Funhouse Commons provides super-fun day camps
for elementary age students in a safe and nurturing environment. Affordable, educational, and physical with organized sports and games, arts and crafts, science projects, field trips and much more. This summer will also include more art than ever before! Brook Meinhardt (the Cardboard Camp creator!), Lana Hickman, and Robyn Gordon, artists that teach art at the public school through the A-OK program throughout the school year, will be working with Funhouse kids twice a week all summer long!

Registration Form: Summer Camp Registration 2017

Pre-registration required. Please email emilie@thefunhouse.org for more information.

Summer Camp 2017!
Funhouse Summer Camp goes from Monday, June 26 until Friday, September 1. We will be closed the weeks of July 3-7 and July 31-August 4.

June 26^th-30^th

All About Me Week: Who am I?  Who are you? Let’s get to know each other. Projects and activities focused on what makes you YOU.

July 3th-7th CLOSED 

 

July 10^th-14th

Travel Week: Let’s travel around the world!  Learn about daily life in different countries.  If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

 July 17^th-21st

Crazy Creatures Week:  Fairies, elves, monsters, aliens, and mythical creatures. Create your own magical and mysterious creatures and learn their stories.

July 24^th-28th

Builders Week: Build to your heart’s desire.  Morph the objects around you into amazing creations.  Nature boats, beach forts, cardboard castles, and more!

July 31st-August 4th CLOSED 

 August 7^th-11th

Color the Town Week:  Let’s get messy with color!  Learn cool things about the color wheel, experiment with paint, chalk, tie-dye and more!

August 14^th-18th

Explorers Week: Take this opportunity to explore your community!  Try new foods, discover different plants, animals, and insects! Discover what beautiful Orcas Island has to offer and teach us.

August 21^st-25th

Scavenger Hunt and Obstacle Course Week:  This week will be full of fun and engaging obstacle courses and scavenger hunts led by both the Funhouse kids and staff!

August 28^th-September 1st

Beach Week: Check out the beaches of Orcas Island!  Learn about beach ecology, identify sea creatures, build forts, splash around, and lounge in the sun.

Weekly Fee: $95 members/$125 non-members.

Summer Hours: 

Funhouse Commons is open Mondays through Fridays.

Day Camp: 9 AM – 1 PM

Supervised Free Play or Family Drop In: 1 PM – 5 PM

Registration Form: Summer Camp Registration 2017

*The Funhouse building is going through a remodel! At times we will have limited access to parts of our building. Please be flexible and patient with us as we maneuver through this exciting transition. 

Thanks to you we accomplished so much in 2016!

Click here to read our 2016 Annual Report!

Winter Schedule, 2017:

Regularly Scheduled Classes/Afterschool Program:

Children under 6 with an adult: 

Playgroup: Ages birth to 5- Thursdays from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the Funhouse! Please email emilie@thefunhouse.org with interest.

Music Together: Ages birth to 5. Wednesdays at 9:30 AM starting on Wednesday, January 25. Visit www.missmarysisland.com for more information.

Afterschool Program: 1st grade and up, Mondays through Fridays 3:00-5:30 PM, Noon on half days, and 2:00 PM on Wednesdays. Classes, clubs, homework time, fun activities, supervised free-play and more! Free with membership.

Afterschool Classes:

Mad Scientist with Lana– Mondays,  3:30-4:30 p.m. Register through Orcas Park and Rec. www.orcasparkandrec.org or call 376-PARK for details.

Art with Marcia Gillingham– Tuesdays, ongoing, 3:30-4:30. FREE to FHC members.

Art with Lana– Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Register through Orcas Park and Rec. www.orcasparkandrec.org or call 376-PARK for details.

Art with Barbara Bentley- Fridays, ongoing, 3:30-4:30. FREE to FHC members.

Afterschool Clubs:

Sewing Club: Mondays, ongoing, 3:30-4:30 p.m. FREE with membership. Must sign up on rotating schedule. Space is limited.

Robotics Club: Mondays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., ongoing, $15 supply cost. Using WeDo Robotics Kits to foster skills in building, robotics and coding.

Power Hour Club: Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean you can’t get some energy out! Join Mary Wachter for Power Hour, and get your wiggles out! FREE with membership.

Homework Club: Monday through Thursday, ongoing, 4:30-5:00 p.m.
FREE with membership.
Pokemon Club: Fridays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Register through Orcas Park and Rec. www.orcasparkandrec.org or call 376-PARK for details.

Other Afterschool Programs:

School’s Out Days: Open on most no school days, including mid-winter break and spring break. Join our staff for games, arts & crafts, outdoor activities, and more. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $95/week or $25/day for members, $125/week or $35/day for nonmembers.

Individual or Family Drop-In: 3:00-5:30 PM, $10/student or $15/family suggested donation.

Programs for Older Students and Teens:

Beginning Guitar Class: Jim Bredouw will be teaching a beginning guitar class to students 10 years old and older. $15 supply cost fee. Starting Thursday, January 26.

“Get Real”– The Funhouse is launching another fantastic program with Beth Jenson, LMHC- This time for 7^th-8th graders!  Get Real is a leadership group about REAL stuff: real relationships, human weirdness, social issues, sexuality, school and life. It is designed for (and by) smart, passionate teens that care about being REAL.

Wednesdays  from 5:45-7:45 PM starting January 11.

7^th-8^th grades only.

Junior Staff volunteering:
This program, for 6th graders and older, is a perfect first step in gaining job skills. We will set up a job interview and provide basic job training. This is a great resume and volunteer experience builder for students. Pick up an application at the Funhouse front office!

Mentor Opportunities:

In addition to the Afterschool program, Teen programs, and Education programs, Funhouse Commons has a thriving Mentor program where you can become a mentor for an island youth, apply for a mentor for your child, or be matched with a Skills Mentor for yourself!

Contact the Funhouse at 376-7177 or email: emilie@thefunhouse.org for more information.
www.funhousecommons.org

After 16 years of service and the transition from an interactive science museum to a youth focused community center, we recognize the need to remodel the Funhouse facility to better deliver our programs and services to the youth and families we serve.

Using a portion of a generous gift from the Robert & Phyllis Henigson family, and after careful consideration and consultation with the Funhouse Family (board, staff, families and stakeholders), the Funhouse will embark on a major renovation Spring 2017.

Utilizing the current footprint, the renovations will make better use of existing space and allow for more program flexibility. Upgrades to the parking area and outer play area are also scheduled.

Work includes the demolition and rebuilding of multiple non-load bearing interior walls; electrical, plumbing and HVAC modifications; installation of multiple interior and exterior windows and doors; carpet replacement, paint and finish; installation of an exterior staircase and door accessing the second story.

Modifications will result in:

• Expanded open space to allow for clearer line of sight supervision;
• New classroom spaces with sound attenuation to accommodate our growing homework program, STEM and art classes, and other group play/learning interactions;
• Outdoor sport court for enhanced active play and expanded teen programming;
• Greater natural lighting.

We anticipate improvements to be completed by September 2017. We will continue providing youth services/programming at our current level during the remodel period.

When complete, the renovation will enable us to better serve Funhouse families and children now and in the future.

If you’re interested in finding out more about the Funhouse and our programs, please call Executive Director, Krista Bouchey, at 376-7177.