Hello, Friendly Foxes! What an adventure we've been on with the weather this week! We continue to enjoy romping on our grassy hill while the playground clears of all the icy, slippery surfaces. We love pretending to be penguins, but we like to be ... [Read More]
Honeybees :: Week 19
Dear Honeybees, I've had a hard time making it to this space in the last two weeks. I'm going to try to be here more. It might even be easier if I came here more than once a week. I know that Covid has us all thinking in so many different ... [Read More]
Friendly Foxes Week Nineteen
Hello, Friendly Foxes! We have had a wonderful week continuing to enjoy winter and all that it has to offer us. The children have thoroughly enjoyed outdoor playtime, especially now that we are spending so much time on our big hill and in our pine ... [Read More]
Friendly Foxes Week Eighteen
Hello, Sweet Families! What wonderful weather for us to begin our "Animals in Winter" theme! Although this week was cut a bit short by the snowy storm, it left us with a Winter Wonderland just outside our door in which to play. We had lots of ... [Read More]
Bluebirds :: Week 18
Hello, Bluebird Families! We had a short week together, but really made the most of it! We played in the snow outside every day and had so much fun! We read snow books, like The Magic School Bus Lost in the Snow, Pete the Cat Snow Days, and more! We ... [Read More]
Bluebirds :: Week 17
Hello, Bluebird Families!This week we continued exploring winter and snow. We used snap blocks and followed patterns to create winter items, like snowflakes, ice skates, mittens, sleds, etc. The children enjoyed this fun activity, not even aware of ... [Read More]
Friendly Foxes Week Seventeen
Hello, Sweet Families!We've had a wonderful week exploring the wonders of Winter and the science of snow. We've thoroughly enjoyed playing together outside on our big grassy hill and in our pine forest. We are greatly anticipating the Winter storm ... [Read More]
Bluebirds :: First Week of January 2022
Hello, Bluebird Families!We started celebrating snow this week! The weather perfectly coordinated with my lesson plans, as we had snow days on Monday and Friday and a delayed opening on Tuesday. ;) We read some fun snow stories and created a huge ... [Read More]
Bluebirds :: December :: Art Show
Hello, Bluebird Families!In December, we focused on finishing up our secret projects for the Art Show. Our "Spread the Love" mobiles involved many steps, but turned out to be so amazing! First, we collected sticks on a nature walk. Then we painted ... [Read More]
The Honeybees :: January 9 2022
Dear Familes, Welcome to the New Year at the Children's Garden. I didn't even blog about our art show when we left for the holidays, but I did do some recaps on Instagram, and of course you'll be getting all the originals. We started working on ... [Read More]
