Dear Santa

Christmas is a great time to get kitties excited about writing. Everyone wants to write a letter to Santa. And that’s how we learn “to write” through play.

Positive Intent

Today was a day of getting back in routine. It’s hard for littles to be gone 4 days and return to school to listen , to be in large groups […]

Happy Thanksgiving

Today we made turkey headbands. Some children needed more help than others. That’s ok! Our ages range from a young 3 to 5 and not all children develop the same […]

Thankful Stick

Our day started off doing all the crafty handprint things While their hands were painted I decided to jump on the Christmas a little too. Might as well 🤷🏻‍♀️ My […]

Thanksgiving

During Thanksgiving I focus on the meanings of “thankful” and “ gratitude.” We might read a book about the first thanksgiving but honestly it’s too much for littles to understand. […]

Homemade Pie

Today we read the book “ There was an old lady who swallowed a pie.” We’ve read several books in this series. This was the one written for Thanksgiving. First […]

Games

I know you guys are thinking I never see Debbie playing games with the kids. Do you know why? Have you tried to really play a game with a child? […]

Turkey Handprints

Today we did turkey handprints after reading a book introducing Thanksgiving. I showed them how to trace their hand to make the turkey Then the creations took on a life […]

Cooking Day

My house smells so wonderful right now. I want to grab my Christmas decorations and start putting them up everywhere. Today we made homemade cranberry applesauce. First we had to […]

Watercolors

Today we experimented with water colors We took the black lined turkey drawing we did yesterday and added a little color Water colors are a lot like any other paint […]