Goin' to the beach

Water Day

The children and I have all been really anxious to spend more time outside. Hopefully we will get some warmer weather so we can have more water days. We had a lot of fun.

Travel

We were learning about travel & briefly discussed differences about different countries. You have may have seen all of the pictures from different countries that we taped on the wall. The children had fun re-arranging all of them & learning about what/where the pictures were. There was dress-up clothes from different countries, we tasted food from several different countries, & looked at money from different countries. We also talked about what passports were & made some of our own.

Didgeridoo Demonstration

Samples of Didgeridoo Music

Here is a website where you can sample some didgeridoo music: http://www.didgeridoostore.com/WholeEarth.htm

Introducing...Curtis!

Here, Curtis is playing the didgeridoo.

Intro to Sign Language

This week we watched the movie "The Miracle Worker" that tells a story about Helen Keller. We talked about how people can use sign language to talk to each other. We talked about how to say please, thank you, and drink in sign language. We will be working with the children on their names in sign language at their level as they are learning the letters of their name.

Good quote about children

"What you think of me
I'll think of me
And what I think of me
I'll be."
-Anonymous

Crazy Hair!

One day we got bored and decided to do our hair crazy! (Babies were sleeping and I don't think they would be as patient, since we obviously had to wash their hair afterward.)

Note to Parents

Hello Parents! Here are a few random pictures of the past few months. Just so you know what to expect, I am planning on posting some kind of information and/or pictures each week. It may end up being more or less frequent at different times. Hope you enjoy! If you have any questions or concerns about concerning your child or my daycare you can also email me at colermee@gmail.com. I am hoping that by creating other ways for us to communicate that it will help you and I be more informed creating better care for the children. I believe that there is always room for improvement.

Skate Park

We had the skate park to ourselves for a while, then someone came to skate when we were almost ready to go, so we watched him for a few minutes before we left. (I didn't have a lot of room on my camera which is why the movie clip is so short.)

Baby Animal Days

Baby Animal Days Cont.

Dress up

Austin

Poor Austin... what's wrong with him?... he wants the camera!

'Liss

What happens when you mix a lot of flour, water, & paint together?....

The Finished Product

The flour mixture was more pasty at first, but they kept adding more & more & more water. They also added some items from outside as well.

Dinosaurs

The children had fun helping make the dinosaur mouths. They have played with them so much that I have kept them around longer than I expected to.

Making Silly Putty

We made silly putty in all different colors, then Mikaela suggested we add water to it to see what happens, so we did... we didn't get to send any home that day, but that has been one of the favorite things to do, so I'm sure we'll do it again in the near future.

Playing the Guitar

Fun with forts

Dress up hats

All tied up

I was teasing Tyler that I would tie him up & he said that would be fun, so I tied him up, then Brooklynn wanted to be tied up, too.

Making Silly Putty

Time out for the important things

We had just gotten off of the bus and the kids decided they needed to roll down a hill, so we paused for a moment to roll down this miniature hill.

Austin gets a turn with the camera

Austin wathed this movie over & over & over again for at least five minutes.

'Liss's Trick

We were playing with Aliss one day and thought this was pretty funny, so Tyler had to take a video of it.

Happy Birthday Aliss!

We went to play at the mall for Aliss's B-day.

Austin

Freeplay