Owatonna Community Education

A-B-C Alphabet Soup School will be starting soon and this whole week will remind us about letters and sounds and how much fun we can have learning to read. There will be creative play inside and out designed to explore how letters and sounds can be mastered through hands-on, mind stimulating activities. We'll learn how yummy alphabet snacks can be!

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime. Based on the smash DeamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar- A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin' friends as they escape from their home in New York's Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to eh madcap world of King Julien's Madagascar. Auditions are July 7 at 8:30 am Rehearsals are July 7, 8, 9, 19, 11, 14, 15 16, 17, 18 from 8:30-2:00 PM Performances are on July 18th at 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM Tickets available only at the door before each show,

Join us in making a silly Frankenstuffie! Take apart and reassemble multiple stuffed animals into a never-before-seen cute or horrifying animal of your own design. Utilize simple hand-sewing skills and common household tools including needle, thread, yarn, seam ripper, and scissors to make a monster new to this world.

Husky Chow Culinary Camp is for kids ages 8-12. Boys and Girls are welcome! This learning class will focus on the learning skills to navigate the kitchen safely, working with small appliances and kitchen and ranges, identifying and correctly naming kitchen equipment and learning to read recipes. All activities are hands-on while learning to create delicious foods we will enjoy in class. Safety comes first, come prepared to listen and follow directions! Further details will be sent prior to the start of Camp.

Photography can be a source of endless fun and creativity. Bring your camera, whether a cell phone or digital camera, as we do activities to explore photography fundamentals such as composition, lighting and framing. Looking through a camera lens will spark your curiosity and help you document the world around you to tell a story to others or just to entertain yourself. Time each day will be spend exploring Owatonna sites away from the Roosevelt campus. Join the adventure!

Countdown 3, 2, 1....It's almost time to blast off! This Rocket cake will send your kids into Orbit, and really doesn't take a Rocket Scientist to make it! We will make a Rocket ship out of a baked cake and will assemble, frost and personalize your cake decorations! Take home or to a party and enjoy!

Unicorns and Dragons Unicorns and Dragons are magical! Children will enjoy creative play and stories about these elusive, yet mythical beings. We'll go exploring for these creatures in the great outdoors and around the classroom. Children are encouraged to come in costume. A parade to a nearby care facility will provide sharing and fun activities with senior residents.