Wilkes Family YMCA
Family
Water Babies
Ages 6 months-2 ½ years old can join this 20-minute class centered around introducing the water to our little future swimmers! Our nurturing instructor acts as a guide as you teach your little one the basic fundamentals of breath control, buoyancy, floating, and more through songs and games. Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, and uncles are all welcome! Children who are not potty trained must wear a swim diaper. We recommend Huggies “Little Swimmers” or Pampers “Splashers.” Those in regular diapers will not be allowed to participate.
Cost: FREE for members/ $5 for potential members
Saturday Dates: January 7th, February 4th, March 3rd, April 7th, May 5th
Time: 11-11:20am
NEW! Tuesday Dates: January 17th, February 14th, March 13th, April 17th, May 15th
Time: 5:30-5:50pm
Meeting Place: Meet your instructor by the Sunshine Pool.
Baby Boogie
Ages: 1-5 years
Baby Boogie is a 30 minute class, which will incorporate music, movement, stories, ballet, gymnastics, flexibility, yoga and strength for caregivers and children. Baby Boogie will be taught by Deanna Franklin in our Aerobics Room. For more info, contact Heather Barnes at h.barnes@ymcanwnc.org.
Dates: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Cost: Free to members
Parents Night Out
Ages: 5 – 14 years
From 5-10 p.m., we occupy your children. For members and potential-members. Child/ren enrolled in our After-School Fun Club program, can take a bus from the site location. Those not in our After-School program should be dropped off at the YMCA by 5 pm. Pick up will be at the YMCA, at10 pm. We will take the kids to Fun Station 2000 in Statesville or Bo’s Family Entertainment in Lenoir.
Dates offered:
July 15, 2011 (Funstation)
August 12, 2011 (Bo’s)
September 16, 2011 (Bo’s)
October 21, 2011 (Funstation)
November 18, 2011 (Bo’s)
December 16, 2011(Bo’s)
Cost: $15 members and $18 for potential-members
Fun Station 2000 in Statesville, NC
Cost includes 2 slices of pizza with a drink, unlimited laser tag, tea cups (a spinning ride similar to a carnival ride), airplane ride, and a miniature roller coaster, and play in the climbing fun zone. *You may send extra money for the arcade games but not recommended over $15 and your child is responsible for the safe keeping of their own money.
Bo’s Family Entertainment in Lenoir, NC
Cost includes 2 slices of pizza (or hot dog) with a drink, unlimited laser tag, miniature golf, bowling, bumper cars, and arcade games. *Please let your child know that due to the free arcade games, they will not receive tickets. These tickets are usually used to get a “free” prize but will not be available due to the unlimited play on the games.
For more information, please contact: Anita Oliver, Youth Program Director at (336) 838-3991.
Babies Night Out
Ages: 6 weeks to 5 years old
Once a month, we offer a program where you can drop your child off from 4:30 p.m. until 8:45 p.m. while you enjoy a dinner date or time to yourself. Be sure to bring diapers, wipes, snacks, bottles, lunch, etc.
Dates offered:
July 15, 2011
August 12, 2011
September 16, 2011
October 21, 2011
November 18, 2011
December 16, 2011
Cost: $15 per child, members only.
You must register before you drop your children off at the business office, front desk, or at the end of the hallway on the left, headed toward the front desk.
Parents Morning Out
Ages: 6 weeks to 5 years old
Are you looking for a fun place to leave your children while you spend some time for yourself or enjoy lunch with friends? The Wilkes Family YMCA has the perfect option for you. Kids play games, participate in activities, and have fun from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Be sure to bring diapers, wipes, snacks, bottles, lunch, etc.
Dates offered:
August 12, 2011
September 16, 2011
October 21, 2011
November 18, 2011
December 16, 2011
Cost: $15 per child members only
You must register before you drop your children off at the business office, front desk, or at the end of the hallway on the left, headed toward the front desk.
Birthday Parties
Let the YMCA host your child’s next birthday party! We have a variety of options and have a birthday host, decorations, fun games & activities that will impress the birthday child along with all their guests. Call today or drop in to reserve your party! Choose from different themes and let our enthusiastic party host entertain the party guests.
Birthday Party Contract
Facility Rental Contract
Family Literacy
The YMCA Literacy Initiative offers El Nido (“The Nest”), which is a family literacy program that takes place on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hall-Woodward Elementary School. El Nido, which is based on the Mother Read curriculum, provides book-based activities for children while their parents participate in ESL classes. There is also Parent and Child Together time (PACT time) built into the curriculum, which provides an opportunity for parents and children to work together on book-based projects.
Contact Information
Julie Weber, ESL/Family Literacy Coordinator at (336) 727-9850
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
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For further information, please contact Andrew Plyer, Adventure Guides Director, at (336) 721-2100 x 6267 or a.plyler@ymcanwnc.org.