PARKS & RECREATION NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP PARKS & RECREATION NEWTOWN PRSRT STD US POSTAGE BOARD PAID STAFF STAFF PARKS & LANGHORNE, PA PERMIT NO. 129 Andy Levine Kurt Ferguson Kathy Pawlenko RECREATION ECRWSS Chair Township Manager/ Director Joel Grosso Finance Janyce Czyz Vice Chair Secretary Glenn Forsyth Dennis D’Arcy Fire Chief Megan Prusienski & Anne Porter Kathleen Kimble Program Coordinators Kathy Kelly Ronald Weaver Phone: Sue Sutton Public Works 215-968-2800 ext. 239 POSTAL CUSTOMER Fax: 215-504-2202 Mark McMenamin Kathy Pawlenko Web: www.newtownfun.com ***DATE SENSITIVE MATERIAL *** Mark Joseph Parks and Recreation Email: DELIVER IMMEDIATELY Linda Welles [email protected] Henry “Rick” Pasqualini Office Hours: Kathy Pawlenko Police Chief Parks and Recreation Director Mon- Fri., 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Halloween Parade! (ages 3-6) Come take your little monsters and goblins, princesses and pirates around the Township complex for a Halloween Parade! Participants will be parading through all the departments! We will visit the Police, Emergency Services, Public Works, Administration, Codes & Zoning, Parks and Recreation, and the Tax ofce. While on our parade we will be trick or treating so bring a bag for your goodies! Session: Wed, Oct. 28, 1:00 – 2:30 pm #154106 20 Location: Newtown Township Administration Building 1 Fee: Free, pre-registration required! 5 Happy Halloween! Holiday Health Bazaar! Join Newtown Township Parks and Recreation for a day of health and good tidings! Start your holiday shopping early with healthful gifts for everyone on your shopping list! The event includes handmade, natural, green, locally made gifts and services. *please visit our website at www.newtownfun.com for complete details! Session: Sat, Nov. 21, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm #154232 Location: Newtown Township Administration Building Jingle Bell Rides! Experience the fun of an old-fashioned country hayride (does include seats) pulled by huge Belgian Draft Horses wearing brass sleigh bells! Bring a blanket and cuddle up! Your journey will take you over the meadow and through the woods. After, you can stop and enjoy a crackling bon-re, beverage, cookies, marshmallows and the sounds of the season. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your reserved time, the hayride departs at the scheduled times. Sunday, December 13th (session start times) Session 1: 1:00 pm #154204 Session 2: 1:45 pm #154205 Session 3: 2:30 pm #154206 Session 4: 3:15 pm #154207 Horses: Forgotten Orchard Farm Location: Boat House Area in Tyler State Park Fee: $18 Resident Discount: $15 Prices are per person Santa's Great Candy Cane Hunt! Come join Santa for a fun lled morning of candy cane hunting! The Candy Cane Hunt is a FREE event sponsored by PECO for boys and girls who are currently 3 to 6 years old. Thousands of candy canes will be scattered around the park in two age categories. Several of the canes are specially marked and can be redeemed for prizes. Parents are welcome to take photos with Santa and his remen elves and children will be served holiday refreshments! Sponsored by: Session: Sat. Dec. 5, 10:00 am – 11:00 am #154219 Location: Roberts Ridge Park Fee: FREE! Pre-registration required! N THE FU ISSUE! PLEASE FIND MANY MORE PROGRAMS NOT FEATURED IN OUR BROCHURE ONLINE! REGISTER NOW ONLINE AT WWW.NEWTOWNFUN.COM 1 SPECIAL INTEREST FOR YOUTH Music for Baby and Me (newborn to 18 months) Preschool Hanukkah Feast! (ages 3-5) Play musically with your baby by rocking, bouncing and dancing! Have fun singing Celebrate Hanukkah with simple crafts and a festive feast. We will make holiday and playing along with bells, shakers and scarves. decorations using popsicle sticks, paint, and craft materials. Children will make salty & Session: Tue, Sep. 22 – Oct. 27, 11:30 – 12:20 pm #154001 sweet marshmallow dreidels and chunky applesauce to snack on during a spirited Fee: $65 Resident Discount: $54 story time. Session: #154090 Session: Tue, Nov. 10 – Dec. 22, 11:30 – 12:20 pm #154107 Wed, Dec. 9, 10:00 – 11:00 am Instructor: Fee: $76 Resident Discount: $63 Lauren Rosenstock, MA Edu, MA History Instructor: Location: Newtown Township Administration Building Miss Lorrie, BA Music Fee: Resident Discount: Location: Newtown Township Administration Building $18 $15 NEW CRAFTIVITIES (Ages 3-5) (ages 6mos – 2 yrs) Sign, Say, and Play® This creative program encourages preschoolers to get their hands dirty while creating This is a six week course for you and your baby or young toddler! Join us as we explore works of art! In this class, we offer a warm, welcoming environment for kids to discover music, games, books, pretend play, and more! Do this all while learning signs that will their creativity through a variety of different projects. Parent participation is foster early communication and lessen frustration for both parent and child. Each encouraged! week will focus on learning signs based on a specic theme. Not only will you and your Session: Tue, Sept. 1 – Oct. 20, 2:00 – 2:45pm #154169 baby get to socialize, you will leave this course feeling more condent in guiding your Session: Tue, Oct. 27 – Dec. 15, 2:00 – 2:45pm #154170 child to communicate before s/he is able to talk! (multiples welcome, rate is per family.) Location: YMCA Fitness Center, Chandler Hall Session: Wed, Sep. 23 – Oct. 28, 10:00 – 10:45 am #154097 Fee: $114 Resident Discount: $95 Instructor: Hilary Rodgers, Baby Signs® Certied Instructor Preschool Dance! (Ages 3-5) Location: Newtown Township Administration Building This class is an introduction to creative dance/ballet, basic acro, and strength Fee: $119 Resident Discount: $99 training. We will use short, fun routines to build strength and condence! More Sign, Say, and Play® (ages 6mos – 2 yrs) Session: Thu, Oct. 8 – Nov. 12, 2:00 – 2:45 pm #154230 This is for participants who have already taken the SSP® course – and takes it further! Instructor: Kelli Robbins Join us for this six week course as we provide multi-sensory learning experiences, Location: Newtown Twp. Administration Bldg. appreciate both language comprehension and production, and take advantage of the Fee: $66 Resident Discount: $55 power of repetition! Each week will focus on learning based on a specic theme. Not only will you and your baby get to socialize, you will leave this course feeling more Preschool Boost! (ages 3-6) condent in guiding your child to the transition to speech! (multiples welcome, rate is Build condence and school readiness for your preschooler with fun lled weekly per family.) enrichment classes. We will focus on language & literacy, numbers, shapes, and Session: Wed. Nov. 11 – Dec. 23, 10:00 – 10:45 am #154098 holiday themes. Classes will combine multi-sensory activities, movement, singing, (No Class Nov. 25) and dramatic play. Come play and learn at the same time! This class will enhance Instructor: Hilary Rodgers, Baby Signs® Certied Instructor learning and socialization through free play and structured activities. Snack is Location: provided. Newtown Township Administration Building Session: #154082 Fee: Resident Discount: Fri, Oct. 2 – Nov. 20, 9:45 – 11:15 am $119 $99 Fee: $138 Resident Discount: $115 Music for Mom & Me (18 mos.-3 yrs) Session: Mon, Oct. 5 – Nov. 23, 9:45 – 11:15 am #154083 You and your child will experience a hands-on approach to music, rhythm and song. Fee: $138 Resident Discount: $115 Children will experience music through movement by dancing, tapping, clapping, Session: Fridays & Mondays Oct. 2 – Nov. 23, 9:45 – 11:15 am #154084 rocking and marching. Instruments will be used to accompany songs. Fee: $239 Resident Discount: $199 Instructor: Session: Tue, Sep. 22 – Oct. 27 Lauren Rosenstock, MA Edu, MA History Location: Class A: 9:30-10:20 am #154002 Newtown Township Administration Building #154003 Class B: 10:30-11:20 am (ages 3-7) Fee: $67 Resident Discount: $54 Piano Fun for Kids This unique weekly small group program (6 children maximum per class) is a fun Session: Tue, Nov. 10– Dec. 22, 10:30 – 11:20 am #154108 Fee: Resident Discount: introduction to music and piano! Children will learn to read music, basic keyboard $76 $63 skills, music theory, and play songs. In addition to being hands on at the keyboard, Instructor: Miss Lorrie, BA Music Location: they will learn about music with crafts, worksheets, and games. They will also be able Newtown Township Administration Building to see, hear, and touch different instruments such as the saxophone, clarinet, ute, Flipping for Flapjacks! (ages 2+) and trumpet. This is an excellent starting point for a child who shows an interest in We will read, If You Give a Pig a Pancake and make delicious, uffy pancakes from music! An optional $10 materials fee is due to the instructor if you'd like to practice Please note: the second session is only five weeks. scratch. Children will decorate their “piggy” pancakes with chocolate chips, music at home! Ages 3-4: Wed, Sep. 30 – Nov. 4, 4:10 – 4:50 pm #154238 strawberries, and whipped cream. A pancake toss, ap jack walk, and a griddle cake Ages 5-7: #154054 drop are included in the session. Wed, Sep. 30 – Nov. 4, 5:00 – 5:40 pm Fee: $130 Resident Discount: $109 Session: Wed, Sept. 30, 10:00 – 11:00 am #154081 Ages 3-4: Wed, Nov. 11 – Dec. 16, 5:00 – 5:40 pm #154239 Instructor: Lauren Rosenstock, MA Edu, MA History Ages 5-7: Wed, Nov. 11 – Dec. 16, 5:00 – 5:40 pm #154055 Location: Newtown Township Administration Building Fee: Resident Discount: No class Nov. 25 $18 $15 Fee: $109 Resident Discount: $91 Pumpkin Painting Party! (ages 2+) No carving is needed this Halloween! Bring your own pumpkins and create artistic designs with paint and craft materials.