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ELEVATE Youth Play Pals: 2026

Play Pals: Weekly Themes, Friends, and Play

Get ready for Play Pals!! Join us every Monday from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM at Yates Community Center, 467 North Main Street in Penn Yan.


Play Pals is open to children 0-5 years of age. Children can enjoy weekly themes and play at their own pace! Check out our upcoming themes:


January 5        Obstacle Course

January 12      Trains & Trucks

January 26      Painting with ice

 

February 2      Tunnels & Forts

February 9      Cars, trucks & ramps

February 16    Snow much fun

February 23    Parachutes & Play-doh

 

March 2          NO Playpals

March 9          Noodles & Balloons

March 16        Chalk & Building blocks

March 23       Tunnels & Forts

March 30        Obstacle Course

 

April 6          Jump & Freeze

April 13         Noodles and Balloons

April 20         Parachutes and Play-doh

April 27         Obstacle Course

 

May 4            NO Play Pals

May 11           Playground and Parachutes

May 18           Playground and Flowers

May 25           Memorial Day NO Play Pals

 

June 1            Obstacle Course

June 8            NO Play Pals

June 15           Chalk, Noodles & Balloons

June 22           Tunnels & Forts

June 29          Play-doh & Parachutes

 

July 6             Building Blocks & Snow Cones

July 13            Chalk & Bubbles

July 20            Cars, Ramps & Paint

July 27          Balls

 

August 3         Obstacle course

August 10       Balloon Tennis

August 17       Popsicle Art & Parachutes

August 24       Trains & Trucks

August 31       Playground fun

 

September 7   Labor Day NO Play Pals

September 14 NO Play Pals

September 21 Obstacle Course

September 28 Apple fun

 

October 5       Building blocks

October 12     Parachutes

October 19    Pumpkin fun

October 26     Halloween fun

 

November 2   Obstacle course

November 9   Playdough & Parachutes

November 16 Noodles & Balloons

November 23 Cars, Trucks & Ramps

November 30 Building blocks

 

December 7    Trains & trucks

December 14  Forts & parachutes

December 21  Mitten fun

December 28  Trains & Trucks



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