Kids Korner

Oh the weather outside is frightful

But JR OSC is so delightful

And since we've no place to go

Let's Play In Snow! Play In Snow! Play In Snow!

With the change in weather I decided to ask our kids;

What is your favorite thing about the snow?

Savannah- "having fun with friends"

Theodora- "it's...playing in it"

Max G- "throwing snowballs"

Isaac- "building snowmen, catching snowflakes on your tongue, almost anything you can do with the snow"

Vinson- "doing a snowball fight and doing an igloo"

Matthew- "I like going sledding"

George- "I have no idea... fine, playing in the snow is fun"

Isabel- "having snowball fight with my dad and building snowmen"

Our OSC juniors never let a little snow get in the way of having some fun!

Thanks,

Jason

Winter Wonderland at OSC

Getting all bundled up and heading outside in -4 degree weather isn't all bad...especially when you have garbage bags.

Garbage bags?

You are probably quite confused right now! Well, let me tell you what I mean. As we stared out the window from the top floor at West Richmond, we wondered what we could do outside that would make this Friday the best day ever. Then we had an idea! We looked to the field and saw that there was a hill which made us think, 

"Wouldn't it be so much fun if we could sled down that hill? But we haven't got any sleds, so what do we do?"

"We will use garbage bags!"

So our amazing custodian let us borrow 6 large city garbage bags (unused, of course). They were perfect! They could fit 2 kids on one bag and they went down the hill like lightning! The day was filled with laughter and smiles and an amazing display of sharing. The kids had so much fun, as well as all the leaders. We all felt like kids again, running up and down the hill, screaming with joy as we slid down so fast into a pile of snow, with a smile from ear to ear on our face.

As we were sledding, we noticed that more and more families from across the street started coming with their own sleds, so we asked them if they had been sledding on this hill before. They said they hadn't, but they saw us having such a wonderful time and heard all the laughter that they thought it was an amazing idea and grabbed their kids and sleds and headed over.

It ended up turning into a massive gathering of people from the community sledding down this hill. Even our OSC parents were joining in on the fun when they came to pick up their kids! Overall, it was the best day of the year and a beautiful display of how one small hill and a creative idea can bring a community together and make it a day to remember forever.

Tegan

Winter is Coming...

Winter is coming, OSC families!

It's getting chilly outside so make sure your little yetis are all bundled up for some winter wonderland fun! Make sure to pack mittens! There are two functions to a good pair of mittens. One, they'll keep your kid's fingers toasty warm, and two, they'll save your little acrobats from getting blisters on the monkey bars!

It's become a right of passage for the kids to successfully complete the two monkey bar challenges. If they're seasoned monkey bar masters, they will level up to completing the challenges one handed, or even backwards!

With the grinchy weather, we are taking every opportunity to get the kids active, please make sure your little ones have snugly shoes and jackets so they can enjoy the great outdoors! We are all looking forward to the magic of winter break, and we are almost there, so hold out for a little longer!

Balancing on ice

Winter landscaping

Sweeping up

Shovelling ice

 

Mackenzie