Picture of the Day: Sparkle

"Look at my shirt! The sun shines on the sparkles and makes pink 'lectricity!"

Photos of the Day: {daycare} Selfies

I like to take photos of the children while they are crafting to keep a log here on the blog. Today the children wanted to take photos, too. "Where is the play camera, Mrs. Jessica?" But I don't have one! Maybe Santa will bring one to the playroom this year. I took a few photos of the children- they love to look at the view finder. "Take another one!" and "Don't forget the baby!" were cheered. Kinda like a daycare selfie?

Picture of the Day: Number Dash

This week we are working on numbers 1-10. At the park I chalked rows and the children took turns calling out numbers. Who ever dashed to the correct number first got a hooray. Mr. C loves the number 5 and Ms. H loves the snowman number 8.

Picture of the Day: Clouds

The weather this morning was better than I could have asked for. The breeze was refreshing and the clouds were so enjoyable.

"Those are mashed potatoes!"
"I see a fluffy bunny."
"A snake!"
"A shark!"

The black birds on the grassy hill were a big hit too.  The children loved running up and down, scattering the birds with each pass. Finally the birds had had enough- they found a safe spot on the neighbor's roof (all 50 of them).

Picture of the Day: Shady Snack

Ah the park was perfect for late July! A cool breeze kept the kids from getting sweaty after 3 minutes. I love the days when it works to eat outside- I don't mind letting mother nature take care of the crumbs instead of my floors.

Picture of the Day: Flying High

This was great exercise for all of us. The wind seemed great but for some reason I couldn't get the kite much higher than 15-20 feet from the ground. Even then we were all running back and forth furiously to keep it up. A fair amount of the time it was just being pulled by the children across the grass.

Picture of the Day: Twinsies

This is what happens when you go to Target for glitter glue and milk after gymnastics class with two adorable three-year-olds! I am so weak at Target, especially when the girlies use their sweetest manners. ("Look at this beautiful shirt, Jessica!") We could have easily come home with puppies, had those been for sale.

Picture of the Day: Umbrella Walk

With the park all soggy from on-again off-again rain showers we needed a busy activity to get the wiggles out. We saw a few bugs, lots of flowers and had a great time with a few rounds of "A marching/walking/skipping/hopping/creaping we will go!" (To the tune of The Farmer in the Dell)

Picture of the Day: Spring Blossoms

We welcomed the first day of Spring and celebrated the blooms and blossoms.

Picture of the Day: Ziploc Finger Painting

Making some green for St. Patty's day. (Double bag if your little hands are too rough.)

Picture of the Day: Wheat Grinder

It has been a while since we've had the grain grinder out. The children love it; they fight over who has had a turn and how long a turn should be. I think I should get a few more!

"What are we making??" They wonder. When they make the connection between the flour box and baking they all shout out their favorites, "pancakes?!" "muffins??" "cookies???"

They really did earn their pancakes for breakfast tomorrow. Good little workers!

Picture of the Day: All Aboard!

All aboard the acorn train. Thankfully I suggested this "acorn train for the squirrels"- otherwise the children would have been filling every pocket they could find full of these things.

Picture of the Day: Slide for Two

Picture of the Day: Talk to the Hand

Mr. E shared his stocking stuffer non-toxic talking animal tattoos with us today. They were really fun, though the 3s picked the animals with non-conventional sounds.

Picture of the Day: Play Doh

It was a marathon of play doh, this afternoon. I lasted 35 whole minutes before I declared a short intermission for floor vacuuming. (That is an all time personal best.)

Picture of the Day: Friendly Flowers

Forget long walks on the beach- a short walk to Lowe's garden center for flowers in valentine colors helps beautify our planters and usually means a great nap time. That is my kind of win-win. Dirty crafts? A kid's favorite, hands down (in the dirt).

Picture of the Day: Groundhog Day

It is hard to believe, after playing in the warm sunshine for an hour, that there will be 6 more weeks of winter.

Picture of the Day: Little Hoops

I am thankful for the beautiful weather we had today! Some how we skipped Winter and went right to Spring. The children loved the time outside while we waited for a few sleepy heads to finish napping.