Cardinal's Nest brings art & science for summer
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July 13, 2023
Karen Huwe
photos by Karen Huwe Tom Schirm (top left) led the kids through the steps to create realistically painted fish plaques. It was an opportunity to learn about fish and painting. A perfect Cardinal's Nest project.
WAITSBURG-Program Coordinator Kathy Schirm and her assistants have provided activities for Waitsburg's first through eighth-grade kids at the Cardinal's Nest summer program.
"It has been good for the kids and the families," said Schirm.
A group of 26 first, second, and third-graders enjoyed making pizza box solar ovens on Monday, June 26. They cooked smores, little smokies, and Ritz cracker pizza and enjoyed every bite.
On Tuesday, they made gooey slime and tie-dyed shirts before finishing the day by making delicious banana splits.
The kids kept busy on Wednesday with marbled milk painting, making bottle rockets, and elephant toothpaste. The toothpaste is a classic science project that uses a few ingredients, including Hydrogen peroxide, to create a bubbling, expanding foam. The "toothpaste" squeezed from a tube is so big that it is fit for an elephant.
Over 30 fourth through eighth-grade students participated in activities on July 10 through 12.
"What is fishy about our environment?" is the theme for this week's summer program, where science and art will be used to teach kids about the environment, according to the Cardinal's Nest President Nancy Bickelhaupt.
On Monday, July 10, the students learned to paint fish with Tom Schirm. He gave the kids fish shaped from wood and drew pictures on the whiteboard to demonstrate how to paint their fish realistically.
Tuesday, the students played a habitat game and visited the Walla Walla Community College's Water and Environmental Center on Wednesday.
This summer, Shirm has been supported by her husband Tom, Cardinal's Nest President Bickelhaupt, and board member Katie Knighton. Carol White, Tabita Jadin, Sarabeth McGowen, Aubri Araya, Natalie Knudson, and Tyler Coulston also assist Schirm.
The art and science activities have been provided at no cost to the families through the generous support from Sunny Day Foundation, Waitsburg Lions Club, Wildhorse Foundation, Waitsburg School District, Northwest Grain Growers, WHS Alumni Association, Blue Mt. Community Foundation, McGregor Company, and local individual donors.
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