CCUSD + ECS: Fun & Art in the Garden, April 6, 10 AM - 2 PM

Posted By The Peak on Apr 1, 2019

April 1, 2019

Education & Community Service, Cave Creek Unified School District, Desert Foothills Library Enable Parents/Grandparents to Learn About Summer Options for Kids

Enjoy a day of family fun while making your summer planning a breeze! Fun & Art in the Garden offers child-friendly activities, art, entertainment, and summer activity sign-up options on April 6, 10:00am to 2:00pm, at Desert Foothills Library. The event is sponsored by Education & Community Services (ECS), Cave Creek Unified School District (CCUSD), and Desert Foothills Library. There won’t be a dull moment! While parents and grandparents check out summer options for their families, the children will be engaged in fun activities.

“This is all about kids and summer,” explained ECS special event organizer Elaine Adrian. “Education & Community Services and Desert Foothills Library are partners in this year’s Fun & Art in the Garden, and we’ve brought together as many local organizations as possible to help parents and grandparents plan summer activities for their children.”

Each of the fifteen participating nonprofit organizations will host a staffed informational table with material about their summer programs, along with a special fun activity for the children. While the grown-ups peruse the summer camps, classes, and programs, the kids can be involved in an art activity, investigate a science project, go for a hike, read a book, cuddle an adoptable puppy, listen to the Cactus Shadows High School Jazz Band or Kevin Glenn’s exceptional voice students, and enjoy the kid-centric art exhibition.

“All of the six ECS / CCUSD Child’s Play Preschools and all five ECS Kid’s Clubs are hosting an exhibit of really fantastic art,” said Adrian. “And the students love showing their artwork to friends and family.”

“We’ll also have spontaneous moments of reading,” Adrian added enthusiastically, “I invited all my readers to join us on Saturday, select a book from the library’s children’s section, find a favorite spot and read to the children – and adults – who show up. The scheduled activities will be flexible and so much fun!”

Fun & Art in the Garden participants include Kiwanis, Desert Foothills Theater, Cave Creek Museum, Desert Foothills Library, Scully Learning Center, Sonoran Arts League, Education & Community Services (CCUSD), Child’s Play Preschool, First Things First, Desert Awareness, YMCA, Jubilate, Puppy Luv, Girl Scouts, Cactus Shadows High School Jazz Band (10:00am to 11:00am), and Kevin Glenn’s voice students (noon to 1:00pm).

Reservations are not required and children must be accompanied by an adult. Desert Foothills Library is located at 38443 N. Schoolhouse Rd, Cave Creek. For more information and calendar of events, go to www.dfla.org.

ECS, a department of the Cave Creek Unified School District, provides quality, affordable courses, workshops and camps that meet student needs and interests. Classes are taught by CCUSD teachers, members of local nonprofit arts organizations, and outside vendors selected for their rigorous and creative instruction.