This morning started off with a plethora of puzzles! Friends worked with a variety of wood, foam and magnet puzzles, displaying persistence until they found exactly where the pieces fit.

Later, the sand sensory bin was a popular choice, with friends mixing, pouring and measuring the sand. Today’s sand creation of choice was making “cinnamon!”

Friends contemplated putting on a dance show with piano music and the new skirts that are in housekeeping:

Outside, friends developed a game with the playground balls:

Others started burying objects for a “treasure hunt”:

And siblings enjoyed spending time together:

Have a great day! –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal and grapes. Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter and homemade strawberry jam, cauliflower and bananas. Snack: Homemade popcorn with butter and fresh apple slices.

Rosemary, Anna, and Annabelle played with shaving cream this morning. It was a fun (and messy) sensory experience!

Anna worked on her climbing skills and was so proud of herself when she made it to the top of the tube!

 

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and kiwi. Lunch was whole wheat bread with hummus, blueberries, strawberries, and corn. Afternoon snack was cheddar cheese, blueberries, strawberries, and kiwi. We also had homemade whole wheat fig newton’s. There were fresh organic figs in our Purple Porch delivery, so Tami made us a fig treat!

Hope you had a great day!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

Our food delivery came earlier than expected today! Friends were a big help this morning as they wanted to pitch in to put everything away.

It was a big morning in the habitrail area as a couple of our friends went down the pole for the first time unassisted! Sloane was a big motivator as they came down the pole with BIG smiles on their faces.

Daniel and Owen focused in on the art area as they worked to make masks. Owen chose to color his mask while Daniel cut out holes for the eyes, nose, and mouth. Every creation that our friends make is truly different and specific to each child.

A play-dough sensory activity was made available at the art table this morning. Using tools such as spatula, rolling pin, and cookie cutouts, friends made different creations using the play-dough on their tray.

For breakfast, children had chex and blackberries. Lunch consisted of hummus sandwiches, PPC tomatoes/cucumbers, and PPC strawberries/blackberries. We enjoyed a special afternoon snack: homemade whole wheat fig newtons! We got a good sized batch of figs from PPC so we baked up a treat during naptime! They were delicious! Our wee sprout for the day was cucumbers.

Hope everyone has a terrific evening.

-Mindy

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Anna and Annabelle had fun splashing in the rain water this morning.

One friend transitioned from a bassinet to a crib today, and another friend went from a crib to a Montessori bed! Big changes in Wee Wee World.

A new toy was introduced to the climbing area! Our friends had so much fun exploring our new toy. Smiles and laughs were beaming through the environment.

For breakfast, kids ate whole wheat toast with butter and raisins. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with black beans, cantaloupe, and peas. Afternoon snack was graham crackers and cantaloupe.

Have a nice night!

Amanda

This afternoon for snack we did something a little different. Instead of having orange slices, we decided to make orange juice! First, we cut the oranges in half. Then we squeezed as much juice as we could out of the oranges before pouring it into our glasses.

Besides challenging our small motor movements, this work provided an opportunity for friends to take a close look at oranges. We compared what the orange looked like before and after we squeezed and noticed how sticky your hands get when working with oranges. This experience also prompted many conversations about pulp and seeds and answering “what happens if you drink a little bit of a seed?!”

Making orange juice takes a lot of concentration!

The results were delicious!

Enjoy your afternoon. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Toasted whole wheat bagels with peanut butter and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with black beans, fresh green beans and oranges. Snack: Organic whole milk yogurt and homemade, freshly-squeezed orange juice.

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