Space Coast Parent - April 2018
Reaching for the STARS - Young actors share their stories, CHILDHOOD DISABILITIES: Identifying symptoms of ADHD, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS: Tips to achieve the zzzzzzzs
Reaching for the STARS - Young actors share their stories, CHILDHOOD DISABILITIES: Identifying symptoms of ADHD, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS: Tips to achieve the zzzzzzzs
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Dance for Beginners: 4:45 p.m. – 5:30<br />
p.m. Ages 6 and up. Program includes<br />
fundaments of jazz, tap, ballet, acrobatics,<br />
and signing. Learn simple routines;<br />
develop muscle coordination &<br />
mental processing skills. Classes begin<br />
September 11. $26 Resident/$31 Non-<br />
Resident. Eau Gallie Civic Center, 1551<br />
Highland Ave., Melbourne. 321-608-<br />
7400.<br />
Dance Level 1: 5 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Ages<br />
6 and up. Program includes fundaments<br />
of jazz, tap, ballet, acrobatics,<br />
and signing. Learn simple routines; develop<br />
muscle coordination & mental<br />
processing skills. Classes begin September<br />
11. $26 Resident/$31 Non-<br />
Resident. Eau Gallie Civic Center, 1551<br />
Highland Ave., Melbourne. 321-608-<br />
7400.<br />
American Kenpo karate: 5 p.m. Children<br />
8 and up will learn teamwork and<br />
discipline. Wickham Park Community<br />
Center, 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne.<br />
Cost is $30 per four-week session.<br />
321-752-3217.<br />
Belly Dancing for Teens: 7:30 p.m. The<br />
classes for ages 13 and older start are<br />
at Eau Gallie Civic Center, 1551 Highland<br />
Ave., Melbourne. The cost is $34<br />
for resident/$41 non-resident. Walk-in<br />
$15. 321-255-4608.<br />
Beginner’s Double Dutch: 6 p.m. This<br />
is a fun game in which two long jump<br />
ropes turning in opposite directions<br />
are jumped by one or more players.<br />
This free class teaches the basic fundamentals<br />
of learning to jump Double<br />
Dutch style. For ages 8 and older. Davis<br />
Community Center, 2547 Grant St.,<br />
Melbourne. 608-7460.<br />
Tuesdays<br />
Storytime: 10:15 a.m. -11:15 a.m.<br />
Crafts and stories for children 0 – 5<br />
years. Cocoa Beach Library, 550 North<br />
Brevard Ave., Cocoa Beach, 321-868-<br />
1104.<br />
Coding: 5:50 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Youth<br />
ages 8 -12 years old will learn how to<br />
create software, apps and websites.<br />
Class starts September 12 and runs six<br />
weeks. Lipscomb Community Center,<br />
3316 Monroe St., Melbourne. 321-<br />
608-7450.<br />
Brick x Brick: 3:30 p.m. A building club<br />
GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO<br />
for children. Titusville Library, 2121 S.<br />
Hopkins Ave., Titusville. 264-5026.<br />
Dance Tiny Tots Beginners: 3:45 p.m.<br />
– 4:30 p.m. For ages 3 ½ to 5 years old.<br />
Program includes fundamentals of tap,<br />
jazz, ballet, acrobatics and singing.<br />
First class is September 5. $26 Resident/$31<br />
Non-Resident. Eau Gallie<br />
Civic Center, 1551 Highland Ave., Melbourne.<br />
321-608-7400.<br />
Lil’ Sports: 5:30 p.m. Learn the moves<br />
and terminology of basketball while<br />
learning good sportsmanship. Children<br />
ages 2 1/2 to 5. $35 a month. Palm<br />
Bay Recreation Center, 1502 Port Malabar<br />
Blvd., NE, Palm Bay. 321-987-0647.<br />
Dance Advance: 4:30 p.m. Children<br />
ages 8 and older will learn advanced<br />
fundamentals of jazz, tap, ballet and<br />
acrobatics. Learn simple routines; develop<br />
muscle coordination & mental<br />
processing skills. $42 for residents;<br />
$50 for nonresidents per month. Eau<br />
Gallie Civic Center, 1551 Highland Ave.,<br />
Melbourne. 255-4608.<br />
Table Tennis: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.<br />
This is a free, fundamental training<br />
class that will teach kids ages 7 -12 how<br />
to become great players in this competitive<br />
sport. Joseph N. Davis Community<br />
Center 2547 Grant St, Melbourne.<br />
608-7460.<br />
Cub Scouts: 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Kids age<br />
6-11 will meet at Lipscomb Community<br />
Center, 3316 Monroe St., Melbourne.<br />
$24 yearly fee. 674-5725.<br />
Storytime: 9:30 a.m. Children ages 2<br />
to 5 listen to stories followed by stories<br />
for toddlers at 10:30 a.m. at West Melbourne<br />
Public Library, 2755 Wingate<br />
Blvd. 321-952-4508.<br />
Lil’ Sports: 5 p.m. Learn the moves and<br />
terminology of basketball while learning<br />
good sportsmanship for children<br />
ages 2 1/2 to 5 at Eau Gallie Civic Center,<br />
1551 Highland Ave., Melbourne.<br />
Call for start dates and cost. 321-255-<br />
4608.<br />
Teen Activity Group: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.<br />
Activities relevant to the teen demographic.<br />
A mix of STEAM activity based<br />
learning and social interactive time, as<br />
well as opportunities to plan and make<br />
decisions on programming and collections.<br />
Franklin T. DeGroodt, 6475 Minton<br />
Road S.W., Palm Bay. 321-952-<br />
6317.<br />
Building with LEGOS: 4 p.m. – 4:45<br />
p.m. For students in grades kindergarten<br />
through ÿfth. Melbourne Beach Library,<br />
324 Ocean Ave., Melbourne<br />
Beach. 321-956-5642.<br />
Cub Scouts: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.<br />
Ages: 6-11 years. Youth learn the basics<br />
of life skills, camping trips, scouting<br />
techniques and citizenship. Registration<br />
fee is $24 yearly. Dundrae<br />
Lakes, instructor, Lipscomb Community<br />
Center, 3316 Monroe St., Melbourne.<br />
321- 608-7450.<br />
Wednesdays<br />
Active Me: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 3400<br />
N Atlantic Ave Cocoa Beach. Ages 9<br />
months – 17 months. Locations in Melbourne,<br />
Viera and Cocoa Beach. To attend<br />
a free class, contact 433-7668 or<br />
email labschools@easternflorida.edu.<br />
Enjoy playing with your baby while<br />
learning about your child and being<br />
the parent you want to be. Fun activities<br />
for baby, up to date information<br />
on parenting and your child’s development<br />
in a supportive and non-judgmental<br />
atmosphere. Register online at<br />
www.easternflorida.edu/labschool<br />
Farm Day: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Bring cut up<br />
carrots, apples and celery to feed the<br />
ponies and goats. Bring romaine and<br />
kale for the tortoises and bunnies. Pony<br />
rides are $5. Princes/Cox Farm,<br />
4280 Carolwood Drive, Melbourne.<br />
Storytime for Toddlers: 9:15 a.m. – 10<br />
a.m. Toddlers will enjoy storytime.<br />
Cape Canaveral Library, 201 Polk Avenue,<br />
Cape Canaveral. 321-868-1101.<br />
Art Class: 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Pre-K art.<br />
$5 a class. Contact the teacher to register,<br />
Theresa Grosse 321-289-1130.<br />
Make out checks to the class teacher or<br />
pay with cash.<br />
See titusvilleartleague.com for latest<br />
updates, or visit TAL Facebook.<br />
1421 Draa Road, Titusville.<br />
Baby Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Babies can<br />
enjoy time at the library. Cape Canaveral<br />
Library, 201 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral.<br />
321-868-1101.<br />
Storytime: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Children<br />
ages 3 – 5 can enjoy storytime. Cape<br />
Canaveral Library, 201 Polk Avenue,<br />
Cape Canaveral. 321-868-1101.<br />
LEGO Building: 2 p.m. Individual and<br />
team projects and weekly building<br />
challenges. Cocoa Beach Library, 550<br />
N. Brevard Ave., Cocoa Beach. 868-<br />
1104.<br />
Art Class: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Mixed<br />
media Children/youth. $13 a class.<br />
Contact the teacher to register, Debbie<br />
Price 321-292-4556. Make out<br />
checks to the class teacher or pay with<br />
cash. See titusvilleartleague.com for<br />
latest updates, or visit TAL Facebook.<br />
1421 Draa Road, Titusville.<br />
After-school program: 3 p.m. Various<br />
activities both in-house and outside<br />
providers. These are interactive activities<br />
meant to engage children and encourage<br />
social development. Game<br />
time, Crafts, Read to a Dog, and Jr<br />
Brick Builders. Franklin T. DeGroodt,<br />
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