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FEBRUARY 19, 2020
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Valentine’s Day Bash
Children create hot air balloon Valentine’s Day cards. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent
Children had a chance to make unique Valentine’s Day projects for their loved ones Feb. 14 at the Vegreville Centennial Library. There were 10 children between five and eight years of age who attended the Valentine’s Day Bash program. One of the crafts the children made a hot air balloon Valentine’s Day card. “We offered this program because there was no school on this day and it was a special day, so it was the perfect time to do a program for the kids. This program also taught children creativity,” stated Library Manager Donna Williams.
Confused Themed Drop-In Program at PLC Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Children discovered what some of the confusing things in life are in a playbased atmosphere at the Confused Themed Drop-In Program at Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre (PLC) on February 7. PC Program Planner Angel Campbell said the program was about opposite day so everyone was told in advance they could wear everything backwards. The children also participated in an obstacle scavenger hunt where they had to find all the opposite pictures. The children also had to demonstrate they knew the difference between happy
and sad, awful and excellent during a taste testing in the kitchen, and identify other opposite words and pictures “We are doing a Confused Themed Day because this is usually an emotion or feeling that kids have and we wanted them to find things that were confusing so they can identify that feeling and be able to find out what type of emotion that feeling gives them. The emotions of confusing can sometimes cause frustration. This program was meant to help the children to find out what they can do if they become frustrated and how to regulate themselves and how to problem solve,” Campbell explained.
Brie Rurka with her daughter, Faith. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
