We had a busy Friday full of sun, fun, and learning!
Breakfast was whole wheat raisin bagels with butter and bananas. Wee sprouts were cherry tomatoes. Lunch was whole wheat tortillas with organic refried beans and cheese, fresh broccoli, and orange slices. Snack was whole grain oatmeal and bananas.
Have a great weekend!
Our friends put on their bathing suits this morning and played in the water!
They had lots of fun splashing around!
It was a great summer day for the Wee Wees.
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and cantaloupe. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with chicken, fresh peaches, and peas. Snack was goldfish crackers and raisins.
Have a good evening!
Amanda
Enjoy these pictures from today’s trip to the Potawatomi Splash Pad!
We had a blast! –Jessica
Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios, homemade whole wheat fruit muffins and fresh peaches. Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with chicken, peas and watermelon. Snack: Peanuts and wheat crackers.
*Announcement: Tomorrow, Thursday July 30th, we will be taking a field trip to the Potawatomi Park SPLASH PAD! We will leave promptly at 9:30 am and be back around 11:15. Please sign the permission slip tonight at pick-up or tomorrow at drop-off. And as always, if any parents would like to come along, you are more than welcome to join! It is going to be a wonderful day to get a little wet!
Today has been a jam-packed day full of exploration and learning. Here are a few pictures from throughout our day.
Oftentimes, the unlikeliest of materials become the most entertaining. Yesterday and today friends experimented with a huge roll of masking tapes that were delivered to the house.
The tape rolls acted like a slinky, tunnel, and much more!
This morning started off with a huge game of “guess the object”. Melinda offered clues and descriptions of the objects while friends had to guess the object and say what category it belongs in. Example: “This is something cold that we drink during breakfast…” “Milk!” “What category does milk belong in?” “Food!”
Later, friends were invited to participate in a stained glass cutout art activity.
First, they punched out the cutouts and glued the frame to their paper.
Next, they used watercolors to paint their “stained glass”. Check out the finished artwork on the clothesline in the art room!
The Wee Friends Boat full of passengers:
Outside we discovered tomatoes ripe for picking (and eating) and a sunflower taller than Clara and Owen:
Plus a little ring-around-the-rosie action!
Happy Wednesday! –Jessica
Wee Sprouts: Red bell peppers and cucumbers. Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal and bananas. Lunch: Farm fresh eggs with cheddar cheese wrapped in whole wheat tortillas, fresh green beans, apples and grapes. Snack: Refried beans and blue corn chips.
A few of our friends played with the pegs today. Anna liked stacking them, while Ruby liked taking two pegs and banging them together.
They had lots of fun playing with the rings.
And they always enjoy hanging out together on the habitrail.
For breakfast, kids had Corn Chex. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with almond butter, bananas, and cucumbers. Afternoon snack was homemade whole wheat cranberry muffins and cheddar cheese.
Have a great night!
Amanda
Baking with preschoolers is a joyful and creative process. Listening to their questions and conversations truly indicate the learning taking place! When baking with preschoolers we focus on the benefits of the process more than the outcome.
When baking Wee Friends are:
Not only are we promoting healthy food choices, but we are also providing a confidence-building activity. Children feel empowered when they help create something from scratch that they can eat!
Today we decided to make homemade whole wheat fruit muffins. Here’s the process we went through. Gather the necessary ingredients:
Crack eggs and add some milk:
Add some melted butter and whisk all the wet ingredients together:
Start measuring and pouring the dry ingredients: whole wheat flour, unbleached flour, a little sugar, baking powder and salt:
Stir it all together!
Add some blueberries and blackberries and mix everything up:
Then into the baking cups the batter goes:
The result? Delicious and healthy muffins.
Wee Frienders can be proud to say, “We made that!”
Have a great afternoon. –Jessica
Wee Sprouts: Grape tomatoes. Breakfast: Kix and fresh apples. Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, cucumbers and oranges. Snack: Homemade whole wheat fruit muffins and mozzarella cheese sticks.
I hope everyone had a great weekend!
Now that it’s getting hot, there will be lots of water play outside. Please bring in a bathing suit for your child.
Also, we’re running low on plastic bags, so please bring in any extras you have to donate to our poopy cause! 
Rosemary showed off her art skills while painting outside this morning!
Franklin had too many toys to choose between.
Anna, Ruby, and Annabelle all picked the rings.
Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and bananas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, broccoli, and apple slices. Afternoon snack was whole wheat crackers and string cheese.
Have a good night!
Amanda
Today we welcome an old friend back: Lulu! Lulu used to attend Wee Wee Friends before spending the last year abroad. She is now back in the states and we are so happy to have her at WF. She has already reconnected with old friends from Wee Wee and is sure to make many more! Welcome Lulu.
Today friends decided to open up a hair salon station. We got out a variety of combs, brushes, spray bottles, barrettes and towels. The hair salon is full of unique ways to practice fine motor skills, such as squeezing the spray bottle and opening/closing barrettes. There are also opportunities for improving hand-eye coordination in combing hair!
Hairstylists went throughout the house calling for “customers” to get their hair done.
Have a great Monday! –Jessica
Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Toasted whole wheat bread with cream cheese and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce, broccoli and fresh apple slices. Snack: Organic whole milk yogurt and fresh strawberries.
Hello and happy Friday!
Anna and Rosemary had fun playing in the water this morning.
The slides were turned into water slides!
It was a fun Friday for everyone!
For breakfast, the kids ate toast with butter and fresh bananas. Lunch was whole wheat tortilla, turkey, oranges, and mixed vegetables. Afternoon snack was cheddar cheese and raisins.
Have a great weekend!
Amanda
Today was another glorious day of water play! Friends explored water in a number of different ways.
At the water table, friends discovered that they could blow water through the tubes to create fountains! Later, they worked on moving all of the water from one side of the table to the other using the tubes and the air from their lungs.
When friends got too cold running through the cool water of the sprinkler, they laid out on the deck to get warm. They learned the sun will dry you pretty fast!
In the sandbox there was lots of mixing sand and water in different ratios. Making mud and muck sure feels good on the hands.
Friends who didn’t want to get wet today spent time at the art table, drawing pictures and creating art with scissors.
Later in the morning the sprinkler was brought over to the slides. Friends slid down over and over again. Water + slides = a slippery ride!
Wahoo!
Have a great weekend. –Jessica
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with mozzarella cheese, carrots and watermelon. Snack: Homemade organic strawberry and banana popsicles and Colby Jack cheese slices.
