AUGUST 28, 2019
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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent It is so much fun for kids to engage in some creative expression! Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre partnered with Vegreville Centennial Library to present Art in the Park outside the library on August 16. Support Coordinator for PLC, Tasha Homeniuk said the theme for this year’s Art in the Park was Glitter so every craft the children did in this program had glitter in it. There was also an activity where kids could tie-dye a t-shirt, a blouse, socks, hat, or they could do it on whatever item they chose to do it on. PLC has some t-shirts but they invited the kids to bring something. As well, there was ice-cube painting with glitter, glitter bombs with shooting glitter, glued pieces of paper, hammer glittering, and
Art in the Park for Kids
they had a chance to make bath bombs. Homeniuk said her station was called ‘Making Bath Bombs’ and she felt this helped kids learn to take turns, what each ingredient did where she told them this item they were putting in will make their bath colorful, this is the item which will make it smell really good or this is the one which will make the water feel really soft. “At my station, we talked about senses and they got to go home with a really nice bath bomb. The children were able to take a lot of fun things home with them from participating at the other stations too. This program teaches color recognition and develops their fine motor skills. Despite the cold weather, the kids are smiling and you can tell they are having a lot of fun,” Homeniuk added.
Outer Space at PLC Ice-Cream Social Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre (PLC) again went over the moon with fun and educational activities for children. The theme for Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre’s Ice-Cream Social was Space and adults and children alike seem to have a lot of fun experiencing the different fact and fiction’s aspects about space on August 23. There were activities set-up which children were free to choose whichever one they wish to participate in and the
ones available included a tub of moon sand and an astronaut toss outside the center. Inside was a space letter scavenger hunt, a constellation room where children could go in and if they turn a flashlight on, it projected what they wanted to see. There was also an alien craft and a photo booth. When kids completed their scavenger hunt, they received an alien glow in the dark necklace. Since it was an ice-cream social, the children had the opportunity to make their own ice-cream and eat it.
Kids play in the moon sand. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Children do art together. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
