LINCOLN -- The summer reading program continues and recently, children in Lincoln and Prairie Grove learned about Habitat for Humanity and how to make birdhouses to take care of our feathered friends.
Cami English, development director with Habitat for Humanity of Washington County, talked about the importance of homes and how the organization helps provide homes for families in the area.
Discussions with preschool children and older ones in elementary school can go in all kinds of directions. The children asked good questions and added a lot to the discussion, talking about their own families and pets.
Rylee Remington, 13, of Morrow, talked to children about the importance of homes for birds. Rylee's great-grandfather makes birdhouses and Rylee said he decided he wanted to try one himself. He did such a good job with his first birdhouse, he soon received orders from people who wanted one. Rylee is now making birdhouses and selling them.
He brought the pieces for a birdhouse and let children take turns putting one together.
The theme for the summer reading program this year is "Build a Better World."
General News on 07/19/2017