family & community

Family Night

Every 2nd Friday

We show the newest family movies on our Big Screen every 2nd Friday. Join your neighbors and meet new friends for dinner, a craft and movie. Now serving Frankie’s Pizza, salad, and dessert. What a great deal! Snacks are also available for sale.

Mats are available for the kids to lie on the floor. We encourage children to wear their PJs and bring their blankets, pillows, beanbag chairs and/or sleeping bags.

Age Requirement: For families with children. A tentative schedule of movies is listed below. Please call or email us to suggest a movie you and your family would like to see.For more program information email Cindy or call 425-432-1272.

Family Night is funded in part by generous grants from the Maple Valley Black Diamond Rotary Club, Frankie's Pizza and Maple Valley Signs.

Safe Sitter®

Better sitters today. Better parents tomorrow.

Safe Sitter® is developed especially for 11 to 13 year olds and offers a curriculum that includes hands-on practice, group interaction, role-playing, games and discussion. For more information visit the Safe Sitter website. Please bring a sack lunch. Parents are invited to attend a celebration ceremony for their Safe Sitter® graduate at 3:40 pm.

Age Requirement: 11 - 13 years old. Call 425-432-1272 to register. For program information email Brandy or call 425-432-1272.

Preschool Fair

Looking for a preschool, but don’t know where to start?

Plan to attend our annual preschool fair and meet with representatives from local schools who will answer all of your questions. A directory (PDF 319 KB) of participating programs will be available. Fun, hands-on activities are provided for children.

Preschool Directors: Please complete and return the 2010 Preschool Fair Registration (PDF 87 KB) form to register your preschool. Application must be filled out and emailed to Cindy. Vendors must pre-register to reserve space.

For more program information email Cindy or call 425-432-1272.

Community Egg Hunt

Hunt eggs in the wilderness

Join the fun at Lake Wilderness Park for our 14th annual Community Egg Hunt. Meet GMVCC’s Spring Bunny and Sparky from Maple Valley Fire & Life Safety. And parents, don't forget to visit the King County Sheriff’s booth where your child can join the “My ID Club”. Participants are encouraged to bring a canned food item to donate to the Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services. Donations of new or gently used children’s books will also be accepted for GMVCC’s annual Peanut Butter Jelly & Books summer outreach program.

PLEASE RECYCLE and DONATE YOUR PLASTIC EGGS AT EVENT or COMMUNITY CENTER!

Age Requirement: Toddlers (walking) through Grade 3.

For more program information email Cindy or call 425-432-1272.

Maple Valley Black Diamond

Tina McDonough

GMVCC’s Community Egg Hunt is funded in part by the generous support of the following people and organizations: My ID Club Sponsor Tina McDonough of Maple Valley Windermere; Maple Valley Girl Scout Troops who so generously donated their time to stuff over 16,000 eggs; Maple Valley Black Diamond Rotary Club Foundation; Wilderness Village Plaza (Jim Flynn); Maple Valley Black Diamond VFW; Professional Fire Fighters; Volunteer Fire Fighters; the City of Maple Valley for allowing us to use Lake Wilderness Park; Covington Costco for their donation of a gift card to purchase egg hunt treats; Motorplex Protow, Safeway and BECU for advertising this event; and John Moore of Innovative Images Photography for the beautiful pictures he captured of the event.

Scrapbook Night

Every 4th Friday

Connect with others through our like stories. If you love to scrapbook, stamp, make cards or create other crafts, our monthly Scrapbook Night is just for you. Enjoy demos and uninterrupted time to spend on your projects. Bring your projects and snacks to share.

Age Requirement: Adults and teens.

For more program information email Cindy or call 425-432-1272.

Kids Creations

Holiday Lights at the Lodge

What could be more fun than having more than a dozen crafts to choose from? No trips to the store, lengthy preparations or messy clean up! We do all that for you. Crafts are designed to be made as gifts or holiday decorations. Seasonal and holiday theme craft workshops are offered twice each year in the spring and winter.

Age Requirement: 2 ½ to 11 years.

No pre-registration required.

For more program information email Cindy or call the Maple Valley Community Center at 425-432-1272.

Winter Kids Creations is sponsored by and presented in partnership with the City of Maple Valley Parks & Recreation and the annual Holiday Lights at the Lodge celebration. Join us as we celebrate the season with our traditional community tree lighting ceremony, Kids Creations crafts and refreshments.