Get Ready for TRICK OR TRUCKS! 🎃🚛 Kick off Halloween early with an high-octane family adventure brought to you by Huron Valley Recreation and Community Education! Imagine the ultimate Halloween bash where trick-or-treating meets massive, roaring machinery! Kids will get up close and personal with the biggest, coolest vehicles around—from giant dump trucks and powerful bulldozers to real-life fire engines, and so much more! 🚒🚜 🌟 Event Highlights & Activities Truck-or-Treating: Collect sweet treats right from the bed of these monster machines! Special Holiday Treats: Every paid participant score a delicious extra treat - Diehl's Cider Mill Donut, juice box/water, and a take home craft! 🍩 Tasty Eats: Fuel up with delicious bites from local food trucks (purchases separate). Rain or Shine: The fun doesn't stop for weather—all activities are outside in the Oak Valley Center parking lot! ⏰ Choose Your Time Slot & Vibe Register by your arrival time to secure your spot! While arrival slots are 30 minutes, you're welcome to stay and explore longer (event wraps up by 7:30 p.m.). Sensory-Friendly Silent Sessions: Need a lower-sensory experience? Join one of our two designated horn- and siren-free time slots so kids sensitive to loud noises can enjoy every moment stress-free! 🎟️ Ticket & Registration Info Pre-Registration Highly Recommended! Online registration closes at 9:00 a.m. on 10/21/26. Missed pre-registration? Walk up early for your preferred time slot and scan the QR code to register on-site ($7 day-of price). Children (Ages 2–13): $5 (includes full access, candy at every truck, and a special holiday treat!). Little Explorers (0–23 Months): FREE (admission to view trucks; does not include candy/treats/crafts). Kids 13+ & Special Education: Older kids and Special Ed participants are always warmly welcomed! Please contact us directly to register anyone over 13. Scholarships Available: We want every family to join the fun! Reach out to Paige.Spencer@hvs.org for details on entry fee assistance, or select the Scholarship Donation option at checkout to help fund a family in need. ⚠️ IMPORTANT REMINDERS: All children must be accompanied by an adult. PLEASE NO DOGS AT THIS EVENT! 🐾⛔ Shoutout to our amazing 2026 event sponsors—stay tuned for updates!

🔥 NEW AGE GROUPS ADDED! 🔥 Get ready to hit the field! Our Youth Co-Ed Soccer League is all about big fun, skill-building, and awesome teamwork. Whether your child is kicking a soccer ball for the first time or ready to take their game to the next level, everyone plays, everyone grows, and every player is an essential part of the team! In a high-energy, supportive environment, players will master the core fundamentals—passing, dribbling, and shooting—while boosting their confidence, making new friends, and learning valuable leadership skills. Guided by our dedicated volunteer coaches, every player will discover their strengths and shine! ⚽ Division Details & Schedules Ages 4–5 (Saturdays): Action-packed Saturday mornings! Includes a 25-minute practice followed immediately by a 30-minute game. Ages 6–8, 8–10, & 10–12: Practices: Begin the week of Sept 7 (1 practice/week, Mon–Fri starting at 6:00 or 6:30 p.m., set by your coach). Games: Saturdays, Sept 12 – Oct 17! Teams play 1–2 games per week between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at either Carls Family YMCA or Oak Valley MS. 🎒 What’s Included & What to Bring Included with Registration: Official team uniform jersey! Equipment like soccer balls, cones, and scrimmage pinnies are provided on-site for team use. What Families Provide: Shorts/Sweats, Shin guards and soccer socks. 📸 Key Dates & Special Offers Coaches Meeting: Date & Time TBD Team Picture Day: Oct 3 (Rain or shine @ the YMCA before/after your game!) Volunteer & Save! Volunteer coaches receive a 50% discount on team fees (applied at the end of the season). Discounts Available: Multi-child and Free/Reduced Lunch discounts apply!

Ready to get in the game? We’re thrilled to bring you another high-energy youth soccer program through our partnership between HV Rec & Community Ed and the Carls Family YMCA! Program Overview When: Wednesday nights throughout July Where: Typically held at the YMCA (Subject to change to Oak Valley Center based on field maintenance schedules) Included in Fees: Official team t-shirt, refs, lead coaches, and field equipment. Player Gear: Families provide soccer socks and shin guards. Payment Date: Team fees will be charged on July 1st. Age Divisions & Game Schedules Ages 4–5 Division Format: 25-minute practice followed by a 30-minute game. Game Times: 6:00 PM or 7:00 PM on Wednesday evenings. Ages 6–8 | 8–10 | 10–12 Divisions Format: 45 minutes of skills, drills, and player development led by a Lead Coach, followed by 45 minutes of action-packed small-sided games (e.g., 3v3 or 4v4). Schedule: Wednesdays from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM. Volunteer Coaches Needed! Make a difference on the field! Volunteer assistant coaches work alongside our Lead Coaches—plus, volunteers receive a 50% discount on team fees (reimbursed/applied after registration).

Is your student ready to go from a screen-user to a screen-creator? Join us for an action-packed 6-week journey into the world of robotics, engineering, and logic! In this session of Empower Hour, we are doubling the fun by diving into two world-class robotics systems. From tiny bots to custom builds, your student will learn to bring machines to life. Two Amazing Adventures in One!Weeks 1–3: LEGO® Education SPIKETM EssentialWeeks 4–6:Ozobot EvolutionShift gears into building! Students will use LEGO bricks, motors, and sensors to create motorized solutions to real-world problems while learning mechanical design. Master the world’s smallest smart-bots! Students start with color-code markers to draw commands and move into block-based coding to solve intricate logic puzzles.️ What Students Will Gain:● Creative Engineering: Build and iterate on LEGO designs that actually move.● Logic & Sequencing: Use Ozobots to understand how "if/then" commands work.● Problem Solving: Tackle weekly "Design Challenges" that require critical thinking.● Teamwork: Collaborate with peers to debug code and improve builds."The best way to predict the future is to invent it." > Whether your child is a seasoned coder or a first-time builder, Empower Hour is designed to build confidence, resilience, and—most importantly—curiosity!

Daddy/Daughter, Mother/Son, or Someone Special - YOU Choose! Step into a night filled with music, laughter, and unforgettable moments at our Family Dance Celebration. Enjoy an energetic dance floor, creative crafts, and the crowd-favorite balloon drop that brings everyone together for a truly memorable experience. This welcoming, community-wide event is designed for all families and all kinds of connections. Whether you’re attending as a parent and child, with a relative, guardian, mentor, or another important person in your life, this evening is all about celebrating time together in a fun and inclusive atmosphere. Come ready to dance, create, and make lasting memories. Registration Process: Register your child for the event. There is no need to register accompanying adult(s). If more than two adults plan to attend, you will be able to indicate that during registration. If you are registering multiple children, please sign up each child individually. The first child is $15 (ages 2 and under) or $25 (ages 3 and older). Each additional child is $10. The multi-child discount will be automatically applied at checkout. If you have more than three children, please contact us directly so we can assist with your registration. For questions or unique situations, please contact us at infohvreced@hvs.org Registration fee at time of registration will be $1 with the balance being collected on Dec 1, 2026.

Come join Miss Day for yoga! Yoga Club Empower Hour is a one-hour class for Grades 2 or 3. Throughout the six weeks, the kids will explore breathing exercises, movement with traditional yoga poses, yoga pose games, relaxation techniques and will have fun meeting new yoga friends in a safe and welcoming environment. We will be doing a variety of yoga flows, games and exercises. Students do not need any prior yoga experience to join. Each student is encouraged to bring a yoga mat or towel, water bottle, and comfortable clothes for movement. There are some mats available to borrow, if needed. While practicing yoga, students will have the option to follow the basic yoga practice of flowing barefoot. We hope to see you there!

We are back to school and back to drawing with Young Rembrandts! Encourage your elementary student’s enthusiasm for art and help develop their drawing skills with a Young Rembrandts art class. Your budding artists will be introduced to a fascinating world of color, pattern, and design. Learning to see and create images is critical to a child’s development. Join us for these amazing lessons and many more this Fall! Sign up today! Fall-1 Back-to-school season is bursting with creativity at YR! During this session, students will explore a fascinating world of characters, patterns, texture and vibrant color. Appetites don’t stand a chance against the realistic Pizza drawing our students will create as they focus on proportion, detail, and shading techniques. Our adorable Baby Sloth will help students practice expression and character design, while our art history portrait of Hiawatha introduces cultural appreciation and portrait composition just in time to celebrate the fall season. Each lesson blends imagination with strong art fundamentals. All this and more await your child in a Young Rembrandts classroom — sign up today! Fall-2 We’re serving up artistic fun with a delightful set of Cake Pops, where students practice proportion, shading, and texture. A powerful Monster Truck will challenge them to focus on perspective and line work, while a colorful Elephant helps reinforce form, balance, and color theory. Holiday inspiration takes center stage with our adorable Holiday Puppy and a sweet Bunny with a Present, giving students the opportunity to explore character design and expressive detail. Each lesson is structured to grow technical drawing skills while keeping creativity at the heart. All this and more await your child in a Young Rembrandts classroom — sign up today!

We are back to school and back to drawing with Young Rembrandts! Encourage your elementary student’s enthusiasm for art and help develop their drawing skills with a Young Rembrandts art class. Your budding artists will be introduced to a fascinating world of color, pattern, and design. Learning to see and create images is critical to a child’s development. Join us for these amazing lessons! Sign up today! Fall-1 Back-to-school season is bursting with creativity at YR! During this session, students will explore a fascinating world of characters, patterns, texture and vibrant color. Appetites don’t stand a chance against the realistic Pizza drawing our students will create as they focus on proportion, detail, and shading techniques. Our adorable Baby Sloth will help students practice expression and character design, while our art history portrait of Hiawatha introduces cultural appreciation and portrait composition just in time to celebrate the fall season. Each lesson blends imagination with strong art fundamentals. All this and more await your child in a Young Rembrandts classroom — sign up today! Fall-2 We’re serving up artistic fun with a delightful set of Cake Pops, where students practice proportion, shading, and texture. A powerful Monster Truck will challenge them to focus on perspective and line work, while a colorful Elephant helps reinforce form, balance, and color theory. Holiday inspiration takes center stage with our adorable Holiday Puppy and a sweet Bunny with a Present, giving students the opportunity to explore character design and expressive detail. Each lesson is structured to grow technical drawing skills while keeping creativity at the heart. All this and more await your child in a Young Rembrandts classroom — sign up today!

Unable to make the live class? You can still enroll and receive the recorded class after class time! Keep your kid safe on their phone with this empowering, yet practical training for busy parents and caregivers. This class breaks down the essential insights everyone needs to understand in order to confidently protect their child online. You'll leave the training understanding recommended privacy settings, risky apps to avoid, screen time boundaries, and the warning signs that matter most. Walk away with the knowledge and tools to create a safer digital environment for your family.

Through an abridged version of the script “Moana” students will discover the joys of acting, improv, voice, speech, theater, dance and more! The session will end with a culminating performance where parents, friends and family can come see the tools and skills the students learned with Sunset Theatre Company! Students will have a great time and leave with a brand new sense of self confidence and teamwork. Also great for fostering study habits. Excellent for both boys and girls.