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• THEMES & SPECIAL THEME CRAFT PROJECT The objective of the theme week is to provide participants with opportunities to learn and experience new activities in a fun and safe environment. Each week of the Summer Playground Program had a different theme. Staff would plan all activities, including arts -n- crafts and games, around the weekly theme. In addition, all sites were visited each week by the Art/Event Specialist who led the participants in a special themed craft. The themes and special themed crafts for this summer were: Week 1: Search for the Jurassic • Craft: Pasta Fossils Explore the fantastic world of pre- historic beasts and the most amazing of all creatures – the dinosaurs. Excavate your playground looking for dinosaur bones and fossils, learn about the mighty tyrannosaurus rex and saber tooth tiger, or see who can come up with the most frightening dinosaur roar! Make your activities revolve around the early days of the Earth and have some truly awesome adventures! Week 2: Under the Sea • Craft: Underwater Scene You'll be diving into incredible underwater adventures this week! With just a little imagination you can turn your playground into the lost city of Atlantis, find sunken treasure and explore the world of marine life. Play Sharks and Minnows, create sea anemones out of pipe cleaners and blow bubbles! Teach your park the song Sebastian sings in Disney's "The Little Mermaid ". Remember it's better, down where it's wetter, under the sea! Week 3: Dynamic Detectives • Craft: Scrapbooks A mystery needs solving! Calling all super sleuths, private eyes and gumshoes! We need some dynamic detectives on this case! No stone will be left unturned when this week is through. Use your brain, magnifying glass, and imagination to crack the case. Some fun crafts to try this week: fingerprint pictures, mug shots and magnifying glasses. Find a new clue each day to help solve the playground mystery! How do you know? "Elementary, my dear Watson!" Week 4: Sensational Science • Craft: Grass Hair Planters Experiment with fun this week! Talk about nature, chemical reactions and optical illusions. Use your brains to the extreme and have some fun! Create a volcano out of papier -mache and watch lava ooze out! Read Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" and learn about conservation and recycling! Make a rainbow float, and do some chemistry! Experiment, Experiment, and Experiment! Week 5: Time Traveler • Craft: Time Capsule Celebrate history and the future this week! Travel back in time to the Renaissance, Ice Age, or Ancient Egypt! Head into the future — what will the kids become when they grow up? Or blast forward to the year 3000! Create a time capsule for each child to open next summer or one for the park to open next summer! Use your imagination and have a fantastic journey though time. Remember to send yourself a postcard! Week 6: Around the World • Craft: Map Frames This week hop around the world to learn about other countries, crafts, traditions and games. Have children trace their heritages to see what countries their ancestors come from, or learn