BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:270@kicmke.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231022T210000 DTSTAMP:20231001T181020Z URL:https://kicmke.org/events/art-kits-for-caring-kids-oct23/ SUMMARY:Art Kits for Caring Kids DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW\nHelp bring joy to our “grandfriends” living i n skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities throughout the Milwaukee area by having your children make artwork provided in our “Ar t Kits for Caring Kids”.\nArtwork made by the hands and heart of a child can bring so much joy to others. While our playgroups at some facilities have resumed\, not every family can participate. Many would still like to contribute to bringing smiles to the faces of our grandfriends. Artwork cr eated by our kids and photos of them can bring great joy. So many of our k ids enjoy doing art projects...now they can hang on someone else’s wall to make them smile.\n\nActivities\nKids will complete three projects usin g the materials supplied in KIC's art kit. Participants are encouraged to add any of their own special touches to the projects to make them unique a nd special in ways that only kids can! We loved to see the kids’ creativ ity with each month’s art projects. Feel free to dig into your own art a nd craft supplies to add this personality.\n\nYou will pick up a storage b ag that will contain supplies and directions for three projects. Details o f the projects and pictures of examples of completed projects will be prov ided in the follow-up email you will receive after signing up.\n\nThe reci pients of the artwork would love to receive a photo of your child(ren) and /or a note to accompany their artwork if you are comfortable with that.\nP urpose\nKids will have the opportunity to tap into their creativity and he lp fill the walls of Milwaukee nursing and assisted living facilities.\nIm pact\nKids will learn that something they create can bring joy to others.\ nWhen &\; Where\nAssemble the art kits at home. Pick up a prepared art kit from the front porch box at 5524 N Diversey Blvd.\, Whitefish Bay betw een Oct. 7-15 between the hours of noon and 9 p.m.\n\nReturn completed art work in the storage bag to the same address by Oct. 22 any time before 6 p .m. Projects can be turned in any day between the pickup and drop-off date s.\nRegistration Information\nParticipant Cap: We will have 20 Art Kits pr epared for October. If you are unable to get one of the KIC Art Kits\, fee l free to create any of your own artwork and drop it off at the same addre ss by Oct. 22. Please indicate how many art kits you would like during reg istration by registering the number of people that matches the number of a rt kits you need (for example\, if you have two children and you want two kits\, only fill out the information for two people on the registration fo rm). A follow-up email will be sent out to confirm the requested number of kits and provide more information on/photos of the art projects.\n\nAge: All ages\n\nCost: Free\n\nMaterials: Scissors\, glue\, paint\, stapler\, a nd crayons/markers. Use your own craft supplies at home to enhance your pr ojects. Creativity is encouraged! If your family would like to participate but is in need of any supplies\, please let Kristin Sherman know after r eceiving the follow-up email and KIC can supply your family with these mat erials.\n\nQuestions: Please contact Kristin Sherman at kristin@kicmke.org with any questions.\n\nMore information: The art projects will be distri buted by Operation Sunshine:\n“The purpose of Operation Sunshine is to b ring some "sunshine\," encouragement\, love\, and support to our elderly c ommunity\, primarily in nursing homes and long-term care facilities (but a lso isolated at home). Our main goal with Operation Sunshine is to support and encourage the nursing home and long-term care facility residents. We deliver art to facilities all over SE Wisconsin. If residents are able to come out of their rooms\, we deliver a large stack of art to line the hall ways and common areas. If residents are confined to their rooms\, we then deliver a piece of art and a handwritten note to each resident. We put a l ittle sticker and a picture of a kid from the community on each piece of a rt. We have found this makes it a little more personal. We have also deliv ered more than 2000 masks\, painted rocks\, "jewelry" made by little ones and so much more. We deliver whatever we can get that might bring a little light to someone's day.” ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kicmke.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ar t-Kits-for-Caring-Kids-2.png CATEGORIES:Creativity END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR