The first Park N’ View movie night on August 6th was a great success and we thank all of the families that came out! Sharon Recreation Department and Sharon Community Education are very happy to announce our last Park N’ View movie night of the summer! We would very much like to thank our sponsors, The Needle Group and Mercury International Inc., and the Islamic Center of New England for agreeing to host the event. The final movie night will feature The Greatest Showman and will be held on Monday August 24th at the back field area of the Islamic Center of New England (74 Chase Dr, Sharon, MA 02067). Admission will begin at 7:00pm, with the film expected to begin at approximately 8:15pm when the sun sets.

This event is FREE to attend, however spots are limited and registration is required and will be on a first come, first serve basis. To register, please visit www.sharonrec.com and be sure to have an account set up with us. Registration for the event will open on Thursday, August 13th at 9:00am to Sharon residents. You will only need to register one person in your household (you do not need to register all members of your party). Please remember that space is limited and registration will be closed when we reach our allotted number of cars.
To ensure this event is safe and enjoyable for all, we ask that all registrants review our event guidelines and FAQ with your family/group. This can be viewed on our website through the following link:

https://sharonrec.com/forms/5920_park_n_view_movie_night_guidelines.pdf

The event will have a portable bathroom available on-site. Sweet 16 Ice Cream will be at the event and the menu can be found here: www.sweetsixteenice.com/menu/

Thank you and we hope to see you there!

 

Community Education has compiled a collection of fun and family friendly virtual tours, activities, and real life challenges to keep everyone entertained for the whole summer! Click the link below to do the virtual tours and games, or download and print to do the scavenger hunts!

Community Ed: Virtual Summer Activities

Community Education has partnered with Ed2go.com to bring you online fundamental skill building and career training opportunities! Click the link below to visit our Adult Ed page to learn more and register.

Adult Education Program

Research suggests that free play is important as it allows children to be creative and develop their brains and bodies in a way where they have more control of their activities and the ability to use their imaginations. Free play helps develop the whole child in a fun and less adult driven environment. Of course, making sure play is safe, appropriate, and with adult supervision is always of the upmost importance when children are playing.

 

Indoor / Outdoor Activity Ideas:

• Use technology for active exercise and play such as pedometers, Fitbits, Wii Fit,

exercise videos on YouTube, & child friendly sites such as GoNoodle that encourage

movement breaks

• Freeze Dance to your favorite music
• Balloon Volleyball (Volleyball is our next unit of instruction when we get back)
• Create and obstacle course outside (safety first)
• Scoop & Ball Catch Challenge (use a milk jug with the bottom cut off as your scoop,

Have an adult cut the bottom off with a pair of scissors)

• Crawl through tunnels using chairs and blankets
• Hula Hooping
• Hula Hoop & Ball Creations as we did in class
• Jump Rope challenges – single, long rope, Chinese patterns from class
• Hop Scotch, 2 / 4 Square (use chalk to draw your own pattern)
• Various sports balls to work on skill development (soccer ball, basketball, football, frisbee, tennis ball, whiffle ball, baseball, playground ball)
• Home Play Structure (swings, slides, climbing)
• Bike, scooter, roller blade, skate board (remember helmets and safety gear)
• Walking, jogging, running around the neighborhood
• Spring cleanup & yard work to help around the house
• Wheelbarrow, crab walk, and bear walk races
• Animal walks
• Scavenger hunt around the yard
• Tag
• Partner towel and ball catch
• Racket challenges (badminton, tennis, paddle ball)

 

Have fun with your free choice activities and remember to keep play safe and appropriate.

Padlet Enrichment Activities