Attention all wizards and witches! Step into the wizarding world of Harry Potter for a special “March Magic” Family Night at Hope Floats. This Family Night is for children 5-18 and their parents/caregivers grieving the death of a loved one.
Join us on Thursday, March 21 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm for a fun-filled Harry Potter themed evening and encounter LIVE OWLS with a very special visit from Mass Audubon, a wildlife and nature conservation organization. Find out which Hogwarts house you’re assigned to, practice your wand making and sorcery skills, and MORE through expressive arts and crafts.
A pizza dinner will be served. Activities and a separate support group will be offered to adults and caregivers while children attend their groups and activities. Costumes and muggles welcome!
Registration is now closed for this event. If interested, please call 781-585-4221 ext 4 to join the waitlist.
Please register all children who plan on attending. Space is limited and registration is on a first come, first served basis. Please keep in mind we anticipate a high demand for this event and will be reaching out with a follow-up confirmation so we can accommodate as many families as possible. Registration closes on Sunday, March 10.
Due to the increase interest in Family Night, we often have a waitlist for families interested in joining. If you register and are unable to attend at any point, please provide advance notice. Thank you for your continued consideration and communication regarding absences!
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you!

Oil Painting Workshop with a Twist for the Beginner to the Intermediate…(Adults)
Reawaken Your Creative Soul and Learn to Paint

 

Tuesdays 9:00 am -12:00 pm (6-week session)
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Instructor:  Laura Tryon Jennings, CAGs
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE HERE
Fee: $198 (plus $28 supply fee paid to Laura if needed or desired).

Tap into an extraordinary resource: the vibrant, vital force of your own creative character in a nurturing, encouraging, and safe environment and discover your distinctive path to oil painting. You only need bring the willingness to give up any attachment to feeling you have no talent or creativity. The focus of this workshop is to enjoy the creative experience and self-nurturing qualities oil painting can provide to your soul. It offers a unique blend of learning the basics of oil painting materials, foundations of color theory, color mixing, composition and working with the flow of the creative process to awaken creative spirit, remember playfulness, and open a fuller expression of authentic self by nurturing your essence. Artist Jennings approaches teaching each student individually, so they can paint freely, at their own level, and paint a subject (landscape, still life, portrait, abstract, interior, etc. from life and/or from a photograph) befitting their skills and needs. The workshop can be used as a vehicle for expression, playing with paint, learning the techniques of oil painting, and/or to have instructional oil painting, which means you truly can be a beginner, intermediate, or simply get a feel for oil painting. All supplies will be provided or bring your own supplies if you prefer.

For students who have absolutely no background in painting and desire instructional painting, I sometimes recommend one or two private classes with me before jumping into a six-week session. If this isn’t feasible, I ask for patience, particularly on the first day, and encourage you to contact me with your email and phone # so I can connect with you at least one week before class. (LTryonJennings@gmail.com, 781-837-7982 landline)

All supplies will be provided or bring your own supplies if you prefer. There is a 12-student maximum.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. For more information contact Hope Floats at 781-585-4221.

Make-up classes will be scheduled by the instructor only in the event they are cancelled due to weather or if the instructor cancels. No refunds, credits, or pro-rates except for COVID-19 related events. (Given only if the event is cancelled or at the discretion of the Hope Floats Director) ….and the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury and Hope Floats in Kingston have kindly agreed one make-up class per session can be made up at the other venue. This gives you five days to choose from to make up a class if you need to make-up a day. (No make-up on the first day of a new session) At least twenty-four hours’ notice is required to make up a class.

In case of inclement weather there will be a make-up class scheduled after the last class of each session.

Due to the impending snow storm, Hope Floats will be closed on Tuesday, February 13. All classes and groups are canceled including Oil Painting, yoga, and Mike’s Club. Please stay safe!

Mike’s Club is canceled Tuesday 2/13 due to snow!

Retreat for Parents who have lost a child to suicide

Friday, February 23, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM 

Registration is required. REGISTER HERE

Join us at Hope Floats for a relaxing and healing day-long retreat, just for parents who have lost a child to suicide. Enjoy a day of meditation, gentle yoga, journaling, group support, a nourishing noon meal, and mini-healing treatments given by our certified and talented practitioners.

If at any point you are no longer able to attend, please notify Hope Floats as soon as possible via phone or e-mail. For more information contact Liz McKenna at 781-585-4221 ext 7.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you.
Space is limited. We do require a minimum number of registrants to hold this retreat. The retreat is weather permitting. In the event of inclement weather, please check your e-mail and our social media sites, where we will post notices of closures. We follow the Kingston Silver Lake Regional School’s snow closures. 
“Providing hope to grieving adults, children, teens and their families”
We are an independent bereavement and educational center supporting individuals and families who are grieving or facing other life challenges. Hope Floats is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity, identification number 45-0586084. All funding comes from grants, fundraisers and private donations. 

February Family Night at Hope Floats

Thursday, February 8, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Registration is required. Please REGISTER HERE

Join us at Hope Floats for family night for children and families grieving the death of a loved one. Children and their families are invited to enjoy a pizza dinner and work together on a family art project. The theme for February is “building hope and happiness” and the activities will be a 2024 memory jar and a vision board.

Please register all family members that plan on attending. Note, we need a minimum of 3 families to hold this event. Registration deadline is February 5th. 

Due to the increase interest in Family Night, we often have a waitlist for families interested in joining. Please take a moment to review our attendance policy:

If you are unable to attend please provide advance notice. Due to the need for grief support services in our area we will be moving back to enforcing our no show policy (if a family misses Family Night not due to absence/emergency we will use that family’s space in future Family Nights to support a family on our waitlist. The family that has missed groups can rejoin a Family Night in the future when there is availability). Thank you for your continued consideration and communication regarding absences! 

This event is weather permitting. In the event of inclement weather, please check your e-mail and our social media sites, where we will post notices of closures. We follow the Kingston Silver Lake Regional School’s snow closures.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you!