Five Ways to Get your Kids out of the House this Weekend
There’s only so many after-school programs that will keep them busy
You’ve already worked hard enough this summer keeping your kid entertained while they were on break. Here are five youth programs to enroll your child in to keep them happy, entertained and learning after school and on the weekends, even if they don’t realize it.
- The Recreator
Flip through a comprehensive list of community-wide opportunities through the City of Fort Collins Recreation facilities. A new edition of The Recreator is released every season with a new list of activities to enroll in no matter what day of the week or what the weather holds. Choose from ice skating, flag football, painting, pottery, dance classes… anything your kid wants to set their mind to.
2. The Boys and Girls Club of Larimer County
For only $20 a year, the B&G Clubs offer new, innovate and exciting programming to its club members while providing a safe environment that helps children reach their full potential. Open Monday-Friday year round, there’s a handful of opportunities for your child to stay active and socialize with kids just like them.
3. Colorado Youth Outdoors
CYO is a nonprofit organization with a mission to build relationships through traditional outdoor recreation. With a cost of $25 per person, Colorado Youth Outdoors offers a CORE program held Tuesdays and Thursdays teaching skills such as fly fishing, spin fishing, archery, camping and backpacking.
4. Great School Escapes
Conducted through the CSU Environmental Learning Center, Great School Escapes offers several skill classes over the weekend that kids can apply outside of the program such as art skills, adventure skills and naturalist skills all while being outdoors. If inclement weather occurs, there are indoor options on CSU’s campus as well. Cost is $25 per child for members and $50 per child for non-members.
5. The Growing Project
The Growing Project is committed to promoting an environmentally and socially just local food system through direct agricultural experiences within the community. Garden time connects youth of all ages to hands-on garden experience. Kids will learn to care for plans, identify harmful bugs and weeds, and harvest a handful of vegetables throughout the growing season. The Growing Project also parters with other non profit organizations such as The Boys and Girls Club and The Family Center to allow participants to experience an entire growing season in Northern Colorado.
