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Sonoma CASA strives to be a resource for our volunteers, and this includes providing ideas and suggestions for activities for you to share with your youth. Please also check our events page for a monthly calendar. Some of these suggestions came from our very own CASAs. As each case is different, remember to gain proper permissions from CASA and the child's legal guardian and/or social worker, if applicable.

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• Ride bikes
• Hike
• Library
• Card/Board games
• Humane Society
• Tour of fire station. The Santa Rosa Fire Department fire station tours are given the first Tuesday of each month at the SRFD Headquarters Station. If a group wishes to tour the Station, it is necessary to schedule one ahead of time by calling the Fire Department's Business Office at 543-3500. If you don't have a whole group, maybe you can tag along to a group already booked.
• Fishing
• Karate
• Roller Rink (Cal Skate Blading & Skating Center 707-585-0494 Rohnert Park )
• Ice Skating Rink (Charles M. Schultz Redwood Empire Ice Arena 707-546-7147)
• Movies
• Go carts
• Traintown (Sonoma)
• Exploratorium
• Sonoma County Museum
• Tour of Santa Rosa Junior College
• Tour of Sonoma State University
• Farmers Market
• Jack London State Park
• Sonoma Plaza to feed ducks
• Luther Burbank Gardens: 707-524-5445
• Lake Sonoma Visitor Center & Fish Hatchery: (707) 433-9483
• Picnic
• Pick Fruit/ Vegetables
• Go to the Santa Rosa Symphony: 707-546-7097
• Crafts / Art
• Local School Productions/ Fairs
• Skate park
• Skunk Train (800-866-1690)
• Sports
• Summer Day Camp
• Old Adobe Park in Petaluma
• Farm Trails (http://www.farmtrails.org/)
• Jesse Peter Native American Museum (1501 Mendocino Ave., SRJC (707) 527-4479)
• Grace Hudson Museum (431 South Main St., Ukiah, (707) 467-2836; Open Wed-Sat 10:00.4:30; Sun 12:00.4:30; Contact White Wolf.Native American Educator)
• Hallberg Butterfly Gardens (Sebastopol 707.823.3420)
• Volunteer together. You can make an appointment at the Sonoma County Volunteer Center and find some great and fun activities for both you the CASA and your child.

"Last year my child and I did some face painting at the Christmas Holiday for the Gospel Mission at the Fairgrounds. There are lots of one time positions or ongoing [positions], such as: visiting [the] elderly at rest homes, or [being] a cat petter at the Humane Society, etc."
(The Volunteer Center of Sonoma County)

• Go to cultural events. Many of the children have never been introduced to anything musical, cultural, theatrical, or anything in the arts. Try the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts or Spreckels Performing Arts Center.
• Informal Discovery Rehearsal Series: Saturday Afternoon Open Rehearsals with the Santa Rosa Symphony. Witness how music is made and enjoy the unique interaction between conductor and orchestra in their final concert rehearsal. Saturdays at 2:00. Tickets required. Call 707-546-8742.
• Visit a Sonoma County Library branch or a college campus (SRJC).
• Ceramic stores are creative ways to have fun making a project together.
• The Santa Rosa Junior College Planetarium has shows all year round, open to the public. The Planetarium is in Lark Hall, Room 2001, Santa Rosa Campus. Shows are on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 PM and 8:30 PM and Sundays at 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM during the regular Fall and Spring semesters. No shows in the Summer. Admission is $5 General & $3 Students and Seniors. Tickets are sold at the door only - beginning 30 minutes before show time. No children under five, please. A parking permit is now required at SRJC and is included in the Planetarium show admission price. Pickup a parking permit, at the planetarium, when you pay admission. Please arrive early enough to place your permit on your vehicle's dashboard before the show starts. For information phone Community Education at 707-527-4372 or 707-527-4465. Please call Planetarium for most current information.
• Fly a kite. Sonoma County Parks Site.
• Take a walk around Spring Lake.
• Visit the Tule Elk at Pt. Reyes National Seashore.
• Go to the Sonoma County Fair during the summer.
• Young Eagles Flying Program
• "Me & My CASA Days": Check the events calendar to see the latest activity scheduled.
• Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma (typically in June)

Some other helpful phone numbers:

• Parks & Recreation Department (Santa Rosa): (707) 543-3282 (Call to get their "Adventure Guide")
• Boys & Girls Clubs:

  Boys & Girls Club of Santa Rosa : (707) 542-3249
  Boys & Girls Club Valley of The Moon: (707) 938-8544
  Boys & Girls Club Of Cloverdale: (707) 894-5063
  Boys & Girls Club Of Windsor : (707) 838-1959
  Boys & Girls Club Of Healdsburg: (707) 433-4479
  Boys & Girls Club of Rohnert Park: (707) 769-4750
  Boys & Girls Club Petaluma -Lucchesi Park Branch: (707) 769-5322

• Sonoma County Family YMCA: 707-544-1829
  
• CHOP'S Teen Center: 509 Adams Street, Santa Rosa 707-284-CHOPS
• SRJC College for Kids: 707-527-4372 (for kids grade 3-9; fun classes held in June.)
• Rohnert Park Gymnastics: 707-585-9377
  

Note: Water sports and water-related activities are one of the most risky recreational activities in which we can engage our children. It is very important that all activities around water obtain prior approval and the activity must be in approved areas where life guards are on duty. No exceptions please.

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