Kirtland Youth Programs, SAP & Youth Sports

Teen Council/Keystone & Torch Club Meetings
Mon · 4, 11, & 18 Dec · 3 p.m.
Wed 27 Dec · 3 p.m.
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
Club Meetings has changed to Mondays! Make a difference in your community. Join our service-learning clubs to develop new service-learning projects and ways to help the community and your club. New members are always welcome! Youth input matters to us! We meet on Mondays now!

STEM COI: BGCA-My.Future
Daily
Free · Ages 9-18
My.Future provides members with a safe, fun digital platform to showcase their work and earn recognition through stars, badges, and master badges. It’s a space where kids can interact with each other – free from the prospect of cyberbullying. Try it out in the COI, at home, or both! Youth do need an account. Go to Myfuture.net and create an account for Kirtland AFB Youth Programs.

Academic Success- Project Learn: Power Hour
Daily
Free · Ages 9-18
Making Minutes Count for Academic Success helps Club membersAges9-18 achieve academic success by providing homework time and help tutoring, high-yield learning activities, and encouraging members to become self-directed learners.

Game of the Month: Yahtzee & Math Dice
Daily
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
The game's object is to roll certain combinations of numbers with five dice. At each turn, you throw dice, trying to get a good combination of numbers; different combinations give different scores. While luck plays a significant role in Yahtzee, strategy makes a significant difference. Youth will need to use their math skills to find out who wins.

BGCA Image Makers & 4H Photography
Mon-Fri · 4-29 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
This month, youth will be looking at professional photographs and their compositions. Many of these photos are action shots. Youth will be taking photos of our planned activities while in action, working on composition and storytelling through photography.

Fine Arts: Yarn Art Ornaments
Mon-Fri · 4-8 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
If you ever wanted to make a DIY light-up marquee but felt a little intimidated, we have a project for you! You should totally make these DIY string art ornaments! They are very much like a mini marquee in that you’ll use a light from your Christmas tree to light up the ornament.

4H Tie Blankets
Mon-Fri · 4-15 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
The weather is getting cooler, so wouldn’t you like to curl up with your very own homemade fleece blanket? During these two weeks, the youth will have the opportunity to gain experience in how to make a tie blanket.

STEM: National Slime Day
Mon-Fri · 4-8 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
December 7 is National Slime Day, and things are about to get slippery for the rest of the day. Today's National Day celebrates the slimy, slippery, and squishy pop culture goo that has been engaging kids (and adults) in play since the 1970s.

BGCA Triple Play & World Trick Play
Mon-Fri · 4-8 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
This is your time to shine. We will have the basketballs; this is your time to show your tricks and skills to your peers. Have a trick shoot you can teach us? We will have shot challenges, too.

Character & Leadership-Community Service: Flower Arrangements
Mon-Fri · 4-15 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
Keystone and Torch Clubs have really stepped up their community support this year. They decided to make our senior citizens' holiday a bit brighter by making floral arrangements and delivering them to nursing homes and assisted living homes. This two-week project will bring joy to others in the community.

STEM: Oobleck
Mon-Fri · 11-15 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
Is oobleck a solid or liquid? Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid with properties of both liquids and solids. You can slowly dip your hand into it like a liquid, but it will feel solid if you squeeze the oobleck or punch it.

4H Healthy Living: Yoga
Mon-Fri · 11-15 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
4-H Yoga is like yoga for adults but sillier! Practicing yoga with kids should be different from yoga practice with adults in that, instead of being quiet and calm, it should be noisy and fun.

The Arts: Diamond Art Ornaments & Cards
Mon-Fri 18-22 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
You asked for Diamond Arts, so you got it! Some may be asking what diamond art is and how it is done. Diamond painting is a new hobby popularized in the US and Europe in 2015. It involves applying hundreds of multi-colored rhinestones on a canvas. Each detail on the canvas is numbered, and you must stick the corresponding rhinestone piece to the detail.

4H STEM: Do It Yourself Flashlight
Mon-Fri 18-22 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
Have you ever made a paper flashlight? This week, we will make a working flashlight using a paper design, batteries, and LED lightbulbs. Youth must review the engineering design process while learning about chemical potential energy.

BGCA Triple Play- Four Square
Mon-Fri 18-22 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
In Four Square, the objective is to eliminate players in higher squares to advance to the 4-square. If eliminated, move to the end of the line behind 1-square. Begin play with a diagonal serve from 4-square to 2-square and keep the ball from getting away or bouncing too much.

The Arts: National Sock Day-Design your Socks
Wed-Fri · 27-29 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
Ever lose a sock or two? National Day Sock Day or Odd Sock Day celebrates our mismatched socks. This week, youth will be able to design and make their own pair of socks.

STEAM: Salt Crystal Snowflake Experiments
Wed-Fri · 27-29 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
This week, youth will experiment with various salts and Borax to grow crystal snowflakes. Youth will predict which ingredients they think will produce the best crystals and why.

Keystone & Torch Clubs: Goal Setting
Wed · 27 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
We all have heard of New Year Resolutions, right? We will explore ourselves and our club, thinking about the goals we want to achieve this new year. Youth will become their authentic selves and set personal goals. In addition, youth will explore the club and set goals to improve the club experience.

BGCA Triple Play: Freeze Tag Games
Wed-Fri · 27-29 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
The weather has cooled off, so why not play freeze tag games? Youth will play various tag freeze games where they decide the rules and how the game is played.

4H Healthy Living: Fuel Foods & Sugar Detectives
Wed-Fri · 27-29 Dec
Members: Free · Non-Members: $2.50 · Ages 9-18
Youth will learn the health benefits of different foods and beverages. Youth will be exploring fuel foods and treat foods. Youth will learn serving sizes per container of grams of sugar per serving. Youth may set personal goals, too, for the New Year!