A PLACE FOR KIDS TO EXPLORE, CREATE, LEARN & CONTRIBUTE.
Creek Club is a small-group experience for kids who thrive with nature, creativity, connection, and a little room to breathe.
It’s a place to get muddy. Make things. Learn new skills. Ask questions. Pay attention. Help one another. And discover how good it feels to use what we’re learning to make someone else’s day a little brighter.
Every gathering is a little different—and that’s part of the idea.
THE IDEA
I started Creek Club with a pretty simple vision: give kids a slower, nature-based place to explore, create, connect, and simply be kids.
Then we actually started gathering.
We walked through the creek. We went on scavenger hunts. We painted rocks. We made art, listened to music, built LEGO, played with the dogs, talked, laughed, and followed whatever sparked our curiosity.
And I started imagining what else Creek Club could become.
What if kids had a place where they could not only experience things, but learn how to do things?
Bake bread. Make soap. Create pottery. Grow something. Make a bracelet. Prepare a meal. Learn how to use tools. Care for the land.
And what if sometimes we used those skills to care for somebody else?
Maybe we bake something and deliver it to an elderly neighbor. Make soap and give it as a gift. Create something for a family having a hard week. Prepare food and serve the people we love.
Creek Club is becoming a place where kids can discover:
I can learn things.
I can make things.
I can help.
I have something to contribute.
WHAT WE’RE GROWING
Creek Club isn’t really about completing a list of activities.
It’s about helping kids become more curious, capable, connected, and kind.
We’re practicing things like:
🌿 Paying attention — to nature, to ourselves, and to the people around us
🌿 Staying curious — looking closely, asking questions, wondering, and exploring
🌿 Trying new things — learning skills without needing to get everything right the first time
🌿 Creating with our hands — making real things and discovering what we’re capable of
🌿 Looking out for one another — noticing when someone needs help and learning how to offer it
🌿 Respecting nature — enjoying the land while learning how to care for it
🌿 Contributing — discovering that our time, skills, creativity, and effort can make life better for someone else
WHAT A CREEK CLUB DAY MIGHT INCLUDE
There isn’t one Creek Club schedule.
Depending on the season, the weather, the kids, and what we’re learning, we might:
- Explore the creek
- Go on a nature scavenger hunt
- Paint rocks
- Make neurographic art
- Draw or journal
- Make bracelets
- Build something
- Bake
- Cook
- Make soap
- Work with clay
- Play games
- Have a water fight
- Listen to music
- Read in a hammock
- Learn a practical life skill
- Make something to share with a neighbor or someone in our community
And sometimes we might abandon the plan because we discovered something much more interesting.
That’s allowed too.
THE RHYTHM
Creek Club gatherings are intentionally small and unhurried.
I don’t believe kids need an adult directing every minute of their time. I like providing enough structure to help them feel safe and engaged—and enough freedom for curiosity, creativity, conversation, and play to take over.
Some gatherings may be mostly outdoors.
Others may happen around my kitchen island or art supplies.
Some may involve learning a particular skill.
Some may have a simple service project attached.
And some days may simply be about spending three good hours outside with a handful of other kids.
THREE WAYS WE GATHER
Creek Club gatherings generally fall into three categories:
🌿 CREEK + CREATE
Nature exploration, creek adventures, outdoor play, art, creativity, and plenty of room to follow our curiosity.
Ages 7–11 · Up to 6 kids · 3 hours · $75
🥖 BAKE + GIVE
Hands-on baking and cooking, practical kitchen skills, working together, cleaning up our messes, and making something extra to share with someone else.
Ages 7–11 · Up to 4 kids · 3 hours · $75
🛠️ MAKER CLUB
Creative, hands-on projects that might include pottery, art, building, gardening, soap making, practical life skills, and whatever else we’re excited to learn.
Ages 7–11 · Up to 6 kids · 3 hours · $75
Specific activities, group sizes, and age ranges may vary slightly depending on the gathering.
THE BASICS
🌿 Small groups — no more than 4–6 kids, depending on the gathering
🌿 Ages — generally 7–11, with some flexibility depending on the gathering
🌿 Location — my home and property near the Leiper’s Fork area
🌿 Length — most gatherings are approximately 3 hours
🌿 Schedule — offered periodically throughout the year rather than as a weekly commitment
🌿 Pricing — standard 3-hour gatherings are $75 per child unless otherwise noted
For outdoor gatherings, kids should generally come prepared with a water bottle, snack, appropriate shoes, and clothes that are allowed to get wet, muddy, painted on, or otherwise evidence a good day. 😊
UPCOMING GATHERINGS
🥖 BAKE + GIVE
Saturday, September 26 · 2:00–5:00 PM
Ages 7–11 · 4 kids maximum · $75 per child
We’ll spend three hours baking together, learning practical kitchen skills, working as a team, cleaning up our messes (because that’s part of cooking too!), and making something extra to share with someone else.
No special baking experience needed—just come ready to learn, help, create, and probably taste-test a few things along the way. 😊
Registration is confirmed upon completion of the registration form and payment. Space is limited to four children.
ABOUT ME
I’ve spent more than 25 years working with children, families, and teams in a variety of settings—from hospitality leadership and operations management to nannying, household management, family support, and education.
I love children, but I also genuinely enjoy many of the things they enjoy.
Creeks. Art supplies. Music. Baking. Making things. Animals. LEGO. Games. Asking questions. Getting curious about something and figuring out how it works.
My approach blends kindness, clarity, emotional intelligence, structure, and freedom.
I believe kids thrive when they feel safe, capable, connected, and deeply engaged with the world around them.
And I believe children benefit from knowing that they aren’t merely recipients of what adults provide for them.
They have something to contribute, too.
Creek Club is a place to practice that.
WANT TO HEAR ABOUT FUTURE GATHERINGS?
Can’t make the current gathering—or waiting for Creek + Create, Maker Club, a different date, or something for another age group?
Join the Creek Club interest list. Tell me a little about your child, what they’re interested in, and what works for your family. I’ll use your responses to help shape future gatherings and let you know when new opportunities are available.
Joining the interest list doesn’t commit you to anything.