The tennis program is growing at WT! Come join the expanding number of people who see tennis as a life-long source of enjoyment and exercise. Let's groove your ground strokes and put some punch in your volleys! Private lessons are available for children and adults. Semi-Private lessons are an option too if you'd like to bring along a partner. Beginners encouraged! Purchase lessons here and text our Instructor, Paul Bernstein at 959-275-5090 to confirm dates and times for your lesson.

Adaptive Music and Movement with Board Certified and CT Licensed Music Therapist, Emily Bevelaqua.
For children ages 3-10
These interactive classes will promote motor, communication, and social skills. Participants will sing, dance, and play instruments in an inclusive and welcoming environment. Parents are encouraged to participate with their child.

About the Instructor:
Emily Bevelaqua, MMT, MT-BC is a Board Certified Music Therapist, licensed by the state of Connecticut. Equipped with 2 decades of experience, Emily has worked with thousands of clients and has developed countless school, agency, and community based music therapy programs throughout the state.

Have you ever wondered what might become available when the noise of everyday life quiets and you have space to listen more deeply to yourself?
Alchemy Breath is Sun + Moon Dream Alchemists' approach to transpersonal breathwork, rooted in the Grof lineage and the exploration of holotropic states of consciousness. Using deep, rhythmic breathing, evocative music, focused bodywork when appropriate, and time for reflection and integration, the practice invites us beyond our ordinary ways of thinking and into a different kind of listening.
Participants often describe greater self-awareness, emotional release, personal insight, clarity, and a renewed connection with their own inner knowing.
Join Ronit LeMon Deneen, MCC, and Matt Deneen, ACC, co-founders of Sun + Moon Dream Alchemists, for this three-hour introduction to the practice. Ronit and Matt are both DreamShadow Certified Transpersonal Breathwork Facilitators and ICF-credentialed professional coaches with decades of combined experience leading retreats, workshops, group experiences, and coaching.
Together, they create a warm, supportive container where participants can explore holotropic states of consciousness with curiosity and care.
During this workshop, participants will learn about transpersonal breathwork, experience a guided breathing journey, and have time afterward for reflection and facilitated integration, allowing them to begin making meaning of what emerged through the experience.
No previous breathwork experience is necessary, only curiosity and a willingness to explore.
Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, water bottle, and journal.

Every year, the Audubon society puts on the Christmas Bird Count which is the longest-running community science bird project. The Christmas Bird Count is an event where community scientists come together to identify different winter bird
species and count individual birds in a designated area.

Join the Winding Trails Christmas Bird Count to help monitor the health of our bird population! Our naturalists will teach you how to conduct a Christmas Bird Count at Winding Trails!

We will teach you how to use different identification tools and how to use apps such as iNaturalist, Merlin, and Seek to improve your identification and recording skills.
Free for members and non-members, but registration is required.

Join us for our nature-based homeschool education series!
Each month join our environmental educators to learn about the wonders of nature. These programs are perfect for ages 5 to 8. Programs are offered once a month from January through May and run from 9:30am - 12:00pm with a snack time built
in.

The themes for each month are as follows:
October -- Life Cycle of Trees
November -- Food Webs and Energy Transfer
December -- Winter Wonders

We ask that guardians stay for the duration of the program and take an active role in the learning.

Join us for our nature-based homeschool education series!
Each month join our environmental educators to learn about the wonders of nature. These programs are perfect for ages 9 to 12. Programs are offered once a month from January through May and run from 1:00pm -- 3:30pm with a snack time built in.

The themes for each month are as follows:
October -- Life Cycle of Trees
November -- Food Webs and Energy Transfer
December -- Winter Wonders

We ask that guardians stay for the duration of the program and take an active role in the learning.

This summer and fall families can join us for a fun Saturday afternoon learning something new about the great outdoors.
The program format is an introduction about the day's topic followed by a hands-on outdoor activity to try out what you learned. Dress for the weather with appropriate shoes or boots so you can be comfortable during all activities.
Each month, we will be exploring different locations as we discover the many animals and plants that make up Winding Trails' fields, forests, and water bodies. Learn about how animals build homes. Explore the world of turtles. Investigate
some summer ecosystems. Learn which animals are making their way south. Discover what animals are eating by learning about food chains and webs. Finish up learning how animals get ready for winter.
All these activities and more are out there to explore! We look forward to spending an exciting summer and fall season with you.

Session 1: Save Walton Pond -- Frogs
Session 2: Save Walton Pond - Fish
Session 3: Save Walton Pond - Turtles
Session 4: Migration to Warm Places
Session 5: What's Everyone Eating
Session 6: Animals Get Ready for Winter

Winding Trails and the Exchange Club of Farmington once again sponsor this popular holiday event! For over 30 years, Santa and Mrs. Claus visit their winter cottage at Winding Trails and give the children a chance to put in their holiday requests. While waiting to see Santa, visit with some of Santa's animals, decorate holiday cookies, and make crafts. There will also be a special holiday magic show every hour.
This is a members only program. Please register each adult and child who will be attending.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Fee: One non-perishable food item (per person) to be donated to the local food bank- after all, 'tis the Holiday season!

Or should we say 'Parents' Night Out'!

Drop your child at Winding Trails and enjoy a night out on your own. Kids will be well supervised and enjoy fun games, crafts, a pizza party, an ice cream sundae bar and a big screen movie. This program has become a very popular one and space fills up quickly.

Please bring clothing that is appropriate for outdoor and indoor play as well as a sleeping bag/blanket and pillow for the movie!

Evie Kaliney, local Girl Scout and Farmington High School student, is passionate about reducing light pollution and preserving the dark night sky in Connecticut. As a Gold Award Project for the Girl Scouts, Evie will be presenting a program teaching about the importance of dark sky preservation and how we as individuals can decrease light pollution. Join us at Nature's Porch for a fun and informative presentation!

This summer and fall young children 6-years-old and under with their families can join us for a fun Saturday morning learning something new about the great outdoors. The program format is an introduction about the day's topic followed by a hands-on outdoor activity to try out what you learned.
Dress for the weather with appropriate shoes or boots so you can be comfortable during all activities. Each month, we will be exploring different locations as we discover the many animals and plants that make up Winding Trails' fields, forests, and water bodies. Learn about how animals build homes. Explore the world of turtles. Investigate some summer ecosystems. Learn which animals are making their way south. Find out what animals are eating by learning about food chains and webs. Finish up learning how animals get ready for winter.
All these activities and more are out there to explore! We look forward to spending an exciting summer and fall season with you.

Session 1: Save Walton Pond -- Frogs
Session 2: Save Walton Pond - Fish
Session 3: Save Walton Pond - Turtles
Session 4: Migration to Warm Places
Session 5: What's Everyone Eating
Session 6: Animals Get Ready for Winter

Mindful Nourishment: Food as Medicine is a 2-hour experiential workshop exploring the connection between food, stress, and the nervous system. Rather than focusing on diets or food rules, this class invites participants to slow down, tune in, and build greater awareness of how they eat and how food affects their body, mind, and overall well-being.
Through reflection, discussion, and mindful food tasting/testing, participants will explore how stress impacts digestion, cravings, and eating patterns, while learning how nourishment can become a supportive tool for healing, regulation, and self-care. This workshop offers a gentle, practical, and engaging approach to developing a more intentional relationship with food.
Workshop run by Kristen Werblow:
Kristen is an internationally known life and wellness coach, certified yoga teacher, and mindfulness facilitator with nearly 30 years of experience in mind-body-spirit wellness work. For over 14 years, she has supported individuals in creating greater balance, healing, and self-awareness through mindfulness, movement, and holistic wellness practices.

Open Play is for adults who have some Pickleball experience. It is suggested that players will have completed an entry level course. They should have a basic understanding of rules, the court, and can serve and rally. Coaches will assist with rules but this is generally not a teaching class.

Soccer Shots Classic utilizes creative and imaginative games to focus on basic soccer skills like dribbling, passing, and shooting. We also highlight a positive character trait each session such as respect, teamwork, and appreciation. Parent/guardian must be present during the entire class.

With the colors of fall and nature as our palette, we will make arrangements of leaves, sticks, and other nature objects in unique, temporary formations.

See what we can create together in this fun class that can help us learn about the world around us.

Tom Turkey Hunt is a family scavenger hunt through our trail system. You and your family will register online and have your first clue and directions emailed to you. From there you follow the clues around our trails system to find other clues. Once you complete the hunt you will email us your answers to all the clues and be registered to win a gift certificate from a local supermarket! You have 9 days to complete the hunt. Come out with your family and enjoy the park in the fall and visit some places you may never have been before.

The deadline for submitting your clues is 10am on Monday, November 30th.

Registration opens the first Monday of the month, prior to each program date.

Come join us for a casual exploration as we walk along some of our many trails to observe monthly seasonal changes. We'll talk about what we see or some of the current nature topics in the news. Sometimes we'll stop to gawk at an interesting
find alongside the trail.

A different route and seasonal topic are planned for each date.
Always dress for the weather, wear a good pair of walking shoes, and bring your curiosity.

Join us as we come together to care for the beautiful spaces that make Winding Trails such a special place for our community. Our Fall Clean-Up Day is a great opportunity to give back, meet fellow members, and help prepare the park for the colder months ahead.

Tasks may include trail trimming, leaf and debris removal, organizing program areas, special projects, and other maintenance needs that arise throughout the early fall. Projects will be assigned based on group size, weather conditions, and current priorities from our maintenance team.

Registration is required so we can plan projects accordingly.

Come enjoy a night of crafting with wood florals! Make a winter or holiday themed wreath for your home. We will supply all the materials and instruction for these projects.

Feel free to bring your own drinks and snacks to complete the evening.