This morning we put away our Easter-themed materials and brought up some new activities and toys from the basement, including this bunch of artificial plants. Children created their own bouquets using the plethora of flowers. At this sensory bin, one friend remarked, “I’ve seen this flower outside!”

Later, we took out the sand sensory bin. Children were immediately drawn to this activity with the introduction of funnels. Much time was spent pouring, scooping, measuring and watching the “sinkholes” made by the sand running through the funnel.

In keeping with our FAB for this week, K.4.2: Observe plants and animals, describing how they are alike and how they are different, Miss Mindy brought in a beautiful bouquet of flowers. (Have you noticed a plant theme this week?!) Friends were invited to the island to work on a still life drawing of the flowers from their perspective. This was a calm and focused project for all our preschoolers. However our kindergartners demonstrated a great attention to detail—Elliott observed and drew the lines on the jar and the specific water level in his drawing.

We had some gorgeous sunshine for our outside time this morning. Rosemary explored our bin of dirt using her hands. She pretended it was soap and said, “Look, I am washing my hands!”

Elliott found some unique seating:

Per friends’ request, we also brought out the bubbles today!

The WFs did a good job waiting for their turn with the bubbles. It’s a little easier to be patient when you can run after and pop bubbles while you wait!

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal and fresh pears. Lunch: Chicken avocado salad on whole wheat flatbread, tomatoes/snap peas, and strawberries/bananas. Snack: Blue corn chips with refried beans and homemade guacamole.

Link to the photos: WF 4/13/2016

Have a wonderful Wednesday! –Jessica

Our friends were exploring colors today with the rainbow stacking cubes and bright tissues. They love making funny faces from behind the blocks and tissues. They also enjoy watching how the tissues move when they use their bodies to wave them around and toss them into the air.

Enjoy the rest of the photos!

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and apples. Lunch consisted of whole wheat flatbread with cream cheese and turkey, pears, and cucumbers. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with cream cheese. Wee sprouts was corn.

Have a great night!

Amanda

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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!

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

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

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

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!

 

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!

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

We saw patterns that were made by fruit or color.

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

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!

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

Some of us expressed our feelings through our facial expressions .

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

We hope you had a great day!

-Mindy

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.

Link to pictures: WF 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!

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

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

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

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!

 

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!

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

We saw patterns that were made by fruit or color.

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

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!

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

Some of us expressed our feelings through our facial expressions .

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

We hope you had a great day!

-Mindy

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.

Link to pictures: WF 4/12/2016

Today our friends showed us their favorite animals…

Blew and chased after bubbles with their big kid friends…

Played a game of peek a boo…

And brightened our day with their big smiles!

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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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.

Sequins were a popular activity:

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

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

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.

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

 

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

Enjoy these pictures from our day!

We love having former friends visit!

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

Happy Friday!

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

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!

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!

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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Hi, everyone! Enjoy the photos from our day!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with sweet pea butter, bananas, and kiwi. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with chicken, bananas, and corn. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with sweet pea butter.

Have a great night!

Amanda

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*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!

We ended up with some beautiful pieces of art:

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.

Everything from boats to hideouts were created!

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

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