Hand Print Flowers

Hello OSC families!

Spring is finally here and we couldn't be more excited for the sun and warmth that is upon us. The planned art activities are always a hit with our Juniors here at OSC. This past Thursday we did an art activity where the kids made hand print flowers to get us all excited for this spring season.

We started off with covering our hands in paint and making a hand print on a piece of paper. The fingers were the stems of the flowers and the flowers were created at the tips of the fingers with our thumb. We then cut out a brown flower pot and placed it over the palm of the painted hand. A message was written on the pot that said “I’ve made some May flowers with my fingers and thumb so you’ll have these memories for all the years to come”.

We started brainstorming about who these pictures could be given to. Some Juniors wanted to give their flower picture to their mom, some wanted to give theirs to their dad and some wanted to make pictures for everyone in their family. It’s always fun doing an art activity that can be given to someone special and it makes it that much more exciting for the children when they are creating it.

I look forward to many more fun times at the art table with our Junior artists!


Erin

Kids' Korner

With so many options of things to play and interact with at OSC, I took the time to find out what it is about our program that kids enjoy so much. So I took the time to ask....

What is your favourite thing to do at Jr OSC?

Sam- "gym"

Nick & Kieri- "play with the Lego table"

Reilly- "play with my friends"

James- "play with paper airplanes"

Kurtis- "play cars with Noah, he is my friend"

Jason- "play with Kurtis with cars and Noah"

Claire- "park"

Savannah- "I like doing art"

At OSC, there is a lot happening and my favourite thing to do is get fresh air at the playground or playing Crazy 8s upstairs.

Thanks,

Jason

Gotta Catch 'Em All: Pokemon Card Creations

Back when I was a kid, Pokemon was the most popular toy around. Still to this very day, they are a hit with kids all across the world. Most of the kids here at OSC have their own Pokemon cards, which they bring in to show off all the different kinds they have collected. There are over 500 Pokemon cards and trying to “catch them all” is Pokemon’s mission slogan.

Over at Senior OSC, Matt Hewitt led an activity using a simple website to create your very own Pokemon cards. I wanted every kid to have the opportunity to enjoy Pokemon cards like I did when I was their age, and that's the reason why I chose to do this activity. With the idea from Matt and the amount of interest in Pokemon at Jr. OSC, it sparked the idea of making everyone his or her very own card.

I started out by making a template where the kids would write out all the information about their Pokemon: the name, type, the animal it represented, health points, and their attacks. All we needed now was a picture of the Pokemon, which we had gotten from Google images. Using all the information gathered from the creative minds of the kids, I then plugged it in to the Pokemon card generating website and that was it!

Check out the new OSC edition Pokemon!

 
Here is the website we used if you wish to create your own! https://www.pokecard.net/

~Corey

Plane Good Fun

On a rainy Thursday afternoon at Jr OSC, the program was a little extra spacious with the Grade 2 children over at Sr OSC. This little extra space turned out to be the perfect proving ground for...PAPER AIRPLANES!

Kids and leaders alike got in on the action, experimenting with different designs, different paper, and even involving some straws. Emmett checked down the hall and discovered the rest of the second floor was empty. So we busted into the hallway for some nice lengthy runway.

conventional design

straw plane alternative

Some planes were made to fly fast and straight, while others were intended for tricks. As some parents came to pick up, some alertness was required, as planes were flying around the room till close. Fortunately, there were no human casualties - only aeronautic ones.


Until we buzz the tower again,

Dustin