National Popcorn Day was January 19th this year. The children at Fulton and staff got together and celebrated the history of the infamous snack! They learned about the history of popcorn. They were able to make their own popcorn snack bag with the choice of three different types of popcorn. Cheddar popcorn, white cheddar popcorn and regular butter popcorn were their options! They had a choice between just watching the Smurf Movie while eating their popcorn or completing a Popcorn Painting Project. They used kernels of popcorn on toothpicks to paint any creation they wanted on a white paper plate. Check out the pictures below to see them creating their projects and a few of the finished products!
In the spirit of adding youth voice into the program, the Franklin Site held its second annual Kids' Choice Day. The members were able to select from three different activities for their Freestyle Friday. Some decided to learn how to make a healthy strawberry-banana smoothie, others played volleyball, and the rest choose to play Just Dance on the Wii. Overall, the event was a good way to get the kids to participate in things they find interesting and to promote healthy lifestyles. A big thanks goes out to Jericho Whole Foods for donating the ingredients for the smoothies.
The basketball game was fast paced and filled of action! The Staff Vs. Member basketball game was loads of fun for everyone involved. There was an energetic audience who cheered on both sides! Maybe a tad more cheering for the members! The Staff came out victorious for now but there could always be a rematch! Great game! Check out this video for just a few highlights of the game!
Fulton had the privilege of Mr. Tom Foolery coming to their site to put on a Magic Show! Mr. Tom Foolery not only did magic but he had all the members laughing. Some of our members got to be assistants to Mr. Foolery's tricks. There were card tricks, handkerchief tricks, bunny rabbit in a hat, etc! The list goes on but everyone had a wonderful time at the magic show. Take a look at the video below to enjoy only a few of Tom Foolery's Magic!
The members at the Franklin Site recently put their writing skills to the test in an essay contest. Mr. Omar read Alexander and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day to the members. The main character described his worst day and then the kids were asked to do the same thing. They did a great job.
Justin Bailey wrote about having to get his hair cut at the Barber Shop, Milton Allen told his story of a mean substitute his class had one day, Carrie Brown described going for a doctor’s appointment, and Kaira Acosta wrote about how her dog pooped in her room. However, after reading through all the essays, the Kid’s Council selected one winner from each group. Kamal Brown, Enio Rivas, Tiara Gregg, and Shaheem Crews were the winners. Congratulations!
HBGC Fulton Site had the privilege of Carle Place Key Club coming to spend time with our members. First, the Key Club helped our members with their homework. The members were then split into groups based on grade and were able to do arts & crafts, bingo, and lots of fun with dance. The first and second graders had lots of fun with bingo and received candy canes for winning!!! The third graders were put into the multi-purpose room for some fun dancing. They practiced the Cotton Eye Joe and the Cha Cha Slide. The fourth and fifth graders made some fancy decorative snowflakes. The children enjoyed themselves and can’t wait for the Key Club to visit us again. Below are a few pictures of each group with the Key Club.
