KEVA Chaos

During Spring Break, we spent time at the Sr OSC program and really enjoyed playing with some of their new toys. KEVA Building Planks really stood out as a highlight for both the children and myself. In fact, I had so much fun making huge buildings with the kids that I ordered some for Jr OSC. Finally, after a couple of anxious weeks the planks arrived!

Both the children and leaders have been playing every afternoon with the blocks and some very creative structures have been built. From giant towers to bridges and miniature Colosseums, the children always surprise me with what they can build. Some of the kids have even started improvising some marble tracks with the new planks!

One of the things I love about this new toy is the opportunities it provides to learn. Without realising, the children will learn about basic physics and architecture as well as how to work as a team to build some really huge superstructures. The simplicity and uniformity of the blocks make it very easy to play and experiment with, as well as clean up.

Let the building begin!

Emmett

It looks pretty sturdy

Emmett and Dustin's Super Tower

Marble Tracks!

One of the many unique buildings

Birthday Bash

This month of April, we celebrated two important dates in history - Dustin and Emmett's birthdays! What a different world it would be if these two fine gentlemen hadn't been born...

Some interesting facts:

Dustin shares his April 2 birthday with Sir Alec Guinness (actor, Obi-Wan Kenobi), Charlemagne (1st Holy Roman Emperor) and Marvin Gaye (singer). The day Dustin was born, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper and "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins were topping the music charts.

Emmett shares his April 9 birthday with Jacques Villeneuve (race car driver), Kristen Stewart (actor) and Dennis Quaid (actor). The day Emmett was born, "I Wish It Would Rain Down" by Phil Collins and "I'll Be Your Everything" by Tommy Page were topping the music charts.

Cheers,
Dustin

Easter Eggs

Since Easter was coming up, the kids decorated some eggs to celebrate the holiday. The eggs were either decorated by paint and glitter or drawn on by sharpies. Most of the group loved the paint and glitter idea, but the sharpies were also a hit as well! Earlier in the morning, we also had a tie dye activity planned for the little ones. Surprisingly, most of them had never done tie dye before, so it was a pretty fun first experience for them! They seemed to really enjoy the activity so hopefully, we can sneak another tie dye project in before the summer hits.

Happy Easter!

Sara and Monica