Celebrate Kids Day with Reopening of KidZone Museum
KidZone Museum has been closed for the installation of the Aeronautics Exhibit and will reopen to the public on May 18th. Opening night is for the exhibit will be May 17th from 4-6 p.m. The museum is asking for members, donors and volunteers only due to space constraints. Light refreshments and family activities will be provided.
If you’re handy, or not so handy and want to help out, volunteers will be needed all week to help get the exhibit ready to launch.
Kids’ Day will be celebrated at KidZone Museum and the Family Resource Center of Truckee from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with kids’ activities, police cars and fire trucks, raffles, food trucks and music. For more information, call 530-587-2513.
Do you love KidZone Museum? Vote for the museum in the Best of North Tahoe & Truckee Contest here. Winners will receive lots of publicity. Voting ends on Friday, May 17th.
Tahoe Kids’ Summer Camps Around Tahoe and Truckee
Tahoe Kids Summer Camps around Tahoe & Truckee
Summer is a great time to come to Lake Tahoe with the kids. The following is a list of Summer Camps around Tahoe. Sending the kids off to camp for a few hours allows them a great way to make new friends and you might have a chance to read that book or take that long nap you’ve been hoping for. Remember, this is your vacation too!
Truckee Parks and Recreation also has
Martis Camp the Newest Luxury Community with “Camp” feel
Martis Camp Real Estate is Luxury Tahoe Living that is focused on community in a camp-like setting. One of the newest communities in the Truckee – North Lake Tahoe area, Martis Camp offers some of the most magnificent real estate in all of the High Sierra. The tall pines, hidden creeks, and rock outcroppings on this secluded slice of heaven are truly magnificent and seamlessly blends nature with custom home sites.
This luxury community, located between historic Truckee and North Lake Tahoe is a 2,177 acre private, luxury community. Martis Camp has recently been named Tahoe’s Best Place to Own a Second Home by Barron’s. Enjoy the private Lookout Lodge in the winter for concierge ski services and Fazio golf course in the warmer months. The Family Barn is the center of the community’s recreation with a soda fountain, bowling alley, game room, swimming pool, fishing lake, Art Loft (classes are available year-round), movie theater and amphitheater which is home to the summer concert series.
Club membership at Martis Camp welcomes the immediate family of club members to enjoy the facilities as family guests. Martis Camp memberships can also be passed on to future heirs.
In addition to the excellent amenities, all of the community buildings are LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified. This allows for the conservation of water and energy and promotes sustainability while reducing greenhouse gases.
Homesites start at$600,000 and custom homes are available from the $2,000,000′s. If you would like more information about living at Martis Camp, please contact me here. I am a long-time Tahoe resident and will promise to make your luxury home buying experience as smooth as possible.
Martis Camp real estate is exclusive, and special. If a private, gated, ski and golf community is intriguing to you, Martis Camp is worth a closer look.
Membership to Tahoe Mountain Club is now available to you!
Membership to Tahoe Mountain Club just got a lot easier!
Now, anybody may join, regardless of property ownership. PLUS, the one-time membership fee has been reduced to $7,500 (from $35,000). Monthly dues remain $350.
Prices are going up on January 1st 2013 to $10,000 so now is the time to act!
Tahoe Mountain Club has great facilities including The Pavilion at Old Greenwood, Alpine Club at Northstar the Private Restaurant at the top of Northstar call Schaffer’s Camp.
plus preferred access to Old Greenwood and Gray’s Crossing golf
They also have an Adventure Camp for both kids and adults with many activities planned throughout the year.
Click on the link for more information about the Tahoe Mountain Club
Tahoe Kids Fall Activities at the Kidzone
Love Tahoe? If you own a home at Tahoe or thinking of owning a home in Tahoe or Truckee. There are many great reasons to come to Tahoe in the fall with your kids.
Kidzone has the following activities :
Messy Art:
When: Saturdays, 10-11:30am (September 3-October 8), drop-in for ages 2-6 with parents
Saturdays, 1:30-3pm (starting October 15)
Cost: FREE with admission
Teacher: Brooke Chabot
Did you know that when children get messy and explore art materials freely they develop creativity, perception, problem solving, imagination, self-confidence, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, language skills, open-ended thinking, and observation skills! Who knew getting messy and having fun was so good for you? Join us for open-ended art experiences each week that focus on the process of creating. Skip the mess at home and join us at the KidZone!
Messy Science
When: Thursdays 10-11:30am, drop-in for ages 2-6 with parents
Cost: FREE with admission
Teacher: Brooke Landis
Young children are natural scientists. They wonder and experiment to learn about the world they live in. Children and their parents will freely explore hands-on science centers each week. Our open-ended activities let kids decide what to investigate and also allow a wide age range of children to experiment at their own level. Parents experience new discoveries with their child, get ideas for activities to do at home, and receive resources about child development. This is a drop-in program, arrive when you can and stay as long or as little as you want. Come experiment with us!
September & October: Splash, Freeze, Squish and Squeeze!
Explorations include: wet and gooey stuff like oobleck, gak, slime, water play, ice, tornado tubes, insta-snow and more!
November & December: Colors and Chemistry
Explorations include: color mixing, water colors, light and color, light table, shadows, cabbage juice chemistry, bubbles and more!
Family Play Labs
Select Saturdays for all ages, 10am
FREE with admission!
These programs on Saturdays are for the whole family. Explore art, science, and nature activities together!
October 22 – Halloween Science
December 10 – Holiday Messy art
