AMERICAN GIRL TEA PARTY Ages 4 to 11 years old Just for Girls who love their American Girl Doll!! No need to travel to Chicago, bring your American Girl to a tea party she won't soon forget right here in Rockford! Girlish and fun, stylish and cute- fun games, a creative take home craft and makeovers for you and your doll to boot! In an atmosphere that is so chic, she'll be tickled pink- with sweet treats to enjoy at an elegant table, a focus on life values & etiquette, being positive, helping others, having fun and being yourself. After enjoying tea with your doll, bring your doll to the hair studio for a fun, new 'hairstyle', visit the 'sparkle station' for an age appropriate mini makeover, strut your stuff down the runway with your American Girl doll to showcase your style, play fun games & have fun with a creative take home craft. Sure to please, don't miss the fun!

SO EXCITING.....ALL GUESTS WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING FOR AN AMERICAN GIRL DOLL TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT THE END OF THE PARTY!

Girls in Third Grade will have fun while learning how to play basketball!  All games are played on Saturdays at Rockford Public School gyms, beginning Nov. 7 and ending Dec. 19.  Practice will begin the week of October 19.  Thd focus of this program is fun, good sportsmanship and fundamentals.  Sorry, we cannot honor requests.  When teams are full, your child will be placed onto a waiting list.  Coach Jessica Yonker will make team assignments.  DEADLINE:  September 18, 2009

Please indicate the following in the notes section:

1. Your daughter's height in inches (REQUIRED)

2. Which weeknight your daughter can NOT practice

3. Shirt size (Youth Medium, Youth Large, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, Adult X-Large)

For ages 8 to adult. Students learn to design and build their own motorized battle cars. By using principles of simple and complex machines, gearing, and mechanical advantage, students try to flip, push, or smash their opponent's battle vehicles.  This is brain over brawn through applied physics.  Each team attempts to exploit the design weaknesses or mechanical advantage of their opponent's bot.  Lessons demonstrate the use of mechanical lifts, nets, drills, ramps, and more. 

For ages 6 to adult. Students will be amazed as they have FUN with chemistry.  Students will make oozy-gooey slime, watch clear liquids magically change color before their eyes, make their own eraser and super bouncy ball, invent their own carbonated drink, make a glowing blue concoction to examine why fire flies glow, make a dinosaur grow to many times its original size, and many more fun lab experiments.  This is a science class that your child won't want to miss and will tell all their friends about.  Material fees included.

Crazy Science

Build & launch 4 different kinds of air-launched rockets.  Build one airpowered rocket launcher that you can take home to launch under adult supervision.  Safest type of rocket designed, uses NO combustible materials.  Launched using air and in one type of rocket, water.  Bring one two-liter pop bottle (full or empty).  Finished rockets will be used in a variety of activities including altitude, distance time aloft and accuracy competitions.  Taught by NASA Network of Educator Astronaut Teacher, Casey Teliczan.  $5 Material Fee payable at time of registration

For children ages 8 - 12 years  

Tennis Summer Sessions for Grades K - 1.  Classes meet at East Rockford Middle School tennis courts Monday and Wednesday, with match play on Friday. 

Tennis Summer Gr. K - 1

Ages 18 & Up. Wondering what to do with those fruits, herbs and vegetables you planted in your garden or bought at the farm market? Thinking about how much money you can save at the holidays by giving homemade gifts this year? Learn how to use the garden's bounty to make pesto, fresh herb butter, herbal vinegar, herbal seasoning blends, flavored mustards, lavender honey, and much more. Recipes and samples included. Instructor: Connie Hanson, Master Gardner.

Glorious Gifts from the Garden

Would you like to come on a fun filled fantastic journey to explore painting? Come explore your creativity in this three day class jam packed with painting fun! Each day students will learn painting techniques and art history while creating realistic and imaginative art works. The first day we will discover watercolor painting, watercolor techniques, tempera paint and tempera techniques. The second day we will explore acrylic paint and acrylic painting techniques. On the final day, we will experiment with mixed media paintings and release our creativity! Class will be modified for the preschool - 1st grade session. $10 MATERIAL FEE TO BE PAID TO INSTRUCTOR

Explore Painting

Woods and Wetlands for beginners involves hands on learning to appreciate and respect nature. We will explore the Brower Lake Nature Preserve using all of our senses. This class will include some structured activities, such as learning to use a compass, identifying plants and animals, and map making. Additionally, we will all benefit from nature in the ways that scientific studies have indicated is critical for all humans particularly children. Interacting freely with nature increases a sense of well being, physical, mental and emotional health and decreases symptoms of learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders. But for the kids, it's just fun in the woods, rain or shine! So dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes, prepare to get dirty, bring a little knapsack with a water bottle, snack and any woods supplies you'd like to bring! $5 MATERIAL FEE PAYABLE TO INSTRUCTOR GRADES 2-5

Woods and Wetlands For Beginners