Card Hunter
30-11-2018, 05:29 PMHi everyone,
With daylight savings in full swing, it's abundantly clear that it is getting darker earlier in the afternoon. That does not stop us from heading to the playground and enjoying our time together outside. At times, free play and multiple rounds of the tag game 'manhunt' is enough to pass the time. However, sometimes we like to shuffle things up and provide options for new activities we haven't tried before. I want to take the time to share a game we played this week at the park titled 'CARD HUNTER'.
The children got themselves into their own teams and were racing to go! One player at a time was tasked with running into the playground and scavenging the area to try and find a playing card.
Once they found a card, they had to run back to their teams and send out the next member. This process continues until the time limit runs out. Using the collected cards from the playground, teams were provided two minutes to create the best 5 card hand possible.
Once teams sorted through all of their best options, it was time for the grand reveal! Teams' best hands ranged from straights, to flushes to full houses.
Although each round was short and simple, it was great to see the children so excited and engaged in the activity. We will certainly be trying this game again some time in the near future!
With daylight savings in full swing, it's abundantly clear that it is getting darker earlier in the afternoon. That does not stop us from heading to the playground and enjoying our time together outside. At times, free play and multiple rounds of the tag game 'manhunt' is enough to pass the time. However, sometimes we like to shuffle things up and provide options for new activities we haven't tried before. I want to take the time to share a game we played this week at the park titled 'CARD HUNTER'.
The children got themselves into their own teams and were racing to go! One player at a time was tasked with running into the playground and scavenging the area to try and find a playing card.
Once they found a card, they had to run back to their teams and send out the next member. This process continues until the time limit runs out. Using the collected cards from the playground, teams were provided two minutes to create the best 5 card hand possible.Once teams sorted through all of their best options, it was time for the grand reveal! Teams' best hands ranged from straights, to flushes to full houses.
Although each round was short and simple, it was great to see the children so excited and engaged in the activity. We will certainly be trying this game again some time in the near future!
Warmest Regards,
Matt
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Community Building
09-04-2018, 08:13 AM
At OSC we strive to create a welcoming environment for all of our students. We know that it takes people to create a community. A couple weeks ago, we gathered all of our kids and worked together on an assignment. We were all given the same three questions to answer:
- What is a community?
- What is one community you belong to?
- What do you like about your community?
Each of the kids (and leaders) answered the questions on a blank sheet of paper. The answers we received were very unique and varied from individual to individual. Each reflected how that person saw their surroundings. Most kids noted that other people fill up their community.
They then had to decorate the back of their sheets. They could either decorate it to resemble a community that they belonged to, or in a pattern. We saw soccer and hockey teams, houses and forests, gardens and playgrounds. The next step was especially fun.
Until Next Time,
Keefer
STOP! And stay ZEN!
02-04-2018, 07:42 AMKonnichiwa (“Hello” in Japanese)
In he 12th century Ancient Kyoto, Japan, or the “Muromachi Period” was a start of Zen Buddhism to the Japanese people. Zen is a Japanese word that translates to “mediation” or “absorption.” The Japanese people would have special rock gardens in Ancient Buddhist Temples that were called “Zen Gardens” would represent meditation, peace, and were intend to imitate the intimate essence of nature.
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Traditional
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In he 12th century Ancient Kyoto, Japan, or the “Muromachi Period” was a start of Zen Buddhism to the Japanese people. Zen is a Japanese word that translates to “mediation” or “absorption.” The Japanese people would have special rock gardens in Ancient Buddhist Temples that were called “Zen Gardens” would represent meditation, peace, and were intend to imitate the intimate essence of nature.
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| A Finished Zen Garden |
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| Popsicle Stick and Cardboard borders |
After all the craziness that the week of Valentines brought, Matt thought of an awesome Art Project to bring some peace and quiet into Senior OSC. Some of the kids joined us to create some beautiful Zen Gardens, hidden with messages of what they think their own definition of what life means for them. This project's goal was to find inner peace and relaxation in their own miniature sands of time and tranquility.
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| Hidden Messages of What Life Means |
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| Addition of Sand and Designs |
Hopefully, the calm nature of these cute gardens will resonate throughout OSC, so everyone can find a little peace in their lives. Keep calm and stay cool!Sayonara (“Goodbye!” in Japanese)
-Damian
Stealthy Crafts with Kevin and Sarah
13-03-2018, 01:36 PM
Hello Sr OSC Families,
The highlight of the previous week was the crafting of paper roll ninjas. We, Sarah and Kevin, decided to go
eco-friendly this week by creating art with paper card stock and toilet rolls. This was an amazingly simple and easy to make craft.
Tying together imagination with simple arts and
craft designed for children of all ages, the children at Senior Out of School
Care embarked on a journey of exploring the art of Japanese warriors by
creating a one of a kind paper roll ninja.
Paper roll ninja provided the children an
opportunity to explore and use their inner creative juices on a calm and quiet
Friday afternoon. Masterpieces are not created overnight but, with these OSC
minds, this was not the impossible.
Materials needed to make this ninja can be found in a home setting such as toilet roll cores, card stock, straws, glue stick, black marker/felt pen.
Some excited children decided to use their talents to make their own unique creatures. A couple made octopus stretching
their creativity to a whole new level.
Warmest Regards,
Kevin & Sarah
Blog Worthy Moments with Megan
09-03-2018, 12:00 PM
Hi
Senior OSC families!
I’m
Megan, one of the assistant leaders here at West Richmond OSC and have had the
opportunity to help plan and execute art/activities on Tuesdays at
Senior OSC. This week we decided to try Popsicle Art as a fun
project. The kids first worked on creating their own canvas and moved onto finalizing their own master pieces.
This
Popsicle Art was a simple project that provided each kid with a handful of popsicles, a
hot glue gun and vibrant coloured paints that ranged from pastel blues to
luscious greens. First they had to hot glue roughly 10 popsicle sticks together
and then they could paint an image of their choice over the new canvas they’ve
just created. With a photo example as a guideline the
kids let their creativity and imagination flow as they painted and glued with
excitement and laughter creating works of art that Van Gough would be proud to
see.
This activity is interesting because of how it allows each
of the kids here at OSC to interpret the craft as they choose and let their
creativity be explored. Some chose to follow the specific structure shown in
the photo example of the popsicles aligned side by side. Others created a frame
like structure to paint over. Seeing each kid that created a popsicle
art, every one of the artworks different from another, really showcased
every child’s inner creativity and artistic ability in a fun way.
Here
below are images of some of the finished products.
This
was an extremely fun art project to be a part of and looking forward to the many
that will continue to follow!
Until
next time,
Megan
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