There are approximately 2 million military children ranging in ages from newborns to 18 years

old; with 1.3 million military children who are school- aged. To celebrate our military children

on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kulia School-Age Care (SAC) will host a variety of activities

throughout the month.

April 5 – 4-6pm – Month of the Military Child BBQ Kick OFF – Come enjoy

hamburgers and hotdogs as we begin the week of celebrating our children. Parents are asked

to participate

April 12 - Purple Up! For Military Kids - Wear Purple

The color purple symbolizes all branches of the military, including all of their colors (Navy blue, Marine red, Coast Guard blue, Air Force blue), when mixed together make purple.

April 26 – 6:30-9:00 pm – Teen Dance We will host a dance to celebrate our military

children.

April 23-27 – Spirit Week

Monday – 8 – Show your branch pride day! Thursday – 11 – Patriotic Day!

Tuesday – 9 – Boot Day! Friday – 12- Purple Up Day ! Wear Purple

Wednesday – 10 – Camo Day

Dates to Remember:

April 1 April Fool’s Day

April 5

BBQ Kick OFF

April 12 Purple Up Day!

April 8-12

Spirit Week

April 24 National Pig in a Blanket Day

– Make pigs in a blanket

April 26 National Pretzel Day

Make Pretzels

April 26 Teen Dance

Building Information

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 63073 Kaneohe Bay, HI

96863-3073

Phone: 808-257-2030

Tax I.D. Number:

99-0267668

Program Update

Kuia Youth Activities School Age Care Program had our

Annual Multi-Disciplinary Inspection during the month

of February. Subject Matter Experts from Federal Fire,

Base Safety, Human Resources, Family Advocacy

Program, Exceptional Family Member Programs,

Preventive Medicine, and Early Learning Education,

inspected our program to measure our compliance with

our various directives (DoDI 6060.02, MCO 1710.30).

The inspection closely reviewed program efficiency,

safety, administration, environment, curriculum and

operations. The MDI is utilized to verify that the

program is meeting quality standards and are working

to with program requirements and regulations. It also

helps CYP prepare for the annual HQMC CYP Inspection.

Parent input and participation is vital to our program to

help us continually improve and grow, we always value

your ideas, questions, suggestions, and feedback!

Earth Day is Monday, April 22

Kids love dirt. They love water, grass, animals and all the

natural resources the planet provides. In honor of Earth

Day, show the importance of nurturing nature by doing

some of these earthy activities -- while sharing why they're

important with your children.

Beautify Something

Take a look around your house in your own front or back

yard, nothing helps decorate more than flowers. Head

down to your local garden store (preferably by bike, it's

Earth Day, after all!) and buy some seeds or flowers. Then

get planting. Tip: A perennial flower will allow your kids to

see their hard work year after year.

Clean-up Your Play

Who wants to play a game? Take some trash bags and

rubber gloves and let's see who fills their bag the fastest!

Sound like fun? Picking up is never the best part of a play

date, but putting kids to work cleaning up an area they use

often teaches a fantastic lesson on giving back and helping

the planet.

Re-create the World

Finding an excuse to make Rice Krispies treats is always

great. Your kids will love sculpting a globe out of the

yummy cereal and covering it with green and blue

sugar. As a sweet bonus, try putting some gummy

creatures on the earth too!

Reduce Your Footprint

Today is the day to dust off those bikes, fill up the tires and

pedal around town -- instead of drive. Head to a park or to

the beach for a picnic. Also try doing your errands by foot

or two (or three) wheels. And make sure to explain why

this helps the planet. All the (healthy) sweat is for a reason,

after all.

Take a Look in Your Own Backyard

Who doesn't love playing a detective? Go to the same spot

of your yard or front steps three different times during the

day breakfast, lunch and dinner, and take notice of nature

around you. What do you hear? See? Smell? How are the

leaves? Where is the sun? What animals do you see -- find

any tracks? Have kids discuss or draw a picture at each

time. Then compare the differences.

Go to care.com for more information.

Kool-Aid Playdough

Ingredients 1 cup flour

1/4 cup salt 1 tbsp. oil

2/3 cup 1 packet Kool-Aid

Instructions 1. Mix the flour, the salt, and the Kool-Aid together.

2. Boil the water. 3. Add the oil to the water.

4. Pour some of the water into the dry ingredients

and mix with a spoon. Keep adding water and work the dough until the color is uniform and feels

like play dough.

Notes: *You may not end up using all of the water. The amount you’ll use will be between 1/2 and 2/3 of a cup.

Store the playdough in an air tight bag.

We hope you had a great Spring Break! Now we can

look forward to summer. The last day of school at

Mokapu will be on May 31. We will be open on June

1 and our summer camp program, which consists of 9

full, fun weeks, will start on Monday, June 3 until

Friday, August 2. Our summer camp this year is called

How far I’ll Go Adventure Camp. Each week’s theme

will vary and so will the activities, but can include arts

and crafts, games, STEM and science, cooking

projects, water activities, special guests, and field trips.

Please stop by the front desk and fill out the surveys for

the weeks that your child will need care. You will only

be charged for the weeks that you sign your children

up. Vacant spots will be offered to the children on the

summer camp waitlist. We kindly ask that surveys

were returned by April 5. If you have not completed

your survey, please see the front desk staff as soon as

possible. Thank you!

Aloha

Parents