Our Holiday Party

Pizza, cupcakes, presents and dancing! We dressed up in tutus and had so much fun at our holiday party! ...

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Rainbow Love

Juniper: "Look, I made a heart! That's how I fill my rainbow with love!" ...

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Grapealicious Kool Aid Playdough

Yesterday, we made playdough using grape Kool Aid. It was vibrant purple, and smelled so juicy! We used the recipe from the Kraft website. It turned out soft and pliable, it has already stayed moist after a couple hours...

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Halloween Fun

We spent our Halloween playing, laughing and eating cupcakes... Then we did it all a little more! ...

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The Caps and Pom-pom Challenge

The boys have mastered the shape sorter and love to trick me by fitting shapes into different shapes holes. But today I've challenged them to think of shapes differently. I've created a shape sorter that is for circles,...

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Driving Motor Skills

The kids are working on their motor skills and shape recognition this morning while they race their cars down a cardboard tube! They quickly realized they could drive lots of different toys down the tube! ...

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Morning Goodbyes

You're morning goodbye with your little one can be a tough one, experts think the key is consistency with the drop off parent as well as keeping it positive and brief. Here's a helpful article about making a smooth transition. http://patch.com/illinois/skokie/coping-with-the-goodbye-drama-7-tips-to-ease-daycare-dropo...

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Fruit Scented Dyed Pasta

I created fruit scented, brightly colored pasta in a variety of shapes using Kool Aid! Toddlers love to explore the textures, smells and color, while preschoolers have fun sorting by shape and color. This is great for math...

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I'm Licensed and ...Open for Business!

With my license in hand, I'm open for business! Please check out the new photos page to see my classroom. I'm excited to teach and pla...

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Fall Reading Corner

Our reading corner finished with a tree for Fall and baskets of books! I can update this easily for different seasons and embellish it to match up with our weekly themes....

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Childcare Licensing and Preparing for Inspections

I've been planning all spring. Classes, background checks, TB tests, researching and writing policies and handbooks all complete. What next? We're getting ready for inspections, first the Fire Department and next, The Department of Early Learning and DS...

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