Beach & Recreation

Morris Beach & Recreation's annual Holiday Decorating Contest returns for its 10th year!!

Contest entry forms are available NOW and must be returned to the B & R office by Thursday, December 4th at 4:00 pm.

You can click above to download your entry form or by emailing us at Activities@MorrisCT.gov or stopping into our office to pick one up!

The Community will be the Judge!

A complete list of contestants will be available to the Community beginning Sunday, December 7 at our Holiday Celebration! 

Pack up the kids and your hot chocolate and take a ride around Town to pick your favorites! Hand in your completed ballot / choices to us by December 16 via email at Activities@MorrisCT.gov.

Join in on some Holiday Fun!! 

This year's event will begin on the lower Town Green where we'll welcome the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus! Santa will light our Christmas Tree and lead us in Christmas Carols!

Immediately following, all are welcome over to Community Hall where you will find hot chocolate and treats for all along with Christmas Crafts for the kids, courtesy of Morris Beach and Recreation.

Families are also welcome to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus in the Reading Room and enjoy an age appropriate book as a gift from The Reading Room and Museum Committee of the James Morris Library, Inc.

The Morris Public Library will also be joining us with treats for the kids!

Our friends from the Morris Congregational Church will have a gift for your family, as well!

Join us for a Gingerbread House Workshop! We'll supply ALL of the items your little ones will need to create a Gingerbread House masterpiece!

This workshop is open to all kids in the Community and their accompanying adults. (Childcare is not provided.)

We'll have hot chocolate and Christmas music, too - the Holiday Spirit will be in full force!

Limited space is available so please don't delay in emailing us at Activities@MorrisCT.gov to register your little one!

We are thrilled to collaborate with our neighboring towns to bring a Saturday Morning Basketball Skills Program to our Community for kids in Kindergarten through Grade 5!

Parent volunteers are required to make this program a success again this year. Please email us at Activities@MorrisCT.gov if you'd like to be a leader for the youth in our Community!

This 6 - week program will be held on Saturday mornings beginning January 10, 2026.

Cost:
$20 - Kindergarten
$40 - 1st - 5th grade

2026 session dates are:
January 10, 17, 24, 31
February 7, 17

Easy registration and payment accepted at GoshenRec.com beginning on Monday, November 10, 2025. 
Create a household account and then register for the program.

Offered to you in collaboration with Goshen Recreation, Litchfield Park & Recreation and Warren Parks & Recreation.

Questions? Email Morris Beach & Rec at Activities@MorrisCT.gov

The use of vibrational healing modalities and sound instruments activates the relaxation response to calm the mind, relax the body to release emotions and nourish your soul. Sound healing works by activating the parasympathetic nervous system—the opposite of fight/flight.

This modality helps with chronic stress and anxiety, muscle tension, sleep disorders, stuck emotions, high blood pressure and so much more.

It is also known to improve creativity, your senses and cultivate more body awareness.

Join Jeanine Chayka, the owner of Inspired Vibrations, as she offers a group session of Sound and Vibrational Healing to heal the mind, body and spirit.

She will use a variety of sound tools such as crystal and Himalayan bowls, chimes and drums to assist in activation the relaxation response to calm your mind, relax your body and balance your nervous system. It helps to release stress, emotions and nourish the soul.

Class dates:
Friday, November 14—10:30 am
Friday, December 12—10:30 am

Email us at Activities@morrisct.gov to register.  Or call @ 860-567-7437!

Just in time for all of your Holiday events and gatherings - a *Create Your Own Charcuterie Board* introductory class!

First of all - we'll learn how to properly PRONOUNCE the word "charcuterie"! LOL

Then we'll get busy creating our very own tray of holiday themed edible art! Your tray is also included! No cooking experience necessary to attend!

Enjoy your edible work of art with your friends and family or bring it to a Holiday fete as your contribution or as a lovely hostess gift! We'll wrap it up snug for you - we promise it will not move an inch!

Thursday, December 18
6:00 pm
Morris Senior Center
$55 per person includes instruction and all food / supplies for your beautiful tray.

Advanced reservation / payment required. Limited seating available.

Email / call us to register! Activities@MorrisCT.gov / 860-567-7437

Morris Beach and Recreation is proud to partner with Goshen Recreation and Mohawk Mountain Ski Area to offer discounted tickets, lessons and rentals for a 6-week series this Winter!

Every Tuesday evening for six weeks, beginning January 6, those age 5 - 13 are welcomed to participate in Mohawk's Learn to Ski / Snowboard program. Rentals, both daily and seasonal, are also available. Lessons take place beginning at 5:30 pm - please plan to arrive at least 1/2 hour earlier.

Transportation is NOT provided.

All registration / details can be found through Goshen Recreation's website: goshenrec.com

Chaperones are welcomed and ENCOURAGED. Reduced (or possibly complimentary) ticket price also applies to chaperones! Come and ski with your child during their lesson and up until the mountain closes! Please check in with Erin Reilly, Goshen Rec Director prior to your registration, if you'd like to chaperone.

Lesson dates are: January 6, 13, 20, 27 / February 3 and 10, 2026. Inclement weather make up dates: February 24 and March 3, 2026.

Follow details on Goshenrec.com to guide you through to the registration process directly with Mohawk Mountain.

*Registration ends on Monday, December 8, 2025.*

Questions? Email us at Activities@MorrisCT.gov

Makes a great Christmas gift for your child!

Join us for Morris Senior Center's sixth annual BUNCO PARTY!
A fundraiser for the Morris Senior Center Commission.

Come solo or bring all of your friends - we guarantee a good time!

Who knew you could have so much fun with a set of die!

ALL Bunco supplies will be provided - just bring your smile and willingness to have a great time with us!

Raffles! BUNCO prizes!
Beverages, nibbles and dessert are available!

Sunday, January 18, 2026
(snow date: Sunday, January 25)
Doors open at 12:30 pm
Games start at 1:00 pm
$20.00 entrance donation

PRE-registration is greatly appreciated. 

ABOUT

Providing recreational, social and travel opportunities to members of our Community.

The Morris Beach and Recreation Department is pleased to offer our Community a variety of recreational, social and travel opportunities.

We are very proud of our wonderful Morris Town Beach Recreational Complex which features a multi-purpose full size football and soccer field, an additional soccer field, a little league baseball / softball field and a basketball court. There is also a beach and picnic area located on the south shore of the largest natural body of water in the state of Connecticut, Bantam Lake. Also at the Complex is a beautiful pavilion which is available to rent for family or civic functions, complete with restrooms and several picnic tables. You will also find horseshoe pits and an additional out-building at the Complex.

CLICK HERE to e-mail the Morris Community Activities Director to join our mailing list!