1. Children's Studio Christmas Market 2012 This year’s Christmas Market was held on Saturday, December 3 rd from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event was absolutely SPECTACULAR! The weather was great, the turnout was excellent, and we were fortunate to have so many families and friends participating in all our activities. Our thanks to everyone for all the generous donations of items to support our Bake sale and Rummage sale, and who helped us at this year’s event. We could never pull off such a significant community service effort without all of our wonderful Children’s Studio families and Staff. Thanks for supporting our school’s community service mission!

2. Arts and Crafts At work in the craft room! Marshmallow SnowmanChristmas Stockings Santa’s Reindeer Face PaintingOrnament Creations Our Entire Staff Was Ready With an Array of Arts and Crafts. The Choice of designs For face Painting were Endless! Our Entire Staff Was Ready With an Array of Arts and Crafts. The Choice of designs For face Painting were Endless!

3. Market Room Fresh Mozzarella from La Bella Salumeria Deli, Union City Laura Sophia Jewelry Anna Prokos Author of “The Lucky Cake” Bake Sale for Handmade for Hospitals Flower pens and Hair Bows Custom made by Sarah and Grace Shanley Homemade Christmas crafts

4. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Fighting Childhood Cancer Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) has funded more than 200 research projects at more than 50 institutions. In addition, ALSF is able to provide financial and educational resources to families through our childhood cancer programs. We raised $250.00!

5. Pictures With Santa A special visit from Santa Claus A Very special Thank you to Santa for spending the afternoon with us!

6. Entertainment Room The Becton Regional choir spreads some Christmas cheer. Kindergarten &Prek sing Their hearts out for family and Friends. Puppet show with Cheryl Scoles Allergo Dance Studio performs to some cultural tunes. Interactive Puppet show, the children are invited to participate. Aspiring Dance Students!!

7. More Special Events We collected Over 75 pairs of mittens for needy families in Bergen County. BRAVO! We Raised $350.00 worth of materials for Handmade 4 Hospitals Beautifully Handmade gifts made by kids, FOR kids! A youth-based organization that makes handmade gifts for children in hospitals. Hair braiding (Ms Laura) and eye threading (Ms Judy) contributed to the $350.00 donated to Christmas is for Children

8. From all of us at Children's Studio Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!