Westfield Area Y Students Make Camouflage Hats For Wild Animal Day

by Westfield Area Y

The Westfield Area Y’s Summer Enrichment Class at the Robert & Virginia Bauer Branch located at 422 East Broad Street in Westfield recently made a special project for Wild Animal Day.

The preschool students made creative camouflage hats during one of their nine, fun-filled extended enrichment days. This program offered a different theme day and activities for those who participated in the extended summer enrichment class program.

The children then wore their hats while on a “safari” in Mindowaskin Park in Westfield. They had their scavenger hunt list ready and were able to find almost all the animals on their list including dragonflies and ants but were unable to find any dogs!

The Westfield Area Y offers early learning programs to boost youth development by offering infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families a safe and healthy place to learn foundational skills, develop relationships and build self-reliance through character development and a structured curriculum.

Registration for Westfield Area Y’s early learning programs is going on now. Tours can be scheduled by contacting Eileen Rooney, Westfield Area Y Director of Early Childhood at (908) 654-8460 or erooney@westfieldynj.org. To learn more about the Westfield Area Y programs visit www.westfieldynj.org. Financial assistance is available to those who qualify.

Pictured here: Westfield Area Y Summer Enrichment Class students making their special camouflage hats to wear on a safari scavenger hunt at Mindowaskin Park in Westfield for Wild Animal Day.