Apple Olympics and Artist-in-Residence program features German artist in first grade class as pre-activity for the February 23, 2014 Children & Parents Day

A pre-apple activity for the 2014 Children & Parents Day was hosted in Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran School in Delray Beach.  Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit will be held on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the historic Boynton Woman's Club.

'Apple Olympics' in Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach. (Right) Inge Behrens is the artist-in-residence for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014. As a pre-apple activity Behren's taught an art activity to first-graders at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach.  Three students with the best designs were selected to the 'Olympic' medals. Kate Marra won the Gold, Violet Orozco was awarded the Bronze medal and Cohreena Mondesir received the Bronze.  Mrs. Wilsher coordinated an actual ceremony where the three students received medals and the class stood and sung the National Anthem.

The Children & Parents Day program has expanded to include an artist-in-residence with the purpose of an artist visiting a class to teach an art activity connected to the theme of the annual Children & Parents Day.

 

German artist Inge Behrens was selected as the artist-in-residence for the 2014 Children & Parents Day.  On February 13, 2014, Ms. Behrens visited 22 first-graders at Trinity Lutheran School where they learned about apples, art, Behrens' German Lutheran ancestry and the geographic location of the Country of Germany.  Inge was born in Bremen, Germany and there received a classical European Education. Behrens completed an apprenticeship in fashion design in Europe and became a designer with "Martina Modelle" in Hamburg, Germany.  More than 40 years ago she moved to San Francisco, California with her husband and raised her children there.  She now resides in Palm Beach County, Florida.

 

Behrens provided to each first-grader apple sketches that she drew and signed.  Some of Behrens' apple sketches were expressive with faces. The first-graders selected among Behrens' apple sketches that were bitten apples, butterflied apples or whole apples.  Students then used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples.  Behrens' brought as a gift for the class the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples that were displayed during the art project.

 

As an ode to the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi Mrs. Wilsher added to the classroom curriculum the Winter Olympic Games with her classroom decorated with flags representing other countries and the Olympic rings.  The Olympic theme continued with the apple-art project, where Inge Behrens served as judge to select the apple-art projects worthy of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.  Kate Marra won the Gold, Violet Orozco was awarded the Bronze medal and Cohreena Mondesir received the Bronze.  Mrs. Wilsher coordinated an actual ceremony in her class where the three students received medals and the class stood and sung the National Anthem.

As a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit, first-graders at Trinity Lutheran designed apple sketches created by German Lutheran artist Inge Behrens.

The annual Children & Parents Day has evolved into Palm Beach County’s premier cultural culinary event for kids and their families mixing arts activities, kids cooking classes and culinary demos for the whole family.

The apple fruit has landed the lead role in the ninth annual Children & Parents Day which was developed by the non-profit Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History.  The 2014 Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit is serving as a prelude to National Nutrition Month and offering continued support to the State of Florida’s Viva Florida initiative.

For the February 23^rd Children & Parents Day, returning as presenting sponsors are Target and Kingston Fresh, a produce company.  New sponsors for 2014 are Coca-Cola and Blue Bell Creameries.  Continuing supports is from the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund and the Boris & Edith RuegerFund. 

In addition to food, a wide variety of educational, arts and crafts activities with an apple fruit theme are available at the event.  Plus, local Palm Beach County artists will host interactive apple-themed make-and-take art activities.  Some of the featured artists are Barbara Lentz of Art-Sea Living Gallery in Boynton Beach and Inge Behrens of Boca Raton, Florida.  There will also be artists’ participation from the Boynton Beach Art in Public Places.

 

First-grader Isabella Caliendo who is the 'City Manager' in Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach with classmate Violet Orozco escort guest artist Inge Behrens to their class for the apple art project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day.

First-grader Isabella Caliendo who is the 'City Manager' in Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach with classmate Violet Orozco escort guest artist Inge Behrens to their class for the apple art project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day.

Trinity Lutheran first grade teacher Kathy Wilsher greeted German artist Inge Behrens

Inge Behrens (left) was selected as the artist-in-residence for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit.  She visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme art project.

 

Geography!  Visiting artist Inge Behrens is a native on the Country of Germany.  First-graders at Trinity Lutheran found Germany on a map and globe during Behrens visit to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

 

Five local chefs and bakers are confirmed to contribute to the event on Sunday, February 23rd  that will include an apple-infused five course all-you-can-eat farm-to-table buffet; tastings, cooking demos and kids cooking classes. The returning featured chefs and bakers are Chef Chrissy Benoit of The Little House of Boynton Beach; Pastry Chef Lara Fisher of Cakes by Lara of Lantana; Pastry Chef Anna Orlando of Palermo's Bakery in Boynton Beach and baker Bonnie Brown of Bonnie’s Best Bites in Boynton Beach. The Little House is located in the historic 1930s Ruth Jones Cottage in Downtown Boynton Beach. Some of the apple recipes are original creations by the chefs and bakers; and some apple recipes are from the U.S. Apple Association. Other apple cuisines will be enriched by National Nutrition Month’s recommended Spices from Around the World and Herbs from Around the World. The apple cuisines will also be enhanced with Florida grown fruits and vegetables. Blue Bell Creameries will be introducing tastings of apples and ice cream.  Families in attendance will also meet local farmers from the Florida Farm Bureau Federation. 

  

German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

 

German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014. Behrens provided to each student apple sketches that she drew and signed.  The sketches were expressive with faces. The first-graders selected among Behrens' apple sketches that were bitten apples, butterflied apples or whole apples.  

 

(Left) Kathy Wilsher, first grade teacher at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach with her students. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014. Behrens provided to each student apple sketches that she drew and signed.  The sketches were expressive with faces. The first-graders selected among Behrens' apple sketches that were bitten apples, butterflied apples or whole apples.  

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

The Sunday, February 23, 2014 Children & Parents Day has joined First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign. Additional health components added to Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit are a Get Fit with the Apple Fruit exercise activity by the Zoo Gym of Boynton Beach; poison prevention sessions are being conducted by the Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy; and health screenings by Florida Health Palm Beach County. 

 

Families in attendance will enjoy the sounds of the Lake Worth High School Steel Band and jazz music by Greg Kokus. 

An apple orchard created for Children & Parents Day is available for the souvenir photos.  “Granny Smith” will also be making personal appearance and conducting a magic show and storybook reading.  The legacy of Granny Smith is that she cultivated the green apple in 1868.  Apples were introduced in North America in the 17^th century by colonists. There are now more than 7,000 varieties of apples.  The origin of the apple is Asia in 328 BC.    The apple fruit is very nutritious containing dietary fiber, protein and Vitamin C.

Student volunteers are from American Heritage School of Boca/Delray, National Honor Society of Palm Beach Lakes High School and the South Tech Culinary Academy.

 

Children & Parents Day is held annually at the historic Boynton Woman's Club which was built in 1926 and designed by famed architect Addison Mizner and is on the National Registry of Historic Places. The Boynton Woman’s Club is located at 1010 S. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, Florida.

 

Tickets for Children & Parents Day purchased in advance of the event are $15 per person and free for children under age 3. Tickets purchased on the same day are $25 per person and free for children under age 3.  Fees are inclusive. Fees include all-you-can-eat buffet, cooking classes, all arts and crafts, activities, souvenir photos and all entertainment.  Tickets can be purchased at ChildrenParentsDay.org.  Call 561-243-2662.

Here's the link for the U.S. Apple Association blog about the 2014 Children & Parents Day set for Sunday, February 23rd:
http://www.usappleblog.org/apple-event-boynton-florida/

The following is the link for the State of Florida Viva Florida blog about the 2014 Children & Parents Day set for Sunday, February 23rd:
http://www.vivaflorida.org/Media2/Partner-Features/9th-Annual-Children-and-Parents-Day-Celebrating-the-Apple-Fruit
 

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

Kathy Wilsher, first grade teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in Delray Beach holding storybook about an apple with a heart shape in the middle.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

As a ode to the Winter Olympics 2014 is Sochi Mrs. Wilsher added to the classroom curriculum the Winter Olympic Games with her classroom decorated with flags representing other countries and the Olympic rings.  The Olympic theme continued with the apple-art project, where Inge Behrens served as judge to select the apple-art projects worthy of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

Gold medal winner Kate Marra. As a ode to the Winter Olympics 2014 is Sochi Mrs. Wilsher added to the classroom curriculum the Winter Olympic Games with her classroom decorated with flags representing other countries and the Olympic rings.  The Olympic theme continued with the apple-art project, where Inge Behrens served as judge to  select the apple-art projects worthy of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.  Kate Marra won the Gold, Violet Orozco was awarded the Bronze medal and Cohreena Mondesir received the Bronze.  Mrs. Wilsher coordinated an actual ceremony where the three students received medals and the class stood and sung the National Anthem. 

Violet Orozco won the Silver medal.   As a ode to the Winter Olympics 2014 is Sochi Mrs. Wilsher added to the classroom curriculum the Winter Olympic Games with her classroom decorated with flags representing other countries and the Olympic rings.  The Olympic theme continued with the apple-art project, where Inge Behrens served as judge to select the apple-art projects worthy of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.  Kate Marra won the Gold, Violet Orozco was awarded the Bronze medal and Cohreena Mondesir received the Bronze.  Mrs. Wilsher coordinated an actual ceremony where the three students received medals and the class stood and sung the National Anthem.

As a ode to the Winter Olympics 2014 is Sochi Mrs. Wilsher added to the classroom curriculum the Winter Olympic Games with her classroom decorated with flags representing other countries and the Olympic rings.  The Olympic theme continued with the apple-art project, where Inge Behrens served as judge to select the apple-art projects worthy of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.  Kate Marra won the Gold, Violet Orozco was awarded the Bronze medal and Cohreena Mondesir received the Bronze.  Mrs. Wilsher coordinated an actual ceremony where the three students received medals and the class stood and sung the National Anthem.

 

Lori J. Durante with 'Apple Olympics' winners and artist Inge Behrens (right). As a ode to the Winter Olympics 2014 is Sochi Mrs. Wilsher added to the classroom curriculum the Winter Olympic Games with her classroom decorated with flags representing other countries and the Olympic rings.  The Olympic theme continued with the apple-art project, where Inge Behrens served as judge to select the apple-art projects worthy of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.  Kate Marra won the Gold, Violet Orozco was awarded the Bronze medal and Cohreena Mondesir received the Bronze.  Mrs. Wilsher coordinated an actual ceremony where the three students received medals and the class stood and sung the National Anthem.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-graders in Kathy Wilsher's class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach used their creative imagination to design their apple sketch with markers and crayons.  The creativity flowed from the first-graders who colored the apples in every design and color imaginable that had polka-dots, decorations with raindrops, apples with trees, and apples with curls, loops, twist and turns.  Some apples were purple and other apples blended the colors of the Red, Gala, Golden and Granny Smith apples. German artist Inge Behrens visited Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach to conduct an apple-theme project as a pre-activity for the ninth annual Children & Parents Day: Celebrating the Apple Fruit set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.

First-grader Isabella Caliendo is the 'City Manager' in Kathy Wilsher's first grade class at Trinity Lutheran in Delray Beach

Trinity Lutheran Church & School was established in 1904 and 1905, respectively, by German settlers to Delray Beach, Florida.

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children & Parents Day 2013 ushers in culinary component and outreach initiatives. Pineapple Fruit-themed event featured local food, art and Florida history. 2014 theme is Apple Fruit

On Sunday, March 3, 2013, the pineapple fruit had a starring role at the 8th Children & Parents Day.  The family event was sponsored by Target stores and presented by the non-profit Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History.  New to the event is an outreach component with an art exhibit at a local gallery and a classroom cooking demo.

 

Children & Parents Day celebrated the pineapple fruit for National Nutrition Month and the 500^th anniversary of Florida entitled Viva Florida.  Pineapple fruit farming had a major historic impact during the agricultural development of Palm Beach County and the State of Florida from 1860 to the 1930s. The Master of Ceremony was Virginia Sinicki, Morning Co-Host of the KVJ Show on Wild 95.5. Children & Parents Day was held at the historic Boynton Woman’s Club in Boynton Beach, Florida.

 

 

Kingston & Associates sponsored a significant donation of their Sugar Pines MD2 Gold brand of pineapples.  The farm-to-table lunch, smoothies, cooking demos and kids cooking classes infused the Kingston pineapples.

 

Personal appearances were by real farmers from the Florida Farm Bureau Federation and the  Palm Beach County and Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau. These agriculture bureaus participated in the event by hosting an information and farm-related activity station pertaining to farming in the State of Florida. 

 

 

 

 

 

Children & Parents Day also featured pineapple fruit-infused cooking demos, Make-Me-A-Pineapple kids cooking classes, pineapple-themed arts and crafts stations with local artists, souvenir photos in the pineapple patch, a personal appearance by the Pineapple Farmer Patty, entertainment, music and an all-you-can eat farm-to-table lunch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tortilla wraps from Tortilleria Gallo de Oro of Lake Worth were used to create fruit wraps with MD2 Gold Sugar Pines pineapples.  The recipe came from the Academy of Dietetics which sponsors National Nutrition Awareness Month.

 

 

The lively Chef Chrissy Benoit of The Little House restaurant of Boynton Beach conducted a cooking demo and kids cooking class highlighting the use of the fresh pineapple fruit.  Chef Benoit demonstrated the Pineapple Salsa with tortilla chips and created a Pineapple Upside-Side Down Cake for the kids cooking class. The tortilla wraps and tortilla chips were sponsored by the Tortilleria Gallo de Oro of Lake Worth.  Bonnie Brown of Bonnie’s Best Bests in Boynton Beach created Tropical Fruit Pineapple Cupcakes; and Chef Phillip Herman of the Secret Garden Café of Boynton Beach developed an amazing 5-course farm-to-table meal that incorporated the Sugar Pines Pineapples.  Pineapple smoothies were created live at the event by The Juice Bar of Lake Worth. South Tech Culinary Academy students assisted the chefs with the kitchen management, demos and kids cooking classes.

 

A specially designed pineapple fruit-shaped cake made with Sugar Pines pineapples created by Pastry Chef Lara Fisher of Cakes by Lara of Lantana was unveiled at the Children & Parents Day.

 

Other food ingredients and fresh produce were from the Boynton Urban Farm and Target grocery store. 

 

Pineapple fruit cutting, tasting and planting demos was showcased by the Boynton Garden Club.

 

 

 

 

Pineapple-themed and culinary-themed arts and crafts were the fun interactive experience for the children and their families.  Local artists from Boynton Beach and Delray Beach hosted creativity stations that offered arts-making of pineapple masks, ceramic tile painting, art drawing and coloring. The artists included Rolando Chang Barrero of ActivistArtista, Barb Lentz of Art-Sea Living, Nadine Hamil of Artful Dreamers and Inge Behrens of CIB Art Gallery. The CIB Gallery hosted a 3-week display of the pineapple art work created by the kids at Children & Parents Day. Students from American Heritage School of Boca/Delray National Honor Science Society were the official student volunteers for the arts and craft stations.  And, the welcome greeters were from the National Honor Society of Palm Beach Lakes High School of West Palm Beach, Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tortilla chips made from tortillas from Tortilleria Gallo de Oro of Lake Worth. Pineapple salsa by Chef Chrissy Benoit of The Little House of Boynton Beach. 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 8^th annual Children & Parents Day is an official Community Event Partner for the 500^th anniversary of the State of Florida, Viva Florida. Pineapple Farmer Patty made a personal appearance at the event and conducted storybook reading about the history of pineapple farming in Palm Beach County and a pineapple magic show.  And, souvenir photos were hosted in the Pineapple Fruit Patch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master of Ceremony Virginia Sinicki in the Pineapple Patch

 

 

  

 

 

 

The 8th annual Children & Parents Day went on the road with a display of art work created at the March 3, 2013 event that traveled to the Inge Behren's CIB Art Gallery in the Pineapple Grove Arts District of Downtown Delray Beach, Florida

 

Residents from the Boca Woods Country Club viewed at the Inge Behren's  CIB Art Gallery the pineapple art work created by kids at the 8th annual Children & Parents Day 2013. Inge Behren's was one of the artist at the event who offered interactive art-making.

 

Click here to read some of the editorials about the 8th annual pineapple event. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sugar Pines MD2 Gold Fresh Pineapples are sponsored Kingston & Associates



Kingston and Associates Marketing was founded by David O. Kingston, Owner and CEO of the Company. Over the past forty years, our mission has been to grow, pack and ship the freshest high quality produce possible to our food service and retail customer partners across the United States. Although Kingston began in the volcanic soils growing famous Idaho potatoes, we have steadily grown our customer-driven offerings to a produce portfolio of over 30 fresh programs sourced from all over North and South America. The key to this success has been in providing the highest level of customer service and, throughout the years, staying true to our brand promise: “a relentless commitment to quality and food safety.” At Kingston, we live this promise everyday and truly love what we do! This promise is made a reality by our integrated supply chain, enabling Kingston to control each step of the process and deliver added value to our customers. We find that retail customers and foodservice distributors alike enjoy the benefits of working with a seasoned provider of quality programs where quality food programs are supported by food safety, transportation & logistical capabilities, and state of the art warehouse facilities. Together, we offer true “Planting to Plate” service and dependability.

The 8^th annual Children & Parents Day was an official community event partner for the 500^thanniversary of the State of Florida, Viva Florida.

 

 

 

 

The 9th annual Children & Parents Day is set for Sunday, February 23, 2014.  The theme is the Apple fruit.  Click here for more information.  

 

The annual non-profit Children & Parents Day is presented by MLFH and sponsored by Target, the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund and the Boris & Edith Rueger Fund. It was established in 2005 with the purpose of providing a fun-filled day of family adventures with arts, crafts and history education activities for children. The event has grown to include culinary experiences and features local farmers, local chefs, kids cooking classes and interactive crafts coordinated by local artists.  Lori J. Durante established the program which is sponsored by the Target corporation.  Children & Parents Day is one of the Official Community Event Partners for the State of Florida's Viva Florida campaign.  Children & Parents Day has also joined National Nutrition Month and the Let's Move Campaign to fight childhood obesity. The family event is held annually at the historic Boynton Woman’s Club in Boynton Beach.  The ninth annual Children & Parents Day celebrating the apple fruit is scheduled for Sunday, February 23, 2014. For more information, call 561-243-2662 or email Apple@ChilrenParentsDay.org. Visit ChildrenParentsDay.org.

 

Children & Parents Day went on the road for National Farm To School and Apple Month on October 30, 2013. Click here to read about it.