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Science+Art=fun!

This week the playroom theme was science but I actually ended up combining it with art. On Tuesday the craft was baking soda placed on coffee filters, drop food colouring on and then spray with vinegar. It was all about fizzy this week because on Wednesday we made fizzy paint by adding Kool-aid to tempura … Continue reading Science+Art=fun!

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Art!!

This week was all about colour! We read books about colour and activities that focused on colour. We painted on canvas, used droppers with food colouring on sugar cubes (until they started eating them and were getting a sugar rush) and made puffy paint (one part glue/one part shaving cream). It's always so much fun … Continue reading Art!!

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This was our first week of playroom and we are back in the swing of things. Our theme this week was based on the Eric Carle book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Our craft, songs, finger plays and even snack were all about caterpillars.

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Summer Camp Fun!!

The kids have been having a great time at summer camp this year. We have been travelling to the museum, the library, the pool and sometimes just staying at the school for games, crafts and science. Here are some of the pictures from our amazing summer.      

cfycoordinator Early Childhood Programs

Mini Masters!

Craft Paint a piece of paper with water and then use a dropper to drop coloured water onto the paper. Activity Pour milk onto a plate, add drops of food colouring and then add drops of dish soap to watch the colours mix. (Note: it said any kind of dish soap would work but I … Continue reading Mini Masters!

cfycoordinator Early Childhood Programs

Mini Masters

This week at our mini masters program we had lots of fun making a mess. For our first craft, we made pictures by dipping balloons in paint and dabbing them onto paper. The next activity, we threw plastic eggs filled with paint onto paper and watched them explode! We finished off the hour playing with … Continue reading Mini Masters

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R-tworx: Duct Tape Wallets

http://youtu.be/FWwfLH4PLx8 Last week at R-tworx we created our own duct tapes wallets.  It was sticky and surprisingly messy!  We all had a great time.  Have a go at creating your own duct tape wallet or purse... or maybe even shoes and clothes?  Let us know how they turn out! Cheers!

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Garden Club: Completion of the Pumpkin Patch

Last year Eco Friendly Sask helped us fund our Garden Beds project.  We were able to complete three of the beds but our pumpkin patch needed to wait until landscaping could be done to the area.   Fast forward to June 2014, and the help of Carson's Energy Services skid steer, we've finally finished and … Continue reading Garden Club: Completion of the Pumpkin Patch

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Girls Circle Wind Up!

We had some serious fun last week at the Girls Circle wind-up party thanks to OneChurch.ca and their awesome inflatable boxing ring!!! This was an interesting activity as I challenged the girls with some conflict resolution role-playing and before they could go and "fight it out" with their partner they had to resolve the role-play … Continue reading Girls Circle Wind Up!

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Garden Club: Butterfly Gardening

The theme of the month at the CFY Garden Club has been butterflies.  We have been busily growing both our butterfly plants and our caterpillars to be ready for the garden.  Here are some photos of our progress!