Parent supervised play time. Bring your toddler to run, play and tumble on the mats.
Location: Community Campus.
Saturdays through spring, 8:30-11:00am
FREE; no registration needed

Portsmouth Rec's Early Release Day

• Wednesday, April 10 - FULL
• Wednesday, May 8

Time: End of School (Noon) - 5 pm
Location: Community Campus
Description: Join us for a fun day at the Community Campus! Students can take the bus from Portsmouth Elementary Schools or be dropped off. Upon arrival, we will eat lunch, play some games, and get ready for our field trip to Bowl-O-Rama (April) and TBD (May).

Fee: $25 Resident, $35 Non-Resident

Notes: Drop-off and Pick-Up at Community Campus. Please bring your own lunch.

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Art Start is a new monthly preschool art and story time for children ages 3-4 accompanied by an adult.

Ages 3 and 4 with caregiver
One Saturday morning per month 10:00-10:45am
Preschoolers will create projects using a variety of art materials and have a
story time that is related to the seasonal theme. They will build self-esteem through experience with problem solving, fine motor activities and language skills. Must sign up for each month. $15 resident / $20 non resident per month

At Community Campus

• Saturday, May 11: Tiny Seeds
• Saturday, June 1: Butterflies (New Date!)

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Fun-filled week of activities and field trips for grades K-5. 

April Vacation

Location: Community Campus
Grades: K-5
Dates: 04/22/2024 - 04/26/2024
Day/Time: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Fee: Res: $225.00 Non-Res: $250.00

**As of April 5, there are only 9 spots left. Do not delay if you would like your child to participate."

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The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training program is designed to provide youth who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants. This training will help participants to develop leadership skills; learn how to develop a babysitting business, keep themselves and others safe and help children behave; and learn about basic childcare. This class includes Pediatric First Aid and CPR certification.

Location: Community Campus
Age: 11 - 15
Spring 2024: 04/21/2024 - 04/28/2024
Day/Time: Sun 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Fee: Res: $50.00 Non-Res: $60.00

Get your kids off their screens and into the woods this winter with ForestKids nature immersion. ForestKids complements in-classroom learning with regular nature-based forest experiences in a dependable and safe way. Open to all children grades K-5, these all-outdoor classes will be held in local Seacoast Forests.

ForestKids April Vacation Adventure Camp
Looking for fun, educational outdoor activities for your kids during the winter school vacation week? Join ForestKids for 4-days of snowy nature immersion in some of Seacoast's most diverse and beautiful forests! These all-outdoor nature immersion classes include engaging interactive lessons on wildlife, trees, mushroom and plants, hiking, forest exploration, fort-building, science with a nature focus, tree climbing, confidence and collaboration-building games and more! Learn more at www.ForestKidsSeacoast.com

If class fills, please join the wait list. We review this closely and make adjustments.

Spring Sparrows

Location: Sagamore Creek Lands and Little Harbour Forest
Age: 5 - 12
Dates: 04/22/2024 - 04/25/2024
Day/Time: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:30AM - 3:30PM
Fee: Res: $290.00 Non-Res: $290.00 (Additional Siblings $250)

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At Kids Night Out, your child will enjoy an evening of pizza and a movie. Other activities will include games, activities and crafts. Parents can enjoy a night out WITHOUT the kiddos! Let Portsmouth Rec be your babysitter.
Space is limited; early registration recommended.
Location: Community Campus
Grades: K-5
Dates: Friday, May 10
Time: 5:00PM - 8:00PM
Fee: Res: $20.00 Non-Res: $25.00 (per date)

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During this Get On Board clinic, participants in K-2nd grade will be practicing skateboard exploration. Using different methods of skateboarding “sitting, belly, and knee” participants will learn how the skateboard reacts underneath them. Kids will also try different skateboards, learn about the parts of a skateboard, and even stand a few times to experience skateboarding on their feet. All protective gear, skateboards, and equipment will be provided. Closed toed shoes required. 

Location: Community Campus
Grades: K-2
Four Sessions (Please only register for one):

• April Session 1:
  • Dates: 04/30/2024 - 05/07/2024 - 6 spots left - SIGN UP TODAY
  • Day/Time: Tue 4:00PM - 5:00PM
• April Session 2:
  • Dates: 04/30/2024 - 05/07/2024 FULL
  • Day/Time: Tue 5:00PM - 6:00PM

Fee: Res: $10.00 Non-Res: $15.00 

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PET PARTY (Grades 1 & 2)

Create drawings, paintings and sculptures of animal pets.
Location: Community Campus
Grades: 1-2
Dates: 03/26/2024 - 04/16/2024
Day/Time: Tuesdays 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Fee: Res: $105.00 Non-Res: $115.00 

SOMETHING FISHY (Grades K & 1)

Real and imaginary fish will be used as a theme to create prints, collages and a Japanese kite.
Location: Community Campus
Grades: K-1
Dates: 04/30/2024 - 06/04/2024
Day/Time: Tuesdays 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Fee: Res: $160.00 Non-Res: $170.00 

FUTURE TOWN (Grades 2 & 3)

Work individually and collaboratively to create a town of the future, creating vehicles, clothing, buildings, animals and landscapes, using recycled materials, glue, and paint. Thursdays, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6 (6-weeks) 

Location: Community Campus
Grades: 2-3
Dates: 05/02/2024 - 06/06/2024
Day/Time: Thursdays 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Fee: Res: $160.00 Non-Res: $170.00 

After School Bus to the Community Campus available for Portsmouth Elementary students.

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ForestKids seeks to bring regular nature-based forest experiences directly into your child’s life in a dependable and safe way. Instructor Sarah Brown leads students in collaborative, guided forest play. These all-outdoor nature immersion classes include engaging interactive lessons on wildlife, trees, mushroom and plants, hiking, forest exploration, fort-building, science with a nature focus, tree climbing, confidence and collaboration-building games and more!
Learn more at www.ForestKidsSeacoast.com. No class on 4/24 (April vacation). Class on early release days (4/10 & 5/8) is 12:00-3:00pm.

Location: Community Campus
Ages: 5 - 12
Dates: 04/03/2024 - 06/05/2024 (No class Apr 24). Class on early release days (4/10 & 5/8) is 12:00-3:00pm.
Day/Time: Wed 2:45PM - 5:30PM
Fee: Res: $370.00 Non-Res: $370.00 (Additional Siblings $330.00)

After School Bus to the Community Campus available for Portsmouth Elementary students.

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Let Portsmouth Recreation teach your children the fundamentals of America's pastime! Program held at Campus Drive Athletic Field. Volunteer coaches needed.
Location: Recreation Athletic Field Complex
Ages: 4 - 5
Dates: 05/02/2024 - 06/06/2024
Day/Time: Thu 4:30PM - 5:15PM
Fee: Res: $40.00 Non-Res: $60.00

**As of April 5 - ALMOST FULL. Make sure to join wait list. We evaluate the numbers frequently.**

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Disc Golf is a rapidly growing sport with many courses close to the Seacoast. This program is designed to teach the basics of the sport including body mechanics, rules and disc selection. Coach Jamie will introduce kids to this super-fun, fast-paced sport.

Location: Recreation Athletic Field Complex (at Community Campus)
Grades: 6-12
Dates: 05/06/2024 - 06/03/2024 (No class May 27)
Day/Time: Mondays 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Fee: Res: $25.00 Non-Res: $35.00 Price includes a starter disc.

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Come and practice yoga! We'll connect with the outside world and our inside nature through poses, mini walks and quiet times. Sometimes the world feel too big to handle, so we'll learn some poses so we are calm, clear-eyed and ready to practice kindness. New Location this year! The class will be held outside at Lafayette Park. Bring a mat and a water bottle!
Location: Lafayette Playground Fields

Grades: K-2 - FULL
Dates: 04/30/2024 - 05/28/2024
Day/Time: Tue 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Fee: Res: $20.00 Non-Res: $25.00

Grades: 3-5
Dates: 05/02/2024 - 05/30/2024
Day/Time: Thu 5:00PM - 6:00PM - 6 Spots Left!
Fee: Res: $20.00 Non-Res: $25.00 

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Tennis in the Parks - The tennis program where kids play while they learn!

Led by an approved USTA Net Generation tennis coach, the program will focus on developing the skills to serve, rally, and play - so it’s perfect for beginners and first-time players. This program uses modified tennis balls, age-appropriate rackets, court sizes, and the latest fun and engaging activities that help players successfully learn and play the game quicker!
All players in their first session receive and keep a new age-appropriate racquet, and tennis ball.

Location: South Mill Pond Tennis Courts
Dates: 05/11/2024 - 06/22/2024 No class May 25 for Memorial Day Weekend. (Rain Date 6/23)

Red Ball - FULL
Grades: 1-2
Day/Time: Saturdays 9:30AM - 10:30AM
Fee: Res: $65.00 Non-Res: $65.00

Orange Ball - FULL
Grades: 3-5
Day/Time: Saturdays 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Fee: Res: $65.00 Non-Res: $65.00

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Early childhood music & movement helps little ones develop their innate musicality. Ages: Birth - Age 4. Located at the Community Campus. Visit the Music Together website for day, times prices and registration. 

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Learn about science, technology, engineering while doing awesome projects with cool themes. Create, interact with technology and explore the world through a hands-on and playful learning.
Location: Community Campus. After School Bus to the Community Campus available for Portsmouth Elementary students.

Superheroes: Thursdays; March 7 - April 11 from 3:00-4:30pm

$89

Ages 6-10

To the Batcave! In this program, your learner will create their very own superheroes, design secret hideouts, and build epic battle scenes with their classmates. Your little superhero is sure to have a blast creating a fantasy world full of their favorite characters and planets from both the DC and Marvel universes. Everyone is destined to unleash some of their own superpowers in this super program!

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The Portsmouth Indoor Pool is proud to be a Gold Level Learn-to-Swim Provider with the American Red Cross. The pool offers lessons for infants through teens.

Swim lesson registration starts at 9:00am on the days listed below. 

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Blended Learning Lifeguard Training
Course length: 19 hours, 30 minutes in-person and 7 hours 30 minutes online. Total - 27 hours
Provides entry-level participants the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until EMS personnel take over.
Prerequisites:

• Minimum age: 15 years;
• Swim 300 yards continuously;
• Tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs;
• Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds by starting in the water, swimming 20 yards, surface dive to a depth of 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point, exit the water without using steps or a ladder.

To successfully complete the Lifeguarding Blended Learning course, the participant must:

• Attend the entire course and participate in all class sessions.
• Actively participate in all course activities, including assuming various roles during scenarios.
• Demonstrate competency in all required skills.
• Pass the final skills scenarios.
• Complete all eLearning content, including the eLearning written exam (CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers ;and First Aid).
• Successfully pass final written exams with a minimum grade of 80 percent.

Participants who successfully complete the Lifeguarding course receive an American Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED, valid for 2 years.
Location: Indoor Pool
Ages: 15 and over

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Time for kids or families to shoot hoops. Open to anyone in high school or younger.

See the current schedule HERE.

Time for kids and adults to shoot to use the basketball court. Open to everyone.

See the current schedule HERE

All ages welcome! Great place for families and children to swim and play. (Children under 48" tall must be accompanied in the water by an adult.)

See the current schedule HERE.

Sign ups start Monday, June 3, 2024 for Portsmouth Residents

Portsmouth Rec's fall soccer program is back with instructional soccer leagues for boys and girls from preschool through fourth grade. All youth soccer games take place at the Recreation Field Athletic Field Complex on Campus Drive. Players will receive a t-shirt, soccer socks and shin guards.  We need volunteer coaches for all ages groups! Coaches will have the opportunity to attend a coach's clinic at the beginning of the season and be given outlines of skills focus for the week. Thank you to our league sponsor, Marshall Rental. 

Questions: Recreation Supervisor, Jamie Schaaf 603-427-1548 | jeschaaf@cityofportsmouth.com