The Importance of Play

‎"When we treat children’s play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that’s to be found in the creative spirit." ~Mister Rogers

Article: Peaceful Parenting Tips for the Growing Child

From a wonderful resource, theattachedfamily.com "Connecting with our children for a more compassionate world"

Article: "Television is Relaxing"

This article gives an interesting perspective on screen time for preschoolers.

Cooking With Your Kids Helps Develop Motor Skills for Preschoolers

Photo Update - 7/4/11

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Father's Day Projects

"Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad." ~Author Unknown

Article: Talking To Toddlers

Butterfly Release

We released our Painted Lady butterflies into the wild this week.  Lollipop, Dotty, Elmo, Flower, Pretty, Spiderman, Rose and Zoomer stayed around the playground for a while to say "Thank You" and "Goodbye" - then they took to the skies!

The children have thoroughly enjoyed this project, watching our tiny caterpillars grow and transform.  Of the ten caterpillars ordered from Insect Lore, we ended up with eight lovely butterflies.

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A day at the park

This week, we had our first Summer Field Trip to the park for Story Time. This is a favorite for our group each year! After stories, songs and a craft with Miss Kathy, we play for a while and then eat our picnic lunch.

We had a special treat this week - the children were given suckers at the post office when we took our pen pal letters to be mailed.  Everyone had a great time, and were ready to cool down and rest by the time we headed back.  Looking forward to doing it again next week!  :)

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Pen Pals

We have become Pen Pals with a daycare in Texas for the summer!  This week, we put our first package together and took it to the post office.  Here are the kids happily working on writing to our new friends...

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