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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Parents
and pre-school children gathered in Lower Kenndy Park on August 18, 2015
for the second day of a week-long Learning Tree event designed by staff
of People, Incorporated to increase literacy by
involving children in a number of fun activities. Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard
used the occasion to introduce parents to information about sugar-sweetened
beverages by engaging their children in fun with making a different
kind of bubbles than the kind found in soda. Ms. Picard showed them that
with a simple soda straw, a loop of string, and a pan full of soap and a
little glycerin they could engage in hours of very clean fun by making giant bubbles.
"It's very inexpensive," noted Picard. "All you need is a
box of straws, some string, and a bottle of detergent," she added.
"I'm a single father with three kids, and I'm kind of on a
budget," said David Rivera who learned how to do it with his
eight-year-old daughter, Ariana. The activity was one of many activities
planned for the week, including events when children would be read books
like Miss
Spider's Tea Party and Strega
Nona. Click here for
a four-minute 
video of the event
and here for a five-and-a-half
minute
video of Ms. Picard
reading Bubble
Trouble to three of the children. For more information, contact Marilyn
Grubb at People Incorporated at 508-837-6902, Ext. 117, or Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia
Picard at 774-319-0107. |
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(Top row) David Rivera picks out a book that he would like to read to his eight-year-old daughter, Ariana, as People, Incorporated Family Support Advocate Carmen Mejil explains the program. (Row two) Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard explains to two children how to make large bubbles with two soda straws and a loop of string. (Row three) Four-year-old Keeshia Ramirez tries her hand at making bubbles with Marcia's help. (Row four) Marcia greets John Jr., Julianna and Adrianna Pineda and their mother, Ashley Szydlowsky, and invites the children to join her on the Red Hen's Chair to read Bubble Trouble. (Row five, left) Royaltee and Rahmyiah Haston play at making purchases at a grocery store as Travijon Glover runs the cash register. (Row five, right) Nelly and Julisa Lima play at making a meal with the groceries in the play house. (Row five, center) Marcia talks with Fall River Youth Coordinator Christian McCloskey who stopped by to see the exhibit. (Row six) Five-year-old Mia Silvonic crawls through a cloth tunnel and Ariana Rivera succeeds at making a large bubble with Ms. Picard. (Row seven) Cheri Miranda works with her mother to make bubbles. (Bottom row) Five-year-old Cody Quintel makes some of the largest bubbles of the afternoon with his mother watching from behind. |
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