Inter-Generational Storytelling Summer Series
2025-08-20 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-27 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Family First Community Center: Activities Lounge Quiet Room
The inter-generational storytelling program invites adults aged 40 and older to reflect on and share their personal life journeys. Through guided group conversations, one-on-one interviews, and memory prompts, participants will co-create a professionally bound storybook that captures their lived experiences. Each participant receives 1 personalized, bound book by September 10, 2025. Participants engage in 8 facilitated sessions. Video testimonials and photos are archived in the Family First digital memory library. Celebration day to close the summer session with joy and gratitude.
The deadline to register for the season is July 16th. Pre-register in advance on MyActiveCenter.
This class will take place in the Activities Lounge Quiet Room. On July 16th and August 20th, this class will take place in the Community Meeting Room.

Acrylic Painting with Jordan Bye Fine Arts - Young Children & Teens
2025-08-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Family First Community Center: Makerspace 1
Artists will learn basic art skills, including composition and color theory. Both students with no previous art experience and a previous art interest are welcome! We will be painting a variety of styles, from realism to abstract. Supplies are included in cost, and classes will result in a finished painting each week.
$15.00/class, Limited scholarships made available in part by a grant from the City of Renton Municipal Arts Commission! Please inquire by completing the following form
Register and pay online at MyActiveCenter or in person.

Acrylic Painting with Jordan Bye Fine Arts- Adults & Seniors
2025-08-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Family First Community Center: Community Meeting Room, 16200 116th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
Artists will learn basic art skills, including composition and color theory. Both students with no previous art experience and a previous art interest are welcome! We will be painting a variety of styles, from realism to abstract. Supplies are included in cost and classes will result in a finished painting each week.
Drop-ins are accepted!

The Wonderful World of Plants
2025-08-27 11:30 - 12:30 | Family First Community Center: Makerspace 1
Ignite a passion for plants and gardening. In each class, participants will learn about different plants and how to grow them. They’ll also be able to plant seeds or small plants to bring home!

8/6: Plant a Summer Flowerpot: Learn which flowers grow well in a pot and how to care for them. Then plant a pot to attract pollinators!
8/20: Plant a Delicious Herb Container: Herbs are delicious, healthy additions to meals. Learn how to care for and harvest herbs.
8/27: Plant an Indoor Cactus & Succulent Bowl: Succulents are easy to care for as indoor plants. Learn more about these unique plants and where they come from.

Spanish Story Time / Hora de cuentos en español
2025-09-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Family First Community Center: Community Meeting Room, 16200 116th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
Enjoy stories, music, movement, and rhymes that develop your child’s early literacy skills. A play session will be offered afterward.

Free Weekly Youth Soccer Clinic
2025-09-10 15:30 - 17:00
Free access to all youth to work on soccer skills every Wednesday! Soccer cleats and shinguards are encouraged if possible! Brought to you by Bridges United Foundation, formerly known as Ballard FC Foundation

Crafts & Sewing!
2025-09-11 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-09-18 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-09-25 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-10-02 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-10-09 16:00 - 17:30 | Family First Community Center: Makerspace 1
Interested in learning how to sew? Come check out Addison’s Crafts & Sewing class in the makerspace! Participants will have the opportunity to create pillows, friendship bracelets, and other creative crafts.

Nature Storytime
2025-09-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Family First Community Center: Community Meeting Room, 16200 116th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
Join Katy K. from the Environmental Science Center for stories, movement, and science activities as we learn about the natural world around us. Themes rotate each month.
This program is for families and toddlers 5 and under.
Drop-ins are accepted.

First Fridays
2025-09-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Family First Community Center Demo Kitchen
FREE monthly First Fridays with a community summer dinner, and outdoor activities for individuals and families.
Pre-registration is required one week in advance on MyActiveCenter or in person.

Tigrigna Language and Culture Awareness
2025-09-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Family First Community Center: Activities Lounge Quiet Room
Our program emphasis is placed on listening communication, comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing the language of Tigrigna. The vocabulary is situational and intends to develop communicative competence in the learner, some history culture, and geography of Eritrea and the nine tribes of Eritrea. Students are introduced to the culture of Eritrea-speaking countries through visitors, videos, and pictures of cultures. Practice songs, dances, and moral values of the culture and country.

40 and Over Basketball with The Family First Community Center
2025-09-27 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-04 10:30 - 12:00 | Family First Community Center: Gymnasium
Join us every Saturday for drop-in scrimmages with other adults. Half-court pick-up games to get you up and moving with some friendly competition.

Girls on the Run
2025-09-29 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-10-01 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-10-06 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-10-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Family First Community Center: Makerspace 1
GOTR is a youth empowerment program for 4th-5th-grade girls & non-binary youth. We inspire our kids to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running with life-skill lessons. 5K
Celebration: Each team will have a site-based 5K at their regular meeting time/location. More details to come. For information regarding the program and scholarship, please contact: program@girlsrun.org or call (206)-528-2118
Click here to register.
$0-$260 sliding scale fee. Can offer full scholarships to any family who requests at: program@girlsrun.org ~ (206)-528-2118

Acrylic Painting with Jordan Bye Fine Arts - Young Children
2025-10-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Family First Community Center: Makerspace 1
Artists will learn basic art skills, including composition and color theory. Both students with no previous art experience and a previous art interest are welcome! We will be painting a variety of styles, from realism to abstract. Supplies are included in cost and classes will result in a finished painting each week.
This program is for children ages 6-12.
Register and pay online at MyActiveCenter under your FFCC membership account or in-person.
*Please note: The young children’s class on April 10th will be combined with the teens class, due to modified hours at the FFCC. Specifically on April 10th, young children and teens can join the painting class from 4:00pm-5:30pm.

Guitar & Ukulele Class with The Rhapsody Project
2025-10-02 17:30 - 18:30 | Family First Community Center: Community Meeting Room, 16200 116th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
Students of all musical levels are welcome to learn guitar or ukulele in a relaxed, community setting for 10 weeks! The Rhapsody Project can provide an instrument if you do not have one, and our instructors welcome you to bring the whole family to attend! Open registration during the winter season.
Do you need to borrow an instrument for the class? Click here to request an instrument.
Drop-ins are welcome.

Seattle Storm Youth Basketball Clinic
2025-10-04 14:30 - 17:00 | Family First Community Center: Gymnasium
Seattle Storm Youth Basketball Clinic Free beginner basketball clinics for youth (elementary-6th grade, novice players)
Register soon, as space is limited! Register here
Age groups and times:
K-5th from 2:30-3:30 pm
6th-12th from 4:00-5:00 pm

The Renton Jaguars Taekwondo Club
2025-10-04 15:00 - 15:50 | Family First Community Center: Dance Studio
The Renton Jaguars TKD Club offers Taekwondo enthusiasts a fun and exciting recreational martial arts class at low to no cost to families. Complete with games and fun challenges designed to enhance individual physical and cognitive development a as, the Renton Jaguars TKD Club provides an environment where students are mentored in Taekwondo by some of the most talented, experienced, skilled, and passionate Instructors in Washington State..
CLASS ETIQUETTE

Wear Clean Under form & Personal Hygiene
Trim finger nails and toe nails
Bring all TKD Equipment and Supplies
Bring a Towel and Water Bottle
Arrive 10-15 minutes early before class
Use the Restroom before class
Silence Cell phones
No Shoes or socks allowed during training
Bow before entering or returning to the training area
Water break only when directed
No Talking to the Students during their class activities
Be Respectful to Others
Help Others when asked
Attend Classes Regularly
Attend and support all Renton Jaguars TKD Club events and activities
Answer @Yes Sir, No Sir, or Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am “ appropriately to Instructors, Adults, and Classmates.
Do Your Best! Work Hard!

Register online at MyActiveCenter or in-person.
See Instructor for all equipment and supplies orders and payments.

Let's Eat With Addison!
2025-10-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Family First Community Center Demo Kitchen
Let’s Eat! is a program to learn new ways to make a quick and easy meal, while keeping it healthy!
This program is for teens who want to learn a simple recipe.
Pre-register at the front desk or register in advance on MyActiveCenter. Pre-registration required!
