Marine & Family Programs
Kupulau CDC
Birthday
Wishes
To all the children,
parents, and staff
celebrating their
special day in the
month of October!
Parent Newsletter
October 2015
Special Events
October 1—World Vegetarian Day
October 2—National Custodial Worker Day
October 9—CYP Programs close at 12:00 Noon
October 12—Closed in Observance of Columbus Day
October 16—National Boss’s Day
October 19-23—Picture Taking
October 25—World Pasta Day
October 24—United Nation’s Day
October 30—National Candy Corn Day
October 31—Halloween
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK: OCTOBER 4-10
Kupulau
Child Development Center
Bldg. 6111
Phone: 808-257-1388
Teddy Bear Portraits will be at Kupulau CDC beginning
Operating Hours:
October 19-October 23 for picture taking. A consent form
0600-1800
must be completed and signed by a parent/guardian prior to
Tax ID: 99-0267668
your child’s picture being taken by Teddy Bear Portraits.
These forms and a room picture taking schedule will be
posted in your child’s room shortly.
Reminders
Kupulau Child Development Center will close at 12:00 NOON, Friday, October 9th for
Staff Bi-annual Training.
Kupulau CLOSED Monday October 12th in observance of Columbus Day
Please remember that we are a 100% ID check facility and your ID will need to be
shown to the front desk and classroom personnel.
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October 2015
Tips for a Safe Spooktacular Halloween
To help make this year's festivity a trick-free treat, hands or an ice cream scoop.
follow these simple safety tips:
Pumpkin flesh is slippery and can cause falls and
Choose a light-colored costume because these are injuries when dropped on the floor. Layer newseasily seen at night. Add reflective tape or glow-in paper or old cloths under your carving work-the-dark tape to the front and back of the cosspace and clean up spills right away so no one
tume and to the trick-or-treat bag.
slips or trips.
Only buy a costume that is labeled "flameA burning candle in a pumpkin may become a
retardant." This means the material won't burn. If
blazing fire if left unattended. Instead, use a
you are making your own costume, use nylon or
glow stick (available in many colors) or flameless
polyester materials, which are flame-retardant.
candle to safely illuminate your jack-o'-lantern.
Make sure wigs and beards don't cover your kids'
eyes, noses, or mouths.
Kids shouldn't wear masks — they can make it
difficult for them to see and breathe. Instead, use
nontoxic face paint or makeup. Have younger kids
draw pictures of what they want to look like. Test
the face paint or makeup on your child's arm or
hand before applying to make sure the paint
doesn't irritate the skin.
While Trick-or-treating, accompany young children (under age 12). Make sure they know how
to call 911 in case they get lost. Check to make
sure they know their home phone number.
For older kids who are trick-or-treating on their
own, find out the route they'll be taking and
when they'll be coming home. Also be sure that
they: carry a cell phone, if possible, go in a
group and stay together, only go to houses with
Put a nametag — with your phone number — on porch lights on and walk on sidewalks on lit
streets (never walk through alleys or across
your children's costumes.
lawns), walk from house to house (never run) and
Avoid oversized and high-heeled shoes that could always walk facing traffic when walking on
cause kids to trip. Make sure the rest of the cosroads, stay away from candles and other flames,
tume fits well, too, which can help prevent trips and know to never go into strangers' homes or cars,
falls.
cross the street at crosswalks and never assume
Make sure that any props your kids carry, such as that vehicles will stop
wands or swords, are short and flexible.
Give kids flashlights with new batteries. Kids
Keep kids at a safe distance while you're carving
the pumpkin so that they don't distract you or get
in the way of sharp objects.
Remove pumpkin guts safely. If your children beg
to remove the guts of the pumpkin, don't hand over
a knife to do it. Instead, let your little ones get
messy by scooping out pumpkin flesh with their
items, and any homemade treats that haven't
been made by someone you know.
Don't allow young children to have hard candy
or gum that could cause choking.
Make sure trick-or-treaters will be safe when
visiting your home, too. Remove anything that
could cause kids to trip or fall on your walkway or lawn. Make sure the lights are on outside
your house and light the walkway to your door,
if possible. Keep family pets away from trick-ortreaters, even if they seem harmless to you.
Consider purchasing Halloween treats other than
candy. Stickers, erasers, crayons, pencils, coloring books, and sealed packages of raisins and
dried fruits are good choices.
Know how much candy your kids have collected
and store it somewhere other than their bedrooms. Consider being somewhat lenient about
candy eating on Halloween, within reason, and
talk about how the rest of the candy will be
handled. Let kids have one or two treats a day
instead of leaving candy out in big bags or
bowls for kids to sample at will.
may also enjoy wearing glow sticks as bracelets
or necklaces.
Limit trick-or-treating to your neighborhood and
the homes of people you and your children know.
When your kids get home, check all treats to
make sure they're sealed. Throw out candy with
torn packages or holes in the packages, spoiled
http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/halloween.html#
Leaf Printing on Fabric
www.artfulparent.com
Materials: fabric, fabric paint, mini paint roller, newsprint or scrap paper, hard rubber brayer
Instructions: (1) Roll a mini paint roller in some fabric paint, then roll paint soaked roller over leaf. (2) Set the leaf, paint side
down, on fabric. Lay a sheet of paper over leaf, then roll over leaf a few times with hard rubber brayer. (3) The last
and best part is lifting the leaf to see the print left behind.