Jewish Family Services is excited to host the “Elders are Our Superheroes” exhibit, a project of the Greater Richmond Age Wave and United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg. The project was created by William Fox Elementary students, who made special pieces of art showing the special “powers” of their grandparents. This is a fantastic opportunity for children to illustrate their deep connection with their grandparents, and the value of older adults in our community. The pieces reflect the wide range of diversity and traditions of families in our community, as well as the unique traits that make grandparents a “superhero” to their grandkids. The exhibit will be up through the summer at the JFS office.
More info at: Elders are Our Superheroes
Below are a few of the great pieces of arts kids created for the exhibit!
“This is my Grandma. We call her Dida, which is Grandma in India. She has love powers. Love Dida is her super name.”-Nasifa, Grade 1
“My Grandmother is great at sewing! I gave her sewing powers. She thinks it and it’s sewn!”-Beth, grade 2
This is my Grandma. Her super power is sewing clothes. She can do it super fast! In one night it’s finished! Her super power name is SUPER GRAN!”-Adelei, Grade 1
“How my Grandma’s super power works is: She can find fossils anywhere. Her super name is Fossil Woman.”-Arelis, Grade 2
“This is my Oma. Her super name is “Oma Spoon Lady”. Her super power is that she flies around and drops samples of her food because she is a really good cook and makes her own recipes.”-Nielah, Grade 4
“This is my Grandpa. He uses cookies to defeat the bad guys. COOKIE Power.”-Ian, Grade 4
“This is my Super Grandpa. he is super strong. He wears sunglasses and can disappear. He is a magician, he is flexible, he skateboards, he breathes fire, he was a legend. He served in World War II !”-Matthew, grade 4
