November 20, 2002

Way to Grow offers fall fun activities

Herald photos by Carol South
Way to Grow fall fun event Saturday morning at Timber Ridge drew 120 families and young children. Participants included parents and children from Cherry Knoll, Courtade and Bertha Vos Elementary schools, the Grand Traverse Academy and the Traverse City High School’s Parent Teen program. Taking a break from the half dozen hands-on projects available at the event, Randy Jones of Traverse City reads to his daughter, Sara, 2.

Hands-on art and science event draws 120 families and young children to Timber Ridge

With intense concentration, Brendan Zac, 3, sorts different sized nuts into a muffin tin.

Abbigale Dowling, 2½, works on an art project

Children and their parents turned apples into turkey sculptures with the help of toothpicks, miniature marshmallows, raisins and olives. In addition to being fun, each project at the event was designed to promote the intellectual and motor skill development of young children.

With a little help from mom, Stacey Partak, Madison, 3½, writes her name for a colorful nametag necklace.

Melanie Davis strings multi-colored pasta onto a string with the help of daughter, Bailey, 1.