April Activity of the Month

T-Shirt Decorating

Why this activity? Who doesn’t like paint, jewels and glue and the freedom to express themselves without being told exactly how? Well, this craft does just that, as children get to be little artists decorating their own shirt(s). There are no rules for this craft...just let the child have fun expressing their creativeness. You will be amazed by what children are able to create. Through their design you will also get a sense of how their little minds work. To modify this craft for children under 2 ½ years old you can have children decorate their shirts by doing finger painting and or hand prints...a perfect keepsake craft!

Items you will need: Plain white t-shirt, glue (fabric glue works best), permanent markers, jewels and fabric paint (various colours available, glitter, glow in the dark, metallic etc...).

Where can you buy the items? You can find the t-shirts at any children's clothing store including Zellers, Walmart, The Bay and Sears. Fabric paint and glue can be found at Walmart, Zellers and or any art and craft sore such as Michaels or Deserres.

Suitable ages: 12 months to 12 years old.

***Please note: Younger children will need adult assistance and supervision during this craft!***

March 'Activity of the Month'

Cardboard Box Theatre

Picture from: Shepherd, N. (2006). My Ultimate Art Class. New York: DK Publishing, Inc.

Why this activity? This craft is fun and very interactive as children learn how to engage in an activity while collaborating with others to create a unique theatre! Children can pretend to be different characters and experiment with their imagination and ideas of reality vs. make belief. Also, this craft can help foster children's social skills by presenting in front of an audience. As a result children may feel a sense of empowerment &/personal accomplished!

Items you will need: Medium or large size cardboard box (varies on the size of the puppets), felt, tissue paper, material (i.e. silk, cotton, suede, leather), yarn/string/ribbon, construction paper, makers, paint, glitter, jewels, clothes pins, glue (hot glue-optional), tape, stapler and scissor(s).

Where can you buy the items? The cardboard box you can get from any grocery store and or any leftover/unused boxes at home!

Suitable ages: 2 ½ years old to 12 years old.

***Please note: younger children may need help by an adult &/an older child when creating Cardboard Box Theatre! ***

February 'Activity of the Month'

Finger & Paper Bag Puppets




Why this activity? This craft allows children to be creative and use their imagination while making any object, person or animal they want. Making a finger &/ paper bag puppet is a great way to get children to use their fine motor skills by cutting, colouring, gluing and using their hands and fingers to move their puppets!

In addition, this activity allows children to interact with others since communicating is a key component to engaging in this activity!

Items you will need: Felt, foam, paper bag(s), glue, scissor(s), paint, jewels, construction paper, stickers, glitter, googly eyes (optional), various types of material (i.e. silk, cotton, suede), tooth picks/popsicle sticks (optional) &/ clothes pins.

Where can you buy the items? Any dollar store or art store (i.e. Michaels or Deserres) and/ recycled home items.

Suitable ages: 2 ½ years old to 12 years old.

***Please note: younger children may need adult assistance with craft!***

Activity of the Month: Keepsake Box

We are happy to announce that we will be posting a new monthly feature called: Activity of the Month!!!

We will be showcasing various activities that we have found children really enjoy, including but not limited to arts, crafts, toys, board games, outdoor & indoor activities, places to visit (i.e. fun parks, theatrical plays, child concerts etc...), and music & dance activities!

We encourage parents and child care providers to try our ‘Activity of the Month’ and share your experience with us by posting a comment on our blog.
We hope you enjoy our new blog feature!

Our ‘Activity of the Month’ for January is: Keepsake box

Why this activity? We have found that children and adults LOVE this activity because it is multi-purposed. Children can use their imagination and create a box that can be used as a treasure chest, jewellery, time capsule and or keepsake box. Children can decorate their box any way they wish....there is no wrong...it’s all about having fun while being creative!

Lastly, this activity will be treasured for a very long time, as it can also be used as a present given by a child to parents, siblings, friends and or family members!

What is this? It can be a wooden/plastic/cardboard/foam box.

Where can you buy this? Any dollar store or art store (i.e. Michaels or Deserres)

Items you will need: -a keepsake box, glue, scissors, paint, jewels, construction paper, stickers, glitter, beads and or dry macaroni (fun to decorate with)

***(please note that the items listed above are optional to use)***

The Wedding Co. Show - Jan. 15 -17, 2010

We would like to thank everyone that came to see us last week at The Wedding Co. bridal show that was held at the beautiful Carlu.

We enjoyed meeting everyone that came to visit our booth including brides, grooms, event planners, graphic designers, photographers, cake decorators, DJ’s and of course all of the talented vendors that were part of the show.

In addition, we had great time exhibiting, while we received lots of positive feedback from people who simply LOVED our services...thank you!

We look forward to working with everyone soon!

Maria

Little Party-Goers booth display

...and some of the arts, crafts & activities we offer!

We can be your life savers...please take a card & contact us!

Me (Maria), Sara Dell (our booth neighbour) & Christina (LPG employee)

If you are looking for an amazing singer for your event, hire Sara Dell, she has an incredible voice!!!

Some more LPG employees...

Thank you for your help!!!

Holiday Corporate Party

This past December we were asked to plan fun winter art and craft activities for 300 children for a Corporate Holiday Employee Party....yes that’s right... 300 children and we were EXTREMELY excited to do so! After brainstorming various craft ideas, while keeping in mind that the company had a winter frosty theme and children ages 18 months to 12 years old attending, we decided upon making snowmen sticks, reindeer ornaments and cookie decorating!
The crafts were a HUGE success, the children loved each one of them especially the cookie decorating...who doesn’t love to get messy and eat icing and sprinkles more than children???

Here are some pictures from the event...enjoy!

Thank you to Shepell-fgi for choosing Little Party-Goers services for their special event!

We had 3 tables set up: 1 for cookie decorating, 1 for snowmen sticks & reindeer ornaments & 1 for toddlers, a modified version of snowmen stick making!

Reindeer and Snowman Area

Set-up of crafts with all supplies.

A snowman stick made by a little guest...so cute!

Cookie Decorating Area

Lots of colourful sprinkles, jelly beans, candy, edible glitter and icing to decorate the tree shaped gingerbread cookies!

Voila the super yummy tree cookies!

14 Little Guests...

Hello Everyone,

We acknowledge that in 2009 we were a bit delayed when it came to posting pictures form our events.... Well, now it's a new year with new goals and resolutions, one being posting our pictures up immediaelty after our events and keeping you all updated with our news and events!

Here are some pictures from a November Event we did, supervising 14 little guests at Le Jardin in Woodbridge.

Enjoy!

Maria

Table and area set-up with gift bags, crowns and all supplies (markers, feathers, glue & stickers)

Crafts to begin with....

Play area set up in the back corner of the reception room...fun fun fun!

Gift to host from the little guests!

LPG Child Sign-In & Out Board