Classes and Event Offerings

Spring Tinkergarten: Creativity 

This Spring, we focus creativity—the ability to imagine original ideas or solutions to problems and bring them to life.

We'll help kids develop creative mindsets and strategies they can use throughout their lives to invent new things, solve problems, express their ideas and feelings, and to nurture relationships. We’ll do it all through enriching, outdoor play!

Who: Ages 1.5-6 with a caregiver. Younger Siblings can attend for free

Dates: May 2- June 6 (6 weeks) 

When: Thursdays 10am-11am

Location: TBA(awaiting park permit). Park in Virginia Beach 

Cost: $125- 1st child, additional children $100 each  

15 Spots Remaining  

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Tinkergarten Travelers: Animal Superheroes

Beginning March 21st, we will start a new Tinkergarten Travelers series where we will meet at a different park each week to learn about our featured creature and engage in pretend play and learning. This series will utilize the Tinkergarten Curriculum focusing on PERSISTENCE. You are invited to attend all 4 lessons or as many as you are able. 

 Week 1 (3/21): Frozen Friends @ Mt. Trashmore 

   Week 2 (3/28): Push and Pull @ Salem Woods Park

    Week 3 (4/4): Wonder Weaver @ Kings Grant Park

  Week 4 (4/11):  Building Up @ Bayville Farms Park

Who: Ages 1.5-6 with a caregiver. Younger Siblings can attend for free

When: Thursdays 10am-11am

Cost: $20/child per class  

3 Spots Remaining  

See below for more information about each class. Tinkergarten Travelers is a new pilot program and we would love to hear your feedback! 

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Frozen Friends- In honor of our most persistent frigid friend, the Ice Worm, we will explore frozen treats. We’ll free pretend worms from their frozen homes and excavate for objects locked inside of frozen treasures 

Push and Pull- Like the super Alaskan Husky, today we haul heavy things and experiment with various tools —first with the parts of our own bodies, then using blankets or “dog sleds” made from cookie sheets, canvas bags and rope. 

Wonder Weaver- Just as spiders use their silk in many different ways to create, we welcome children to explore how many different ways they can play with their pretend “silk” (i.e. colorful yarn). 

Building Up- Just like the super-builder, Beaver, we will use what we have around us to build, and then if we want, knock down. As we build, we’ll confront challenges and feelings if/when our constructions fail. 

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