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about places they would like to go. Travel to the outback of Australia, the savannah of Africa, the tundra of the Eskimos or wherever else your mind can take you. Week 7: Jungle Safari • Craft: Jungle Mask Take a safari this week and travel though the jungles and rainforests of the world Learn about the creatures and plants of these exciting places or make up some of your own. "Monkey" around this week like Tarzan and Cheetah. Go ape when you play your games. Spiff them up to incorporate the jungle theme. Make some binoculars to carry on your safari so you don't miss a single thing! Week 8: Choose your Own Theme • Craft: Bird Biscuit Choose your own theme this week. Some of the themes chosen included: pirate, beach and Hawaiian. SPECIALISTS A variety of specialists visited the Summer Playground Program sites this summer. All except the Art/Event Specialist visited each site once — the Art/Event Specialist visited each site weekly. This summer's specialists included: Lino Lakes Police, Centennial Fire, North Ambulance, Wargo Nature Center, Underwater Adventures and the Art/Event Specialist. • INDIVIDUAL PARK PARTIES Each playground site had two individual park parties this summer. The first party was the Independence Day Party /Patriotic Party that was held during the third week of the program just before the July 4th holiday. Each playground site was responsible for planning their own party with help from the Art/Event Specialist. Some of the activities at the parties included: face painting, bike parades, pinatas and special treats. • The second party for the summer was the Finale Party. As with the Patriotic Party, each playground site was responsible for planning their own party with help from the Art/Event Specialist. For this party the Art/Event Specialist created invitations for each park's party and mailed them to all participants enrolled. This helped "pump up" the party and really got the participants excited. Each Finale Party was themed, with the themes being chosen by the playground staff. The Finale Party themes were: luau, pirate, carnival, Hawaiian and beach /carnival combo. Staff were also allowed to choose a special treat for their Finale Party. Treats included everything from pirate punch and cupcakes to pizza. STAFF Twenty -eight total staff were hired to work with the Summer Playground Program this year in the following positions: Summer Coordinator (1), Art/Event Specialist (1), Head Leader (7), Leader (11) and Assistant Leader (8). Of the 28 hired, 16 were first year staff and 12 were returning staff. Staff ranged in age from recently completed sophomore year in high school to completed college. Our specific breakdown was as follows: completed 10th grade in 2005 (4), completed 11th grade in 2005 (4), completed 12th grade in 2005 (2), completed 1St year of college in 2005 (8), completed 2nd year of college in 2005 (3), completed 3rd year of college in 2005 (2), completed 4th year of college in 2005 (1), college graduates (4).