April 18, 2014

Yesterday I went to the Boys and Girls Club and on Wednesday the kids usually do an art project but they didn't because they were misbehaving that day. So, yesterday the kids got the privilege of doing art and cooking. Not that many kids wanted to do art as much as cooking which I thought was weird. The art project was to make a Easter bag and decorate it. I instructed the kids on how they were supposed to do the bag and it was simple so they weren't asking questions and it wasn't hectic. I made an Easter bag myself so I could do it with the kids and so they could watch how they're supposed to do it. When we were done, I helped the staff with cooking because many kids wanted to cook since we were making mac and cheese bun burgers with fries. The food turned out to be really good and everyone including myself liked it! Later on, the kids were coloring their egg and decorating it by putting sparkles and drawing on it. Some kids were mixing the colors and surprisingly the colors would turn out better than if they didn't mix it so their egg would come out really nice!

Time logged for this session: 2 hrs
Total time logged: 31 hrs 30 min

April 9, 2014

Today I went to the Boys and Girls Club and since it's Wednesday, the kids did art. One of the staffs and I split the kids in half so one half went to one table and the other went to the other table. Not all the kids wanted to do art so the ones who did stayed in the room and the others went outside to play. The art project they had to do was simple, the only instructions the staff and I told the kids was how to paint, not make a mess, and if they needed help to ask us. The kids were able to draw anything they wanted. When the kids were done, they made a bit of a mess but they helped and cleaned it up so we didn't have to tell them because they already knew. I'm glad the kids are getting close to me and listening to me because in the beginning they would barely listen to me. But anyway, it was nice seeing them paint whatever they wanted to paint.

Time logged for this session: 2hrs
Total time logged: 29 hrs 30 min

April 4, 2014

Today I went to the Boys and Girls Club and once I got there I started to help the kids with their homework. When everyone was done, they were going to do a science experiment. I helped one of the staffs with the experiment and we separated half of the kids and put them into two groups. The first group went up and I was passing out the cups and soap that were needed for the experiment. The staff brought the dry ice that she had bought and put it on the table. She placed water into the cups and the kids added the amount of soap they were supposed to add. Then, the staff placed the dry ice inside and steam and bubbles began to come out which I thought was really cool. I've seen that experiment before but I didn't know how to do it. After they were done, the kids were really fascinated by it and then the second group came in. The staff and I did the same routine and at the end the two tables and floor were extremely wet and soapy. We were supposed to do the experiment outside but it was raining so we did it inside. At the end, even though it was a mess, it was cool to see and know how to do the experiment. I enjoyed doing it with the kids and seeing their reactions!

Time logged for this session: 2 hrs
Total time logged: 27 hrs 30 min