Kids make most unusual baskets

Photo by: Shaiyla Hakeem

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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Lena Rogers, of Niles, draws the first bow to her rainbow that she is placing on her unusual basket. She was a participant in the Most Unusual Basket activity at Fellows Riverside Gardens on April 10.

Photo by: Shaiyla Hakeem

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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Melanie Clark (left) and Noah Clark decorate a basket with an array of colors during the Most Unusual Basket program on April 10. The two traveled from Columbania for the activity at Fellows Riverside Gardens.

Community preschoolers enjoyed a morning of crafts as they designed an original spring basket. A Most Unusual Basket, was sponsored by Fellows Riverside Gardens and is a monthly activity.

Anita Wesler, Riverside’s horticulture educator, led the group through an interactive story where children took turns placing environmental items on an adhesive board. She also read them a book which described the colors and shapes of common vegetables and fruits.

Each preschooler was given a blank basket for them to design with colored markers. An Oxalis, green shamrock, was given to each participant to take home in their basket.

Each month features a different project. Next month, preschoolers will make a Mother’s Day bouquet. A Most Unusual Basket is for ages 3 to 5 and requires registration through Fellows Riverside Gardens.