• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
El Cerrito Preschool Cooperative

El Cerrito Preschool Cooperative

Play, Learn and Grow at ECPC

  • About
    • About ECPC
    • Our Philosophy
    • Our Teachers
    • Our Facilities
    • Upcoming Events
      • Pumpkin Promenade
    • History of ECPC
  • Co-op Life
    • Parent Involvement
    • Messy Art Day
    • Videos
    • Photos
    • Alumni
  • Admissions
    • AM and PM Programs
    • Open Houses
    • Enrollment
    • Tuition
  • Support ECPC
    • Support ECPC
    • Wish List
  • Contact Us
    • Contact
    • Job Opportunities
  • Members Only

Take a Peek Inside the Magical Winter Forest

November 13, 2019

It all starts with milk jugs. 700 of them, in fact. For six weeks, starting in mid-November, ECPC members collected empty milk jugs daily from our partners in crime at Peets Coffee and Starbucks. They washed them out, piled them up, and brought them over to ECPC where they awaited their New Year’s Eve transformation.

Then, after Christmas, members took the ornaments off their trees and brought them over to the school, where they too would be recycled into what has become a favorite annual tradition at ECPC – the Magical Forest.

On New Year’s Eve, while many were preparing for their evening parties or settled at home watching the 49ers close out their season with their fifth consecutive win or the Raiders finish with a fourth straight loss, over a dozen ECPC members gathered at school to transform our huge front yard sandbox into a spectacular forest, at the front of which sits the pièce de résistance — a giant igloo. Some planned the layout, others sawed and planted the trees, while another group of dedicated engineers glued, zip-tied and constructed the igloo from scratch.

Seeing the kids’ faces as they walk into this winter wonderland on the first day back to school is a highlight of the year for us, and we know parents, alums and friends enjoy it too.

If you have a child under 3 and are considering ECPC, come to our Open House Sunday, January 12, from 10am – 12pm, and let your child see the magic themselves.

Many thanks to Peets on Solano and Starbucks on Solano and at El Cerrito Plaza for their generous donations of empty milk jugs, all the ECPC families who donated their leftover trees and helped build the forest, and Patrick, our Magical Forest Coordinator! We couldn’t do it without all of you.

File_001
igloo-indoor
File_001 (2)
Magical Forest and Igloo 2018
igloo3
igloo1
igloo2
igloo-joe
2018 Magical Forest and Igloo

Find more photos on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

Photo credits: Linda Craig, Sasha Tierney and Patrick Stockstill.

Filed Under: Magic Forest, Open House

Primary Sidebar

Contact us today!

  • (510) 526-1916
  • admin@ecpckids.com
Donate

Footer

El Cerrito Preschool Cooperative

7200 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito, CA 94530
(510) 526-1916
Enrollment information: admin@ecpckids.com
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Phone
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Members and Alumni

Join the Alumni Mailing List
Member Portal
Donate
2022 Best of Parents Press Top 5
  • About
    • About ECPC
    • Our Philosophy
    • Our Teachers
    • Our Facilities
    • Upcoming Events
      • Pumpkin Promenade
    • History of ECPC
  • Co-op Life
    • Parent Involvement
    • Messy Art Day
    • Videos
    • Photos
    • Alumni
  • Admissions
    • AM and PM Programs
    • Open Houses
    • Enrollment
    • Tuition
  • Support ECPC
    • Support ECPC
    • Wish List
  • Contact Us
    • Contact
    • Job Opportunities
  • Members Only

 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.