Students from the AAFSC’s after school program prepared for the Thanksgiving holiday with a Saturday afternoon of arts and crafts. Working with New York Cares volunteers, the students made paper plate turkeys and pipe cleaner butterflies. Check out their awesome creations below!
Students and Volunteers hard at work.
A student shows off her butterfly constructed from colored paper and pipe cleaners.
Meet “Nick,” a paper plate turkey created by one of our students.
Saturday’s afternoon of arts and crafts is part of “Art Explorers,” a monthly art program at the AAFSC organized by New York Cares and staffed by their volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering for future Art Explorers projects at the AAFSC, visit the New York Cares website or contact Jake Keyel at 718-643-8000 ext. 39. The AAFSC’s after school program thanks New York Cares for helping our students get in the Thanksgiving spirit!