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(Article courtesy of ispycincy.com cultural and philanthropic activities)

Step Into Spring Kids Fashion Show

Kenwood Country Club
March 13, 2011

I think I just witnessed the future leaders of Cincinnati… if not America. On behalf of the Help Me Grow program provided by Lighthouse Youth Services, Creative Tots hosted a fashion show at Kenwood Country Club with some of the cutest kids in the Tri-State.

Hey Tyra, no need to search out winners on America’s Next Top Model, they’ve been spied right here.

Of course some of the kids were a little shy on the runway but that only served to boost the OMG/AHH factor while others had a natural swag that they brought to the show. Along with the spirited youths, audience members were delighted by the fashion—special thanks to Castle House and The Wardrobe. Proud to say I’ve bought dresses from both stores!

Read the full article here . . .

The fashion show is only two days away and the children are ready to make their runway debut!  The boys and girls strutted their stuff while we practiced lining up and walking the runway.  With some twirls, poses and smiles, everyone enjoyed practicing for their big moment!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we move further into March, the boys and girls have been working hard on their new letters: O, C and Q.  Today, we focused on the O and C.  Using playdough, the children rolled out and molded their playdough to create the letters O and C.  While practicing the sounds, the children came up with words, such as ostrich, octopus and ocelot that begin with the /o/ sound.  The words cat, cut, car and coffee were used to describe the /c/ sound.

In Brazil, the national language is Portuguese.  This month we are focusing on the letter C, along with O and Q.  In portuguese, cachorro means dog.  Today, the children learned that C is for Cachorro.  They also counted how many spots are on the dog.  Learning language develops naturally as children interact with adults and their peers.  Experimenting with foreign language at a young age develops the “web” of a child’s brain even further.

Spring is just around the corner, so what better way to usher in the new season than with a refreshing drink!  The boys and girls did a nice job slicing the lemons and adding all of the ingredients.  They even helped press the buttons on the blender!  The recipe below yields 4 cups.

Ingredients:

2 limes

1/2 cup sugar

3 tbsp. sweetened condensed milk

3 cups water

ice

Directions:

Wash limes thoroughly.  Cut off the ends and slice into 8 wedges.  Place limes and all ingredients into blender.  Blend, and then strain out rinds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we review our letters, the children often times reverse /b/ and /d/; /k/ and /r/ were up for a review too!  We discussed how letters create words, which is why it’s important to know the sounds of each letter so we can correctly spell our words.  By matching the first sound of each word with the correct letter, the boys and girls did an excellent job working on their letter/sound recognition.