Xmas Activities @Parksdale Village II

Ho ho ho everyone! What better way to make someone feel special and smile during the holidays than to give them a beautifully decorated pine cone? Our thoughts exactly. Here at Parksdale Village II, we decorated some pine cones with a variety of colors and the participants had a jolly ole time. We hope everyone enjoys the rest of their holidays. Til next year! 

Turkey Day Thanks @Lincoln Plaza

The students at Lincoln Plaza had lots of fun this past November. We created hand art with things to be thankful for. In addition to that, we wrote some stories about Fall season and Thanksgiving. Lastly, we made it an emphasis to learn and grow our knowledge concerning our peer's traditions according to their cultures and families for the holidays.   

November Activities @Biola Village

It is starting to look a lot like Christmas! Here at Biola Village November was a blast. We enjoyed many fall projects which included painting paper leaves to wooden ones. We also worked on getting along with friends. The participants also did a Thanksgiving activity and we shared what were thankful for. Most at Biola Village agreed to being thankful for family and friends! We ended the month with a movie and a turkey contest, there were many outstanding turkeys to choose from, but we could only pick 3 winners. We are super happy to start this month and the projects that await!

Sunset @Lincoln Plaza

      October was a month filled with fun activities. We created beautiful flowers and spooky spiders out of paper plates. The cooler weather allowed us to do outside activities like sidewalk chalk art and painting under the trees. As the days got shorter we had an idea to paint the sunset. We called our paintings "A sunset at Lincoln Plaza". Here are a few pictures.

            

   

Fall Activities @Biola Village

      For this year's first fall activity at Biola Village, the residents wanted to to do some painting. They decided to make some butterflies, lanterns, and masks. Their creations came out really well, and their efforts paid off too. Thank you for coming out here to join us for this activity. Have a wonderful day everyone!

Halloween Activities @VillaDelRey

This month at Villa del Rey, we decided to celebrate Halloween with some arts and crafts. The participants had lots of fun and created some spooky pumpkins. Others decided to color in some of their favorite pictures. We also came to a general consensus that one of the best things about Halloween is the candy. We hope everyone has a safe Halloween! 

Nature Art Activities @Lincoln Plaza

The students at Lincoln Plaza have been keeping busy creating beautiful fall nature art. Nature art is art using natural materials found outside like leaves, petals and grass. We turned sticks into fairies and created beautiful portraits of ourselves. The highlight of our art activity included our crowns we adorned with leaves, plants, flowers and feathers too. We are very excited to see what more art we can create now that it is fall. 

Arts 'n' Crafts@Villa del Rey

Recently @Villa del Rey, we decided to create some decorations and stuffed creatures. Our participants made some butterflies, lanterns, and stuffed dogs. They had lots of fun and the results were really spectacular. The participants had a great time and used some teamwork to help one another complete their projects. See you next time, and have a good day everyone! 

Starting Strong and Arts 'n' Crafts @Biola Village

In August, our young residents at Biola Village have been working really hard to keep their focus on their homework to start the school year. We also decided to do some arts 'n' crafts with treasure boxes. They did an excellent job and had lots of fun. Fall is almost upon us and we can't wait for Fall projects. 

Pizza Party and Icebreaker Activities @Lincoln Plaza

As summertime comes to an end and as the students at Lincoln Plaza have begun their new school year, we have been keeping busy here at the after school program. We had an end of summer pizza party right before school started. The focus of this month was to get to know each other a little better. We created an "all about me" booklet and and other related activities.We are all very excited to see what this school year will be like. 

Alphabet Letters and Creature Activity @Solinas Village

As the school year has begun to take off, our young residents here thought it would be great to practice the alphabet with some arts 'n' crafts. They decided on R and S and created some really good snakes and rabbits to integrate them with their letters.  

Arts 'n' Crafts with Critters @Solinas Village and Washington Plaza

For the month of August @Solinas Villas and Washington Plaza, we gathered to make some critters at the community centers. This was important for us to do indoors because of the heat this summer. The residents did an amazing job making these critters and had lots of fun.

Piñatas Activity at Cottonwood Creek

Last month our young residents had to return to school, which was exciting for some but also difficult for others because summer vacations were over. So after some brainstorming, they decided to make some piñatas. They had lots of fun and helped each other make the best piñatas possible. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend this community event. Have a good rest of your day!   

Fans and a Joke @Parksdale II

This year's summer has been beyond warm, so @Parksdale II we decided to make some fans to tackle this issue. The residents did an excellent job using different color combinations and the results were great. The participants got creative and had a great time as well. Thank you to everyone who was able come by and make these fans with us. 

Joke of the Day!

Q: Where does seaweed look for a job? 

A: The Kelp wanted section. 

Q: What does a dolphin say when he's confused?

A: Can you be more Pacific.

Board Games and Arts N Crafts Activities @Villa Del Rey

The students came together to create many different types of arts n crafts projects and even had time to play some board games. We started with making puppets, other creations with popsicle sticks, and some pot holders. Not to mention they also made beautiful flower art. Some of the students even played some of the board games available here in the community center and had a blast. As a whole, it was a very productive day and we hope to do it again in the near future.