Halloween Party - 10/29

 Our Halloween party was today and we had a great time!  Our littles came all dressed up.  :)

 Because of the rain we were not able to go to the park so we played inside instead.  They were a little bummed about that - so was I, but that's ok.  We had fun anyway.

 After circle time we watched a movie.  It's perfect for this age.  It is an animated version of the children's book, "Room on the Broom."  They loved it.

 You can see here how we do circle time.  The children sit on a colorful mat and we discuss the weather, color, shape, number, letter, season and day of the week.  We also use this space to sing songs, dance, and story time.

 After the movie the children came over and decorated bat sugar cookies.  They did a great job.  With a little help we got them all decorated.

 Yummy and a good learning experience.  This would be great for you to work on at home.  Have the children start spreading things - peanut butter on toast, butter on crackers, etc.

 Then they put candy eyes on the bats and black and green sprinkles.  Spooky!

 After our cookies we went upstairs for centers.  In individual learning I made this fun activity where the children place pumpkins on the mat and then count them.  It' fun because there are magnets on the back of the pumpkins and when you put it on a cookie sheet they stick.  It's a simple concept but it keeps the children's interest.  Please work with your children on counting from 1-10.

 Also at the sensory table we did cutting.  They got to cut a foam ghost shape.

 The girls were having a lot of fun in the dramatic play area.

 Lots of sensory and center time fun!

 These pincers are great for developing muscle strength in the hands and fine motor skills.  You can usually find them at the dollar store.  I highly recommend picking up a couple of pairs (they can break somewhat easily).  Have your children pick up cotton balls or other objects.  This is a great pre-writing skill.

 Then we had a craft - we made bats.  It's just cardboard egg carton sections but when it's painted black it looks like a bat in flight.  Unfortunately they weren't dry in time to finish them so they  will have to wait until next time.

We had some singing and dancing time downstairs and then it was time to go home.  :)

Halloween Party!

Our Preschool Halloween Party is tomorrow!  The children are invited to wear their costumes to school.  We will be going to the park again so please don't send them in something that would be devastating if it were ripped or soiled.  If you would like to donate or send a treat to share that would be great but you are not obligated to.  Please remember that we have a child with an allergy to cinnamon.  Thanks!  See you tomorrow!!!!

10/27 - Fun Field trip to the Farm!

What a great field trip we had!  I wish everyone could have been there but we had a great time anyway.  The weather was really nice and we got there before it got way too crowded.  It was nice to get to know the Moms and Dads and little better.  :)

 5 of my cuties and my little boy!  I love this picture - especially the look on Kaisley's face.  lol!

Here are some pictures that I took throughout the day as I crossed paths with people.  

10/22 - Fantasy theme (Princesses and Dragons)

 What a big day we had today!  I didn't even get close to taking pictures of everything we did.  Too busy having fun.

 Because of the fertilizer on my lawn we played at the park.  The kids were so excited!  They did great and had a blast!

 We took our snack with us and had a little picnic at the park.  It was a beautiful day.

Centers.

  I love rope lights for sensory.

For our science element today we churned butter.  We put cream in a jar and then shook it for a LONG time until it turned into butter.  We talked about how back in the time of castles, they didn't have grocery stores - they had to milk the cow and churn their own butter.

 We all took turns shaking it.

 Then we colored a picture.

We tasted the butter, built a tube dragon, read stories, and so much more.  Great day!  See you on Tuesday at the farm!