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We offer an engaging and dynamic environment that inspires children and families to explore, create and learn together through discovery and play.		 A 501(c)3
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The Trailhead Express

Crested Butte Sleigh Ride Dinner at Uley's Cabin

Sunday, February 26, 2012

A sleigh ride adventure to Uley’s Cabin!
Reserve Today – (970)349-7160
Join The Trailhead Children’s Museum for fine dining, friends and fundraising as we travel by sleigh through the woods to Uley’s Cabin at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. This is an adult-only event to raise money in support of our children and The Museum’s Programs. Tickets are limited so reserve your space soon and don’t miss out on this annual event! For reservations please call (970)39-7160.

Ticket price includes sleigh ride transport on The Trailhead Express, a gourmet five-course meal at Uley’s Cabin, libations, and the option of babysitting at The Trailhead Children’s Museum.

First Seating: Meet at 4:30 p.m. Sleigh departs at 5:00 p.m. returns by 8:30 p.m.

Second Seating: Meet at 5:00 p.m. Sleigh departs at 5:30 p.m. returns by 9 p.m.

Uley's Cabin Babysitting Provided for Fundraiser

Sleigh Ride Dinner Fundraiser

  • Babysitting provided at The Trailhead

  • Sleigh departs from 9380 Restaurant

  • Two Seatings, $100/person

  • Reservations: (970)349-7160

FREE DEMO DAYS

Crested Butte Toddler Art Activities

Don’t Miss Out on a FREE opportunity to try

PRESCHOOL PICASSOS

Parent and child art class, for children ages 1-4 and their parent or caregiver.

Wed. Feb. 9 and Thurs. Feb. 10
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Join us for our Preschool Picasso Demo Days and explore the messy, fascinating, and creative world of art with your child. Instructor, Emily Gibson, will lead you and your little one on an artistic adventure designed especially for toddlers and preschoolers. The best part? The paint, goo, glue, and glitter fall on our floor, not yours!

Following the free demo days, classes will resume on Wednesday, Feb, 15 and Thursday, Feb. 16 and run through March 29 (no class the week of Feb. 20)
Duration: 6 weeks
Cost: $65 for the session or $15 drop-in
(Each class needs a minimum of four students to run)

More Educational Programs>>

Paint Your Own Pottery

Trailhead Winter 2012 Family PYOP Series

2012 PYOP Winter Series

Join us at The Trailhead, 11AM – 3PM

  • Saturday 2/5/2011
  • Wednesday 3/14/2011

The Trailhead Children’s Museum in collaboration with The Studio Art School are hosting a series of Paint Your Own Pottery fundraising events that benefit art and science enrichment programs for toddler and school age children. Guests choose from picture frames, mugs, platters, skis, snowboards or any number of decorative or functional pottery items.

  • All pottery prices include fees for glazes & firing.
  • Arrange to pick up your pottery at The Trailhead or have it shipped.

You can also join The Studio at the ASCA on Elk Avenue for Paint Your Own Pottery Saturdays! The ASCA is an extension of The Crested Butte Center for the Arts.

Saturdays at the ASCA on ELK Avenue

  • November 12th. 10am to 2pm
  • December 10th. 10am to 4pm
  • January 14th. 10am to 2pm
  • February 11th. 10am to 2pm
  • March 10th. 10am to 2pm
  • April 14th. 10am to 2pm

Members Only Date Night

Are you a Member of The Trailhead Children’s Museum? Then you should be taking advantage of FREE Babysitting when we host our Members Only Date Night events! Date Night is hosted on the last Thursday of every month from 5:30-7:30PM. Sign up now and enjoy two hours of worry-free & FREE babysitting at The Museum.

Crested Butte Babysitting

Upcoming Dates

  • 1/26/2011
  • 2/23/2011
Membership Details>>

“Kids’ Rock” Winter Concerts

Back By Popular Demand!

The Trailhead Children’s Museum, The Crested Butte Center or the Arts and The Crested Butte Music Festival present the 2nd Annual “Kids’ Rock” Winter Concerts. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to enjoy world-class family entertainment right here in Crested Butte.

Saturday 3/10/2012 – The Little League: A fun, high-energy hip hop group geared toward children and families! With a mission to provide positive, educational and developmentally appropriate messages, Little League delivers jazzy beats, wholesome lyrics, and an inherent cool factor that is unquestionably hip. Appropriate for children 0 -12 yrs.
Sunday 3/25/2012 – PHAMALy: Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists present Cyrano on the Center for the Arts stage, a one hour play about love, acceptance and being yourself!
Crested Butte Kids Concerts
Listen to ‘Pizza Party’ by The Little League

Create with Kelly

Children's art program mountain resort
Now you can “Create with Kelly” all week long! Join Creative Director and in-house artist, Kelly Frimel, for an artistic and out of the box adventure. Help kick-off “Create with Kelly” each Wednesday from 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. as she introduces a new and exciting project. “Create with Kelly” projects will be offered in the “Art Bar” throughout the week.