The Front Porch Gallery
Photos of years of fun, education, and community building.
Photos of years of fun, education, and community building.
Ballet kit - custom for one aspiring ballerina
All the kits ready to go
Book kit - custom for one family
Chalk paint kit
Art supply kit
Chalk kit
Snare drum kit
Wallet kit
Clay kit - custom for one child
Phonics kits at many levels
Baby kit
Book kit - custom for one family
Guessing game
Toddler kit - custom for a three year old
4 and 5 year old kit
Detroit River Race
Draw yourself kit
Advanced beading kit
Easy beading kit
Egg hunt kit
Chocolate making kit
Cherry blossom tree painting kit
Freighter kit
Fishing phonics kit with many levels
Kindness kit
Sturgeon kit
Fat stacks of scrap paper
Lego - Snap Circuits, basic Lego and storage tub
History book kit for a family
Preparing for the cherry blossom kit
Preparing for the cherry blossom kit
Some of the assorted games/books
Math games
This year we have been giving out free Family Activity Kits, online tutoring, online art classes, art and games on the Porch, and giving out gently used bicycles.
Backyard birds bird feeder kit
Animal tracks kit
Boat kit with 5 kinds of boats
Paper animal bobblehead kit
Cloud kit: identification and cloud spotting
Cornstarch finger paint kit
Dogs and cats kit
Drawing animals kit
Learning games kit
Ice Cream in a bag kit
Make a family mural kit
Art bag summer 2023
On the Porch art class fashion croquis by Chloe
On the porch art class painting
On the Porch art class painting by Brielle
On the Porch art class palettes. Kids chose and mixed their own
palettes, learning how to mix.
Robot sculpture by Kynndal
Poncho kit - one for a child, one for their doll
Learning games kit
DIY kaleidoscope kit
Hula hoop, hula hoop games and the book Hula Hoopin Queen
kit
Samurai warrior kit. Origami helmet that is wearable, sticker
mustache and the book Yasuke about a real African samurai
Mother's Day card kit
Build with recycled playing cards kit
Build with skill sticks kit
Dominoes math games kit
Heron's Fountain science kit
Tissue paper flower kit
Scratch golden envelope. Inside a link to learn Scratch to
begin computer programming.
Sidewalk chalk and games kit
Art supplies spring kit
Scrap paper
Drawing pads for the sketching kids
Spelfabet: excellent reading game kit
A kit for two toddlers
Spring fun! Football, basketball and kickball kit
Jump ropes and jump rope rhymes kit
Spelfabet Card games kit
Cartooning kit for 1 middle schooler
Some of the winter kit bags ready to go
books
more books
Black History books
Corduroy book and paper plate Corduroy kit
Yeti kit
Scrap paper
Collage kit
Glitter earring Kit
pH testing kit
Watercolor bookmarks
Glitter snowflake kit
Make crystals kit
Five Little Monkeys kit
DIY Valentine Kit
Design patterns in an African style kit
Make a spiral with math kit
Puzzles
Art supplies in the winter kit
Flyer and bookmark from the Detroit Public
Library
13 math card games kit
DIY mancala and rock identification kit
Make a giant Snowflake and cut out
snowflakes kit
Suncatcher kit
Slime with black light kit
Alphabet soup kit
Blick donations (this was just a part!)
Craft kits that families got along with
their gifts
Robot sculpture from art class by Keniya
Screenprinted and painted bag by Kassidy
Painted shirt by Kassidy
This year was spent giving out free Family Activity Kits, Good Food boxes from Focus Hope, and masks.
Jump Ropes
Beautiful and well made from Jump-Ropes
that "enriches the lives of people with
disabilities". Well used and loved by the kids.
Plants for the terrarium kits: Selaginella which
was around at the time of the dinosaurs
Back to School book bags and supplies
Boxes of Fun! These are just some of the boxes
and bags of kits for the families. This is the
Halloween set.
Kite Kit
Weaving Kit
With links to videos on how Kente cloth is woven
in Africa, how they weave at the Chanel atelier,
how-to video and an idea video.
Treasure boxes by Jordyn, Josiah and Michael
Treasure Box Kit - recycling
Turtles by Jordan, Josiah, and Michael
Turtle kit with craft, book Tally Tuttle
Turns into a Turtle, links to videos about
real turtles and Michigan turtles
Tempera Paint
Clay and Pinata Kit
Pinata Kit included prizes. Clay Kit included a
book on dinosaurs, a skeleton dinosaur to make a
fossil, how to make a cartouche and list of
hieroglyphs, how to make people, glowing eye
decorations, and alphabet beads.
Mask Making Kit with link to video showing
masks around the world
All Are Neighbors from FirstBook
Shark Kit with National Geographic shark book
and links to videos about real sharks
Craft Stick Building Kit
Water Race Kit with links to a video about
adhesion and cohesion
Magic Tricks Kit and Magic Wand kit
Scary Books: The Dark Thirty and Mister
Shivers
Spider Hat Kit with links to videos about real
spiders 
Light Up LifeSavers Kit with explanation of why
they light up when they crack
Play Kit includes marbles and instructions, Great
Games book, sidewalk chalk, The World
Belonged to Us from FirstBook, and a Rhino
playground ball
Treasure Bag Kit
Seed Race Kit with chart to record data and link
to video about growing seeds
Maraca Kit
Fast Car Kit that uses LifeSavers and it really
rolls. Links to a video on simple machines.
Glow in the Dark Bracelet Kit and explanation why
the pigment in the beads glows
Caterpillar and Butterfly Kit with National
Geographic butterfly book and video links about real
butterflies
Halloween Trading Treasure Hunt Kit with prizes
Recycled Paper Beads Kit
Bat Kit from Nature Watch with links to video
about real bats and to a read aloud story about
bats.
Washable crayon t-shirt
by Jeffrey
Washable crayon t-shirts
by Je'Bria
Washable Crayon T-Shirt Kit
Washable crayon t-shirts by Jordyn, Josiah and
Michael
Global Water Quality Kit filtering water by
Jeffrey and Mikey
Global Water Quality Kit
Tie Dye shirt by Sharkia
Tie Dye Shirt by Keniya
Tie Dye Shirt by Kahmed
Tie Dye by Gabriella
Tie Dye Kit
Tiny House Design Kit with links to videos Iggy
Peck Architect read aloud, room design and
house design
Ancient Egyptian Game of Senet Kit with links
to how-to with history, and Egyptian history
Isaac Newton's Color Disk Kit
Nine Men's Morris Game Kit (Three in a Row)
Spooky Light Up Castle Kit
Finished puppets by Jordyn, Josiah, and
Michael
Paper Airplane Kit with links to understand
the forces of flight
PomPom Kit
Bubble Kit with 3 levels of activities and links
to videos explaining the colors and properties of
bubbles
Two levels of cookbooks
Fairy Tale Play pop up book, DIY
characters, ans a DIY pop up card kit
Tempera Kit and links to techniques and color
mixing videos
Family Tree kit with links for parents to do a
more extensive family tree. Also the books Glory
and Born on the Water.
Thaumatrope Spinner Kit with explanation of
persistence of vision
Color Changing Bracelet Kit and links to videos
explaining why it changes color
Old Woman Who Swallowed A Fly Kit. Includes
book, paper bag puppet kit that can swallow, and
extra animal puppet.
Bracelet Kit completed by Keniya
Tempera Paintings by Sharika and Gabriella
Terrarium Kit with links to videos on water cycle,
how-to, and how-to get more for free from your
backyard.
Oobleck Kit with how to video and explanation of
non-newtonian liquids, crown to be the king.
Mermaid Kit with book The Mermaid or Mermaid
A Tale of Two Sisters
Drawing Kit for older kids who are serious about
drawing.
Squirrel Mixed Media Kit, with video link to real
squirrel video and squirrel story This is a Taco
3D Drawing Kit with video link to how to and why 3D works
Shark Kit. Fossil shark tooth necklace, Science Comics Shark book from FirstBooks, links to videos about real sharks and about identifying shark teeth fossils.
Napkin Doll Fashion Kit
Magnifying Glass Kit with specimens
Real life size Mummy Kit with links to videos
about mummies and a pop up mummy book
Learning Games and Workbooks
Locking Journal Kit and Journal Prompts
Popsicle Kit with molds and recipes for many
frozen treats, including healthy recipes.
Seahorse Kit with Mister Seahorse book,
seahorse craft kits and links to the read aloud and
a videos about real seahorses
Bucket Drum Kit with rudiments on paper and links
to basic bucket drumming, advanced and the rudiments
played.
From art class: using Story Jumper to design
characters
From art class: making mini food from clay
A Valentine's Day bracelet made by a student at Wayne Elementary
A Valentine's Day bracelet made by a student at Wayne Elementary
Making Valentine's Day cards
Making Valentine's Day cards
Making Valentine's Day cards
Making cards for the All About Animals Shelter
to use as thank you notes
University of Missouri Alternative Spring Break students 2018
Missouri students and Wayne Elementary students made watercolor scale models of the solar system.
Spacing out the planets
Measuring
Measuring
Gluing the planets
Beautifully painted planets
Saturn
Mulberry paint right from the tree
More mulberry painting 
Making a Pig Puppet for Reader's Theater
Making a Pig Puppet for Reader's Theater
Monarch caterpillar at Front Porch garden. Photo by Shamaya P.
Monarch caterpillar at Front Porch garden.
Photo by Shamaya P.
Camp. Two tents. Many bikes and swim towels.
Camp.
Campfire for s'mores at the neighborhood play
lot. The kids and teens can now set it up, serve
each other and make the fire themselves. Adults
supervise only.
A group of kids painted, glittered, installed
doors and stocked the give a book/take a
book house. The doors were ripped off within a
week, replaced and ripped off again.
Advocacy: where kids can ask for the help they
need to succeed in school.
After walking a mile to take the DDOT bus,
waiting for the Tunnel bus, crossing the border to
Canada, swimming for hours at Adventure Bay, the
kids take a look back at Detroit and what a
fisherman is catching.
A group of kids repainted/glittered the border
for the Front Porch garden box.
More border wood for the garden.
A Lego car for the Whistle Stop Hobby Shop Lego
contest.
Lego creations for the Whistle Stop Hobby Shop
Lego contest.
Lego science for Wayne Elementary with the
University of Missouri students.
Lego science for Wayne Elementary with the
University of Missouri students. One Lego car
design.
A teacher, Ms. Neal, asked that the University of
Missouri students work with the 5th graders on body
systems. Here they play Skeletons in the Closet.
Making a gift envelope for a hand made envelope.
Mother's Day art activities at Wayne Elementary
2017 Masks from Halloween Activities at Wayne Elementary
A Halloween monster using watercolor blow painting at Wayne Elementary.
Another Halloween monster.
Mummy Wrap game at the playlot at the neighborhood
Halloween party.
Holiday book of choice, second grade.
Holiday book of choice for another class.
Front Porch Kids spent the afternoon with
International students from the University of
Michigan Law School and Great Communities Now
cleaning up a lot in the neighborhood.
Home made pinata for the Halloween party at the
neighborhood lot.
Poutine: Traditional Canadian food the kids tried
after watching the Buskerfest in Walkerville,
WIndsor, Ontario. Not a fry was left on this plate.
A small group of kids went to the Robot Garage in
Grosse Pointe. They built elaborate structures and
experimented with the lego robots.
More built at the robot garage.
Snow Angel made near the porch.
2015 T-shirt making on the Porch
Ice Cream making on the Porch. A peppermint
creation.
Painting together on the sidewalk.
Embroidery by a very patient teen on the Porch.
Holiday books of choice donated by the SEVA Team.
Snow wall built by kids on the Porch. A lot of
hard work and engineering.
Clay rings made on the Porch with marble jewels.
Puppet kit from ConnectUs. A child at Wayne
Elementary wrote a story.
Making salt dough clay
University of Missouri helping in Advocacy
Making paper flowers on the Porch
