Fall Program Startup... OCTOBER 7

It has been quite awhile since we last posted here. We have had a busy spring and summer and the fall promises to be even busier.

Our program is starting it's regular session on Thursday October 7 at 3:30. We are hoping for a nice turnout. Our summer program was a little small, but we have been doing lots of community outreach and have gotten many calls from interested teens. We have alot of donated baby and childrens clothes as well as many baby items for our 'giveaway' tables. We are all looking forward to seeing everyone.

We're going to have a busy month this October. We are in the full swing of planning an preparing for a very special fundraiser for our program. We are going to have an Art Show/ Silent Art Auction on Thursday October 21st from 6:30--9 pm. Many local artists and businesses have generously made donations for this event. There is a tremendous amount of stuff still to be done, but we are hoping for a great fundraiser.

Paper Bead Project

Our first session back from Spring Break, we began a wonderful Earth Day/Earth Month project. We're re/up-cycling old magazines into paper beads; which the moms are making into a variety of necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.

Nuestra primera session de regreso de Spring Break, nosotros comensamos un proyecto dedicado al dia del mundo/ un proyecto del mese del mundo. nosotros volvimos a usar denuevo revistas viejas y las convertimos en bead de cuyar. en cual las mamas hicero defirente cadenas, brasalets y aretes.

Gardening Glove Finger Puppet Project

It must be spring! A recent project we all enjoyed was these finger puppet gardening gloves. The moms stitched and glued beads and pom-poms onto the fingers and thumbs; creating everything from a glove of ladybugs and one of the three little pigs to one that had a variety of fruit.

Tiene que ser primavera! Un proyecto que todos desfrutamos era un guante de jardin que fe decorado como un puppet de dedo . La mams heciron guantes con beads y pom poms en los dedo de los guentes. Crearon guentes con mariquita y los tres cochinitos y otra con varios fruta.

March 25th: Easter Bunny Cake Decorating,Easter Bami Ballen Project and Easter Egg Hunt

March 25th was our last session before Spring Break. We celebrated Easter with an egg hunt and two Easter projects. The first--an Easter Bunny cake that the moms decorated with frosting,food colouring and jelly beans. After admiring the results of their work; the bunny was cut up and served for snack.

El 25 de Marzo fe la ulitma secission antes de spring Break. Nosotros celebramos el Dia de Pascuals con una busceda de huevos y dos proyectos de Pascuals. El primero fe un pastel de forma de conejo que las mamas decoraron con frosting, color de comida y jelly beans. Despues de amirar los resultados de nuestro trabajo nos lo comimos como un snack.

This is the finished product. Love his great polka dot bow-tie.

Este es el resultado final . Amamos su corbata de puntos.

We made an Easter Bami Ballen --which is a small toy or a wrapped piece of candy wrapped in layers of crepe paper with other small toys or candies inserted in the layers of wrapping. The end result comes out in a round 'ball' shape and can be decorated with stickers and tied with a colourful ribbon.

Nosotros hecimos un Bami Ballen de Pascua-- es un jugete  pequeno 0 pedasos de dulce enbuleto con papel de crepe con otros peqenos jugetes o dulces. El resulatdo final salioen forma de una bolla. Tambien se puede decorar con stickers y con listno de color.

We held an Easter egg hunt in the courtyard; about 80 eggs were hidden and each child was given a bag to gather their eggs into. They all had a great time running around searching for the eggs and then opening them to discover the treats that were inside. Luckily, we had a nice day to do this.

Tovimos una busicada de huevos para el dia de Pascua en la yarda de la iglesia. Avia como 80 huevos que se escondirion y cada nino es le dio una bolsa para ponere sus huevos. Todos  tuvieron un buen tiempo corendo y buscando los huevos y abriando los para ver que tienen adentro. Con suerte el dia estava bonito.

February 18: Knitting Project Part Two

Back in January, we began a project where the girls could learn basic knitting and crochet stitches and begin work on their own projects. We were lucky enough to have someone come in to facilitate this project for us.

Atras en Enero, nosotros comensamos un projecto adonde las muchachas puederon aprender como tejer y tejer a ganchillo con puntos basicos. Ellas tambien comensaron sus propios projecto. Turemos la suerte que puedemos tener a algiuen que veno a facilitator este proyecto para nosotros.
This is the second part of our Knitting Program. The girls have been having alot of fun learning some new skills with both knitting and crochet. The projects they are individually working on range from the very beginning of a possible future scarf or afghan to learning to make granny squares.

Este es la segunda parte de nuestro projecto de tejer. Las muchachas an turido mucha diversion aprendendo como tejer y como tejer a ganchillo. Los proyectos que estan trabajando individualmente pueden extenderse de el comenzo de una futura bufanda o el afghan para aprender hacer granny squares.

There is something so repetitive and soothing in knitting and crochet.

Ay algo repetitivo y caimante en tejendo y tejendo con ganchillo.

And the fact that projects like these can be portable and toted along in a purse or diaper bag is very appealing too.

Y el hecho que el proyecto como estas puede ser portatil y puede ponerse en la cartera o en la panalera es muy apelar tambien.

February 11: Valentines Heart Plaques

Our Valentines Day Projects turned out quite lovely.

Nuesto proyecto del dia de san valentine saliron muy lindos.

Using heart shaped wooden plaques that can be found at many craft stores... as well as an assortment of papers, stickers glitter and markers, etc.

Each mom created a valentine for their special little someone. The completed plaques range from total glittery sparkle to a paper square mosaic look and everything in between. Ribbons to hang the pretty hearts completed the project.

Two Valentine-themed books were read and given to the children for our Literacy program: How Do I Love You by P.K.Halinan and Babycakes by Karma Wilson.

As a special treat we had an assortment of sweet snacks, including cake and white chocolate dip with pretzels.

Usando placas de madera en forma de corazones puede encontra en muchas tiendas de arte... tambien diferente tipos de papel, stickers,brio y marcadores furon usados en el proyecto.
Cada mama hizo un valentine para su persona, pequena especial. Los corazones completo son diferente series de arte. Unos son muy briosas y otros estan cubiertos de mosaic cuardos de papel. Las cintas acabron el proyecto. Para el programa alfabetismo se lleyron dos libros relacionados al tema del dia del valentine.
Despues se les entregron copias del los libros a los ninos: How Do I Love You escrito por P.K. Halinan y Babycakes escrito por Karma Wilson.
 Como un regalo especial turimos muchos tipos de camadas dulces, includino pastel y salados con chocolates blanco.