Today we opened two Christmas gifts from Grahams great grandmother. ( Thank you !) Kids are generally excited about ANY new toy but teachers aren’t always equally excited. Today I […]

We are changing up tradition a little this year. We always do the handprint snowmen on a round bulb. I do change up the colors of the bulb. Today we […]

Traditions are another structure that builds resilience in children and families. I heard another provider tell her families tradition the other day. She said they light candles on Christmas Eve […]

The day started off a little rocky as a couple littles didn’t want to leave mom after such a long break. Understandable!! Kudos to the mommas who knew they were […]

This the season when I feel the pressure to send home crafts. It starts at Halloween and runs through Christmas. I lovingly call the craptivities. Alas here we are. Yesterday […]

I had a stack of Thanksgiving books ready to read this week. Then yesterday happened. Children did t want to talk about Thanksgiving they were excited about snow. I did […]

Today on my radar was to begin conversations about what Thanksgiving is. Not really what Thanksgiving is but what being thankful means. We started our discussion this morning with what […]

The children played outside for three hours today. THREE GLORIOUS red leaves falling , mailman sighting, breakfast on stumps hours of JOY. We did take a break and come inside […]

Years ago Mr Randy installed a pulley on the playground with a bucket. He taught the children how to put toys on it and pull them up and down. We […]

I have had this activity prepped for a couple weeks and just never got around to using it. The intention was one of two things : Children will find the […]