We talked about where the holiday originated briefly. They didn’t care. They did love the special food. They loved delivering their valentines They loved the games. They loved ( kind […]
Pre-Valentines Fun
Our holiday parties are more of a week – long / day long celebration. Too many structured activities makes for very anxious unsettled children. We started celebrating Valentines today. You […]
Teaching Shapes
I could hold up a flash card of a heart or we could paint 100 hearts. Which will I remember? I could hold up color cards and sing color songs […]
So Much Engagement
Children learn more and dig deeper when allowed more time. I’ll give you examples from today. In short periods of time the children will go in the dress up area […]
Coaching Little Humans
Free play ! That’s what today consisted of. That’s not a terrible thing. The kids have not seen each other for a week. They missed playing with each other. The […]
National Peanut Butter Day
Today was one of the “national” holidays we count up to for fun. Today is National Peanut Butter Day. We made peanut butter / Cheerios cookie clusters. But first – […]
Monday Monday
Mondays are sometimes hard. Today wasn’t too bad. Everyone was here. We celebrated Journey turning 4. Today was SUPER LOUD. Is it th me weather change we are expecting? As […]
Determination
Do you realize how BIG it is that 3 kiddos played in the light room for an hour straight ? The average attention span of a three year old is […]
What’s With the Fairy Lights?
Before Christmas I ordered two new sets of fairy lights. I LOVE fairy lights in our room. I think the aesthetic of a room can be as important as materials […]