Victory Vinnies

Flower Power

2011-10-03T16:44:00.000-07:00

Flower Power was very much the theme of the session on the 28 September when a number of the refugee children were able to teach the Victory Vinnies and other children at the session, the fine art of creating paper flowers. Although made to look easy, we all soon discovered that making these beautiful paper flowers wasn't quite a walk in the park like we thought it would be. Nevertheless by the end of the session we had some gorgeous creations. If we had a flower for each moment we've shared throughout the year - we would be sure to have a garden!

Terrific Tee's

2011-10-03T16:35:00.000-07:00

The Victory Vinnies had great fun painting t.shirts for the refugee preschoolers. The t.shirts had been kindly donated to the Vinnies and were just the perfect size for the children who meet at the refugee playgroup. The Vinnies had great fun painting a variety of designs including pigs, balloons, flowers and spots on these t.shirts and even one that looked like a rugby jersey just in time for the Rugby World Cup! I'm sure the preschoolers will have lots of fun wearing their new one-off creations!

Victory Homework Academy ready to bloom

2011-10-03T16:25:00.000-07:00

On the 14 and 21 September the Victory Vinnies had great fun helping the refugee children to plant both lettuces and sunflowers that they were able to take home with them as well as to explore the fantastic community garden that is part of the Victory Community behind Victory School. The children learned about pests to the garden such as the white butterfly; were fascinated by the scarecrow in the garden that has CDs dangling from it and learned about the important ingredients that their lettuces and sunflowers need in order for them to grow successfully at home. They were able to plant two lettuces - one for their family to enjoy and the other to give away to someone in need in their community. As for their beautiful sunflowers - they know that just like them, they will continue to grow and bloom where they are planted.

Artwork for Stories

2011-09-19T20:59:00.000-07:00

The Victory Vinnies and refugee children at the Victory Homework Academy have had great fun producting the illustrations for the children's books that they have been working on throughout the year. With paintbrushes and pencil rubbers, they have been applying the paint to come up with some really bright and colourful pictures for their stories.

Visiting Illustrator Inspires and Entertains

2011-09-19T20:56:00.000-07:00

On the 10 August, the Victory Vinnies and the refugee children at the Victory Homework Academy had great pleasure in having local Children's Book Illustrator, Jim Harris come to visit them. Jim talked about his work as an illustrator, exhibited a huge variety of his artwork and even gave a lesson on creating drawings. The refugee children were captivated by what he had to say and it gave them lots of great ideas for the story books they are presently creating.