Despite the wintery mix outside, we were warm and cozy inside Wee Friends. We have been BUSY today! The other day we exchanged stuffed animals and skirts for new ones from the basement. Friends have had a blast exploring these new-to-them materials. The iguanas and koala are popular choices for friends’ imaginary play.

Back in habitrail, some friends created a maze out of plastic and wood blocks. They needed the steps to avoid stepping on the hot lava—”We can’t touch the lava, guys!”

Today friends also had the opportunity to explore our dried corn and bean sensory bin. There was lots of scooping, pouring, sorting and mixing going on!

Kindergarten: To expand upon the work that our kindergarteners naturally do each and every day, we sometimes have friends complete a habitrail log. In this journal they draw a picture of their work and write about it. Today Elizabeth and Addi made the sun, Earth, Mars and Pluto out of trio blocks, as well as some vehicles. Below, you can see Elizabeth’s detailed drawing of one of her cars. At first she was concerned about how to make the wheels a perfect circle, until she decided to trace bottle caps!

Wee Sprouts: Pea pods. Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with fresh plums. Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat tortillas, cucumbers, apples and strawberries. Snack: Multigrain tortilla chips and refried beans.

Link to the photo album: WF 2/24/16

Please stay safe driving tonight! –Jessica