Good Afternoon!

This morning we offered a loose parts activity with playdough.  We simply added rings and sticks along with the playdough… and imaginations blossomed into all sorts of creations.  Most friends started by stacking the beads on the sticks.  As time progressed and friends explored, we saw all kinds of ideas take shape into porcupines, jellyfish, sea turtles, fish with nests and babies and even a cat in a bed.  Just adding a couple of components that are outside of the norm, sends the mid of a child into new realms of thought!

At the sensory table, we offered a “water marble run building center”.  Kids were able to explore the way water flows and how to best put pieces together working with gravity.  Friends chose to engage in a great deal of cooperative building.  In the beginning, several kids worked on their own “water-run”, but as the project evolved, most of the kids teamed up to build one enormous water-run in the center of the table.  Their creation gave the classroom a whimsical Dr Suess feel with so many colorful wheels and funnels.

We sure felt the heat today so we offered several different water opportunities including the water table, individual trays, and the large blue tuff tray. We made sure to stay cool and the shade from our large tree sure helped!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh grapes.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat bread/flatbread, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack-Air popped-corn with raisins

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-18

Good Afternoon!

We started our morning by reading books. Several friends chose books from our reading shelves for Miss Tina to read to us. The babies explored the books on the shelves too. Some friends chose books to look at individually.

We made our way to the kitchen to engage with puzzles. We let our friends gradually work their way up to more complex puzzles, and they all did great at solving the puzzles presented to them. A few of our friends who were only able to complete up to 4-piece puzzles in the past, mastered 7 or 8 piece puzzles this morning!

We enjoyed water play this morning. A friend shared that there were “bugs in the water,” pointing out the colorful, plastic insects in the water tray. Other friends used watering cans to explore the water table or sat by a water tin to explore leaves. Our babies engaged with the trucks by the ramps with their older friends.

Our friends all enjoyed yogurt popsicles this afternoon. Thank you Miss Ashley for making pops with leftover yogurt and strawberry pieces!

Breakfast:  Corn Chex cereal and fresh strawberries/mango.

Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla with peanut butter, 1/2 mozzarella cheese stick, fresh pineapple, and cooked carrots and broccoli.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat bagel with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and homemade yogurt with fruit popsicles.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-17

Good Afternoon!

This morning friends explored a tray filled with dry grains and loose parts.  Several friends became interested in finding all of the individual corn kernels and collecting them in a can.  A group worked together carefully sorting through the tiny pieces, pushing their fine motor skills to the limit.  The sound of the kernels on the metal can reminded them of popped corn popping, so they pretended they were making popcorn. 

We use a lot of “loose parts” play at Wee Friends because it has so many benefits for your child’s development.  Play that is open-ended requires higher level thinking and creativity to figure out how to use the objects provided.  Loose parts foster a more experimental nature to play, giving kids time and space to try things and problem solve which is less likely in structured activities. 

Outside, we created a variety of water exploration areas.  A favorite was the large tray filled with floating pieces of bark and colored bugs.  The kids made the wood into boats for the bugs.  They experimented with weight, size and balance, finding the perfect combination to create a “bug boat”.  The kids moved the water to create wind and waves, watching how the boats moved with the flow of the water.  This is a great example of play based learning as kids are exploring concepts of science during play.

Breakfast– Puffins cereal with fresh pineapple/watermelon.

Lunch– Melted shredded cheese quesadillas on whole wheat tortilla (option for refried beans!), fresh pineapple/pears/watermelon, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-17

Reminder:  Wee Friends will be closed next Monday, June 23-Friday, July 4th for our summer vacation.  Thank you!

We began our morning engaged in a variety of activities.  Cece was up on the reading steps choosing books from the shelf, another friend was cooking with the food in the housekeeping kitchen, and Charlotte and two other friends were busy building a stack of BounceBlocks to stand on.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in the bird seed/rice sensory table.  We were scooping using plastic egg halves, scoops and cups.  We also explored and named the rubber bugs that were in the mixture.

We then headed outside to engage in a variety of activities.  Cece and another friend engaged with their toys on the blanket, Clark engaged with building with sticks in the sandbox and riding bikes down the hill, 2 other friends rode bikes down the hill, Charlotte worked on her balancing skills on a balance bike, and she and another friends drew with markers at the art table.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat pasta with marinara and shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh pear slices and cooked green beans.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and fresh strawberries.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumber.

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-16

Good Afternoon!

At the art center this morning, we enjoyed emerging our bodies in the painting process! Putting our hands in paint is always a strong draw, and when their is a draw there is usually a reason developmentally. Kids are extremely hands on and need their bodies sensory systems to be fully stimulated in order to learn best. All of this explains the natural pull toward hands in paint! 

Finger painting is always better when there is a printing option thrown into the mix :).

Sand has been extremely popular as a request among our class.  It was requested again today, and following the interest we put together something that satisfied what friends were wanting to explore but had an aspect that was novel and stimulating for new ideas.

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Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with shredded chicken and kidney beans, fresh mango/pineapple, and fresh cucumber/carrot/broccoli.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot/broccoli.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-16

Happy Friday and Happy Graduation Day!

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Homemade english muffin pizzas, fresh watermelon/banana, and fresh cucumber/carrot/pepper.

PM snack– Pretzels and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper/carrot.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-13

Happy Friday!  Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and bananas.

Lunch:  Turkey lunch meat and cream cheese roll-ups, whole grain wheat tortillas, watermelon slices and cooked peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and Colby-Jack block cheese slices.

Wee Sprout:  Red bell peppers.

Have a great weekend and Happy Father’s Day to all of our wonderful daddies!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-13

Good afternoon!

Our friends explored the peg stackers and beads this morning. They worked on choosing different shape beads from the basket and then placing it on a peg. Some friends chose to sort the different shapes and separated them on their pegs.

We built with waffle blocks, looked at the fish swim in the fish tank, or rocked on the rocking chair with a friend.

Our friends then moved to the Habi-trail area to climb in the plastic blocks with balls.

We then headed outside to engage in our favorite activities. We played with balls by placing them in buckets to walk around with or by tossing them to play catch with another friend. A friend played in the housekeeping area, using a spoon to “cook.” Another warm day meant more water play; our friends enjoyed exploring the different water play stations.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh watermelon slices and yellow bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack: Sunflower seeds with Triscuits crackers.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-12

Good Afternoon!

Our soon to be five graduating preschoolers worked on their graduation banner this morning! Each child got a space to draw what they wished—a few peers worked together and eventually, started drawing their pictures together. We can’t wait to display it for our graduation ceremony later this week!

We dove into waterplay outside this morning.  We spent much of the morning in the beautiful weather, exploring all the ways we could interact with water.  We collected and sorted shells while engaged in cooperative group play at the largest tray.  At another we investigated water movement and volume.  We also enjoyed choosing a personal water try with a variety of loose part components.  Water play has a wide variety of developmental benefits for young children including scientific exploration, creativity, social emotional learning and emotional regulation.  If you are interested in learning more about the benefits of water play, follow the link below.

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/importance-sand-and-water-play

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon/banana, and fresh cucumber/green beans.

PM snack– Corn chips with hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/green beans.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-11

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh watermelon/banana, and fresh snap peas/cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter and seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/snap peas/carrot.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-12