Come and play with your favorite grown up! This playtime session includes songs, dances, games, dress up, sensory play and crafts in a relaxed setting. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents and caregivers to meet and interact in a fun environment.

Come, celebrate the holiday season by creating a beautiful late Renaissance early Baroque angel using paints, clay and iridescent medium. We will also make unique jewelery, a special shell case and a mini "Thomas Kinkade" style painting with a frame. All material included.

This parent and child program is designed to promote overall development including gross motor and language skills for babies six to twelve months of age. Puppets, songs, and other props will be used to encourage your child to interact and explore their environment within the group. Instructor Kerry Kirkland is an Early Childhood Educator. Affiliated with Anne Sullivan Center.

Great for the Gymnast & Dancers. Girls 10 years & up will benifit from this new class geared towards increasing athletic performance and injury prevention by increasing core strength and muscle awareness.

Utilizing traditional strengthening techniques, we will focus on strengthening the abdominals, back, and hips (core muscles) along with some upper and lower body exercises in order to move in all forms of activity more safely and effectively.

Get ready for some tricks and treats and halloween fun! We'll be cooking up treats, and celebrating fall during this party. We'll make a recipe or two, and eat what we make! If your kids like to help out in the kitchen, this is a great class - it combines a little bit of cooking, a little bit of eating, and a whole lot of fun!

The holidays are full of decorations, parties, and wonderful foods! Join us as we learn about food from different countries, try out some different recipes, and see what we like best! If your kids like to help out in the kitchen, this is a great class - a little bit of learning, a little bit of cooking, and a whole lot of fun!

For expecting parents or parents with infant's age 6 weeks to crawling. Learn techniques that can help soothe and comfort, while assisting their growth and development. Massage is a way to form a special bond with your child that lasts through all phases of life. Required materials fee of $6 will be collected in class for instruction booklet and massage oil.
The instructor is a Certified Infant massage Instructor.
Please bring the following:
1. soft comfortable blanket to lay baby on
2. small towel and body towel
3. bring special toy
4. stimulated babies can get hungry so be prepared to feed
5. dress baby in easy to remove clothing to massage
6. we will be sitting on carpet so you may want to bring pillow to sit on

Beginning students will learn basic photographic principles such as the camera and it's controls, how to use aperture and shutter speed together to get a proper exposure, white balance, tricky lighting situations and how to get the image right "in the camera" so that lots of time isn't spent correcting the image on the computer.
Beginning and more advanced students will gain a better understanding of subject matter and image content.
Each student will also get one-on-one instruction on the controls and functions found on their own personal cameras.
Students are encouraged to bring in examples of their work for a personal critique by the instructor.
Small assignments will be given to gauge understanding of the lessons.
The instructor will make his E-mail available during the class as well as afterwards so that students will be able to continue to learn and grow.
So, grab those instruction manuals that are collecting dust on the shelf or sitting at the bottom of your camera bag and come on down as we demystify the principles of digital photography.
Students will learn the basic skills needed to "get the most out of their digital cameras" in a friendly and nurturing environment.
This course is perfect for beginning students as well as seasoned amateurs who would like to brush up on some basic skills.
No previous photographic knowledge is necessary.
35mm based SLR's and Point and Shoot cameras are welcome. Film based shooters are welcome as well and may have their film processed and burned onto a CD by their labs.

Join us for a fun relaxing morning of yoga, art, clay work and skin care. Girls will spend time with each instructor who is an expert in their field. Instructors include Marg Takarabe, Kathy Dunn, Suzanne Donahue and Fabiola Peters.

In the Jr. Robotics program, kids from 5 TO 7 years of age will get a head start on basic robotics with specialized Lego brick sets and software. They will build simple models, attach different types of sensors and motors to them and then program them to perform basic robot behaviors. By working in teams of two, children will learn creative, problem solving and team working skills. This course is designed to be really hands on allowing students to learn and have fun at the same time.

It is no secret that poor nutrition and inactivity are putting todays youth at risk of developing life threatening diseases as they age. According to the American Obesity Association, approximately 30% of children ages 6 to 11 are overweight and 15% are obese. The prevalence of obesity has quadrupled over the past 25 years. This ten week program is designed to teach children between the ages of 8 and 12 the extreme dangers of being overweight and obese as well as the importance of daily fitness based activities. Participants of Operation Fit Kids will spend half an hour each class learning the importance of healthy food choices and half an hour learning the importance of exercise. Each half hour will include fun activities to reinforce what was taught.

Learning through music - a winning combination! Through songs, instrument play, stories, games & pretend play, your child will develop the skills needed for early school success! Children will spend the first 30 minutes of this class independent of their parents. Parents are advised to remain near the classroom should your child need you, however, you may remain in the room if your child is more comfortable with you present. The last 15 minutes are spent with the parents and children sharing music and activities together. Materials fee of $15 will be collected at first class.

Encourage your child to uncover an engaging musical world while building confidence, self control and communication skills. Along with an accompanying parent or caregiver, children meet weekly and enjoy singing, moving, listening and interacting socially and playing age appropriate instruments. Required materials fee of $56 is payable to instructor.

Celebrate your baby's development and nurture your bond in this very special weekly music and movement program designed for you and your lap baby, crawler or walker. You and baby will experience and participate in purposeful music activities that stimulate cognitive and language, social and emotional and physical development of your child, including object and instrument exploration, vocal play, singing, dancing, creative movement, infant massage, and gentle exercise and play. Bring a baby blanket or towel and socks for you and your child. The instructor will collect a required $36 materials fee for CD, board book & instrument.
For more information and additional classes, please visit brightdaymusic.com

Learn about skin care and how to apply makeup using various brushes with fun and different colors. Bring your own makeup & brushes. Examples will demonstrated during class.

Yoga for parent/caregiver and babies ages 3 months to almost walking. With babies in laps, arms or lying on the mat you and your baby practice yoga together. This class is designed to offer the parent/caregiver a workout and encourages your baby to gently move through their natural range of motion helping their little muscles develop. Yoga, your voice, touch and smile will enhance the natural bond between you and your happy, healthy baby.

Join Bonnie Rankin for our Friday Night Workshops! Bonnie Rankin is a Storyteller - Librarian and a member of the Recycling Committee for the Town of Chelmsford. Together, we will complete a Scout Merit Badge in a fun Friday evening workshop. Badges will be finished during the scheduled time unless there is work to be done at home.
Boy Scout Webelo Communicator Badge:
We will play games, create team public service announcements, create you Den's own secret code, leran a bit of the history of hobo signs and create your own picture sign. You will also learn the basics of how libraries are organized and the instructor will share a caveman story of how Mr. Dewey created the dewey decimal system. We will write a brief newspaper article about our workshop.
Girl Scout Junior Now and Then Stories:
We will complete at least six requirements for the Now and Then Stories from Around the World Badge. We will explore the different types of stories: Legends, Trickster Tales, Moral Stories and many more. We will play games and create our own stories and discuss how to start a storytelling tradition with your family. Workshops open to individuals or groups.

Bring a good quality 5x7 photo of your pet or favorite animal and we will create a colored drawing on pastel paper.

A single class, no fear hands-on introduction to horses and ponies for children. Children will learn how to approach and work with ponies, how to groom and care for them. Session will culminate with a pony ride in an indoor or outdoor ring for those interested. Instructor will call to arrange date, day and time. Maximum 4 participants to this class.

Classes are designed to introduce the young dancer to beginning ballet steps and terminology. All lessons include introductory barre and center exercises, imaginative stretches, progressions and simple combinations based on kinesthetic resistance and artistic presentation. Students will learn to use ballet movements to express feelings and ideas. Students should wear leotard, tights and ballet slippers.

In the Sr. Robotics program, kids from 8 to 12 years of age will learn to design, program and control fully functional robots made from specialized LEGO brick sets. They will then use software to create, test and modify sequences of instructions that will enable them to program their robots to perform a variety of life like behaviors. This course is designed to be both creative and challenging allowing students to develop the technological skills they will need for their future.

This workshop is an overview of the special needs laws and services. Discussion includes the various categories of impairments, common diagnoses,and red flags for preschool children. Also included will be how to discuss concerns with parents, where and how to get evaluations, and the difference between I.E.P.'s and 504 plans and services. Special emphasis will be given to sensory issues, ADHD and a brief discussion about the spectrum disorders.

A fun class that teaches some of the cool moves seen in popular music videos. Kids will learn the latest, coolest line dances, and be the life at their school dance!

Zentangle is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is an amazing new art form that is fun and relaxing. It increases focus and creativity. No drawing experience necessary (Really!) Materials fee $5. Learn more about Zentangle at www.zentangle.com.

Wendy Brown is a Certified Zentangle Teacher living in Westford. She is hooked on this new art form and is eager to share it with others.
Learn more at zentangle.com.

Zentangle is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is an amazing new art form that is fun and relaxing. It increases focus and creativity while exercising your brain. Zentangle is enjoyed by a wide range of skills and ages and is used in many fields of interest. No drawing experience necessary. Materials fee $5.

Wendy Brown is a Certified Zentangle Teacher living in Westford. She is hooked on this new art form and is eager to share it with others.
Learn more at zentangle.com.