July 2013 - Kaleidoscope Kids

WKAL News

A Rainbow of Flowers Sabrina Osborn

Have you ever wanted a gor-

geous garden full of multicolored

plants? If so, Garden Party is the class

for you! This week, these young gar-

deners made colorful pots, stunning

artwork, and planted coleus seedlings.

These voracious planters also played

fun garden games and learned about

bugs! Here are the steps to make a na-

ture drawing:

Step 1: Get a blue piece of paper.

Step 2: Draw a tree or plant on the

blue paper.

Step 3: Cut green paper to look like

grass.

Step 4: Stick on bug and frog foam

stickers so they look like they’re flying

or crawling!

Voila! You have a gorgeous nature

drawing! While observing, this re-

porter also interviewed four young lov-

ers of nature:

WKAL: What is your favorite part of

Garden Party?

Sienna: The games and fun.

Olivia: The art projects.

Amanda: I love the art.

Bella: The planting!

As you can see, Garden Party is super

spectacular!

The Fun Side of Math Griffin Caruso

Calling all young mathemati-

cians! This week in Math Fun, these

thinkers

learned

about money

and symme-

try, and even

made a

store. They

each picked

two items

from the store, added the prices, and

learned about making change. These

coin-throwing mathematicians have

done it again!

Volume 33, Issue 1

July 2013

Special points of inter-

est:

• Backstage pass to Musical

Theater’s The Emperor and the Nightingale

• How to make fine jewelry

from household items

• Enjoying China from the

kitchen

• Directions to Rabbit Pond

for an outdoor adventure

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Bouncing Eggs 3

Hot Cocoa Recipe 5

Magical Butterflies 7

Chicken Hats 10

Paper Stars 12

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Falling Dominos Emma Keamy

Get ready for a major game

of Jenga! In Domino Physics,

young physicists built domino maps

out of toys, boards, string, and

whatever else they could get their

hands on! Instructor Peter Bloom

has even designed twenty different

domino maps for a book that he

wrote. These physicists also got to

build gigantic Jenga towers, as well

as domino towers as tall as them-

selves that they got to destroy in

any way they can think of!

Calling Creative Thinkers! Catherine Francis and Grace

Hennessy

Do you want to learn how to

make clown masks, play "Wink," or

make amazing collages? In Outside

the Box, you can do all three!

Throughout the

week, these creative

artists listened to the

hilarious Philadel-

phia Chickens while

making masks,

paintings and col-

lages galore! They even taught us

how to make clown masks and how

to play “Wink!” This is how:

Step 1: Pass out cards (one card

must have a picture of someone

winking).

Step 2: If you get the wink card,

you must wink to get people out.

Step 3: If you're not the winker, try

to figure out who is.

This is definitely the course for

you!

Strike a Pose! Riley Caruso and Sophie Gilligan

Smile for the camera! This

week in Digital Photography, these

young photographers went around

campus taking nature shots. Hiding

behind trees and crouching in

bushes, these artists took turns tak-

ing shots from different positions.

They even learned how to trick the

camera with illusion shots! Say

cheese for the camera in Digital

Photography!

Cut, Glue and Glitter! Tess Gordon and Danielle Seifer

Let's start with a challenge!

In Scrapbooking, these artists had

to work with a partner and com-

plete the challenge of a themed

page. These creative girls had

twelve minutes and had to include a

real photo that fits their theme per-

fectly. Were these artists able to do

it? These creative thinkers had

gems, stickers, colored paper, and

so much more to use throughout the

challenge. Later in the week they

brought in some photos and cus-

tomized their own scrapbooks! If

you LOVE to cut, glitter, and glue,

Scrapbooking is just for you!

Get Your Kaleidoscope T-

Shirt On! Maddy Ryan

Do you want to know how

to turn your plain old white t-shirt

into a colorful new one? Well, the

designers in T-Shirt Madness used

stencils, colored fabric paint, and

brushes to create colorful, unique

clothing. They also made fashion-

able t-shirts on

magnets, paper,

and cardboard.

Their classroom

motto was cap-

tured on large t-

shirts: "Think,

Create, Design!"

One day, these brilliant designers

will be showcasing their fashions

on the runway.

Building Up Tyler Smith and Ben Weeden

Would you like to make

LEGO that expands into a city?

These builders designed, built, and

created a city in just one week.

They each built a part of the city

and teamed up to make it. They

made all the essential parts of the

city like a police station, a library,

houses, cars, schools, a cemetery,

playgrounds, and fire departments.

This class is for grades 4, 5, and 6.

If you want to create a city of

LEGO, this class is for you!

Aim, Shoot, Score! Mackenzie Morong

Did you know that there are

many ways to pass a basketball? In

Hoop Stars, these future NBA play-

ers learned how to do chest passes,

bounce passes, and overhand

passes. They also created a chal-

lenging obstacle course with ob-

jects they found in the gym, and

then perfected their dribbling by

going through it without touching

The Mass Media Times Page 3

the course. Using all of their new

skills, the offense will verse the de-

fense. Let the games begin in Hoop

Stars!

Ready to Have a Pet Party? Ilana Hunter and Sabrina Osborn

Do you love animals and

taking care of them? If so, Pets and

Pet Care is the course for you. This

class is for kindergarten, first, and

second grade pet lovers. Each day,

they had a different animal. They

learned about these animals, and,

towards the end of each day, the

animal they studied visited the

class! These animal-fanatics will

also discover how to identify ani-

mals by their features! Also, they

made a craft for the animal they

found out about everyday. On Mon-

day, these soon-to-be veterinarians

studied cats, did cat-cart projects,

and a live kitten even came for a

visit! If you are a pet-obsessed per-

son, then you should definitely take

this class!

Caution! Construction Zone! Katy Riley and Vanessa Shipley

Better put on your newly

decorated hardhats because you've

just entered the construction zone!

Get ready to decorate your own

trucks so

that you

can go for a

ride. These

little build-

ers learned

what every

good build-

ing needs! From shingles to ce-

ment, you've got it all in Construc-

tion Zone! So grab your shovel and

get to work because there's a lot to

be done at the site. Even with only

LEGO bricks, clay, and gumdrops,

you can build a one of a kind sky-

scraper!

3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF! Olivia Lai and Shivani Srikanth

Have you ever seen a rocket

launched into space and wondered

how it's done? These young rocket

scientists in Rocket Launch will

show you how! They designed,

built, and painted their own rockets

and launched them at the end of the

course. Throughout the week, these

scientists learned about different

kinds of rockets and space, made an

international space station, and also

had a stomp-rocket contest. During

the stomp-rocket contest, they com-

peted to see whose stomp-rocket

went the furthest, highest, and

landed inside a circle. Get ready for

take-off with Rocket Launch!

No, They're Not Real

Witches! Mekonnen Eon

Have fun with science in

Science or Wizardry. Throughout

the week, these witches and wiz-

ards made boomerangs, edible

gumballs, and tested clay boats to

see if they could float. They also

made kaleidoscopes and whistling

straws, as well as milk pushers, op-

tical illusion t-shirts, eggs-

periments, and crystal gardens.

Speaking of eggs-periments, here's

how to make an egg bounce:

Step 1: Put a raw egg in a cup of

vinegar (this will cause the egg to

bubble).

Step 2: Let the egg sit fully covered

in vinegar overnight (24 hours).

Step 3: The next day, the eggshell

will be dissolved.

Step 4: Using a ruler, measure how

high you can get the egg to bounce

from.

*We have had eggs bounce from a

drop height of 14 inches! Can you

beat that record?

Have fun with magic and science in

Science or Wizardry!

Let's Get Beading! Tess Gordon

Calling all jewelry design-

ers! These amazing artists in Jew-

elry Making

worked so hard

all day! Let us

show you what

they've made

this week! These

jewelry makers

were busy painting the bottom of

their jewelry stand. Guess what?

We even have directions for how to

paint the stand right now!

Step 1: Make sure you have a clear

workspace.

Step 2: Wet your brush (if you are

using water colors).

Step 3: Dip the paint in the color

you want.

Step 4: Make sure your brush tick-

les the paint.

Step 5: Lastly, paint the design you

want on your jewelry stand.

Now enjoy your colorful

jewelry stand! These girls worked

hard on making the tops of the

stands unique and different from

each other's (some were flowers,

faces, monkeys, and more!). Also,

earlier in the week, these jewelry

makers made jewelry boxes, plaster

pins, and necklace with their

names! Doesn't this class sound

fun?

Super Chemistry Tommy Russell

Have you ever wanted to

turn bread into an eraser? In

Kitchen Chemistry, you can do that

and much

more. These

super scien-

tists turned

soap into

foamy bub-

bles. They

also made

their own

ice cream

and even created quicksand and

erupting soda. They also made tie-

dye paper towels and Play-Doh.

That is what you can do in Kitchen

Chemistry!

Falling Dominoes Ben Weeden

In Domino Physics, kids

made domino tracks so they could

create one big course. When the

kids made their tracks, not only did

they use dominoes, but they also

used pipes, cymbals, empty Tic Tac

cases, and much more! Amrit Sinha

and Kevin Yu built a track that

made the dominoes go up. This is

what they told this reporter to do to

make it: "Keep building up a dom-

ino to go up. After that, put one

crasher per domino, but the top has

two." In the future, you should try it

because this reporter knows he will!

Stop, Drop, Dance! Danielle Seifer

So you think you can

dance? Well, in Hip-Hop Dance,

these dancers were given a five-

minute challenge to make up a

dance with a group. When the time

was done, everyone shared the

moves they created! The dance

coach used different steps from all

the groups to choreograph one ex-

citing routine to the song

“Dynamite.” When the dance was

made, the coach divided the per-

formers into two groups. Group one

sat on the stools and group two was

on the floor. The step-by-step guide

to take this hip-hop challenge on

the floor at home includes:

Step 1: Crouch down, sit on the

floor, and use your hands to push

yourself back.

Step 2: Move your hands back and

forth three times while slowly mak-

ing your way to the floor.

Step 3: Then, cross your legs and

slap the floor.

Dance! Dance! Dance!

The Magical Art and Music Griffin Caruso

You don't usually see bal-

loons and singing together, right?

Well, you sure do in Markers and

Melodies!

These perform-

ers sang up a

storm and

made ducks

out of paper-

mâché and bal-

loons. Why

ducks, you

ask? Because they sang a song

about ducks in their show on Fri-

day! Here are the lyrics:

Five little ducks went out to play,

Over the Hill and far away,

Mother duck said, “Quack, quack,

quack!”

Four little ducks came running

back

Four little ducks went out to play,



quack!”

Three little ducks came running

back

Three little ducks went out to play,



quack!”

Two little ducks came running back

Two little ducks went out to play,



quack!”

One little duck came running back

One little duck went out to play,





quack!”

No little ducks came running back

Father duck says, “QUACK!

QUACK! QUACK!”

Five little ducks came running back

Excited parents heard their

future stars sing these lyrics on Fri-

day. Put on a smock and break out a

microphone for Markers and Melo-

dies!

Never-Ending Stories Olivia Lai

Literature comes alive in

this Kaleidoscope course for ages 5,

6, and 7. If you love stories, this is

the place for you!

These young readers

created many crafts

that were related to

the books they read,

including "Caps for

Sale," "Rain," "If

You Give a Mouse a

Cookie," "Where the

Wild Things Are,"

and "The Grouchy Ladybug." For

example, after they read "Rain,"

they created rain sticks, a rainstorm,

and rain pictures. Here are the in-

structions for making a rain stick:

Materials:

-1 cardboard tube

-1 large square of tinfoil

-1/2 cup of uncooked rice

-2 squares of construction paper

Directions:

Step 1: Decorate the outside of the

cardboard tube.

Step 2: Crunch up the tinfoil and

put it inside.

Step 3: Pour the rice inside.

Step 4: Cover both ends with the

construction paper and secure with

tape. Voila!

When asked about her fa-

vorite part of Never-Ending Sto-

ries, Emily said, "Making arts and

crafts." Literature lovers will

LOVE this creative and exciting

course!

Welcome to my Website! Emma Keamy

Dreaming of designing your

own website, but don't know how?

You need to go to Website Design!

In this class, web designers in train-

ing learned how to create their own

web pages. They used coding,

which is what makes up websites.

They also learned how to add im-

ages and videos to make their web-

sites amazing and unique. These

kids will definitely design amazing

websites when they are grown up!

Little Ballerinas Ben Weeden

Have you ever wanted to be

a ballerina? In the Kaleidoscope

class Ballet, that is exactly what

you will become. The dancers

learned ballet vocabulary and exer-

cises that helped their strength and

flexibility. They watched "Swan

Lake" and were introduced to fa-

mous ballerinas. Not only did they

dance, they made props such as

crowns and wands. To become an

awesome dancer, join Ballet!

Ready, Set, Make! Riley Caruso

These kids in Young Chefs

baked up a storm,

from sun-butter

and banana sushi

to steamy hot co-

coa. Once these

young chefs fin-

ished making their

masterpieces, they

were so hungry

that they ate them!

You will be

amazed by what they made! Here

are some strawberry fun facts:

1. Strawberries are the only fruit

with seeds on the outside.

2. Strawberries are the first fruit to

ripen in the spring.

3. Each strawberry has about 200

seeds.

This is how you make hot cocoa:

Add 2 or 3 tablespoons of

hot cocoa mix to a mug. Add boil-

ing water (or hot coffee, if you pre-

fer Mocha Hot Chocolate). Stir

well. Sip and enjoy!

Extra, Extra! Read All

About It! Tyler Smith and Shivani Srikanth

Have you ever wondered

who wrote all the Kaleidoscope

newspaper articles? In Mass Media

Blast, that's exactly what we report-

ers do. This Kaleidoscope course

includes writing your own articles,

creating commercials, and video-

taping a news broadcast called

WKAL News. We reporters prac-

ticed our scripts, gathered in teams,

and auditioned for a place at the

anchor desk. We toured the classes

that we wanted to write about and

designed our own press badges. We

were lucky enough to interview out

teacher assistant, Tee. She has not

only taken this class, but has as-

sisted in running it for five years.

WKAL: What's your favorite part

of this class?

Tee: Learning about all the great

Kaleidoscope courses that we have!

WKAL: Do you want to be a

teacher in this class next year?

Tee: Yes, absolutely.

If you want to be a reporter this

class is for you!

Hey, Stop... Motion! Emma Keamy

Get me a camera; it's time

for some stop-motion! In Stop-

Motion Movie Making, these direc-

tors got to film their own stop-

motion movie using LEGO bricks.

They also got to write the story,

dialogue, and create their own sets

and backdrops. Once they started

filming, they worked together in

groups to do the stop-motion and to

record their own video. When they

finished their film at the end of the

week, they were all sent their own

copy, and all of their videos were

posted on YouTube! So, grab some

LEGO bricks and a camera, and get

started with your own stop-motion

movie!

The Next Generation of

Mathematicians Sabrina Osborn and Danielle Seifer


learn great new math tricks? Now's

your chance! This week in Math

Challenge, these mathematicians

made math fortune tellers, played

fun math

games, and

made multi-

plication

houses.

These prob-

lem solvers

also studied

geometric

shapes, multiplication, data analy-

sis, word problems, riddles and

number sense, and telling time and

elapsed time. The teacher, Lori

Morris, created a great Math pro-

gram for kids! Here's how to play a

fun math game called "To The

Moon":

Materials:

-game board

-multiplication cards

-6-sided die

-markers (any small object)

How to Play:

Begin by setting the mark-

ers on “Blast Off.” Each player

rolls the die to determine who will

go first. The player with the higher

number is Player 1. The player with

the lower number is Player 2.

Player 1 rolls the die and moves the

correct number of spaces. If the

player lands on a square with direc-

tions, follow the directions. Player

2 takes a question card and reads it

aloud to Player 1. Player 1 tries to

answer the question. If player 1 is

correct, he or she stays on the cur-

rent square. If Player 1 is incorrect,

he or she must go back to the

square he or she was on at the be-

ginning of the turn. Then, it is

Player 2’s turn to roll the die and

answer a question. Continue taking

turns until one player reaches the

“Moon Landing.” The first player

to land on it and correctly answer

the question wins.

Super Scientists Mackenzie Morong and Tommy

Russell

Would you like to be a sci-

entist for a week? In Adventures in

Science, you can learn to be a sci-

entist by conducting lots of fun ex-

periments. This week, these super

scientists went on many different

trips such as hiking in the woods,

visiting a

pond teaming

with animal

life, and go-

ing to a

beach. They also collected many

things. On a nature walk, they even

found a praying mantis! These

young scientists studied rocks and

minerals when they weren't on

trips. They also got to observe a

dried bee's nest. These are just a

few of the cool things you get to do

in Adventures in Science. If you

would like to experience one of

these grand adventures, follow the

directions below to Rabbit Pond in

Andover, Massachusetts:

Rabbit Pond is located in

the Moncrieff Cochran Sanctuary



on the Phillips Academy campus.

The entrance to the sanctuary is lo-

cated between Nathan Hale and

Fuess houses, at the end of Chapel

Avenue. Walkers in all seasons and

cross-country skiers in the winter

are welcome. The gate is open each

day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Source: Phillips Academy Website

Grab Your Construction

Hat! Grace Hennessy and Emma Keamy

Designing buildings is usu-

ally hard, but not for these archi-

tects! In House and Building De-

sign, these workers built houses and

buildings all

week long.

Different

creations

popped up

everywhere:

on the

moon, in the

airport, and

even in your

very own backyard. These builders

could construct anything they

wanted, but they were only allowed

to use the materials around them. If

you think your summer is fun now,

wait until you join House and

Building Design!

Astronomer Activities Mackenzie Morong

From space stations to con-

trol panels, spacecrafts to blob

aliens, these astronauts have their

hands full -- literally! All of the

creations made in Blast Off are

hands-on crafts. The astronomers

also made bubble art universe pic-

tures, star and moon ornaments, and

space helmets. You wouldn't be

surprised if they really got to go

into space someday. Blast off!

Nothing to be Scared Of! Tessa Barcelo

Discover what it's like to

roam Earth as a bug when you enter

Butterflies, Bugs, and Beyond. Kid

scientists did many things in this

wonderful class. They painted

wooden snakes, played with bug

goo and bugs, made bug jars and

bug bags, made magical butterflies,

and explored bugs. One aide said it

was "very messy." Other things

these bug-ologists did included

making goo paints, playing with

LEGOs, reading bug books, and

playing in a sandbox with bugs.

Janice liked playing with cars, and

Elenn just liked playing. Here is

how you make a magical butterfly:

Materials:

-paper

-paint

-glitter

Instructions:

Step 1: Fold paper in half.

Step 2: Open it up.

Step 3: Paint outline of half a but-

terfly.

Step 4: Paint a design on butterfly.

Step 5: Fold and press.

Step 6: Open and decorate with

glitter.

Have more fun in Butterflies, Bugs,

and Beyond!

3, 2, 1, Blast Off! Sophie Gilligan

These future astronauts in

Rocket Launch designed and built

rockets to launch

all week. These

clever kids used

cardboard tubes,

spray paint, a

nose cone, and

streamers to

build their rock-

ets and prepare for takeoff. How far

will their rockets go? Where will

they land? Will weather be a fac-

tor? Only those lucky enough to

view their launch will know the an-

swer.

Spanish 101 Ilana Hunter


travel the world? Well, you would

have to know how to speak lots of

languages, including the one and

only Español! This week, the 3-6

year olds in Ka-

leidoscope's

Spanish course

sang with their

enthusiastic

Spanish teacher,

Leela Bakshi.

You can defi-

nitely imagine

these soon-to-be-world-travelers

speaking fluent Spanish by the end

of the week. They also learned

about the Spanish names of animals

like ratón (mouse), osito (bear),

vaca (cow), and gatito (kitten).

Also, this reporter was lucky

enough to watch them sing the

“Good Morning Song” and the clas-

sic “Itsy Bitsy Spider” in Spanish.

If you would like to sing the “The

Itsy Bitsy Spider” in Spanish at

home, here are the lyrics:

La araña pequeñita

Subió, Subió, Subió

Vino la lluvia y se la llevó

Salió el sol y todo lo secó

Y la araña pequeñita

Subió, Subió, Subió

Man vs. Wild Mekonnen Eon

You're lost in the woods,

several miles from civilization, and

you've lost some of your camping

equipment. If you took Extreme

Survivor, you'll be fine. This week,

these survivalists made fires. We

interviewed Paul Yannalfo on how

to make a fire.

WKAL: How do you make a fire?

Paul: You first pile up dry sticks,

then you make a circle with rocks,

then you light steel wool with a bat-

tery.

They also made shelters. Here are

the steps:

Step 1: Gather sticks.

Step 2: Make a frame with the lar-

ger sticks.

Step3: Make a roof with the

smaller sticks.

Have fun learning how to survive in

the wild in Extreme Survivor!

Science + Books = Fun! Shivani Srikanth


travel through the amazing world of

science with Ms. Frizzle and her

class? Well, now you can in Kalei-

doscope’s

Magic School

Bus Adven-

tures! These

scientists

spent a week

exploring new

places

through The

Magic School Bus books. Not only

did they read about these new and

exciting places, they were able to

take part in cool experiments, such

as creating their own optical illu-

sions. They also saw dancing rai-

sins and took a jelly bean taste test.

Don’t miss the adventures in this

amazing Kaleidoscope course!

Santa's Workshop at Kalei-

doscope Riley Caruso

Have you ever wondered

where your toys come from? Well,

you can find out in Toy-Making.

You will create your own tic-tac-

toe boards, wooden cars, and pin-

wheels. You will even get to create

your own kaleidoscope! You will

also design an amazing fish game

and your own game pieces. So, if

you are sick of spending money on

toys, come to Toy-Making and learn

to make your own.

STOP! Inventing in Progress Tyler Smith

What could you do with a

whisk? Do you like inventing

things? If so, this course is for you.

In Invention Convention, these in-

ventors created their own inven-

tions and took apart lots of other

gadgets. There are all different

kinds of objects to take apart to

make life easier in 2013. In this

class, inventors were given an ob-

ject and had to think of another use

for that object. Then, these creators

made a commercial to advertize

their new product. Gather recycla-

bles and other materials to make

your own invention. Be on the

lookout for items in your house that

could be reused to make a device

that will help people in the future!

Step Aside Dale Chihuly! Katy Riley

Make room in the art gallery

because these sculptures are the

next big thing! In Sculpture, these

artists are inspired by other famous

artists to create a work of art. They

made chandeliers inspired by Dale

Chihuly out of tissue paper, paint,

and plastic bottles. Just when you

thought they could-

n't get any more

creative, these art-

ists created mini

sculptures of people

posing out of pipe

cleaners, masking

tape, paper-mâché,

and tissue paper! Anya, age 10, said

what she liked best was "getting to

create many different sculptures out

of different media and colors!" So,



if you want to be the next Michel-

angelo, this is the course for you!

Calling All Science Lovers! Catherine Francis

Do you love science?

Would you like to explore interest-

ing topics like sand, seashells, bub-

bles, water, and

oceans? In Sum-

mer Science, sci-

ence lovers con-

ducted experi-

ments and inves-

tigated the natural

world. While ob-

serving, this reporter heard students

laughing and watched closely as

their faces looked amazed. Here’s

the experiment that caused them to

crack up.

How to make Upside Down Water:

Step 1: Get a big, empty soda bot-

tle and tear the label off.

Step 2: Fill the bottle to the top

with clear tap water.

Step 3: Look through the bottle and

everything you see appears upside

down!

Green Art Katy Riley

You better grab your paint-

brush and some empty bottles be-

cause you've walked into an Earth-

friendly art studio! In Earth-

Friendly Art, these little artists are

making the earth greener one mas-

terpiece at a time. They used mate-

rials you would find in the trash!

By taking CD's and yarn, they

made weavings. They also made

frames from popsicle sticks. From

tin foil to old lunch boxes, they're

turning trash into treasures! So, if

you're interested in making the

world greener through a master-

piece, Earth-Friendly Art is the

course for you!

Do Not Disturb! Artists at

Work Grace Hennessy

Who knew that art could

come from animals? The kids in

Animals and Art do! The entire

week, these little artists made

prints, sculptures, butterflies, drag-

onflies, birds, and all kinds of in-

credible sketches! They even taught

us how to make a cardboard and

newspaper bird. Here’s how:

Step 1: Crumple newspaper to-

gether to make head and body. Use

tape to secure it.

Step 2: Cut wings out of cereal

boxes.

Step 3: Tape head, body and wings

together.

Step 4: Put gesso on it.

Step 5: Paint it.

Step 6: Add googly eyes, pipe

cleaners, etc.

Hop you have fun with your new

bird. The kids in Animals and Art

sure did!

Fill your Craft Box Sophie Gilligan

What can you do with fabric

and foam? Well, creative kids in

Fabric and Foam Fantasies can

turn ordinary materials into extraor-

dinary craft boxes, glittery frames,

awesome t-shirts, and colorful un-

der-the-sea pictures. Each creative

project’s materials are set home for

a rainy day! Here's how to make

your own t-shirt:

Step 1: Get a clean white t-shirt.

Step 2: Put wax paper on the in-

side.

Step 3: Choose shape stencils.

Step 4: Choose fabric paint.

Step 5: Now design!

Step 6: Let dry, then take wax pa-

per out.

Now grab your glue and scissors

and go, go, go!

Super Style! Tessa Barcelo

Toot, toot! Shh! As you take

a step into Moovin’ and Groovin’,

you are automatically transported to

the Magic Music World. Instructors

Ruthie and Chrissy make dancing

and music making better than ever

before! These

dance masters

danced to an in-

fusion of

“Shoofly,” “The

Hamster Dance,”

freeze dance, and

of course the tra-

ditional

“Barnyard

Boogie.” The

dances really just

evolved from basic square dancing

and the Macarena. These kids

aren’t just ordinary dancers either.

They used everyday objects as

props―frogs and fly hats for

“Shoofly,” chicken hats for the

“Barnyard Boogie,” and fun tam-

bourines! The freeze dance allowed

kids to get creative and learn to be

unique. Each year, they have a con-

cert at the end of the week. All fif-

teen are such extraordinary musi-

cians and dancers. Kids learned the

sounds of instruments and read

books like Baby Brains Superstar.

Emmy said she liked making tam-

bourines. Samantha said her favor-

ite part was making tambourines,

too! Chase said he like hats, but

Leo’s passion was the tambourines.

Wow, the tambourines sure were

popular! Here’s how to make a

chicken hat:

Materials:

-1 strip of cardboard

-2 rooster patterns

-2 small circles of black contact

paper for eyes

-1 yellow triangle

Instructions:

Step 1: Assemble cardboard strip

into headband.

Step 2: Staple the rooster patterns

onto the strip.

Step 3: Peel the back off the eyes.

Step 4: Fold yellow triangle into

beak and attach.

Dance on down to Moovin’ and

Groovin’ today!

Let's Go on an Adventure Vanessa Shipley

Can you make the sound of

a bunny? What about a lizard?

Learn how to make animals noises

from all different animals around

the world! In Adventure Theater,

experience everything from en-

chanting story time to painting with

cotton swabs! But, be careful! Paint

can get messy. Do you want to go

on an adventure? Right here you

can find some great storybooks that

were shared during the week:

Shapes: Ten in the

Bed, Permit Crab and Hermit Crab

Monkeys: Caps for Sale

Butterflies: The Very Hungry

Caterpillar

Wild Things: Where the Wild

Things Are

Birthday Day: The Secret

Birthday Message, The King and

Queen of Hearts

Time to Log On Emma Keamy

Do you love computers?

These tech wizards do! In Com-

puter Capers, kids got to do super

fun activities

while being

safe on the

Internet. Each

day, they got to

play new, ex-

citing games

with different

themes. Not

only did they play games, they also

created animated pictures and origi-

nal computer art. Wizard Sam said

that the class is “really fun because

[he] likes computers.” So, grab

your computer and play some great

games in Computer Capers!

Stars of the Future Maddy Ryan and Griffin Caruso


sing out loud in front of an audi-

ence? Musical Theater is the place

for you! Now in his fifth year at

Kaleidoscope, director Jeff Caron

led soon-to-be actors and actresses

in The Emperor and the Nightin-

gale. This play takes place in

China, and it tells the story of an

emperor, played by Jenny

McIntosh, in search of a nightingale

with a beautiful singing voice. So

sit down, relax, and enjoy the

show!

It’s Edible Science! Jackson Mergendahl

Would you like to see ex-

ploding soda, dancing milk, and so

much more? In Kitchen Chemistry,

you can see all this, and then some!

These junior scientists used basic

kitchen items to create tie-dye pa-

per towels and coffee filter flowers.

Not only did these scientists con-

duct cool experiments, they also

learned the secret ingredients to

make extraordinary things happen

to ordinary items. If you would like

to cook up something cool, join

Kitchen Chemistry today!

Hole in One Tommy Russell

All week long, these amaz-

ing golfers here in Golf Club have

been playing Golf Monopoly for a

prize at the end. They even got to

take their skills on a field trip to a

place that has a mini golf course

and a driving range. They practiced



their club handling skills outside

every day. They also constructed a

mini golf course

that you can

build to play

inside. They

played with a

partner when

they went out-

side to play. If

you win then you get golf balls.

These are some of the golfing ac-

tivities that you do in golf!

Cultural Cooking Tessa Barcelo and Emma Keamy

¡Hola! Bonjour! Ciao! Wel-

come to the World Wide Kitchen.

Enter International Young Chefs,

and you will find a bowl full of

recipes and fun! These chefs

cooked up a storm as they visited

Israel, Mexico, India, Italy, and

China. They did fun music, crafts,

and cooking from all of these coun-

tries. They also made flags and

passports to learn about different

countries. At the beginning of their

journey, they visited China and

made cool paper fans. They also

played and practiced before cook-

ing. Here is an exclusive recipe that

we just managed to grab from the

kitchens:

Cold Ginger, Soy, and Honey Ses-

ame Noodles:

Ingredients:

-2 teaspoons of peanut butter or soy

butter

-1 tablespoon of honey

-2 tablespoons of dark soy sauce

(tamari)

-1 teaspoon of sesame oil

-1 teaspoon of ground ginger

-1/4 lb spaghetti, cooked and rinsed

under cold water

-1 tablespoon of light sesame seeds,

toasted over medium for 3 minutes

(optional)

In a medium microwavable bowl,

heat the nut butter until melted (15-

20 seconds). Whisk the honey and

tamari into the nut butter, ten whisk

the sesame oil and ginger in. toss

the spaghetti with the sauce and top

with sesame seeds.

Lights, Camera, Action! Mekonnen Eon and Vanessa Ship-

ley

What has Kaleidoscope

been up to this week? Mass Media

Blast can answer that! We have

been reporting on classes from Ex-

treme Survivor to Sculpture! We

have got it all! And by the end of

the week, we will be reporting on

TV! Become a real reporter in Mass

Media Blast!

Let's Set Up the Tent Tess Gordon and Catherine Francis

You don't have to go far to

camp when you've got Camping

Out! In this

outdoor

course, these

campers

learned lots of

fun camping

activities.

Camper Cece

told us how to make a s'more with a

solar oven:

Step 1: Get an empty pizza box.

Step 2: Cover the inside of the box

with black paper.

Step 3: Get a Graham Cracker, a

marshmallow, and a piece of

chocolate.

Step 4: Place the marshmallow and

chocolate in the pizza box.

Step 5: Leave it out in the sun (how

long you leave it out will depend on

how hot the sun is).

Step 6: Put the top Graham

Cracker.

Step 7: Enjoy your s'more!

These campers did so many

fun activities. Some of the awe-

some activities that the campers

learned about included clouds, how

to set up a tent, how to build a bird

nest, some camp songs, and so

much more! Here are the lyrics to

"Donut Shop," one of the camp

songs they learned:

Oh, I went to the donut shop for

something to eat,

'Cause I was so hungry from my

head to my feet,

And I picked up a donut and I

wiped off the grease,

And I handed the lady a five-cent

piece.

Well, she looked at the nickel and

she looked at me.

And she said, "Hey, Mister, you can

plainly see there's a hole in the

nickel and it goes right through!"

Said I, "There's a hole in the donut,

too. Thanks for the donut... toodle-

oo!"

Grab your s'more and sing along!

Bonjour! Maddy Ryan


learn French in a fun and creative

way? In French, you will learn your

numbers through "The Worm

Song" and play "Passez le poisson,"

which means "pass

the fish." You get

to make a suitcase

and label all your

belongings en

français. You can

even create calen-

dars and clocks

with French dates

and times. That's

not all -- on Friday, you will make

delicious, wonderful, tasty crêpes to

enjoy with your new friends. Join

French if you're ready to have a

blast learning a new language.

4 + 4 = Fun! Ilana Hunter

Right when this reporter

walked into Math Fun, she knew

she was in for a treat. The teacher

explained to her that they were

learning about lines and fractions.

They also had their own Kaleido-

scope Store, where they would

practice using money and change.

Also, there was a "Match Ten"

game for these four to seven year-

olds to play. One of their fun activi-

ties was making a star out of paper.

Keep reading to find out how to do

it for yourself!

Step 1: Fold the paper in half from

top to bottom.

Step 2: Fold the paper in half

again.

Step 3: Undo the second fold.

Step 4: Make a third fold by bring-

ing the tip of the upper right corner

to the crease mark at the paper's left

edge.

Step 5: Fold down the upper left

corner along the top edge of the

section along the top edge of the

section you folded in Step 4.

Step 6: Fold the paper vertically so

that the left and right edges match

up.

Step 7: Cut the paper at a sharp an-

gle as shown, creating a small trian-

gle.

Step 8: Open the triangle and

there's your star!

Move Over, Dr. Seuss! Olivia Lai

Seuss is on the loose! In this

fantastic course Seuss on the Loose,

these three and four year olds ex-

plore a different Dr. Seuss book

each day. Some of the titles in-

cluded The Cat in the Hat, Green

Eggs and Ham, and One Fish, Two

Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. They

also created projects related to the

stories they read. They've created

vivid placemats, tried yummy green

eggs, and made picture frames to

celebrate the magical story Green

Eggs and Ham. Don't miss this

amazing class!


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Riley Caruso

Griffin Caruso

Mekonnen Eon

Catherine Francis

Sophie Gilligan

Tess Gordon

Grace Hennessy

Ilana Hunter

Emma Keamy

Olivia Lai

Jackson

Mergendahl

Mackenzie

Morong

Sabrina Osborn

Katy Riley

Tommy Russell

Maddy Ryan

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