Kernersville Family YMCA
Family
Join us for Kids Night Out!
Join us the first Saturday of the month for a fun-filled Kids Night Out including monthly themes, swimming, (for ages 5 and up) waterpark, (seasonal) pool, pizza, crafts, and physical activities, such as: Gaga, Nine Square Up in the Air, group games, dancing and more.
We are now extending our program to potential members for only $6.00 an hour. There are also now discounts for families with multiple participants. The cost for your first child is $15.00 (only $5 an hour!). For each additional child is only $10.00.
Program Time: 5:30-8:30
Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years old
Dates and themes below:
April 14th “Wacky and Woozy” (Wear your wacky hat , and/or wacky hair, wacky clothes)
May 5th “Groove and Move” (Put on your dancing shoes for music, dancing contest and dancing on the Wii)
June 2nd “Hawaii Luau Party” (Fun at the Water Park, music, leis, limbo, and more)
July 14th “Build Your Own Sundae” Sundae Contest (Craziest, most colorful, creative, gross)
Register by the Thursday before: $12.00 (members) potential members $18.00
Register the day before or day of: $15.00 (members) potential members $18.00
Additional $10.00 per child (members)
Questions or comments?
Pam Greene
Associate Youth Director
996-2231 ext. 6415 /email: p.greene@ymcanwnc.org
Drop-n-Shop
As moms we always need time for appointments, to run errands, and for ourselves. In order to help you, the YMCA has Drop-N-Shop. You can drop your child(ren) off for 2.5 hours of playing, socializing, and participating in activities. Included is: singing, dancing, arts and crafts, story time, and more. Drop-N-Shop is available during the hours of 8:30-12:30 am, Mon-Sat. or 5:00-8:00 pm Mon-Thurs.
Cost: $15.00 for a maximum of 2.5 hours
Please register and pay at the front desk. You’ll need to bring your receipt to nursery at time of drop off.
If you have questions or comments, please contact Pam Greene, Associate Youth Director, 336-996-2231 ext.6415 or p.greene@ymcanwnc.org
Youth Fitness Room
Ages: 5 – 11 years
This program is designed to help children ages 5-11 learn how to live a healthy life through exercise. Your children can visit the Youth Fitness Room while you work out. They will have a chance to participate in physically active games, climb the Treadwall, be active on our interactive video games (Exerbikes and DDR,) and use age appropriate exercise equipment.
Youth Fitness Room Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Out of School Days: additional hours, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Birth and Beginnings
The 3-session childbirth preparation series is offered by Sara Lee Center for Women’s Health and is hosted at the YMCA. This series teaches parents-to-be about the birth process, how to work through their labor as comfortably as possible and how to care for their newborn after returning home. For more information, dates and registration, please call Health Connections at (336) 718-7000.
Birthday Parties
The Kernersville Family YMCA offers Birthday Parties!
Your birthday party coordinator will work with you to ensure your child has a great party. With a variety of activities for all ages and abilities, your child, your child’s friends, and your family will enjoy a party that is as special as your child.
Sign up for a two hour party that includes either the playground or game room and one additional location in our facility such as the pool, water park or gym.
Birthday Party Details
The YMCA Provides:
- A Party Planner
- Pizza and Drinks
- Plates, Napkins, Tablecloths and Utensils
- Use of one party room and one activity area
Activities/Spaces Available:
- Indoor Pool
- Outdoor Water Park (May-September)
- Indoor Playzone (recommended for 5 years and under)
- YMCA Game Room
- Outside Shelters
- Gymnasium
- Bounce House
- Sports
- Zumba
- WiiTM
Cost (for 15 children):
- $185.00 for members
- $250.00 for potential members
- Includes: Facility rental, party planner, food and drink, and party supplies
- $7.00 for each additional child
Payment Information:
Payment is due at time of booking party. We require a 2 weeks notice to book a party.
For more information on birthday parties; please call or email Jane Evans at (336) 996-2231.
Adventure Guides
The YMCA has a long history of bringing parents and children together for life enriching experiences. This history has left a legacy of strengthened relationships and close bonds in many families and communities around the country. The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina has been a part of the Y-Indian Guide/Adventure Guides program for more than 30 years. Adventure Guides currently serves 20 tribes with over 400 participants in Forsyth, Stokes, Davie, Yadkin, and Wilkes Counties. Collectively, these tribes form the Adventure Guides Saura Nation.
The Adventure Guides Program aims to strengthen the bond between fathers and their children through activities that allow them to spend quality time together. Based on strong traditions of the Native American Culture including dignity, patience, endurance, spirituality, concern for the Earth and family values, these programs are tools that will help build memories that will last a lifetime.
What are some benefits to participating?
Through Adventure Guides, the YMCA provides the following benefits to father and child:
- Foster companionship and understanding and set a foundation for positive, lifelong relationships between father and child
- Build a sense of self-esteem and personal worth
- Expand awareness of body, mind, and spirit
- Provide a framework to meet a mutual need of spending enjoyable, constructive, and quality time together
- Enhance the quality of family time
- Emphasize the vital role parents play in the growth and development of their children
- Offer an important and unique opportunity to develop & enjoy volunteer leadership skills
- Opportunity to meet other families with children the same age
Learn more about Adventure Guides »
For further information, please contact Andrew Plyer, Adventure Guides Director, at (336) 721-2100 x 6267 or a.plyler@ymcanwnc.org.