Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a fantastic summer vacation!

We all got back into the swing of things this morning! We welcomed our newest friend, Grady, who fit right in! He walked in and immediately headed for the cars and building materials. A big welcome to his family, Nathan (Dad), Mandy (Mom) and little brother Mack who is next door at Wee Wee Friends!

We were in a creation mode this morning! Friends used various building materials to express their thoughts and ideas.

The creation station (aka art table) was in high demand this morning. This group conversed with one another and used their listening skills to take into account what others were suggesting.

Sloane and Clara asked for the art easel to be open right after breakfast was cleared off the table. Children waited their turn while their friends finished their projects.

In large group, we read a story titled, ‘The Hole in the Dike’. The story centered around a little boy who was raised in Holland. We were told what a ‘dike’ is; a border like structure that surrounds the water so that it doesn’t come onto land. Turns out, there was a hole in the dike! Friends were captivated as they listened to how it was going to get fixed! The question was asked: ‘How would you fix the hole?’ Many differing answers were given but we explained that everyone’s answer was acceptable and plausible.

We are so happy to be back.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with strawberry preserves and apples.

Lunch– Whole grain noodles with red beans, strawberries/bananas, and yellow peppers.

PM snack– Homemade yogurt-fruit pops.

Wee Sprout– Carrots.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 7/11

Today was our Miss Maggie’s last day at Wee Friends. We will miss her sweet personality and seeing her big smile here at Wee Wee. Maggie and her parents are moving to Florida. We hope they’ll stay in touch and we wish them all the best!

Enjoy the photos!

Breakfast was Kix and bananas. Wee sprouts was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with sweet pea butter, strawberries, blueberries, and corn. Afternoon snack was cheese crackers and string cheese.

Enjoy the vacation, we will see you all July 11th!

Link to photos:https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhexXl6Suw99laNmhMw

Amanda

Enjoy the photos.

 

We hope everyone has a wonderful vacation and we will see you back on July 11th

 

Breakfast- Malto-O- Meal and cantaloupe

Lunch: No nut butter sandwiches, pears, carrots, and fresh picked cherries from Rebekah

Snack: Red (strawberries), white (yogurt), blue (blueberries) frozen popsicles

Wee sprout: dill pickles

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhewoLCR5IE8IRrynig

Enjoy the pictures!

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and bananas. Wee sprouts was peas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with hummus, pears, and peas. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with cream cheese, strawberries, and blueberries.

Have a great night!

Amanda

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhesqpjfBwGZ5NPWg1g

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:

• cardboard boxes of all shapes and sizes (up to 18”x18”) We’d love all of your cereal, cracker, butter, soda, deodorant, and all other smaller cardboard boxes!  You don’t need to break them down!
• toilet paper and paper towel cardboards
• We’d take any donations of Pupperoni, the best junk food for dogs to get them interested in and working through the busy boxes.

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