Hey Moms and Dads! Spring Break is fast approaching! What activities are available for kids during Spring Break week, March 31 – April 4? Here are a few ideas:
- City Spring Break Camp: open to 6 to 12 year olds, from 8 am to 4:30 pm at the Boys and Girls’ Club, corner of 4th St and Seminole Ave. Cost: $15, includes a tee-shirt. Sign-up forms are available on-line (www.cityoflakewales.com) or come to City Hall (corner of Central Ave. and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd downtown) from 8 am – 5 pm, Monday thru Friday. Sign up and pay at the cashier’s desk.
- City Basketball Clinic: open to 5 to 15 year olds, from 9 am to noon at the Albert Kirkland Gym, on Third Street near Seminole Ave. Cost: $20. Sign-up forms are available on line or at the cashier’s desk at City Hall as noted above.
- City Library: open from 9 am to 6:30 pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; from 9 am to 5:30 pm on Wednesday and Friday; and from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, on Crystal Ave near Scenic Highway downtown. Activities include:
- Movie for kids: Open to all children on Monday, March 31, 3 pm.
- Chess for kids: Open to all children every Saturday, 11:30 am.
In addition, our library has an extensive collection of both Children’s and Young Adult books, as well as video tapes, CDs, and DVDs to loan for free! There are also magazines, reference materials, and 12 computer stations.
- Open basketball play: Open to all children afternoons and evenings from 1 pm to 8:30 pm weekdays at the Albert Kirkland Gym, and 1 to 5 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Looking ahead to this summer, some of the activities being planned are as follows:
- Challenge Summer Soccer Camp sponsored by the Ridge Soccer League: June 23 – 27, East Central Park in Dundee just off Scenic Highway near the Dundee Ridge Middle School. Open to 4 – 6 year olds for the morning sessions, and 6 – 16 year olds in the evenings. Sign up on line at www.challenge.com or call 676-3304.
- Boys and Girls’ Club Summer Camp: open to 5 year olds who have just finished kindergarten through age 18. Dates are yet to be arranged. Registration will be at the Boys and Girls’ Club, corner of Fourth and Seminole Ave. as follows: the first two weeks in May for members, the last two weeks for non-members.
- Camp Rock at Hillcrest Elementary School sponsored by Polk County Leisure Services: June 16 – Aug. 8 from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm (four, two-week sessions). Recreation based summer camp program, includes arts & crafts, games, field trips, and special events. Call Brandy Gray at 534-4340 for more information.
- Title 1 Summer Camp: Janie Howard Wilson Elementary School for selected 3rd, 4th and 5th graders from June 9 - 27 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am or July 28 - Aug. 8 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. This camp offers tutoring for the next grade level requirements. Call Beverly Lynne at 678-4211 for more information.
- Gnats Summer Camp: Babson Park Elementary School for K through 5th graders from Monday, June 9 - Aug. 8 from 7:30 am to 6 pm. Activities include arts & crafts, music lessons, swimming, outdoor recreation, nature hikes, tutoring, and computer lab. Call 678-4664 for more information.
