This has been a very busy week. It seems there has been schedules and deadlines and visitors all week. We did have a couple parent visitors this morning . In the parent meeting I encouraged all parents to try to spend an hour a week in preschool. It helps you to know what we […]
Category: <span>cooking with kids</span>
Hopper Hunts For Spring . So Do We.
If you are tired of cold weather clap your hands If you are tired of cold weather clap your hands If you are tired of cold weather and you think warm would be much better… If you are tired of cold weather clap your hands. Ok, that is it. Find that ground hog and […]
Cherry Yumminess
What a slow wonderful day today was ! We still have friends out sick .The strange thing is they seem to all be different things like the flu, ears, throwing up…. Whatever it is, I am ready for it to BE GONE. This is getting a bit crazy. For small groups The kids played a […]
Monkey Bread !
I usually blog when the kids are napping .Today as I was getting my pictures together I thought ” Debbie ! You plan your busiest days when Dallas is not here. Are you CRAZY! Randy and I are used to working alone but I need to remember to save the high energy days for when […]
Hot Hot Hot….
One of the songs that we have been singing is called ” Let’s Play in the Snow” talked about going inside and drinking something warm. I try to have a cooking experience once a week and USUALLY they are on Wednesday. Today we baked cookies ( Ha! The kind already made up in the fridge […]
Pumpkin Pie Playdoh
This morning we made pumpkin pie playdoh. Cooking with kids not only just builds awesome memories but it also teaches kids math skills like counting and measuring. Literacy skills like knowing that print has meaning as Ms Dallas reads the recipe. Other things that we learn also are the internet is a powerful tool and […]
Show and Tell !
Today seemed as hectic as yesterday. Both days there have been three of us here and we all have felt a little CRAZY! 🙂 Maybe it’s the weather change ? The kids havent been BAD ( whatever your definition of that might be ) . They have just been very busy and very … very… […]
Holy Guacamole ! What a day !
Today hasnt necessarily been bad. Randy had an important task in Springdale this morning at 930 so Dallas and I were on our own. For some reason mid morning I decided to let the kids help me get lunch together. We made homemade pizzas on whole grain english muffins. That went really well but left […]
Pineapple upside down cake cooking !
Today has been another hectic day. I am not sure why other than Dallas wasnt here and I have gotten rather used to her extra set of hands. But close your eyes now and imagine cooking with 16 preschoolers . That can make things seem just a little chaotic. The kids love cooking . Usually […]
The Crows Solution
We have had a very busy day today. While small groups were going on some of the kids were at the other end of the table making nest from a glue water solution and small pieces of yarn. This was another exercise in patience and following directions. Asking preschoolers ( especially boys ) to pick […]