Deck the firehall with a parade of trees
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Invite Santa and a hold a Toys for Tots drive
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The pre-K through sixth grade parade of trees, the Toys for Tots toy drive and Cleveland's Santa parade united at the firehall on Saturday.
The event was the result of the school’s Title One program working with the Cleveland Police and Fire Departments. The parade of trees had typically been held in the school commons with the community holiday parade ending there, but having it at the firehall made it a bigger event, said Title One teacher Chris Seeman.
“We have space to be able to connect with community members.”
At the event, parents and kids could look at the ornament on the 19 trees lined up around the firehall. Each pre-K through sixth grade classroom made ornaments based on a book the class read and decorated a tree with them.
The event was the drop off point for Toys for Tots in memory of Everly Hewitt. Dozens of toys brought in were spread out among tables. Kids could create Christmas crafts, play games, decorate cookies and go on a scavenger hunt, where they had to locate pictures around the firehall, complete a check sheet and turn it in with the chance to win book prizes.
Santa Clause and company paraded around town and ended up at the firehall.
“So we’re getting a little literacy, a little fun and crafts stuff and all of the above,” Seeman said.
The decorated Christmas trees were slated to be moved to the school commons.
Above: An elementary student looks at the ornament she made for her class’s tree.
Santa made his way around Cleveland before arriving at the firehall.
The event featured craft projects.
These two had their faces painted for the event.
Kids could decorate cookies…
…and eat them too.
An elementary student holds the ornament she made.
Images for the scavenger hunt were hidden around the firehall.
Chris Seeman looks over a boy’s scavenger hunt checklist.
Santa lays the snowball toss game as a couple of youngsters watch. He got the snowball in a cup first try.
Kids pose with Santa as their mom saves the moment with her phone camera.
An elementary student points out her ornament to her brother.
Dozens of toys were donated to Toys for Tots.
Courtney Theis’s first-grade class read “Mooseltoe” and made moose ornaments out of popsicle sticks and Moose Must Christmas checklists.
Cassidy Block’s fourth graders made moose ornaments out of bells.
Sidney Johnson’s third graders read “Tractor Mac Saves Christmas” and made tractor ornaments.
Clara Lynch’s second graders stuffed confetti into bulb ornaments.
Emily Elverum’s third-grade class made popsicle stick stars.
Bree Meyer’s sixth graders made snow globe ornaments.
Katie Wolf’s fifth graders read “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and used Scrabble pieces to make ornaments with their names.
Heather Smith’s third and fourth-grade classes read “The Penguin Who Wanted to Be Different” and used pinecones to make penguin ornaments.
Katie Wipperling’s fifth-grade class read “Snowman at Night” and made snowman ornaments.
Wendi Honza’s second graders made snowman bead ornaments.
Tonja Baker’s kindergarteners read “Gingerbread Friends” and made bulb dioramas of gingerbread men playing in the snow.
Brooke Vogel’s first and second graders made gingerbread man and star ornaments.
Lynell Rohlfing’s preschool class read “Biggest Christmas Tree Ever” and made Christmas tree ornaments out of popsicle sticks.
Connor Theis’s fifth-grade class read “Christmas at Hogwarts” and made ornaments with pictures of characters in the book.
Maggie Weideman’s first graders read “The Christmas Selfie Contest” and made owl and dog ornaments.
Jesse Lindsay’s preschool class made Christmas tree ornaments out of popsicle sticks.
Brady Hahn’s sixth-grade class made “Home Alone” and other bulb ornaments.
Emily Manser’s fourth graders read “Frosty the Snowman” and made snowman ornaments.
Karin Miller’s kindergarten class read “Lauras Christmas Star” and made star ornaments out of CDs.