Berks County Parks and Recreation drawing out creativity with chalk at Reading park - Reading Eagle

Reading, PA —

A blue heron swooped down into the water of the Tulpehocken Creek Saturday morning while a Pottstown boy in nearby Stonecliffe Recreation Area was hard at work drawing.

“My son started out drawing dashes,” Kate Mishriki, 34, said of the artwork of her 4-year-old son, Sebastian Baglivo, during Chalk Art in the Park at the recreation area off of Route 12. “He likes making dashes. I told him it was like the river, and then he drew fishes.”

The Pottstown family arrived early Saturday for Chalk Art in the Park, a function of the Berks County Parks and Recreation department.

Mishriki said she learned about the fun activity on macaronikid.com, a website that lists events for children.

“We are always looking for activities,” she said. “I am a member of the Reading Public Museum. We decided to come to Reading to start the day. Later, we are going to Philadelphia.”

Special to the Reading Eagle: Jeff Doelp | Grayson Gerveman, 4, Sinking Spring, is ready to exercise his creativity Saturday with a bucket of chalk during Chalk Art in the Park at Stonecliffe Recreation Area in Reading.

After drawing a river of dashes, Sebastian was not yet ready to leave.

Mishriki held her 15-month-old daughter, Jane Baglivo, while Sebastian climbed on the playground equipment, making new friends.

“He's getting a lot of exercise,” Mishriki said. “This is really nice.”

Becky Richards, recreation program supervisor, said the chalk art event provides a fun activity for children as the summer comes to a close.

“There are a lot of families on vacation,” Richards said.

The activity also featured an environmental education program provided by stewards in the Master Watershed Steward Penn State Extension program.

The stewards drew maps with colorful chalk to show how water flows from creeks in Berks County eventually to the Atlantic Ocean.

Richard Cattermole, 65, of Upper Bern Township, explained how most of the water flows from the Tulpehocken Creek to the Schuylkill River.

Cattermole said the water runs to the Delaware Bay and winds up in the ocean.

Special to the Reading Eagle: Jeff Doelp | A young artist creates an image with chalk on Saturday morning at Chalk Art in the Park.

Kevin Lugo, 28, Reading sustainability and solid waste manager, shared that a healthy river has a rocky bottom.

He said too much sediment flowing into the river can damage the water.

While the chalk art activity was going on, neighborhood children were playing basketball, jogging and riding skateboards and bikes at the park.

Organizers said Chalk Art in the Park provided another activity in Reading to keep children busy before school starts.

Contact Holly Herman: 610-371-5029 or hherman@readingeagle.com.

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