation, we do all the work so that you can relax and enjoy your child's special day. Click here for details on party themes and packages.


www.thelittleshopgnv.com

Living History Days: Saturdays 9:00AM - 4:30 PM
All Ages
FREE

Living History Days: Step back in a time when the roosters’ crow and the rising sun, not an alarm clock, welcomed a new day!   The Living History Farm comes to life with staff interpreting day-to-day life on a rural Florida farm.   Sample biscuits, fresh butter and a slice of life from 1870!   The heritage breed farm animals are fed twice daily around 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. FREE.

The Living History Farm is open to the public from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Morningside’s Living History Farm is a ten-acre re-creation of a single-family rural holding in the year 1870.  The Farm centers on the McCarroll’s, an Alachua County Irish immigrant family who built the oldest of the structures: Hogan’s Cabin.  The farm includes the 1840’s cabin, 1900’s board and batten kitchen, 1880’s twin-crib barn, Half-Moon one-room school house, reproduction out-buildings, heirloom garden and field crop areas and live heritage breed farm animals.  You can step into the life of an 1870’s family during special events and programs.


www.natureoperations.org

O2B Kids Educational Classes include computers and a variety of fun science classes

www.O2BKids.com

The Reichert House Youth Academy is a program that provides services designed to give young men opportunities to learn about themselves and their community.   The cornerstone of the Reichert House program centers around three elements: RESPECT, RESTRAINT and RESPONSIBILITY.   The program helps youth to develop, achieve and maintain a lifestyle that is free from substance abuse, crime and other situations that plague young men.   The Reichert House provides youth with the opportunity and support to build positive lives for themselves so they can move into contributing roles in society.

www.reicherthouse.org

Santa Fe College offers a variety of community education classes for kids each semester. Visit the website for details on specific class offerings.

www.dept.sfcollege.edu/ce/classesKids.html

Saturdays 10:30AM - 11:00AM
All ages
$7 per skater

Skate Station Funworks offers a beginning skating lesson program. Skaters learn the basic skills of forward and backward skating, starting and stopping correctly, proper posture, balance and falling, as well as skating and equipment safety.


www.funworks.com/gainesville/skate-lessons/

Ongoing classes are offered Monday - Saturday. Check the website for details.
All ages
Fees vary with class

Sprout offers a variety of Creative Kids Studios including children's classes for Zumba, French and Spanish, after-school drama, story-time, crafts, music, dance and more. In addition, Sprout offers in-service training and professional development for teachers, teacher resources, educational assessments. We have high quality educational materials from DK Books, Scholastic, Melissa & Doug, Discovery Toys, Pottery Barn Kids, Montessori, IKEA, and many more.


www.sproutlearningresources.com