*FIELD TRIP: Friday, June 21st, 10am: All of Wee Friends will walk to “For Pet’s Sake” dog groomers on Mishawaka Blvd. Permission slip up today in usual spot. Thank you!

Welcome back, Elizabeth!

Now that we have outdoor babies, we spent our early morning finding new adventures with them. We started with “The Dollies Go Marching One by One”, creating new lyrics and rhymes for our song. Then we rocked our babies in our tree. Friends explored different places to rock their babies and different ways of holding their babies.

Inside, we played cards and painted caterpillars.

We jumped around hot lava, both inside and outside.

And then hot do mania hit. First, a repeat of tying up a teacher and making her the hot dog. Teasing about what to put on the teacher hot dog created gut wrenching laughter. “Here’s some carrots!” cried one friend over and over. After the teacher got squished one too many times, we invited friends to the art table to create Play-Do hot dogs.

Another crazy summer day.

Hope your day is going well.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Raisin Bran and pear slices. Lunch: Taco salad, corn and bananas. Snack: Yogurt and raisins. 

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Our week started off with a little music time. Friends gathered using the shakers to go along to the music.

Before lunchtime, we head outside where friends usually dive into the sandbox first thing!

For breakfast, children had cheesy eggs and banana. Lunch consisted of noodles with kidney beans, banana, and peas. PM snack was hard boiled eggs and cantaloupe.

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy

A quick reminder that Wee Friends is closed Thursday, July4th-Sunday, July 14, resuming on Monday July 15th.

Welcome back, Ada! This first thing that Ada discovered upon her return to WF, is that the caterpillars are becoming moths!

During the WF summertime, we begin our days outdoors.

When we came inside, a few friends gathered at the art table to create paper Mache caterpillars. Other friends settled into their work and play, starting their week out in a joyful way as puppies, gymnasts, mommies and sisters and always….friends.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Cheerios and bananas. Lunch: Whole Wheat penne pasta with red beans, kale and carrot salad and bananas. Snack: Crackers and cheese sticks.

Happy Monday.

Happy Friday!

Children’s play forms and grows throughout the day. Play experiences alter depending on the kids mood and their ultimate goal.

We started painted with different utensils such as brushes and sponges. While this was sensorial and interesting, apparently our friends wanted more!

They turned it into finger painting. The sensorial experience that they got through finger painting far exceeded the experience they got with the brush. As adults, we even alter our habits and daily experiences to fit our needs and wants.

This afternoon, friends started in on their play by covering one another up with blankets.

While this was inviting and fun, our friends wanted more. This play session turned into a rigorous nap time routine. Children were told by their ‘mommy’ to lay down and take a nap. These ‘mommies’ were stern! Eren tried to hop up but Eve and Clara let him know that it was time to lay down and take a nap. He complied and continued in his play .

For breakfast, children had kix and pears. Lunch consisted of turkey, tortilla, cheese slices, oranges, and mixed vegetables. PM snack was whole wheat crackers and cheddar cheese slices.

Have a terrific weekend!

-Mindy

We did it. YOU did it! And we thank you! Enjoy these pictures from the 1st Annual Wee Soccer Match at Nuner, Parents vs. Wee Friends. And have a great weekend.

 

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Oatmeal Squares and bananas. Lunch: Whole grain flatbread and turkey, mixed veggies and apple slices. Snack: Apple and cheddar cheese slices.

Hello!

This morning can be summed up in one word: Happiness which is defined as;

a : a state of well-being and contentment : joy

b : a pleasurable or satisfying experience

Smiles occurred all morning as friends jumped into their play with one another.

Clara shouted her joy and happiness to the roof tops!

For breakfast, children had eggs with cheese accompanied by apples. Lunch consisted of tuna salad with egg, tortilla, cheese slices, apples, and celery. PM snack was string cheese and raisins.

Have a lovely evening.

-Mindy

*Tomorrow soccer game@ 3pm at Nuner. Please make sure you have signed permission form! Thanks so much!

Wee Friends are super excited about tomorrow’s soccer match! In fact, Max brought in Suddeutsche Zeitung, Munich’s daily paper (from his Daddy’s recent trip abroad) to show us up close what champions on the soccer field look like! Sydney, Taylor and Macy, fresh from cheerleading camp, taught the wee peeps cheers for tomorrow. WF, WF, GO! GO! GO!

And then we left for the farm.

“Is there TV or Internet in that cabin?” asked a Wee Friend, when passing by Farmer Charlotte’s log cabin.

Today we walked, away from technology and across the prairie path into nature’s web of heavenly signals and sounds.

We stopped to watch birds in flight, look at the swampy wet on our boots, shoo off bugs, spot different colored flowers, pet the kitty, measure our heights against that of a tall weed and find monsters in the deep dark woods!

Some friends gathered wild daisies and put them in their hair. Others did so with feathers.

And then we walked some more… through the sweet prairie grass feeling the delicious prairie breeze. We came upon our stages. Somehow, a snapping crocodile emerged and then a song…then a smiling crocodile…and then a game of hide and seek in the prairie.

We never found a TV or the internet on the prairie.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs and bananas. Lunch: Tuna fish with whole wheat tortillas, pear slices and celery. Snack: Fresh strawberries (thanks Matt D.!) and cheese sticks.

Have you escaped technology yet today?

Good Afternoon!

Before the heat wave and bad weather got here, we headed outside this morning and spent quality time with one another. The sandbox was a main attraction as well the slides. Friends went down in pairs. We made sure to help each other get up the tree stumps along the slides. Our outside time is critical and so special! All of the kids love to just run around in the open space.

For breakfast, children had kix and apples. Lunch consisted of egg and cheese casserole, oranges, and corn. PM snack was animal crackers and banana.

Hope everyone has a great evening!

-Mindy

 

FARM TRIP TOMORROW: Group A: Ada, Macy, Finn, Elliott, Lea, Sophie, Max, Caleb, Sydney, Taylor.

FIELD TRIP NOTICE:

WHEN: Friday, June 14th, 3pm-4:30. If this is a pickup time for you, we hope it won’t inconvenience you to pick up at Nuner or before/after the scheduled field trip time.

WHERE: Nuner Elementary School playground.

WHAT: Soccer Game.  Looking for parent volunteers to make a team. Permission slips, as always, taped on inner door frame, for signatures. We’ll be walking this time. THANK YOU!

“Lisa! Do you want any cilantro or hives?” shouted Finn from the herb pots on the Wee bridge.

Today was the first Wee Harvest. We gathered 2 cherry tomatoes, a colander of kale, cilantro and hives. THANK YOU GARDEN COMMITTEE! We also hung our homemade bird feeders and “Wee Friends Garden” sign. The Wee gardeners were elated.

For lunch, we ate our garden kale with cilantro, hives and ranch.

We weeded the herb pots.

We were happy harvesters.. Are happy. Will be happy.

Growing our garden. Hives and all.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cream of Wheat and applesauce. Lunch: Farm fresh egg casserole, corn, Wee garden kale, cilantro and hive salad,  and apple slices. Snack: Cottage cheese and pineapple.

Good Afternoon!

**Just an early reminder, Wee Wee Friends will be closed Thursday, July 4th through Friday, July 12th. We’ll reopen Monday, July 15th. Thanks!

There was a rumble in the jungle this morning at WWF as a teacher story was read! Clara choose to read “Rumble in the Jungle” with her friends. Different animals appeared throughout the story such as rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and lion. We made the noises of each animal. Some were scary! Eren ran from the crocodile!

For breakfast, children had whole grain bagels with soy butter and apples. Lunch consisted of hummus on pita, strawberries, and corn. PM snack was hard boiled eggs and pretzels.

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy