Building Letters

THANK YOU to all of the families who have ordered from Scholastic Book Clubs in these past few months! We have used our accrued Bonus Points to purchase a letter construction set.
This has been a fantastic addition to our group activities.

The set is from Learning Resources and can also be found on Amazon.

Sensory Tubs

Our sensory tubs can get a little messy, but we enjoy the experiences so much!



We are currently exploring winter-inspired substances:

• Homemade Cloud Dough (flour, oil)
• Sparkly Oobleck (cornstarch, water, glitter)
• Peppermint Rainbow Rice
• Flour
• Snow Dough (baking soda, hair conditioner)

along with a tried-and-true favorite,

• Kinetic Sand

The recent addition of penguins has been happily received. The penguins waddle, slip, and slide through powdery snow and over mounds of shimmery oobleck.

Theme: Mixing Colors

This week was full of fun as we experimented with mixing colors.  We created colorful snacks (a hands-on favorite!) and learned all about the color wheel through engaging activities.

Our favorite books this week were the wonderfully interactive "Mix It Up!"
and the classic "Mouse Paint"

"Do you want to EAT a snowman...?"

At breakfast this morning, our group was singing, "Do you want to EAT a snowman...?"

Later today, we played 'Minute To Win It' games.  The favorite by far was Snowman Stack Up:

Parenting Humor: 25 Reasons My Threenager is Having a Meltdown

25 Reasons My Threenager is Having a Meltdown from Playground Parkbench

Pumpkin Week

Harvest Week

We enjoyed watching this video of "Ten Apples Up On Top!":
Ten Apples Up On Top song in the style of Jason Mraz

Our annual field trip to the pumpkin patch

So thankful for the wonderful families that continue to participate in this fun tradition!

What a nice surprise!

A local family blessed us by passing on their handmade wooden block set, and our group has enjoyed exploring the different shapes and building a variety of structures.

"The Book with No Pictures": Our New Favorite!

We just got our copy of "The Book with No Pictures" today, and I can see that it will certainly be one of our favorites. I had such fun reading it aloud to the kids - hilarity ensued! We read it several times today, with huge uproarious bursts of laughter each time. Highly recommended!

The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak

On the Amazon page, there is video of the author B.J. Novak reading the book... I watched that video and was convinced that we needed this innovative book for our collection.