Grayslake Park District notes
Call (847) 223-7529 for information.
Household Budgeting: This workshop will provide a step-by-step practical approach to creating and following a personal household budget to meet a family's needs and pay bills on time, avoiding late fees and planning for future expenses. Bring a list of all household expenses and income and a calculator to class. This class is strictly educational in nature and is based on the Practical Household Budgeting guidebook. The fee includes the Practical Household Budgeting guidebook and all workshop material fees. Class will meet from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 11 in the Rec Center second level Multipurpose Room. Cost is $42 per person or $52 per couple. Register by Friday.
Men's open basketball: Play informal pickup games this winter and spring. This drop-in program open to adults ages 18 and older will run from 9 to 11 a.m. Sundays, this Sunday to May 18 at Grayslake Central High School. There will be no open gym March 2, 16 and 23. Basketballs are provided. Cost is $5 per person at the door.
Jump shout cheerleading: This instructional clinic will expose first-through fourth-grade girls to basic cheerleading. In this six-week clinic, girls will learn to perform floor cheers, sideline cheers, jumps and stunts. The emphasis is on fun. This clinic is a lead-in to the travel basketball cheerleading squads.
Sessions will be offered Monday to Feb. 11 and Feb. 25 to April 7. There will be no class March 24 or May 26. Both sessions from 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays at the Gymnastics Factory, 888 E. Belvidere Road, Suite 202. Cost is $63 for residents and $79 for nonresidents.
Digital photography: Learn how to take more compelling pictures and use tools like Photoshop Elements to organize and enhance favorite shots.
Students ages 16 and older are welcome to bring a camera to class.
The next will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 9. Classes will be held in the recreation center second level multipurpose room.
Cost is $52 for residents and $65 for nonresidents. Register at least two weeks prior to class.
Adult infant child CPR: This class is open to anyone age 16 and older who would like to learn techniques or refresh their memory on how to save lives through cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Learn how to perform rescue breathing, clearing an obstructed airway and perform one-rescuer CPR. All participants are eligible for an American Heart Association certification that is valid for two years. This class is not health care provider certified.
Participants must pick up a book at the park district office prior to class.
A session will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Grayslake Fire Station, 160 Hawley St. Enter through service door between garage doors.
Cost is $32 for residents and $42 for nonresidents. Register two weeks prior to class.
Watercolor painting: Open to ages 12 through adult, this class will offer tools and tricks used in creating watercolor paintings. Lessons will cover steps to create basic compositions to tricks and techniques that will make this medium easier and more fun.
Painting subjects include landscapes, barns, seascapes, florals and class recommended favorites.
A suggested supply list and instruction sheets will be supplied before the first class. This is a contractual program.
Sessions will be offered from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 26 to April 8. There will be no class March 25. Classes will be held in the recreation center multipurpose room A.
Cost is $65 for residents, $81 for nonresidents, $60 for senior residents and $75 for senior nonresidents. Register two weeks prior to class.
Youth yoga: The class will integrate movements that duplicate animal stretches with breathing techniques to reduce stress and promote energy. Students ages 8 to 11 must be able to work independently and sit quietly.
Sessions will be offered from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 27 to April 9. There will be no class March 26. The class will be in the recreation center second level multipurpose room.
Cost is $50 for residents and $63 for nonresidents. Register two weeks prior to class.
Open gym schedule: Come to the new Grayslake Recreation Center gym and play informal pick up games with friends or spend quality time with family. All equipment will be provided.
• Men's Over 35 Open Gym meets from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursdays.
• Family Open Gym, open to all ages meets from 4 to 6 p.m. Fridays.
• Fifth- through eighth-graders meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays.
• Adult volleyball meets from 9 to 11 p.m. Fridays.
• Family open gym, open to all ages runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. Family open gym is not a drop-off program. Children 12 years and under must be accompanied by an adult age 18 or older at all times.
The cost to join family open gym is $3 per person at the door. All others times are $5 per person.