HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 03-29 Children, seniors share a special relationship REVIEW Children , seniors s
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By Kathy Holmes
The Kinderhaus Child Care and
Development Center and the Maplewood 1
Care Center have a special
relationship. �. � • ''
Once a month, the toddlers and the ," a
elderly of Maplewood get together at one " •
of their places for craft activities and �' § -
snacks. The children learn, the elderly �" • :'
receive gifts, and both groups enjoy the
exposure to a world many years from `,<
their own.
March 21 was a full day at Kinderhaus. ,
The residents from the care center �� ,
helped the children dye Easter eggs and
make construction paper eggs. A furry
house guest, Tovar the cougar, caused
curiosity and allowed himself to be petted
by wide-eyed observers. `
Dee Prust,a resident at the Maplewood - .
Care Center, announced faithfully with
child and cougar on her lap, "I come 'f"
every year when they have the cougar."
The cougar belongs to a company called .
Cougars Unlimited. Once based in St. 4
Paul, and now in Arlington, it brings .
animals to school systems and
educational programs all over the
country. A representative teaches , ,
children about wildlife and endangered
species with one animal at a time. ,i„
When the Kinderhaus children go to the
JUSTIN LUTH takes a second look at the construction paper egg that he gave to
Maplewood Care Center,they bring along
construction paper and other craft sup- Myrtle Mancuso when she visited Kinderhaus from the Maplewood Care Center.
More pictures of the residents and children can be found inside.
plies,said Don Renneke,vice president of
Kinderhaus. What the children make is
redheaded boy, said, "You look like my resident at the Maplewood Care Center,
many times given to their older helpers as
a gift. grandson!" Mrs. Mancuso managed her where she began living in December,
house for 18 years after she suffered a 1977. Though confined to a wheelchair,
Myrtle Mancuso, receiving a con- stroke. When she recovered from a she still touches the lives of Kinderhaus
struction paper egg and a kiss from a second stroke, she decided to become a youngsters.