The creation of Tapir kicked off in 2012, with Tapir’s Coloring Contest, wherein two BFT kids were given creativity awards and a special prize for their enthusiastic coloring efforts.
Within Tapir’s program, all children who come into care through BFT will get a Color-Your-Own Tapir coloring page, where they are encouraged to create and color their own Tapir. By summer 2012, our goal is for every child under twelve (or as appropriate) to receive a stuffed Tapir animal and Tapir’s first storybook, Tapir Visits a Foster Family.
Tapir’s program operates under the belief that children are aided mentally and emotionally by creative and expressive therapies and means including play, art and stories. We encourage parents, foster parents, therapists and other caregivers to read Tapir’s stories to their kids in care, encourage coloring, play, expression, and understanding of foster care and adoption through Tapir’s program.
For more info on Tapir, contact Jill Adamson at: Jilla@bringingfamiliestogether.com
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