Arts, Crafts & Gardening Projects at the CdL

Arts, Crafts and Gardening Projects at the Centre de Loisirs

The Director of the CdL, Nadia Raffier, asked if ACFAA could organise a special afternoon for the children who use the Centre.

After a discussion with the Art and Craft Group Leaders, we decided to offer the children the opportunity to try out painting with water colours, making craft designs using buttons, decorating clay pots, and a little planting in the new raised beds, built by the ACFAA Atelier Group.

Christine, Janet, Pauline, Jill and Jenny from the Craft Group and Linda, Susan, Lorraine, Helena, Irmi, Marie, and Sue from the Art group, along with Jayne and Fiona came to help.  More than 60 children of different ages were split into small working groups to try out the different activities.

Donated clays pots came from members of the Gardening Group, Stretch and Shape Groups, and the Fleurs d’Eymet.  Stretch and Shape Groups also gave some money instead of pots and I was able to purchase some tomato plants.  The children helped to plant these in the raised beds.

I’m not sure who enjoyed themselves more, the children or the volunteers.

Claire