Toddler Time

Ready to be Potted

Check out how big our bean sprouts have gotten! The children have enjoyed watching this "magic" unfold before their eyes. We all love to say together, "The roots grow down and the stem grows up!" Through this process the children have learned to identify the different parts of a plant such as the roots, stem, and leaves. Now our little sprouts are ready to be potted in some soil. Stay tuned...

New Table

Last week our new child-sized picnic table came (some assembly required). As luck would have it, one of our topics for the month of April was construction and building things. So I had plenty of helpers for this project. 

We have been enjoying our new table nearly nonstop since its arrival.

Butterflies and Bean Sprouts

These are some of the activities we did this week that go along with our April topics.

The children worked on their fine motor skills while making butterfly necklaces. 

 Check out all that concentration! 

And focus!

After a discussion about how plants and trees grow from seeds, we made "greenhouses" for our lima beans.

Trying to select just the right bean and inspecting each one before putting it in the "greenhouse."

We will check the progress of our beans daily and we encourage you to ask your child about what they have observed.

Watch Me Sing

This is another song the children love from the "Watch Me Sing" CD. It's called "When I Sing La La La."

"See Me Run!"

Sometimes when the weather's cold and grey, we like to get our energy out by moving to a fun CD called "Watch Me Sing" by Janeen Brady. These pictures were taken during the song "See Me Run".

"See me run. Running around in circles…"

 "Running and running. Running around the room…"

 "Now I hop. Hop, hop, hop…"

"See me whirl. Whirling around in circles…"

 "Whirling until I drop, then stop!"

Exciting News!

Back in February some money was made available for a Quality Improvement Grant through the Office of Childcare through the State of Utah. We carefully considered what equipment would add to and enhance our program and Andrea wrote up a grant proposal. And, we got it!! Beginning April 15, we will be allowed to start making purchases using the $2,000.00 dollars we were awarded.

Here are some of the fun toys and equipment we are looking forward to:

• A child-sized picnic table that seats up to ten children (click here to see a picture)
• A sandbox 8'x8' with cover (click here to see picture)
• Sand tools

• Sand toys

• Doll House

• Doll house accessories

• Doll house families