{"id":1012,"date":"2021-04-01T12:52:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T19:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2021-04-01T16:52:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T23:52:15","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/2021\/04\/01\/__trashed\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear StrongStart friends,<\/p>\n<p>Many families celebrate holidays during spring months \u2013 Nowruz, Persian New Year, just passed, Passover, Easter and Ramadan are upon us. Maybe you just celebrate Spring and new beginnings. We are still living in challenging, emotionally charged times, but there is a HOPE in new beginnings which is the essence of Spring. Hope holds a central space in all holiday celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1014\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Yellow-Forsythia-Flowers-1-1-4-870x580-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Yellow-Forsythia-Flowers-1-1-4-870x580-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Yellow-Forsythia-Flowers-1-1-4-870x580-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am wishing you a lot of happy, joyous times together during holidays you are celebrating, even that we have to celebrate\u00a0with your immediate family. Whether you are celebrating religious or secular holidays, holidays are always about love and HOPE!<\/p>\n<p>My wish is that we all find ways to make happy memories with our family, filled with light, love and HOPE!<\/p>\n<p>Here are few pictures from our art explorations at StrongStart today. Easy art: you can use electrical tape or masking tape and paint over it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1015\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-26-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-26-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-26.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When done, peel the tape off and a nice design appears- just like magic!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1016\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-27-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-27-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-27.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>E. was very proud of his art!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1017\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-28-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-28-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-28.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also use Q-tips to decorate the egg cut-out, \u00a0just like artists used to do (pointillism) or use feathers to make some marks on the paper.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1018\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-29-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-29-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-29.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We used egg shells (desinfected, of course) for our sensory exploration today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1019 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-30-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-30-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/twelfth-strongstart\/files\/2021\/04\/Image-30.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay safe and healthy, following all the health recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Much love,<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Lillian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear StrongStart friends, Many families celebrate holidays during spring months \u2013 Nowruz, Persian New Year, just passed, Passover, Easter and Ramadan are upon us. Maybe you just celebrate Spring and new beginnings. We are still living in challenging, emotionally charged times, but there is a HOPE in new beginnings which is the essence of Spring. 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