Splash Pad Spray Ground at Bluebell
Beach
5500 Bray Rd., Flint, MI 48505 (Genesee Twp.)
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Admission
and Hours
Splash Pad Spray Ground at Bluebell
Beach
Open
May 24 ~ September
14, 2008
Free Admission. 12
noon ~ 8 p.m. daily.
No lifeguards on duty
during the 2008 season.
Park
attendants will be on duty from 12:30pm-8:30pm
at Bluebell
from May 24-September
14, 2008.
Bluebell Beach
Open
May 24 ~ September
1, 2008
Free Admission.
8 a.m. ~ 8 p.m. daily.
No lifeguards on duty
during the 2008 season.
Park attendants will be on duty from 12:30pm-8:30pm
at Bluebell
from May 24-September
14, 2008.
Get in your daily run or walk at YOUR Genesee County Parks
Check out the new
walking
trail map for Bluebell Beach. The map features a designated walking
area with distances marked for your convenience.
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Uses City water, not water from Mott Lake.
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Water is fresh, not recycled.
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Free
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The only free splash pad in Genesee County.
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Is a zero-depth and barrier free surface.
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Parents are required to monitor their children.
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Features a patio area with picnic tables.
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Adjacent to the playground.
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Splashpad is only for children under 12 years of
age. Anyone over 12 must be accompanied by a child.
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No running allowed.
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No squirt guns, water balloons, buckets, etc.
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No water fighting allowed.
Bluebell Beach Park area only open until snowfall; same
hours as above.
Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commissions Bluebell Beach is home to the area's first Splash Pad Spray Ground. The new Splash Pad Spray Ground shoots water in a timed sequence from the ground and from various play structures on the Splash Pad. There
is no charge to use the Splash Pad Spray Ground.
The water source for the Splash Pad Spray Ground comes from the City of Flint and will not be recycled. The Splash Pad Spray Ground
is barrier free and zero depth. Bluebell Beach Splash Pad Spray Ground is a facility of the Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission.
Alcohol Policy for All Parks
No alcohol or illegal substances allowed. Park rangers will issue tickets with fines of up to
$100 for all violations.
Events
at Bluebell Beach
Children, ages 2-4
Children,
ages 3-6
Children,
ages 4-6
Youth,
ages 7-10
Youth,
ages 7-12
Youth,
ages 11-13
Adults,
ages 16 and older
Families,
all ages
Special
Needs Audiences
Home
School Students
Adults must accompany children
~
May ~
Sunday, May 25
2008 Summer Kick-off Celebration!
Bluebell Beach
Music, bounce houses, face painting,
and fireworks make it the perfect time to start your summer of FAMILY
FRIENDLY FUN! Time: 4 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! For families, all ages.
Pre-registration not required.
~ June ~
Thursday,
June 19
Nutrition &
Activity Series - Fun, food and fitness forever!: Smart Kids Defeating
Unhealthy Choices (ages 4-7)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!
(ages 8-11)
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be
Active (ages 12-17)
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Friday,
June 20
For-Mar on the Road:
Nature’s Carnival (ages 4-6)
Enjoy a carnival of activities that explore the natural world
Nature Bingo Hike (ages 7-10)
Make a nature bingo card and go on a bingo hike.
Nature Scavenger Hunt (ages 11-13)
Go on a nature scavenger hunt!
Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 2
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Saturday,
June 21
Be a Beach Bum Day!
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Celebrate the first day of summer and
the longest day of the year. Sunglasses and flip flops are must haves for
every aspiring beach bum and you can come create your own!
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration not required. Limited to the first 25 participants.
Thursday,
June 26
Nutrition &
Activity Series - Fun, food and fitness forever!: Smart Kids Defeating
Unhealthy Choices (ages 4-7)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!
(ages 8-11)
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be
Active (ages 12-17)
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Friday,
June 27
For-Mar on the Road:
Native American Legends & Toys (ages
4-6) Native American culture through stories and toys.
Native American Games (ages 7-10)
Hear stories, play games, and make a Native American activity to take home.
Native American Culture (ages 11-13)
Native American culture through legends and games. Make a pokegan.
Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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make reservations
today
Saturday,
June 28
Bid Whist for Beginners
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Learn how to play this popular card
game so you can enter our tournament on July 5th.
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
adults, ages 16 and older. Pre-registration not required.
~ July
~
Friday,
July 4
For-Mar on the Road:
Underfoot! (ages 4-6)
Search
through leaf litter and soil to discover life under our feet.
Creatures of the Earth (ages 7-10) Study
ants, worms, moles and other creatures of the earth.
The Buried Past (ages 11-13)
Look beneath the earth for clues about the past.
Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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make reservations
today
Saturday,
July 5
Bid Whist Tournament
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Who will be crowned champion and take
home the first ever Bid Whist Championship trophy?
Time: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
adults, ages 16 and older. Pre-registration not required.
Monday,
July 7-Thursday, July 10 and Monday, July 14-Thursday, July 17 (8 sessions)
Swim Lessons for Kids-CPR/Water
Safety for Adults
Bluebell Beach
Keep your family safe near and in the
water, get certified in CPR while your child learns to swim.
Time: 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Cost: FREE!
For ages 3-6. Pre-registration required by 07/03/08.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Monday,
July 7-Thursday, July 10 and Monday, July 14-Thursday, July 17 (8 sessions)
Swim Lessons for Kids-CPR/Water
Safety for Adults
Bluebell Beach
Keep your family safe near and in the
water, get certified in CPR while your child learns to swim.
Time: 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Cost: FREE!
For ages 7-12. Pre-registration required by 07/03/08.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Thursday,
July 10
Nutrition &
Activity Series - Fun, food and fitness forever!: Smart Kids Defeating
Unhealthy Choices (ages 4-7)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!
(ages 8-11)
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be
Active (ages 12-17)
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Friday,
July 11
Nature’s Believe It or Not? (ages
4-6) Nature is an awesome place! We’ll learn how to help protect it.
The Great Outdoors (ages 7-10)
Enjoy the great outdoors! Learn how to enjoy nature while “Leaving no
Trace”.
Greening Your Home (ages 11-13)
Help the environment, learn some simple tips to green your home.
Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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make reservations
today
Saturday,
July 12
Hip Hop Dance Class
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Pop! Lock! and Break! Bust a move
just like the dancers on your favorite videos. Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Cost: FREE! For ages 5-15.
Pre-registration not required.
Thursday,
July 17
Nutrition &
Activity Series - Fun, food and fitness forever!: Smart Kids Defeating
Unhealthy Choices (ages 4-7)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!
(ages 8-11)
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be
Active (ages 12-17)
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Friday,
July 18
For-Mar on the Road:
Out of this World (ages 4-6)
Learn about the stars, planets and outer space travel. Build a foam rocket!
Solar System Discovery (ages 7-10)
Planets, stars and our neighboring galaxies. Make a model solar system!
Look to the Sky (ages 11-13)
Everything in the sky: the weather, the clouds, the sun, the moon, and the
stars!
Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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make reservations
today
Saturday,
July 19
It’s Magic!
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Now you see him, now you don’t! Amaze
your friends and family after learning magic tricks with Michael Brown
Entertainment
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required. Limited to the first 25
participants.
Thursday,
July 24
Nutrition &
Activity Series - Fun, food and fitness forever!: Smart Kids Defeating
Unhealthy Choices (ages 4-7)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!
(ages 8-11)
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be
Active (ages 12-17)
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Friday,
July 25
For-Mar on the Road:
H 2 0 (ages 4-6)
Water; why it’s
so important and all the places it’s found.
Lakes are Great! (ages 7-10) How
the Great Lakes were formed and other interesting facts.
Put on Your Waders (ages 11-13)
What makes up swamps, bogs, marshes and other wetlands?
Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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make reservations
today
Saturday,
July 26
Videogamemobile
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
A traveling bus full of Playstation II
video games and music.
Time: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday,
July 31
Nutrition &
Activity Series - Fun, food and fitness forever!: Smart Kids Defeating
Unhealthy Choices (ages 4-7)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!
(ages 8-11)
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be
Active (ages 12-17)
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
~ August
~
Friday,
August 1
For-Mar on the Road:
Michigan Symbols (ages 4-6)
We
have a state fossil, stone and reptile. Make a Michigan symbols passport.
Can We Help Them? (ages 7-10)
Protected, threatened and endangered species.
We’re Being Invaded! (ages 11-13)
Learn which plants and animals don’t belong in Michigan.
Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1
Time 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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make reservations
today
Saturday,
August 2
You scream, I scream, we all scream
for Ice Cream!
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Milk, sugar, vanilla, and Ziploc
baggies are all you need to make homemade ice cream.
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday,
August 7
Nutrition &
Activity Series - Fun, food and fitness forever!: Smart Kids Defeating
Unhealthy Choices (ages 4-7)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!
(ages 8-11)
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be
Active (ages 12-17)
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Friday,
August 8
For-Mar on the Road:
Six legged Wonders (ages 4-6)
Get
up close and personal with the world of insects!
Bugs Have a Social Life, Too (ages
7-10) Explore the strange social life of insects.
Creepy Crawlies (ages 11-13)
Insects and arachnids; go on a creepy crawlies critter hunt.
Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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make reservations
today
Saturday,
August 9
STEPPING with the Alpha Esquires
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Your body is the instrument when you
watch and learn how to produce rhythms and sounds through a mixture of
footsteps, spoken word, and hand claps. Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday,
August 14
Nutrition &
Activity Series - Fun, food and fitness forever!: Smart Kids Defeating
Unhealthy Choices (ages 4-7)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!
(ages 8-11)
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be
Active (ages 12-17)
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Friday,
August 15
For-Mar on the Road:
Rocks and Rock Collecting (ages 4-6)
Different kinds of rocks and how they’re made; start your own
collection!
Geologic Forces (ages 7-10)
Volcanoes, earthquakes and plate tectonics; participate in hands-on
demonstrations!
Geology of Michigan (ages 11-13)
Glaciers created unique Michigan landscapes. Read a topographic map!
Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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make reservations
today
Saturday,
August 16
Kidequette ™
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Manners Matter! Have a blast while
learning how to make right choices. Games, music and hysterically funny
props aid life sized lessons and learning skills about “Finger and Funky
Foods”, “Pick up the Phone!” and “Smells Do Tell”…and that’s just the
beginning! Taught by Pamela Barc, Certified Etiquette Instructor.
Time: 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! For ages 4-9. Pre-registration not
required.
Saturday,
August 16
Uniquely U
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Be Smart! Be Social! Be Savvy! You’ll
learn easy ways to introduce yourself, ways to fit in and avoid
embarrassment, the power of posture, table manners and loads of other social
skills. Music and crazy activities like “Is the Bed Head Dead” leave you
equipped with skills to prepare you for a lifetime! Taught by Pamela Barc,
Certified Etiquette Instructor. Time: 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! For ages
10-14. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday,
August 21
Nutrition &
Activity Series - Fun, food and fitness forever!: Smart Kids Defeating
Unhealthy Choices (ages 4-7)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!
(ages 8-11)
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be
Active (ages 12-17)
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Friday,
August 22
For-Mar on the Road:
Animal Tracks and Signs (ages 4-6)
Hike to discover animal tracks and signs. Make an animal track!
The Scoop On Poop (ages 7-11)
Identify different animal scat and find out why it’s important to study.
Skulls, Teeth and More! (ages 11-13)
Examine preserved skulls, teeth and other animal items.
Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Saturday,
August 23
Kidequette ™
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Manners Matter! Have a blast while
learning how to make right choices. Games, music and hysterically funny
props aid life sized lessons and learning skills about “Finger and Funky
Foods”, “Pick up the Phone!” and “Smells Do Tell”…and that’s just the
beginning! Taught by Pamela Barc, Certified Etiquette Instructor.
Time: 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! For ages 4-9. Pre-registration not
required.
Saturday,
August 23
Uniquely U
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Be Smart! Be Social! Be Savvy! You’ll
learn easy ways to introduce yourself, ways to fit in and avoid
embarrassment, the power of posture, table manners and loads of other social
skills. Music and crazy activities like “Is the Bed Head Dead” leave you
equipped with skills to prepare you for a lifetime! Taught by Pamela Barc,
Certified Etiquette Instructor. Time: 3 p.m.-4:30 pm. Cost: FREE! For ages
10-14. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday,
August 28
Nutrition &
Activity Series - Fun, food and fitness forever!: Smart Kids Defeating
Unhealthy Choices (ages 4-7)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!
(ages 8-11)
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be
Active (ages 12-17)
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Friday,
August 29
For-Mar on the Road:
Frogs and Toads (ages 4-6)
The
differences between frogs and toads. Make a take-home toad house!
Reptiles and Amphibians (ages 7-10)
Go on a hike to look for reptiles and amphibians.
Zoological Discoveries (ages 11-13)
Is that animal is a mammal, reptile, herbivore or carnivore?
Bluebell Beach Pavilion 1
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
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make reservations
today
Saturday,
August 30
Hip Hop Dance Class
Bluebell Beach Bathhouse
Get your groove on and learn the
moves that you see on MTV, VH1, and BET. Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
ages 5-15. Pre-registration not required.
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