momstown Milton partners with Tropicana to build awareness to the Breakfast for Learning Program

This month our momstown Milton moms and tots had the privilege of participating in a Tropicana sponsored Art and Play program that helped to build awareness to the Breakfast for Learning Program. The moms were happy to rally behind such a worthwhile cause and showed up dressed in orange to show their support.

The kids were super excited to see the cups of Tropicana orange juice all lined up to make one big orange!

 

They were also thrilled to be able to write their name on an orange and hang it up on our very own version of the Tree of Giving. It was a great visual way to get the point across that for every virtual orange picked, Tropicana will donate a full serving of orange juice to a child in need. The tree was in full bloom in no time and it only took a few minutes to complete the task - just as much time as it takes to go through picking the orange online.

The moms were alarmed to hear the stats about the number of children that don't get a healthy start to the day. Did you know that 31% of elementary school aged kids go to school without breakfast! Unreal! 

Miss Maribeth from Scribble n Splatter got on board too by providing two crafts for the little ones to complete. Our theme this month is actually fire trucks so the infants designed abstract trucks using their feet as the base and the toddlers / preschoolers put together a firetruck collage.

 

They all then participated in making hand print orange trees with green paint and orange tissue paper balls - absolutely brilliant and a great tie in with our sponsor!

After all their hard work creating and learning everyone got a chance to sample a tall glass of juice and a few of our moms ended up being the lucky winners of a carton of Tropicana Orange Juice to take home with them. What a great way to end the program!

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momstown Milton's Art & Play Program - Balls of Fun

 Our momstown Milton tots had Balls of Fun at our Art and Play Program. This month the theme of our educational curriculum was "At the Circus" so we decided to juggle, roll and bounce our balls through gobs of paint to see what would happen.

We started off with a variety of balls that were different in colour, size and texture - sensory overload! The kids were hesitant at first because they were unsure about getting the balls dirty. With a little bit of prompting, they soon began to get right into it and discovered the different types of prints that a golf ball made in contrast to a fuzzy tennis ball or a big smooth plastic ball.

Other learning concepts came into play such as sharing as the little ones rolled the ball back and forth across the table to each other.

When all was done, the mamas were very thankful to have the Huggies Simply Clean wipes in reach to clean up their little messy artists.

Join us next month when we make fishing rods and go put them to the test in the creek for our On the Pond theme.

Splattering Fun with the Red Cross Society

Our momstown Milton, Burlington and Oakville chapters had a splattering good time at our Picasso's program. This month we had a special visit from the Red Cross Society to talk about Water Safety so we decided to be on theme with our craft by creating paint puddles for the little ones to splash around in. Bright blue paint with sparkles to simulate  shimmering water was mixed with water and then poured in to containers.

 The little ones could chose to dip their feet into trays and pitter patter their way across the rows of craft paper that was laid out or sit at the tables lined with paint in cookie sheets to smack at and smear for tactile stimulation. They especially enjoyed reaching into the puddles trying to catch & gather the gold glitter that was floating around.

The moms were very thankful to have the Huggies Simply Clean Wipes on hand to scrub off the paint and sparkles. They were very impressed with the thickness and durability and how few they had to use to get the job done.

While the kids settled down for snack time, the moms listened to a brief info session about water safety. It covered topics such being alert and aware of the dangers present, how to minimize backyard drownings and addressed the effectiveness of various floatation devices.

 After the discussion, we pulled out the parachute and had circle time. Its always fun to see the expressions on the kids faces especially when they are running under it.

Overall it was a fantastic event! I look forward to our next Picasso's in the Park where we will be doing "paint ball" and marble drawings. If you would like to join in on the fun at our next Art & Play program please register for your 6 week FREE trial membership on our momstown Milton website.