OCTOBER 8 at 10 am

(raindate: Sunday, October 9)

Natural Materials Animals

Children’s Craft Activity at the

Highland Park Community Parklet

N. Euclid Ave and Bryant Street, Pittsburgh 15206.

Activity Leader: Diana Pelletier, HPGC President.

Children will learn how to make a straw animal from straw, sticks, nuts, and other natural materials.  The straw will be bound with twine that children can learn to knot.  Some items may need to be glued, so an adult with a glue gun will assist. This activity is appropriate for children ages 6 to 10, although older children are welcome (as are parents and grandparents). Younger children can participate if accompanied and supervised by an adult. Materials will be supplied, but participants are encouraged to bring any natural materials from their own yards to use and share. Kid-sized work gloves are helpful, but not necessary.

The event is free for HPGC members; if you'd like to attend, please RSVP by October 5 by emailing hpgcpgh@gmail.com with the number of children and any adults.. Non-members are welcome by registering through Eventbrite (click here); a donation is requested.

Diana Pelletier has been an avid gardener for many years. A keen naturalist’s eye and curiosity about the natural world have led her to develop expertise in a wide variety of garden-related matters, which she shares through HPGC programs. She taught art classes for children through Arts in the Parks.  Diana is also the author of the “Urban Gardener” series of articles in the Highland Park Community Club newsletter.

For more information about the Highland Park Garden Club and it's programs, please visit our website or Facebook page.