Enjoy the photos from today!
Link to photos:https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhep7Dt9Cf3sSHV8n8g
Breakfast: Kix and blueberries.
Lunch: Whole wheat bagel with hummus sandwich, cantaloupe, broccoli and carrots
Snack: Whole wheat crackers, mozzarella cheese stick and strawberries
Wee Sprout: Cauliflower
Have a good night!
We started our day with the circle stackers…
Then we explored nature in the backyard…
We couldn’t get enough of The Itsy Bitsy Spider…
And then we finished our day with some dress up!
Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and blueberries. Wee sprouts was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with shredded chicken, pears, and corn. Afternoon snack was string cheese and pretzels.
Have a great night!
Amanda
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulheknbu6woBUAUAhm7w
Good afternoon! I wanted to use the blog today to request donations to benefit the animals at South Bend Animal Care and Control (SBACC). As many of you know, I am the volunteer photographer for our the South Bend shelter. My daughter Kaitlyn and I spend several hours every week exercising, training, and taking adoption photos. Kaitlyn and I are officially members of the volunteer group CARE (Community Animal Rescue Effort) http://www.careofsouthbend.org/. CARE serves SBACC in many valuable ways by providing daily enrichment and exercise to the animals, finding and transporting animals to rescue organizations, working weekly adoption events at the Erskine Petsmart, and raising funds to pay for veterinary care of animals with injuries or illnesses that would otherwise be euthanized. This is a wonderful group of people passionate to help our city animals. (And we are always looking for more volunteers!)
Donation Request #1:
As a way to enrich the kennel experience of the dogs, we are building “busy boxes” as an extremely low cost way to give them intellectual stimulation. This means we need:
Donation Request #2:
CARE is holding a garage sale to raise funds in August. We are collecting donations for this sale. The money raised will go to the “Hope and Second Chances” emergency vet fund for the shelter animals. The address of the garage sale and where to make donations is on the flier!
Donation Request #3
If you are an animal lover and would like to donate directly to the cause…http://www.careofsouthbend.org/donate-and-volunteer/#donate
You can like SBACC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/South-Bend-Animal-Care-and-Control-SBACC-129957831131/
You can search through the photos of our adoptable animals at https://www.southbendin.gov/government/service/adoptable-pets. If ever you are interested in any of our wonderful adoptable animals, please don’t hesitate to contact me! I would happily talk to you about what I know about them and offer to join anyone at the shelter to meet animals. We have marvelous families here at WF and I’d love to see any of our animals go home with a Wee Friender!
Have a great evening! Tami
Breakfast: whole wheat English muffins with cream cheese and oranges
Lunch: whole wheat pasta with chicken, apples and cauliflower
Snack: Rebekah’s homemade strawberry jam and organic whole milk yogurt
Wee Sprouts: carrots
Photos from WF today: WF 6.27.16
Please note: We will be closed June 30th-July 8th for summer vacation.
Enjoy the photos and your weekend!
Breakfast was Kix and bananas. Wee sprouts was peas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with hummus, strawberries, and peas. Afternoon snack was mozzarella string cheese and cheese crackers.
Have a great night!
Amanda
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhed3RECmEUvkKy27RA
Happy Friday!
**Just a reminder, that Wee Friends is closed for summer vacation starting Thursday, June 30th and we’ll reopen Monday, July 11th.
The glue was used by several friends this morning! We worked on using a small dot of glue for our artwork.
After the art table fizzled out, our manicures began! Children had ten different colors to choose from. The most popular: a different color on every finger!
After our nails dried, a runway was created in habitrail for friends to show off their nails AND their pajamas. We all loved having the spotlight on us 
.
We took advantage of the shade on this absolutely lovely day. The sunglasses were in full effect!
Our large group had our session outside on the bridge today! I took a book of poems, flipped through the pages and had each child pick a poem by sticking their finger on a certain page! We were excited to read OUR poem!
Breakfast– Corn cakes with cream cheese and blueberries.
Lunch– Hummus on sprouted wheat tortillas, banana, and cucumbers.
PM snack– Pretzels and blueberries/strawberries.
Wee Sprout– Cucumbers.
I have next week off so here’s to everyone having a terrific summer vacation!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 6/24
We really enjoyed our morning outdoors!
We played in the wet sand…
And teeter tottered together…
But the most exciting part was the bugs our older friends showed us! They collected a few worms and roly poly’s and Ruby and Sophia were fascinated. Sophia even picked up a worm to get a closer look! Ruby wasn’t as interested in touching them, but she spent a long time observing them wiggle around.
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and bananas. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with shredded pork and cheese, strawberries, and peas. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers and sweet pea butter.
Have a great night!
Amanda
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulheZljH55Dp6BcXnZ-g
***Just a reminder that tomorrow is going to be PAJAMA DAY/NAIL DAY. Thanks!
Today was one of those days where children built on their experiences. One thing lead to another. First, we started out at the art table, like any other day.
Owen decided to make policeman badges which lead to him making badges for a few of his peers.
Clara decided she didn’t want to be a policewoman; she wanted to be a superhero. “I’m a superhero because I help people across the street and keep them safe.” Children took on their own identity, getting help and ideas from their friends.
A superhero’s costume according to Wee Friends:
Arm bands.
Plus a cape.
And that famous pose!
We dusted off our superhero powers and headed outside. Clara started her weekly yoga class. “This is the morning pose. Put your arms up and pretend you’re holding really heavy balls in your hands.”
We had a terrific day. We hope you did too.
Breakfast– Homemade oatmeal pancakes and watermelon.
Lunch– Brown rice with cheese and pork, celery, and pears.
PM snack– Pumpkin seeds and whole wheat crackers.
Wee Sprouts– Cucumbers.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 6/23
Enjoy the photos!
Breakfast toast with butter and bananas. Lunch consisted of ham and cheese on whole wheat tortilla, bananas, and peas. Afternoon snack was pretzels with string cheese.
Have a great night!
Amanda
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulheUrhFs6y6k4psJ7Gg
Good Afternoon!
Here are a few pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with oranges.
Lunch– Homemade chicken avocado salad on bread, strawberries/oranges, and cucumbers.
PM snack– Watermelon and popcorn.
Wee Sprout– Cucumbers.
Have a great night.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 6/22
Good Afternoon!
Friends continued to explore our new wooden pattern blocks this morning. Some children paired up and worked together to complete the patterns! Not only do activities like this increase our fine motor skills but the ability to problem solve grows!
Before we jumped into our art experience, we discussed the holiday coming up which is the 4th of July.
The art table had a paint/sensory project going this morning where we used paint, paper, and a toilet paper roll to duplicate fireworks! We looked at a video of a ‘sparkler’ which many friends said they’ve used before!
One friend asked why we were using red, blue, and white paint. While doing the project, we talked about the American flag and what colors are shown on the flag. A child playing over in housekeeping piped up and said, “Hey! I have one of those flags at home!”
When we headed outside, a few children headed to the garden area where they helped weed the garden!
In large group, we read a book that Addi brought in to share. After reading, “Dragons Love Tacos”, we discussed what our title would be. Everyone got a change to make up their own title, replacing the words ‘dragon’ and ‘taco’ with what they would choose!
Breakfast– Chex and pears.
Lunch– Homemade egg salad on bagel/bread, oranges/banana, and cucumbers/carrots.
PM snack– Pickles and whole wheat crackers with cream cheese.
Wee Sprout– Cucumbers.
Have a terrific night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 6/21