The idea of taking a small white pumpkin, adding crayons and fusing them together, resulted in some over the top creations over the last week at Sr. OSC. Inspired by a simple idea we saw online we went to our local pumpkin patch to find the perfect pumpkins and to borrow a much needed heat gun to experiment with.

The kids at Sr. OSC started off the activity by hot gluing crayons to their pumpkin. Some chose to use large pieces of crayon scattered around the top of their pumpkin, while other meticulously placed small pieces of crayons around the sides of their pumpkin to try a different look. Each pumpkin had a different flair and to be honest the biggest hit was the puddle of crayon at the bottom of the pan that had melted together after the experiment was complete. Take the time and to check out the video below to see how it all went down and what took place that crazy day.

Just a side note all pumpkin melting was done by a supervised and experienced leader, none of which were beyond excited to actually experiment with such a cool piece of equipment. The smiles and astonishment on the leader's... I mean kids faces were well worth the time spent on such a cool task.


Mahalo,

Jason

Look at the airplane start to take shape!

CUPCAKE!

Last Friday was Senior OSC's first In-Day of the school year and we started off with a big bang; or at least a big mess!  Everyone spent the morning digging into our GIANT pile of cardboard boxes to build whatever their imagination could create. Soon the gym was filling up with cars, planes, doghouses, rocket ships, and more.  There was even a giant cupcake!

After lunch we prepared for Home Depot's visit. Everyone was super excited to see what they would bring for us to build.  Soon Josh, Nick and his team from Home Depot had set up 45 hammers and goggles. 45 OSC children sat eagerly in their orange Home Depot aprons while Josh gave a brief explanation of the project; a fire department airplane.

There were lot's of instructions to follow when it came to constructing a plane.

Finally he told everyone to open their kits and   have at it.  Soon the room was filled with the banging of 45 hammers and the occasional "where's my wheels", or "I think my plane is upside down." Despite some of the set backs, little planes were taking shape all over the multi-purpose room.  Once everyone was finished and cleaned up we said our thank you's and good byes to Josh and his Home Depot team.  For the rest of the afternoon we saw some very creative play with the new toys everyone had built!

Take a look at some of our creations from an exciting Built It                                                                   Day!!!!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Take Care,

                                                                                                          Carolyn

These are parts of an OSC Express Train!

Zoom Zoom Zoom; We're going to the moon!

Remember : measure twice; cut once! (or in this case hammer once)

Look at the perfect pumpkin on the perfect pumpkin picking day!

Farmer Rick explaining the steps to growing a pumpkin patch.

Last year, West Richmond Senior Out-of-School Care Program brought you the mysterious and adventurous Space Odyssey with our leaders in their customized space suits exploring the final frontier of the human race.

Mmmmmmm Pie!

Today's Hearty Snack was so delicious that we wanted to share it with everyone.  Enjoy!

Carolyn and Katrina's Apple Pie 

Ingredients: 

• 1 unbaked pie shell 
• 2-3 peeled apples (sliced thinly)

     Sugar Mixture

• 3 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

      Crumble Topping

• 1/4 cup of brown sugar
• 1/4 cup of flour
• 2 tablespoon of butter