Kids Calendar

Valentine’s Gifts at The Studio!  Kids stop into the paint-your-own-pottery shop at The Studio and paint select Valentine’s Day pieces by Friday, Feb 11 and we will fill them with CHOCOLATE KISSES for you!  Pieces will be ready for pick up by Sunday, February 13th.  Call 349-2799 for more info. 
Stepping Stones Annual Winter Carnival on Saturday, January 29 from 3-6pm in the Mountaineer Square Ballroom.  Play a new family game- Twister, Musical Chairs, Limbo- every thirty minutes, face painting, mask making art project, silent auction, bump and jump, pictures with Bubba and Betty, pizza, discounted adventure park tickets.  $15 per child, adults are free.  Please call 349-5288 with questions.
This winter Munchkin’s Music and Dance will be singing and dancing to the Bunny  Collection!  These fun music and movement classes are for infants through four-year-olds, and will start the week of January 17th and run for ten weeks.  They are held on Mondays and Tuesdays, at 9:00 or 10:00 a.m.  Contact Karen at karenj@rmi.net or 349-9639 for more info.
Sign up for 2011 Art Classes at The Studio.  Kids K-6 After School Classes on Mondays:  Jewelry Making, Wednesdays:  Clay Sculpture, Thursdays:  Beginning Wheel Throwing, Fridays:  Intermediate Wheel Throwing OR $10 after school art camp.  Parent Child Art Class for 1-3 year olds on Wednesdays at 11am.  Little Innovators Preschool/Kindergarten Class for 4-6 year olds on Fridays from 9am to noon.  Get the details at www.crestedbuttestudio.com or call 349-2799 to enroll.  
Create with Kelly at The Trailhead Children’s Discovery Museum!  Join Kelly, our resident artist, every Wednesday beginning at 10:00 a.m. for a guided art adventure.  All ages welcome.  Located in the Outpost Building next to the Adventure Park at the base of the ski area in Mt. CB.  Open daily at 10:00 a.m.  www.trailheadkids.org.  970-349-7160.
Explore! Create! Play! Learn!  The Trailhead Children’s Discovery Museum offers art, science, discovery and adventure for children and families.  Inspire your sense of curiosity and fun as you explore the Dig Pit, the Dark Room and the Nursery Nook, play with the Whirligig and Magic Magnets, build with Wedgits, climb the play set, create an art masterpiece and be a junior scientist.  Special activities throughout the week.  Come see our new, expanded space and new exhibits.  The Trailhead is located in the Outpost Building at the base of the ski area in Mt. Crested Butte.  Open daily at 10:00 a.m.  Admission is $6 per person.  www.trailheadkids.org. 970-349-7160.
Gymnastics – Winter Session 2:  Classes for the second session of winter gymnastics are on Tuesdays and Thursdays running January 4th – March 17th. Private lessons are also available. For more information or to register, go to www.crestedbutterec.com.
Tumblebugs!  The playgrounds are buried and so it’s Tumblebugs time! Tumblebugs is a two hour play time for parents and children ages 0 – 3 years old. Come to Jerry’s Gym from 9:00 am – 11:00 am to run around and play with new friends and toys. This is a drop-in program, $5 per session, and discounted punch cards are available. Questions? Go to www.crestedbutterec.com or call 970-349-7197.
New New New Storytimes at the Old Rock Library!  Mondays AND Fridays at 10:30 for ages 3 and up, and continuing Wednesdays at 11:15 for babies and toddlers. Library storytimes will highlight the 6 early literacy skills recommended by the American Library Association, as well as incorporate titles from the Children’s Book List by the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. All this means is that it’s going to be fun!  See you there! Call 349-6535 for more information.”

If you would like to include your kids’ event or announcement in the KIDS’ Calendar free of charge, please contact Melissa Neuner at melissa@crestedbuttestudio.com by Monday morning at 11am to be included in that Thursday’s edition of the paper.  

Calendar compiled by The Studio Art School and The Pottery Place, offering art and writing classes and workshops for kids and adults.  Located at 502 Belleview in Clark’s Market shopping center.  www.crestedbuttestudio.com