Happy Monday!
What a great start to our week!
Enjoy the pictures from our day.
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh pears.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded pork, fresh watermelon/pears, and fresh cucumber/carrots/pepper.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/peppers.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullNwFSJQexQHPjamXhg
Good Afternoon and happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend.
This morning friends enjoyed engaging with the colorful interstar connector activity.
We also enjoyed the large wooden blocks. We enjoy sitting on them as well as standing and then jumping off of them.
We then headed outside an had a great time. The weather was perfect!
Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with cinnamon and oranges.
Lunch: Whole wheat Penne noodles with butter and shredded turkey, corn and apples.
Snack: Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh Orange peppers.
Have a lovely night!
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullNszVb_sfKzqD-IwfQ
Happy Friday!
What a full morning we had!
We decided to head out on a walk this morning where we saw a police car parked on the side of the road, various types of flowers, TONS of American flags, and a weehicle (a white van just like ours!).
We even stopped at one point to do a few activities: jumping jacks, toe touches, and tree pose!
When we got back, we got the water table going which lead into water/mud play!
What a GLORIOUS morning.
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pineapple.
Lunch– Turkey and cheddar cheese sandwiches on whole wheat bread/tortilla, fresh watermelon, and fresh cucumber/pepper.
PM snack– Block cheddar cheese with pretzels.
Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.
Have a wonderful weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/20
Good Afternoon and happy Friday!
PLEASE NOTE: WF/WWF will be closed Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. Also, please bring you child at least two pairs of summer clothes for their extra’s bin. Thank you.
Today, we had an extra dose of sensory play! We enjoyed both activities but I think one definitely won out over the other. 
First, we enjoyed he sensory table with a black beans and rice mixture. Then we headed outside to have some water play! We LOVED being able to use the water table, as well as simply just having fun in the water and sand.
WHAT A GREAT FRIDAY!!!!
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and apples.
Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, fresh cucumbers and watermelon.
Snack: Pretzel’s and mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers.
Have a fabulous weekend.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullNoSHrao4yRd3LfEbA
Good Afternoon!
Rowan took Miss Nina around this morning to look for treasure (aka small pebbles, pieces of our towels, fuzz, string). When she found enough treasure, she went to the art table and drew a map of the classroom environment. She marked on the map where she found treasure and then walked around the classroom, identifying the spaces on the map where treasure was found! What an authentic learning experience involving maps and documentation!
We are loving our new blocks in our outdoor environment. Daniel was a little frustrated this morning as he was putting the new trucks down the ramp, stating, “they’re not going down the ramp fast enough!”
He thought about it and after he was given a few suggestions, he went and grabbed a green bucket to so that the ramp could lean on the lip of the bucket. He tried out his problem solving technique and eventually yelped, “It makes it go faster!”
Several friends took chalk and used it on the cement and on the chalkboard this morning! Letters could be seen on the chalkboard as well as a few words! A teacher was standing nearby just in case there were any questions regarding letters or letter formation.
Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh pears.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh pineapple/banana, and fresh snap peas/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with sunflower seeds.
Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/cucumber.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/19
Good Afternoon.
Today, as we were listening to music… Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes came on. One of our three year old’s did excellent with all the motions to the song. Most of her friends were watching her movements and were excited to see her act out the motions for them too see and later imitate.
We enjoyed the outdoors and beating the heat that is coming our way!
Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and apples.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter nd red beans, broccoli and pears.
Snack: Pumpkin seeds and whole wheat crackers.
Have a wonderful night.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullNhs_77GUWgc_wWdIg
Good Afternoon!
Mack and Daniel sat down to play a math game that uses dice. Each player has wooden pegs ranging from 1 to 10. They roll two dice and depending on the pegs they have showing, they’ll add or subtract the two dice so that they can put a peg down. For examples, Mack rolled a 5 and a 2. He already had the number 7 down so he decided to subtract the two numbers. He figured out that the answer was 3 so he put the 3 peg down. Evie sat down later to explore the game with Mack!
Children sat at the art table and explored making art using markers, crayons, and our favorite as of late: paint dotters!
There are an assortment of colorful paint dotters, almost mimicking the colors of the rainbow. Without direction, most children are drawn to using the dotters is a color specific way—making a whole line of red dots, followed by a line of oranges dots, and so on.
Other children use the dotters in a random fashion, making colorful dots all over the page and in no specific order. The children are using the exact same tools but the results are drastically different and unique.
We were able to get outside this morning before it started raining! Some of us even chose to wear a sweater—a big change from the last couple of days!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh pears.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh honeydew melon/oranges, and fresh snap peas/cucumber/cherry tomatoes.
PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and fresh apples.
Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/cherry tomatoes.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/18
Happy rainy Wednesday
This morning a friend asked if we could listen to the We’re Goin’ on a Bear Hunt song. We listened to a couple different versions and that gave Bekah and idea! Why not make our very own cave?!?! So she got a large bed sheet and did just that… Waaalah, our cave was a hit! We then danced away, and with very silly bodies I might add. 
We were fortunate to get outside for about an hour before the rain came! We definitely enjoyed our time.
Breakfast: Whole grain Oatmeal with cinnamon and oranges.
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, fresh cucumbers and banana.
Snack: Whole wheat crackers with hummus.
Have a wonderful night.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullNdJUlEI2NE0SlRwOg
Good Afternoon!
We are thrilled to introduce Miss Nina who will be joining the Wee Friends family this summer as a teacher! She just ended her freshman year at Ball State as an education major. She’ll be helping out both of our sites. She fit in perfectly right away! We can’t wait to get to know her more and spend time with her this summer!
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat flatbread, banana, and fresh cucumber/carrots.
PM snack– Whole wheat english muffins with peanut butter and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot.
Have a wonderful night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/17
Good Afternoon!
**Wee Friends will be closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day. Thank you!
Daniel was looking for something to do at the circle table this morning and he found a matching game which are his favorite! Soon, several friends were standing around watching him and then eventually, helping him find matches. The matches were rhyming words. For example, flag and bag went together. At the end, they had found all of the matches!
We went outside and were surprised to see several new additions to our backyard space!
The first new addition is a hoop for our new balls! Children took turns trying to throw the ball into the hoop. We saw some friends go right up to the hoop and place it in as well as friends taking a few steps back to challenge themselves as they tried to make a basket. There are so many different extensions to add into this hoop activity (addition and subtraction for example!)—we can’t wait!
When we started using the new blocks a few weeks ago, we were trying to figure out how to do the blocks and bikes at the same time given the space that we have.
Enter: new signs! Miss Tami also purchased new ‘street’ signs for us to use when children are needing to control their bodies in a space.
Children were thrilled to help out! They took the sign bases into the sandbox so fill with sand so that they wouldn’t fall over in the wind. Once the bases were sturdy enough, we attached a sign to the top and placed it on the concrete circle.
Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and fresh pears.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and black/kidney beans, fresh strawberries, and fresh carrots/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with raisins.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber.
Have a wonderful night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/16