{"id":10241,"date":"2012-03-22T13:02:23","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T20:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=10241"},"modified":"2012-06-30T12:19:13","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T19:19:13","slug":"tiny-tots-twinkling-stars-host-spring-fling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/03\/22\/tiny-tots-twinkling-stars-host-spring-fling\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Tots Twinkling Stars host Spring Fling!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Tiny Tots Spring Fling event featured several Easter games for children ages 3-5 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 Dozens of children converged on the Marie Kerr Park Recreation Center Thursday for the Tiny Tots Twinkling Stars second annual Spring Fling.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a fun way to introduce spring,\u201d said Program Leader and Tiny Tots teacher, Cynthia Nesmith. \u201cThe kids get to play games, they\u2019re all winning prizes, they\u2019ve already done their Easter egg hunt outside, they\u2019ve made bunny ears for their heads, and they\u2019re just having a great time!\u201d<\/p>\n

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The youngsters made their own bunny ears.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event featured a variety of Easter games, including Punch a Prize, where kids punched through a whole to win a prize; Sticky Eggs, where kids threw little balls that stuck to Velcro bunnies; and Through the Rabbit Hole, where kids threw mini bean bags into \u201crabbit holes.\u201d The event also featured a Duck Pond, a Wishing Well, a Balloon Lagoon and plenty of Easter snacks and treats.<\/p>\n

The room was alive with chatter and squeals of laughter as Tiny Tots, their friends, and family made their way from game to game, with lucky winners nabbing prizes.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause other schools are out on their Easter break, we\u2019ve got brothers and sisters visiting too so we\u2019ve probably got about 30 children visiting here today,\u201d Nesmith said.<\/p>\n

For Palmdale dad, Maurice Davis, it was a family affair. His wife volunteered to man the games and his daughter and son enjoyed winning prizes, while he tended to his infant son in a stroller.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cMy daughter is in the Tiny Tots program so we all came out to support her,\u201d Davis said. \u201cI like the way they did it because they invited the whole family and everybody is out here having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

For teachers, the event was a welcomed break from the usual routine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re here learning in the class all the time, so it\u2019s a nice break from the usual papers and crayons and pencils,\u201d said Nesmith. \u201cLook at them; they\u2019re taking to it like ducks in a pond!\u201d<\/p>\n

More on Tiny Tots<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The City of Palmdale\u2019s Tiny Tots program is an early childhood recreation program that offers an educational curriculum for children ages 3 to 5 years. It provides a fun, safe and developmentally appropriate environment that helps children build social skills and independence, while being introduced to the alphabet, numbers, colors and shapes.<\/p>\n

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PALMDALE \u2013 Dozens of children converged on the Marie Kerr Park Recreation Center Thursday for the Tiny Tots Twinkling Stars second annual Spring Fling. \u201cIt\u2019s just a fun way to introduce spring,\u201d said Program Leader and Tiny Tots teacher, Cynthia Nesmith. \u201cThe kids get to play games, they\u2019re all winning prizes, they\u2019ve already done their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}