HELLO EVERYONE!!!

Welcome to the Crawford Afterschool blog!

It's that time of year again...time for FUN with the Afterschool Program! I am really looking forward to seeing the kids again and hearing all about their summer vacations. I am looking forward to their creativity and their boundless imaginations! This month we will build our new team, and we will work together to outline what kind of group we are (what are things we all do well?) and what kind of group we want to become (what do we want to work on/practice/learn to become our best?)
The focus this month will be on COMMUNITY BUILDING and the AUTUMN HARVEST! I am hoping to make a trip to the Farmer's Market each week with the kids - we will pick out some delicious things to eat, and later in the week, we will cook up a storm! Mmm...
Here's to a delicious September!

Epilogue

Thanks for a great year! Here are some pictures from the last two weeks of the school.

We made lemonade on summer solstice.

Lemonade with "a hint of mint"! There were 20 lemons to squeeze. Phew!

We had three jugs of it to offer to friends and passers-by for free.

Henry the fortune teller 

"You'll face challenges... but you'll have a good life after all..."

Comics + Freezie at T.B. farmers' market

Showcase of Frank Viva's new children's book, Along A Long Road, at Type bookstore.

Thank you for making the carnival a big success!

Thank you for coming out to the carnival + potluck everyone!

Working on our play.
A few things had to be left out from the carnival because
we haven't had enough time for all of our ambitious projects:
a play/musical, a few dances, and a projection. Maybe next year!

We did manage to put together customs for the most part. 

Also this week, a NxNE concert at the park! 

Improv in the park

Henry showed us how to make his puppet's mouth move.

The puppet has a personality of his own!

He loves everybody and forces kisses on everyone.

Kensington market

We had a nice afternoon exploring Kensington Market. There wasn't enough time to explore all the shops that sell hand-crafted things made out of recycled materials, so, we'll be back in a couple of weeks!

After cherries, peaches and cheese empanadas, we each had
a mini cupcake from Miss Cora's Kitchen! Free for kids!

We appreciated the wider sidewalks and enjoyed looking at funny
hats and dresses as we walked leisurely with our cupcakes.

We found this great house in a very hidden street.

Some pictures from the previous week

We checked out an interesting exhibit at Magic Pony,

discovered a variety of mushrooms in Trinity Bellwoods,

and investigated a giant branch had fallen down.

Walking tightrope

We approached some friendly folks at Trinity Bellwoods on Friday and learned the basics of tightrope walking! Everybody gave it at least one try and was incredible at it! 

It was a beautiful day!

Elegant like a ballerina

Determined like a warrior