This past week was great!  Just a refresher for you all, I work with the YMCA’s of Central Ohio.  There I develop and implement programs for their Kid’s Time.  Their Kid’s Time is a paid member service that kids ages 6-12 are able to participate in.  I develop and implement programs on a weekly basis at the North Branch YMCA and the Gahanna Branch YMCA.  Pretty cool, huh?

The program that we did last week was called “Build it Yourself”.  It was a lot of fun, and the kids had a great time.  Kid’s had the option to play with brand new play dough, legos, train tracks, and a few other things.  The whole idea behind this week was to allow the kids to use their creativity to build objects of their interest.  After about an hour or so, the kids, myself, and my helper went outside to play for the last hour.  I treated the outdoor play time as a reward.  If the kids behaved really well inside and participated, then we were able to go outside.  I decided to do this because we have been having bad weather for the past two week, and they were definitely ready to run around in the sunshine!

This upcoming week we will be doing a “Summer Celebration”!  It is our last week in the Kid’s Time Summer Series.  I am so excited for the celebration!  We will be doing a craft, water balloon toss, kick ball game, and of course, a summer treat!  I am definitely sad to see the series end, where did the time go?  I learned A LOT this summer about myself, nonprofits, and kids’ interests.  Stay tuned for my next blog!  I will be wrapping up the summer and telling you all what I learned.  Don’t miss it!