WF, Wee Paint With Fruit!, 4/12/2016

Good Afternoon!

Our Tuesday started with variations of music! Rosemary and Maddie sat at the piano and played a song together! In tandem, they used their fingers to play many keys!

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Miss Melinda turned on music which allowed for our friends to move their bodies. Children followed directions as they danced!

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Apples, oranges, limes, and lemons filled our classroom this morning! Literally, it smelled like lemons in our environment Smile.

The fruit was cut into halves and the first thing we did was a smell test!

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When friends closed their eyes, a fruit was put up to their nose. Using the sense of smell, they guessed what fruit it was! We found out that limes and lemons smell very similar!

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After the smell test was complete, we moved to the art table where every child was given the opportunity, if they so chose, to create art using fruit. We matched the fruit to a specific color so we knew what fruit made what print!

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Some friends made specific prints with the fruit while others smeared the paint around their paper.

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We saw patterns that were made by fruit or color.

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A friend even commented, “Hey, my paper smells like fruit!”

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Once our art project was complete, there was leftover fruit. Since we’ve all tasted apples and oranges before, the lemon and lime were cut up and shared with friends who wanted to try!

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To our surprise (!), friends in general liked the lemon and lime.

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Some of us expressed our feelings through our facial expressions Smile.

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We went outside this morning. It was gorgeous! Children ran around to release some of their energy.

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We hope you had a great day!

-Mindy

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Wee Sprouts– Pickled beets.

Breakfast– Kashi’s Sweet Potato Flakes with kiwi.

Lunch– Whole wheat flat bread with turkey and cream cheese, strawberries/grapes, and cucumbers.

PM snack– Toasted whole wheat bagel/english muffin and cheddar block cheese.

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Link to pictures: WF 4/12/2016

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Today our friends showed us their favorite animals…

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Blew and chased after bubbles with their big kid friends…

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Played a game of peek a boo…

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And brightened our day with their big smiles!

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Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and apples. Wee sprouts was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with chicken, apples, and corn. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and crackers. PM Wee sprouts was green beans.

Have a great night!

Amanda

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WF Monday 4/11/16

It’s been an active day here at Wee Friends! Children spent the morning engaged with the scooters and the train tracks back in habitrail. The train tracks were brought up from the basement this morning. Trading toys in and out keeps the environment fresh! Children are often excited to see “new” materials they haven’t seen in a while.

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Sequins were a popular activity:

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Elliott spent most of the morning working with some old cardboard boxes…creating his very own “pod.”

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Jackson and Maxwell were especially excited to see the garbage truck this morning!

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What a glorious day to be outside! Miss Amanda brought out the big bubbles and friends had a blast trying to pop and catch them. They also took turns trying to blow bubbles themselves.

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Watch out for the opossums playing dead and the foxes crawling around WF!

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Wee Sprouts: Yellow bell pepper. Breakfast: Toasted whole wheat bagel with sweet pea butter and fresh apples. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with chicken and mozzarella cheese, carrots, and fresh oranges. Snack: Organic whole milk yogurt with red grapes.

Link to the photo album: WF 4/11/2016

Have a great day! –Jessica

WF Friday 4/8/16

Enjoy these pictures from our day!

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We love having former friends visit!

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Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers/tomatoes. Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh pears. Lunch: Whole wheat English muffin pizzas with organic marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, cucumbers/tomatoes, and apples/oranges. Snack: Mozzarella cheese sticks and fresh pear slices.

Link to the photos: WF 4/8/2016

Have a great weekend! –Jessica

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Happy Friday!

Ruby was very excited to see the fish this morning. Her excitement made everyone else curious!

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Maggie’s favorite activity today was the slide. She would stand at the top, laugh, slide down, and then clap when she reached the bottom!

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David worked on his fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while stacking the circles on the post. He was very proud of himself when he completed it!

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Breakfast was toast with butter and apples. Lunch consisted of English muffins with turkey and cheese, mixed vegetables, and pears. Afternoon snack was string cheese and graham crackers.

Have a great weekend!

Amanda

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WF Thursday 4/7/16

*Announcement: Weather permitting, we will be having a WF Garden Prep Day on Saturday, April 16th. We will be clearing out the garden, tilling, etc. in preparation for planting this spring. Any families who would like to come help out are welcome! Exact times to come as the weather forecast gets closer. Thank you!

While the wintry rain/snow mix kept us from going outside again, we were busy indoors. This morning started with an invitation to paint with watercolors. Many children wrote their names on their papers and then got to work, sharing the various colors. Most friends completed more than one piece of artwork!

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We ended up with some beautiful pieces of art:

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With WF alum Finn visiting for the day, friends were quite excited! Much time was spent building complex creations in habitrail with both wood and plastic blocks.

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Everything from boats to hideouts were created!

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In addition, a variety of puzzles were flying off the shelves today:

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Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Kashi’s Cinnamon Harvest and fresh pears. Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with chicken, bell peppers/pea pods, and bananas/apples. Snack: Sunflower seeds and graham crackers.

Link to the photos: WF 4/7/2016

Have a great evening! –Jessica

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Today we added liquid watercolor to shaving cream and gave it to our friends to use as fluffy paint!

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They enjoyed using the paint brushes to swish and dab the shaving cream onto the tray.

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They also loved the soft texture of the shaving cream on their hands, between their fingers, and, in some cases, on their face!

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Breakfast was Kix and bananas. Lunch consisted of farm fresh eggs, whole wheat flat bread, pears, kiwi, and corn. Afternoon snack was block cheese and graham crackers.

Have a great night!

Amanda

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WF Wednesday 4/6/16

Since the rain has kept us indoors today, the habitrail area has gotten A LOT of use. Older friends worked together to build a unique balance beam. Children of all ages gathered to try it out!

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Later, the balance beam was used as building ground for a car ramp. Wood blocks were set up to create a ramp with a little bit of a slope. Sometimes the cars needed an extra push. This work is a great example of play-based learning—the boys were naturally experimenting with properties of balance and physics through cars and blocks!

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The Easter sensory bin was also part of our day. The baskets, purple fuzz, chicks and eggs continue to be a popular activity, even though the holiday has passed.

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Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Hot wheat cereal and apple bananas (a unique fruit brought to us from the Purple Porch—interesting to say the least…). Lunch: Egg roll-ups made from fresh farm eggs and whole wheat flatbread, bok choy salad, and bananas/oranges. Snack: Homemade popcorn with butter and apples.

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Link to the photos: WF 4/6/2016

Have a great afternoon! –Jessica

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Today our friends were interested in teeter totters…

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Scooping and filling in the sandbox…

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Being silly with colorful tissues…

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And lining up animals while showing off their best roars!

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Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and kiwi. AM Wee sprouts was mixed veggies. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with refried beans and cheese, strawberries, and mixed vegetables. Afternoon snack was brown rice cakes with cream cheese.

Have a great night!

Amanda

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