Tag Archive for "playground-activities"

Kids

July 2, 2012

Mad. Sq. Kids EXPLORE!

The Mad. Sq. Kids: Explore! program lets you and your little ones learn about the park first hand by using fun, self-guided worksheets. Go on a scavenger hunt! Learn about local flora and fauna! Get to know our park monuments! Join our playground activities assistant in the Police Officer Moira Ann Smith playground to learn… Read more

Kids

Art in the Park: Monograms

What is the first letter in your first and last name? We are going to make your name into a piece of art! Come create your name as the feature star! *Adult supervision is required for all Art in the Park activities.

Kids

Art in the Park: Picture Perfect

Who is picture perfect? You! We are making picture frames with fun popsicle sticks. Bring your favorite photo or add it later. We are going to make a gorgeous photo keepsake for you take away. *Adult supervision is required for all Art in the Park activities.

Kids

June 13, 2012

Art in the Park: Camping – Pitch a Tent

We are continuing with the exploring theme. So far we have discovered sea creatures, the farm and now camping! No camping experience is complete without tents! We will make miniature tents to get you ready for the real thing! *Adult supervision is required for all Art in the Park activities.

Kids

Art in the Park: Harmonicas

Toot, toot and buzz, zuss, suzz. Get out your creative hands. We are making harmonicas to keep your mouths tooting and buzzing, suzzing, zoozz! *Adult supervision is required for all Art in the Park activities.

Kids

Art in the Park: We Are Going to the Farm – Ant Installations

Let’s continue to explore the farm this afternoon. We will “install” ants on the farm – no farm is complete without these hard working critters. *Adult supervision is required for all Art in the Park activities.

Kids

Art in the Park – Sun Magnets

Did you know the sun is the center of our solar system and keeps all the planets revolving around it? The sun acts as a big magnet to all the planets. We are going to make a lesser sun magnet to align to your refrigerator! Come make sun magnets on this summer day! *Adult supervision… Read more

Kids

Mad. Sq. Kids EXPLORE!

The Mad. Sq. Kids: Explore! program lets you and your little ones learn about the park first hand by using fun, self-guided worksheets. Go on a scavenger hunt! Learn about local flora and fauna! Get to know our park monuments! Join our playground activities assistant in the Police Officer Moira Ann Smith playground to learn… Read more

Kids

Art in the Park – Sun Drawing

Ooh! What fun! This unusual activity involves drawing with the sun! We are going to use the basic idea of optical photography to create unique sun drawings with photosensitive paper! *Adult supervision is required for all Art in the Park activities.

Kids

Art in the Park: We Are Going to the Farm – Plate Hens

We are going on an adventure today to the farm – in the playground! Let’s take a look at the common farm hen. E-I-E-I-O… HEN! *Adult supervision is required for all Art in the Park activities.