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• • had a different theme. Staff planned 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 are listed below. To avoid duplication for those enrolled in both a Monday/Wednesday program and a Tuesday/Thursday program, there were different crafts for each program. Week 1: Wild, Wild West Crafts: Bandanas, Bead Reptiles Welcome to the "Wild, Wild West" and the start of the Summer Playground Program. This week participants will learn about a time when miners, bankers, ranchers, blacksmiths and the like owned the towns and outlaws ran wild. Be creative in your plan for the week. Learn a bit about the "Wild, Wild West and what America was like before the west was "tamed." Most importantly — get to know the participants that will be spending the summer at your site. Week 2: Tales of Knights and Ladies Crafts: Crowns, Prince & Princess Hats, Magic Wand Bookmarks It's time for the children to use their imaginations to travel back to a time where courageous Knights fought fierce dragons and conquered the hearts of Ladies. A time when Kings and Queens ruled the lands and chivalry was the code of the day. Everyone (Knights, Ladies, Peasants and Royalty) will enjoy this fantasy week of a time when people fought (both verbally and physically) for their beliefs and for the love of their families and friends. Week 3: Starts & Stripes Forever Crafts: American Flag Bookmarks, American Flag Bead Ornament Let the flag fly high this week! Show off your parks patriotism by decorating it in red, white and blue, play Uncle Sam tag and instead of capture the flag, play "Ring the Liberty Bell!" Create American flags to put up at your park and learn to sing the National Anthem. It's all about America this week! Week 4: Surfing Safari Crafts: Sand Shakes, Ocean Pictures It's time to stop hanging around the ball field and have some wet and wild water fun. Tell the children to grab their swimsuits and towels for this week of watery fun. Spend time making sandcastles, watercolor paintings, milk carton boats, and much, much more. Be wet and wild during this fun - filled water week. Week 5: Go for the Gold Crafts: Olympic Medals, Olympic Flags "Light the torch, the flame is here!" The participants will have Olympic fever this week as they participate in a variety of Olympic games and learn about the history of the Olympics. Have the participants choose a country to represent and make that country's flag while learning about the country. Create medals and have a park Olympic day. Let the participants experience the joy of sports and competition. Week 6: Earth Wise Crafts: Pom Pom Caterpillar Pictures, Wind Socks "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — this is our motto." Spend the week learning how to be more environmentally friendly. Learn ways to reuse, learn about recycling, learn about habitats and