Good Afternoon!

The lemonade stand was opened this morning in the housekeeping area! Children used lemons to make lemonade as well as perfecting the act of taking orders. They asked their friends what kind of lemonade they wanted and proceeded to make it for them before serving it as well as discussing the price for each cup.

When we went outside, we got all of the things out: bikes and balls being two of our favorites! This occupied our time until Miss Tami came outside to clip some branches off of a few bushes and small trees which ultimately meant that our attention shifted!

Kids stood back in amazement as Miss Tami started clipping low branches from two small trees/bushes. They watched her throughout the whole process and then asked to help clean up when she was all done! We grabbed the yard waste bin and children went to work, picking up small leaves/branches to put into the bin. This group of kids is BEYOND helpful and most of the time, we don’t even have to ask!

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh pears.

Lunch– Peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat bread, sliced cheddar cheese, fresh oranges, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with butter and block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/7

Good Afternoon!

We began our day engaged in play with the baby dolls.  We all had our own ideas on how we wanted to play with them.  Some friends danced and spun around with them, while others took care of their babies needs of giving them a bath or putting them to sleep.

The bird seed and rice sensory table was available for us to work on our fine motor, hand-eye coordination and scooping and pouring skills.  We used a variety of different scoops to pour from and fill the bowls and cups.

Breakfast:  Whole grain corn Chex with fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Refried beans and cheese on whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh apples and sweet potatoes.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat bagels with cream cheese and cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah

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Happy Monday!

**First reminder: Wee Friends will be closed starting Thursday, June 30 through Friday, July 8.

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and red beans, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh snap peas/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh pears.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/snap peas.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/6

Good Afternoon!

Reminder:  Wee Friends will be closed Thursday, June 30-Friday, July 8th for our annual summer vacation.  We will re-open Monday, July 11th.  Thank you.

This morning one of our friends was spinning around in circles, which reminded Miss Bekah of a song.  This song is new to us and it is called Spin Again by Jim Gill.  We all enjoyed spinning around to the song. I’m Going on a Bear Hunt and Freeze Dance: Lava, were two other songs that were requested by friends to dance along with and do the motions.

After dancing, we headed into the kitchen to paint with our dot paint markers.  We all enjoyed creating several bright and colorful pictures.

We then headed outside to get some fresh air and enjoy our favorite activities.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and fresh banana.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat pasta with butter and black beans, fresh pears and cucumbers.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullOg2aH6tjdBDiHyiAg

Good Afternoon and happy Friday!

Today we enjoyed shaving cream, bugs and a little bit of sand for our sensory play! Water was added in toward the end to spice things up even more!

During outside play, we enjoyed many different activities. The chalkboard and balls were two activities we enjoyed the most!

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat warmed  tortillas with shredded cheese, fresh red peppers,  pineapple and bananas.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh red peppers.

Have a lovey weekend.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullOZpc8eKdGoOL906gw

Happy Friday!

Today was Miss Annastecia’s last day here at Wee Friends. We celebrated by having a pajama and nail day. After she got done painting friends nails, a few friends offered to paint hers!—how thoughtful!

We’re going to miss her a ton but are extremely thankful for everything that she’s brought to Wee Friends throughout the last four years.

We headed outside where the weather was PERFECT! The new balls and basket were a big attraction. Children tried throwing the balls into the hoop at the same time to see how many could fit at one time.

We had a fantastic end to our week—here’s to a great weekend!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Ham on whole wheat tortilla, fresh oranges/pineapple, and fresh cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Pretzels and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/3

Good Afternoon What a gorgeous day!

This morning we had a good time engaging with the colorful shape stackers. This activity enhances friends hand-eye coordination, shape and color recognition as well as working on the understanding of  biggest to smallest and vice versa of the stacker shapes.

We then got in our big blocks and had fun rowing them as our boats. We listed to a few different songs while rowing.

During outside play, we engaged in coloring all types of things on the ground with our new sidewalk chalk. Also, we had fun playing hop scotch after Miss Marty made the number squares to jump on.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and shredded chicken, cooked carrots and bananas.

Snack: Sunflower seeds and whole wheat crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullOUzKlXfqZ2d2AoKeQ

Good Afternoon!

Two very exciting events happened this morning–

First: we made new playdough! A few friends gathered around the island as I got the ingredients together, anxious to help out! They decided on the colors blue and black. Each friend helped with an ingredient and placed it into the bowl. Once all of the ingredients were added, they helped me stir the dough together. We did this again for the second color that the small group of children chose. A friend commented, “It looks like icing. I wanna eat it!”

Playdough is one of our favorite sensory activities. It’s a huge bonus that children get to help me make it!

The second exciting event was new chalk was added to our outdoor environment. We LOVE chalk! A few kids decided to cover a big space with their chalk while others chose to draw simple drawings or even play a game of hopscotch! It was such a beautiful morning to be outside.

Breakfast– Corn Chex and banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded beef, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Graham crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

Have a wonderful night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/2

Good Afternoon and Happy June!

Today friends enjoyed a fun fine motor, color recognition, and hand-eye coordination activity! We all love the pegs and different shaped peg boards.

While some were working with the pegs others built with our waffle blocks.

We got a great opportunity to get outside and play after some of the morning rain showers.

The water fountain was turned on and some of our little ones worked very hard to get a drink. GREAT JOB, GUYS!!!!  

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and oranges.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat flatbread, peas wit apples and oranges.

Snack: Hummus with Blue corn chips.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh red peppers.

Have a fantastic evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

A special treat was made in the kitchen this morning and of course, children jumped at the chance to help!

After washing their hands, they helped by adding dry ingredients into the bowl after Miss Annastecia weighed each ingredient.

Once all of the dry ingredients were added, children got a chance to lightly whisk the ingredients together. We did find out what happens to dry ingredients when you whisk the dry ingredients a little too hard!

Once the dough chilled in the refrigerator for an hour, friends took a cookie cutter and cut two cookies out!

They were so helpful and are anxious to taste their finish product!

Millie: “Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling! Oh hi! I am getting a new baby! I have a lot of diapers for it. I’m getting it after Target..”

James: “Don’t worry about it (insert eye roll ). I’ll talk to you later.”

A wooden block is not just a wooden block. Today, it was a phone that allowed children to have imaginary conversations with someone on the other line. Teachers stood back, listening to their conversations and admiring their ability to use their imagination!

Below is a blogpost about imaginary play and how to help children cultivate their imagination.

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/03/im-fairy-real-fairy.html

We are so fortunate to have several sibling pairs between the infant/toddler classroom and the preschool classroom! Evie and Nesta were caught giving each other a super loving hug while outside this morning.

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with fresh pears.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat bread, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh carrots/broccoli.

PM snack-Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/1