Join Us: GEEKs Collaborative Art Project!

A collage submitted by
10-year-old Eliza

We Need You!
Are you looking for a way to express yourself, relieve stress, entertain those energetic kids you're babysitting over the summer, unleash your creative potential, kill a few minutes of free time, or get involved in a nationwide intergenerational art project? Then you are the perfect participant for our first GEEKs Collaborative Art Project!


What is the GEEKs Art Project?
The goal of the project is to build an online collection of art created by people of all ages and art skill levels. The collection will show artists' answers to this question: What does an environmentally sustainable world look like to you?    

Action Opportunity St. Paul: Volunteer with the Youth Farm and Market Project!

Students working on a new farm project in Whittier

St. Paul GEEKs! Looking for some fun volunteer hours over the summer? The Youth Farm and Market project (website here), is looking for young volunteers all summer, all across the city. The Project's mission is "Growing Food to Develop Youth", and that's exactly what they're doing- you get leadership experience and a good excuse to get outside and play in the dirt. Skim through for whatever place and time you're available! Without further ado, here's their official notice for volunteers:


The Youth Farm and Market Project is gearing up for our summer program, and we are looking for volunteers!  YFMP has lots of exciting new volunteer opportunities this

Lesson Plan: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

Age Group: 5-7

Materials: Owl Moon, Brown construction paper, scissors, markers, feathers, string, glue, pictures of
owls.

Book: The Berenstain Bears and the Ghost of the Forest by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Age Group: 4-7

Materials: The Berenstain Bears and the Ghost of the Forest by Stan and Jan Berenstain; optionsal: cotton balls,
shredded paper, plastic bags or rubber bouncy balls; squares of fabric; rubber bands; markers, glitter,
googly eyes, etc; string.

Lesson Plan: The Best Nest by P. D. Eastman

Materials: The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman, pictures of different bird’s nests. Craft Option 1: wooden
birdhouses, paint, markers, glitter, etc. Craft Option 2: construction paper, glue, scissors, twigs, string,
straws, glitter, yarn, markers, other craft items of choice.

Ages: 3-7

Lesson Plan: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Book: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Materials: The Snowy Day, a large area of snow to play in (preferably with trees!), hot chocolate, cups.

Age Group: 3-5