Youth Programs
Youth Athletic Programs
Youth Floor Hockey
For the hockey player, or the young person just interested in learning the game... this is the place to be. Stick handling, passing and shooting are just a few of the skills that participants will learn and practice in this six-week session. Daily activities will include a short practice/skill development, followed by a friendly game.
Sign up for Youth Floor Hockey
Gymnastics
Learn the basic skills of gymnastics in a fun-filled, kid-friendly environment! Our coaching staff will keep your little gymnasts engage while learning the foundation of gymnastics on the uneven bars, vault, balance beam, and floor. Questions about the program can be directed to Gymnastics Coordinator, Alison Lee
Cheerleading Camp and Game Experience
Grades K-8. Learn cheers, chants, jumps, kicks, motions and stunts. Participants will also cheer with the CHS Cheer team for the first half of the CHS Boys Basketball game on February 16th (game time - 7:00pm).
Camps are led by CHS cheer coaches and cheer team. Don't miss this amazing experience to be on the court with the team!
Proceeds benefit the Chaska High School Cheerleading team.
Sign up for the Cheerleading Camp and Game Experience
Youth Dodgeball League
Dodgeball is an excellent game for developing hand/eye coordination all while being a tremendous cardio workout. Each week, different teams are formed, and a different style of dodgeball is played.
Sign up for Youth Dodgeball
Homeschool Phy ED - Instructor led PE at the CCC
Our program aims to promote physical fitness, a healthy lifestyle, and overall well-being through a variety of sports and traditional Phy. Ed. games. Our focus is on skill building, teamwork, and fun!
Sign up for Homeschool Physical Education
Scholarship opportunities available through the Chaska Park and Recreation Scholarship Fund!
Athletics Rain-Out Line: 952-227-7798
Youth Art & Enrichment Programs
Parents Night Out
Take the night off! Your children will have a blast playing gym games, eating dinner, themed crafts, and a big screen movie! Ages 3-9 are welcome to participate.
Sign up for Parent's Night Out!
Kids Day Out! Sledding, Pizza Lunch, & Swimming
Join us for a no-school day filled with sledding, hot coco, crafts, make your own pizza lunch, and swimming! All activities will be held at the Chaska Community Center.
Lovely Llama
with KidCreate Studio
Come sculpt with air-dry clay and Model Magic as we create a llama sculpture that feels as fuzzy as she looks. No llama has ever been lovelier!
Young Chefs Cooking Class
Join us as we delve into some delicious kid friendly recipes that the chefs will want to make again! Through cooking kids can learn so many important skills. Each day we will create a new recipe and of course we will get to eat it.
Sign up for Young Chefs Cooking Class
Smart Art
with KidsCreate Studio
Art is smart, and this class proves it! During this class we’ll explore S.T.E.A.M. (Science-Technology-Engineering-Art-Math) concepts in creative ways, resulting in fridge-worthy masterpieces, tons of experiential learning, and loads of messy fun. We’ll design our own mini playgrounds, learn about M.C. Escher and Picasso, make our own lava lamps, and more.
Rainbow Candy
with KidsCreate Studio
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet! We’ll explore the colors of the rainbow as we use sprinkles, Fruit Loops, marshmallows, frosting, and more to create a colorful candy scene complete with a 3D rainbow.
A Very Messy Art Camp
with KidsCreate Studio
Let’s take mess-making to a whole new level! We’ll paint with plaster, sculpt with gooey gunk, make papier mache birds and fling paint like Jackson Pollock. We will even learn some art terms along the way. These are not projects to tackle at home – leave the mess with us. After all, being a kid is messy business!
Sign up for STEAM Park Engineering
Storybook Theatre - Repunzel
Once upon a time... we put on a show! Welcome to Storybook Theatre, where we take a classic fairytale and put a fun twist on it, and then you get to act it out! Do you love acting, singing, and dancing? Then Storybook Theatre will surely be a great fit for you! In just one week we'll put together a whole musical, and you get to be one of the stars!
April Fools Day Fun
with KidsCreate Studio
We’ll get simply silly as we get ready to celebrate April Fool’s Day by creating some unbelievably hilarious craft pranks. Get ready for a good time, this class is sure to tickle your funny bone! This is a popular class, register early before it fills up!
Sign up for April Fools Day Fun
Little Tots Sweetheart Dance
Bring your family and friends to the Little Tots Sweetheart Dance. Designed for preschoolers and their parents. Do the hokey pokey and dance along with other fun children's music. Refreshments will be served. Space is limited. $5 per child. Children under 1 are free.
Sign up for Little Tots Sweetheart Dance
Young Bakers Holiday Cookie Bake
Does your child love to bake holiday treats? In this class, we will will make holiday themed cookies to take home. Please bring a large container to bring your cookies home in.
Sign up for Young Bakers Holiday Cookie Bake
Kids Day Out-Non-School Day
Join us for some non-school day fun, field trips and activities vary by date
Scholarship opportunities available through the Chaska Park and Recreation Scholarship Fund!
Extreme Kids Summer Camp
2024 Registration begins Friday, March 1st.
Are you looking for an exciting adventure for your kids this summer?
Extreme Kids focuses on summer school-age childcare and enrichment opportunities designed to meet the changing needs of children and families. Our program is fee-based for children entering grades 1-6th fall of 2023 and administrated by the City of Chaska Parks and Recreation Department.
Our staff will provide a fun experience for your child as we explore crafts, small group games, science experiments, nature walks and much more! Weekly activities include field trips, swimming and ice skating.
Breakfast, Lunch & Afternoon Snack:
Included with your tuition is cold cereal, milk and juice and an afternoon snack. All lunches will need to be brought from home. Extreme Kids has an option for Pizza Lunch for $5.00. This option is only available on Wednesday's as long as we are on site and not on a field trip. A link to sign up will be provided
Registration opened Wednesday, March 1st. A $50 non-refundable registration fee per child is due at time of registration. Must register on a non-mobile device.
The Daily Flex Schedule is a calendar-based option that opens at 10am on Mar. 1st. At time of registration, you will select the days your child will attend over the course of the summer. Once your child’s days are selected you will be contracted into those days. If you want to add days during the summer, please contact myself to add those days if space is available.
2023 Program dates:
Tuesday, June 11th - Friday, August 16th, 7am-6pm (Closed June 19, July 4th and 5th). Space is limited!
5-Day Contract Fees $1880 ($40 per day) Residents $2115 ($45 per day) Regular | Daily Flex Fees $48 Residents $53 Regular
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Weekly payment plans available. For more information contact Sandy Jansen at 952-227-7791.
Extreme Kids is located at the Chaska Community Center.
1661 Park Ridge Drive
Chaska, MN 55318
Phone: 952-227-7791
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Zac Johnson
Recreation Supervisor/AthleticsPhone: 952-227-7761
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Sandy Jansen
Recreation Supervisor/YouthPhone: 952-227-7791