Colonial Springs Reflections September 2015 | 页面 2

Grandparents Day… Do you remember when you were little and wanted to play a game but everyone was too busy? Who played with you? Grandma or grandpa, right? Now it’s time to come play with them. We invite you, and your family, to join us on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m., for some games of Bingo with your grandma or grandpa. (above) - Dottie places a friendship bracelet on the wrist of her friend, Amy, during Friendship Week acPrizes will be awarded. It is tivities. guaranteed to be a grand time. Apple-licious Week As September rolls around, the weather begins to change into cooler days and crisper evenings. Autumn is in the air. Apples are also in the air, or should I say, on the ground. September is National Apple Month and we have set Buzzin’ Around in September aside the week of Sept. 21 to research, taste, peel, cook Have you heard the buzz? and can apples. We are going to discuss the numerous varieties of September is National Honey Month. We will be as busy as apples, have a taste test to identify types of apples, pick some apples, then of course peel, cook and make bees finding out all there is about these unique creatures. applesauce so we can make our famous apple butter. Some other apple related activities including talking We will have a spelling bee, about Johnny Appleseed, making an apple craft and if we buzz to music, make a bee hummer, play Beehive Bingo, get up enough courage, maybe even bobbing for apples. make some honey creations Wouldn’t that be fun! and hold a discussion about the queen bee and her workers. We may even have an expert bee keeper on hand to show us how honey is made. It should be an un—bee–lievable week.