Kansas City News
Chicktime Kansas City is so grateful for all of our amazing volunteers. We are looking to expand our leadership team, if you are interested please text Sheryl at 816-510-4690!
October Update:
September Update:
That’s how last Saturdays activity went, when Elizabeth shared her love for watercolor painting! 
The girls really enjoyed this activity. They were all very focused on their paintings and most made multiples! Elizabeth also shared with us, that if you put skittles in water, the S will float to the top! Who knew!? It is always a blessing spending time with these girls. We were able to reconnect with one we haven’t seen in a few months and had a new sweet girl join us, who is truly a spirit full of joy. Please reach out if you’d like to join us next month, to love on these girls! We’d love to have you!
August Update:
This past Saturday, Megan shared her passion for laughter yoga! She prepared many different prompts to get us laughing. The idea is, if we are feeling down, we can just start fake laughing and eventually it’ll turn into real laughter. And we all know how real laughter boosts our mood instantly! The girls were a bit hesitant at first but it was a great activity to get us all out of our comfort zones and laugh together!! 
If you’d like to join us next month, please reach out!
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June Update:
She first taught them how to build a camp fire by finding the correct size of sticks to get it started. We then made lunch pouches with a hamburger, corn and tater tots to cook over the fire. While lunch was cooking, the girls worked together to set up tent. They really enjoyed hanging out in the tent, singing and sharing scary stories. We ate our lunch while a delicious s’mores treat cooked on the fire next. After our bellies were full, the girls helped extinguish the fire and clean up. It was really an awesome experience for them and we even got to hear some of their stories of camping experiences! 
May Update:
Kimberle planned such a fun Saturday for the girls! At the request of one last month, they made a very delicious layered brownie dessert. We then had to even it out with a healthy option…smoothies! Some of the girls had never made smoothies, so it was fun for them to try something new. We ended with playing games. It was so fun to just hang out and chat with them. Please reach out if you’re interested in joining next month!
April Update:
They had so much fun decorating their pots and creating their succulent arrangement. The girls really enjoyed the workshop and there was so much laughter. 
March Update:
to know these girls! Jenny planned an awesome workshop this past Saturday. The girls had fun making a stained glass window decoration for their rooms, St. Patricks day themed of course. Then they made leprechaun pie 
. We can’t even tell you how much these girls love sugar. Luckily there was enough for each of them to make 3 pies! They are so funny and fun to hang out with. Reach out if you’d like to join us next month! 
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Merry Christmas from ChicktimeKC! 
We had so much fun at our ChicktimeKC Christmas party! The girls enjoyed writing Christmas cards to residents of a near by memory care facility. They also had the opportunity to make cards for their loved ones. It was fun hearing their list of everyone they needed to make cards for and why. They made very neat snow flakes to hang in their rooms as well. After all of their hard work, they enjoyed hot chocolate. Or, should we say, added hot chocolate to their cups of marshmallows! I did not know so many marshmallows could fit in a cup of hot chocolate.
We have a full calendar for next year and are so excited to continue hanging out with these girls! If you’re interested in volunteering, please reach out!! #chicktimekc
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The girls had quite an experience learning a few things about camping!
for awhile and discuss how to plan a camping trip and what to consider when picking a site.
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They seemed to enjoy eating the icing, a little more than the mixing. They had a lot of fun mixing new colors and being creative with their cookie decorating!
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Thank you to our Rock Painting workshop leader Teresa and our Hygiene 101 workshop leader Maria( March workshop leader)! They were able to be with the girls at Cornerstones of Care- Ozanam Campus today after a year of being away! Two volunteers were allowed to be on campus to lead our monthly workshop in person and we were grateful they were willing and able!
Rock painting supplies and treats~
A perfect workshop back !
Hygiene kits delivered too!
We can’t wait to be back in person in May!
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Chicktime KC leadership team delivered some treat bags to our precious and worthy and CHOSEN girls at Cornerstone….We just wanted them to know that we may not be able to meet face to face with them, but they are still on our minds and in our hearts!
If you have an idea on how we can continue to do things like this ( sending cards, activities/crafts, or snacks and food) until we can resume our workshops and have the means to carry it out…..Let us know. If you supply it we will get it there!
#unstoppablelove
October Update:
Oh what a blast we had at our October workshop!
The girls got so creative with their halloween masks!
Just look at the yummy witch hat treats they created out of sugar cones, icing and sugar cookies.
The girls like the games we played too.
We just love our time together. Join us one month. We know you will too!
September Update:
We are full of gratitude this morning.
We would like to give a BIG warm thank you to Jasmine Merrill, our wonderful speaker today for the positive words of encouragement and taking the time to speak with our bright young ladies at the Ozanam campus.
And to our Amazing volunteers, we couldn’t make Chicktime happen every month without your endless support and dedication!
And as we learned today:
I AM!
I CAN!
I WILL!
June Update:
Another fabulous morning spent with the girls decorating wooden butterflies and making friendship bracelets!
Thanks for hanging out Leah Kent????
March Update:
We had so much fun painting picture frames and sun catchers with our girls at Cornerstones of Care -Ozanam Campus Sat Morning!
Thank you to all the ladies who showed up to share your ❤ and to Cornerstones of Care for letting us spend time with them!
A super special THANK YOU to Sara who volunteers with us everytime she comes to town to visit her Mom!
If you would like to join our chapter and come volunteer with us ~ please reach out ! We would love to have you!
February Update:
Our “You Are L❤ved” Workshop today led by Jasmine Merrill was so powerful and well received by our girls! They participated in writing activities to help them see their differences are unique and should not stand in the way of the love and self care they provide to themselves.
Jasmine is a Mother, Author, Speaker and Creative Writer! She is a awesome motivator who we are lucky to have coming back to lead two additional workshops this year!
December Update:
What a joyful saturday morning we had with the girls at Cornerstones of Care- Ozanam Campus!
The girls enjoyed sewing stockings, playing a Christmas drawing game, yummy treats and looking through their gift bags!
We also had a awesome selfie station a few of our volunteers set up! One special girl gave us a speech about how much she enjoyed what we do for them, all the reason we continuing going back each month to share our ❤!
Thanks to all the ladies who showed up and helped make this such a awesome time!
Special thanks to Thayna who was visiting from Cali for the holidays and found us to volunteer with!
October Update:
Full day of Fun with Chicktime KC!
From our morning Halloween party with the girls at Cornerstone of Care- Ozanam…
into the evening at Hamburger Mary’s playing HamBINGO to make the girls Christmas a bit more special!
The day was over the top…
and we just so blessed !
Our volunteers are incredible~
And we are so grateful to them for making the party so awesome and for the hilariously incredible bingo announcer and all the wonderful people who donated a bingo gift and/or came out and showed support for KC chapter we appreciate you!
September Update:
One of the most beautiful things about Chicktime Kansas City is the we are consistent women in the lives of the teen girls living at Cornerstones fo Care-Ozanam Campus. They know us… they know they can come to our monthly workshops tired, wounded, angry, happy, or use come for the treats we serve.It doesn’t matter. We are always excited to see them. We want them to know they matter to us.
We had wonderful September workshop leaders who provided a growth mindset activity for the girls. We also enjoyed floats and treat bags!
June Update:
The Chicktime KC chapter had so much fun with our Summer activities at Ozanam Home yesterday!
Sarah graciously stepped in to show the girls how to make yummy 
, play balloon toss and prize ball!
Unfortunately we were having too much fun to take more pictures, but the girls as always appreciated the 
& yummy snacks!
April Update:
Had another meaningful morning with some amazing girls today! Thanks so much to Teresa McCormick Brewer for doing another wonderful Windshield Workshop for us!
If you ever find yourself lost, needing a bit of motivation, help with goal setting, life in general, reach out to Teresa coaching is definitely her calling?
February Update:
What a wonderful morning spent with the girls at Ozanam Home! Big thanks to Tricia Szasz for sharing her life story with us! The girls really related and were able to think about a “Flight Plan” for their future
We will see you next month!!
December Update:
What an awesome way to celebrate the Christmas Season with our girls at Ozanam Home today❤ – Hot chocolate bar, sugar cone Christmas 
?, musical chairs, selfie …station, treats, fun, and 
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A HUGE Thank you to Tasha, Sarah, Toni and all the awesome ladies who got a Chicktime shirt or donated! They were so grateful for their fun-filled day!
We can’t wait to see what 2018 brings! We hope you will be part of our journey!
(2nd) September Workshop Update:
Had a wonderful morning with the girls at Ozanam today!
The girls enjoyed a few games of Bingo, balloon blow and Root beer Floats!
Thanks to Desiree Wilcox for coming back to volunteer and inviting Trenda! And thanks to Angie and Tasha Avery!
#Blessed!!!
September Update ( 1st workshop)
Thank you to our awesome leaders today Nancy Denzler Oglesby and Sara Minges
who did an amazing job with the girls!
We learned some interesting facts & tips about living healthy, enjoyed a few play therapy games and tasted some green smoothies and orange Julius’s! The girls surprisingly loved the green smoothies the best!
Thank you to all the volunteers who attended this event and made it extra special.
We are hosting another workshop this month….please join us!
August Update:
Wonderful Day at Ozanam with the girls!
Vision Boards & Gifts!
Thank you so much Kim Austin for leading us!
Please join us next month as we have two workshops schedule!!
July Update:
Every month, Chicktime Kansas City has the pleasure of bringing a monthly activity to the girls who live at Cornerstones of Care~Osanam Campus (pictured above). This month was no different. On July 15th, Sarah led us through a morning of art and games. The girls decorated canvases with permanent markers and then spritzed them with alcohol to make the colors run. This technique creates a beautiful watercolor effect. The girls personalized their art by writing an inspirational quote or their names using puffy paint. After the art activity, we played a game where the girls took turns trying to find the right path over a set of 16 tiles placed on the floor. The game was suppose to be a team building activity, but ended early due to some girls getting frustrated with each other and pictures of their art work could not be taken.
The girls reaction to the game we played is the very reason that Chicktime Kansas City keeps coming back. The girls need us! Their histories of abuse, neglect, domestic and community violence, multiple foster homes and psychiatric hospitalizations have lead to emotional and behavioral challenges. Volunteers such as Chicktime play a vital role in helping the girls heal and have a new beginning to reach their full potential.
We would love to have you join us next month as we continue to show the girls we love them….and no matter what will show up for them…through thick and thin!
June Update:
Another wonderful morning with the young ladies at Ozanam! It’s so nice to able to bring activities and workshops to them monthly!
Today Tricia Szasz an amazing Lady brought back the pottery the girls made last month for them to glaze! Last month Part 1 of her workshop was incredible and fun! This month Part 2 was just as incredible and fun!
Can’t wait to see the finished masterpieces!!
We have two workshops scheduled next month! We would love to see you at one of them, but humbled to see you at both!
This month, the KC Chicks met up for a little extra Chicktime at Paper Birch Landing where we painting the night way!
Heather from Paper Birch is graciously reaching out to other local artists in the community to help purchase bath robes & items needed for the girls in Ozanam!
Please let us know if you would like to help =}
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