Celebrating 10 years of business - play, community and wellness

Thanks to the wonderful families in the Potrero Hill neighborhood (and beyond!), Recess Urban Recreation is celebrating their 10th anniversary this year! Join us in celebrating 10 years of community, play, and education at our facility. The party happens Saturday, May 19th from 9am-12pm.

The event will include snacks and drinks, live music entertainment (including Charity of the JAMband and Glenda Bates), face painting, crafts, a photobooth, and even mini massages. We can’t wait to celebrate with you all and thank the community for all the support of our small business these last 10 years. 

Suggested Donation: $10/person. You can preregister online or pay at the door!   All funds go to help build the newly formed Recess Collective.  

Thank you to our event sponsor, Help a Mother Out, and to Backspace for their in kind donation.

Refreshments include:
- Bare Snacks
- Pizza from Goat Hill Pizza
- Sandwiches from Hazel's Kitchen
- The Plant Cafe Organic will be sampling their vegan banana bread and signature fresh juices.
- refreshments sponsored by STEMful San Francisco

Raffle prices include:
- Almanac San Francisco Taproom gift certificate
- BookTree gift certificate
- Provender Coffee gift card
- Radiant Workspaces day passes

CD Release Party - Live Music, Learning and Smoothies

Mega Bloom is a lover of folk music and an early childhood educator.

Her debut album combines these two interests into a fun, musical experience for children, teachers and families. Join us to celebrate the release of this new CD!

Sunday, April 15, 3:30-5pm

Plus:

Drum Workshop with Craig Miller.  This workshop is an introduction to rhythm and the percussive instruments of the world. Children will be prompted to participate in body percussion and playing drums.

Lets Get Messy! New Class to support development and have fun

Fostering creativity helps children develop mentally, socially, and emotionally. Research indicates that creating art may boost young children's ability to analyze and problem-solve in myriad ways.

As kids manipulate a paintbrush, their fine motor skills improve. By counting pieces and colors, they learn the basics of math. When children experiment with materials, they dabble in science. Most important perhaps, when kids feel good while they are creating, art helps boost self-confidence. And children who feel able to experiment and to make mistakes feel free to invent new ways of thinking, which extends well beyond the craft room.

While we know that toddlerhood provides a valuable window of opportunity for kids to learn and develop the skills they need to succeed in life, sometimes it's easier said than done at home.  

Join us!

Recess' Mini Messy Art is a great introduction to sensory play in a teacher led environment.  Parents or caregivers along with 9-18mo olds join us for a sweet creative class designed to stimulate the senses and introduce new experiences.  Sign up below!

Our very popular Sensory Lab (child led stations) is open for drop-in play several times a week, too.  These open format stations are great for checking out new activities and revisiting old ones.  Stations rotate from play dough, painting on plexiglass, digging with rainbow sand to experimenting with light.  Open to members and anyone with a day-pass.

Early art experiences also teach kids to think openly, create new meaning, be more tolerant of others’ differences, and gives them the courage to take risks.

We hope  you'll join us to encourage art appreciation in your young child, and make the most out of those crucial learning years.

In the meantime, check out our favorite resources for art with toddlers:

•  Primary Art: It's the Process, Not the Product (one of our FAVORITE books!)
• Tinker Lab Book
• The Artful Parent

No pressure: Sensory Lab, Storytime, & Music alongside Play

In the first few years of life, more than 1 million new neural connections are formed every second. Our goal at Recess is to provide a space rich with opportunities for exploration to support that rapid brain development. 

In addition to our two playspaces, we have a full schedule of activities you are invited to take part in.  Our Playspace Activities are designed for kids to engage directly if they like, or benefit from being within an earshot even if they're not interested in sitting and participating directly. 

Kids take the lead. 

When music activities are happening in the playspace, for example, we often see two types of kids.  There is the child excitedly sitting at the edge of the parachute, shaker in hand who is eager to follow along.  There is also the child over at the train table, interested in music, but not interested in being a direct participant (at least, not in that particular moment).  Both children benefit from hearing the music, learning about rhythm, exposure to language and sequencing.  

Throughout the week, our activities range from music to sensory lab to storytime.  All of these are totally flexible -- they are included in your visit, do not require sign up and if you dip in for a few minutes and then your child is ready to flit to another activity, that's absolutely fine!  Check out the schedule here. 

Play is an opportunity for children to learn who they are, what they can do, and how to relate to the world around them.

Support your child's development and your journey as a parent.

To join in on the fun, reserve a Playspace Pass or sign up for membership.  

Learn more about other services at Recess:

Workspace + Childcare

Workspace + Childcare

Wellness

Wellness

Workshops

Workshops