ESTEVAN — The Estevan Early Years Family Resource Centre invited its little patrons to bring their parents and guardians over for their Kick-Off to Summer Family Party on June 28.
To fill the day with fun, the EEYFRC brought in a petting zoo and a face painter and also set up many outdoor activity stations with bubbles, chalk, a beanbag toss, as well as hopscotch, hula hoops and various sensory bins. They also had some activities inside the centre, where they created dinosaur stations, and their drop-in and play was open as well.
All of the stations had early learning components, like gross and fine motor skills, language and other development opportunities.
While it wasn't the school year-end for the family centre, as their programming continues throughout the summer, they just wanted to make the last day of school memorable for local families.
"We just wanted to do something special. Kids are all done school today, and we just wanted to celebrate with all those families," said Misty Pennington, director of programs and community engagement with the EEYFRC. "What I love about these events is moms and dads usually both come and usually grandmas and grandpas too, so it's really truly a family affair."
The centre is staying busy with many new patrons joining them regularly. They recently extended their drop-in and play hours to 7 p.m. on Mondays to allow for working families to utilize the centre as well.
For more about their programs, go to the Estevan Early Years Family Resource Centre Facebook page.
For those wanting to support the EEYFRC, there will be a fundraising barbeque held at Global Golf Plus at the Estevan Market Mall on July 18 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
