Upcoming Events

Ages 8 – 14

What better place to make slime than outside? We will responsibly clean up our mess, but also have fun making it! This program is a great way to make new friends and try some new slime recipes for fun and stress relief! Due to the variety of types of slime, please be sure to note any allergies.

Registration deadline: Wednesday, June 5

Ages 16 and up

Do you enjoy fiber arts? Have trouble keeping real plants alive for long? Make a cute fake plant in this beginner-friendly needle felting class! This class is designed for all skill levels, providing as much or as little assistance as you would like.

Registration deadline: Friday, June 14

Ages 16 and up

Catch your garden’s beauty with glass décor in this glass fusing class. Kathy Woodruff from Busy Beaver will lead participants through the basics of glass fusing. Create two small pieces to stake in your garden.

Registration deadline: Sunday, June 16

Ages 18 and up

Join us on a stroll through your park! A naturalist will point out seasonal changes and discuss the wildlife we observe. Hike is on a natural path.

Registration deadline: Tuesday, June 18

Ages 18 and up

Enjoy a relaxing night of yoga with Method Yoga Studio’s Megan Lees while we watch the park sparkle! Learn about the bioluminescence of the firefly after practicing breathwork, standing poses, flowing poses and ending with relaxation surrounded by the glittering forest.

Registration deadline: Tuesday, June 18

Ages 10 – 18

Kettering PRCA and Centerville-Washington Park District are collaborating to bring the joy of birdwatching to our youth. Bird watching and identification is a fun and rewarding hobby and also a great place to make friends. Light snacks are provided. Participants must become members of the Ohio Young Birders Club. Fall programs will be held in the Centerville-Washington Park District. The Summer Session of the Southwest Chapter is hosted by Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department. You must register through them to attend.

Program Code: 03-30240-A (registration through Kettering)

Ages 18+
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. : Coffee and Conversation
11:00 a.m. – noon Hike

Join the Centerville-Washington Park District and the local non-profit Hope Wanders to enjoy coffee and conversation with guest speakers and/or an educational experience followed by a walk or hike. This session’s conversation is an overview of the concepts of Leave No Trace and feeling confident on welcoming yourself and others onto the trail while making as little impact as possible. The hike is a three mile total loop. Closed toed shoes should be worn.

Registration not required

All ages

Learn what factors are needed for a healthy creek while participating in a scavenger hunt! After we search for our creatures and habitat elements, we will compare what we found! This is a Tools to Trek Program.

Registration deadline: Thursday, June 20

Ages 18 and up

We’ll be swimming with the current in this class! We will create fish-themed watercolor paintings, focusing on Ohio species! We will utilize basic brush and watercolor techniques using studio materials. Leave the class with your finished painting.

Registration deadline: Friday, June 14

Ages 18 and up

Take advantage of this opportunity to explore Centerville and Washington Township by bicycle. The ride will be led by trained and experienced bike leaders and will help you learn routes to shopping, parks and more! Rides will be an easy-paced 10 to 15 miles that start and end at a park.

Registration deadline: Thursday, June 20

Safari Adventure
Ages 5 – 11

Monday – Friday, June 24 – 28
9:00 a.m. – noon

Recreation Day Camp (RDC) offers a variety of recreation activities, sports, games, arts and crafts, guest speakers and more! All RDC sites are led by trained recreation leaders. This fun program keeps children outdoors and active all week!

Registration deadline: Monday, June 17

Safari Adventure
Ages 5 – 11

Monday – Friday, June 24 – 28
9:00 a.m. – noon

Recreation Day Camp (RDC) offers a variety of recreation activities, sports, games, arts and crafts, guest speakers and more! All RDC sites are led by trained recreation leaders. This fun program keeps children outdoors and active all week!

Registration deadline: Monday, June 17

Nature Superheroes
Ages 5 – 12

Monday – Friday, June 24 – 28
9:00 a.m. – noon

Grab your capes and your hiking shoes and get ready to learn about our home and how we can take care of it. This earth-focused week will be full of creative projects and activities to help us care for the earth and start making a difference — because you’re never too old or young to be an earth superhero.

Registration deadline: Monday, June 17

Nature’s Ninjas!
Ages 9 – 13

Monday, June 24 – Friday, June 28
9:00 a.m. – noon

A special guest speaker, Valor Martial Arts, will join us! Let’s learn some ninja skills and practice our dexterity, agility and power! We will discuss animals with ninja-like skills and finish our week with a field trip to Ninjobstacles — an American Ninja Warrior-inspired obstacle course! This is a field trip week. We will use our inflatable S.A.F.E. Archery equipment for this week of camp.

Registration deadline: Monday, June 17

Survivor
Ages 6 – 12

Monday – Friday, June 24 – 28
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

It will be a competition all week long! We will participate in nature trivia, animal identification games and much more! Teams will tie-dye team bandanas that they are invited to wear on the last day for the ultimate challenge! This week we will be taking a field trip to Oak Grove Park to learn about fishing and archery. Parents should drop campers off and pick at Oak Grove Park on Wednesday. The cost of the field trip is included in this week’s fee. Thursday is the rain date for the field trip.

Registration deadline: Monday, June 17