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Melanie Patric
Oct 23, 20174 min read
Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!
August and September were filled with fun and interesting activities for the Blue Sky Daycare children!
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Melanie Patric
Jul 18, 20173 min read
Sunny June
June is a great month to get out and enjoy the beautiful sunny days, and we did so as often and as long as possible. The children...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 22, 20174 min read
May Flowers
The Blue Sky Daycare children had a wonderful time learning about flowers through a variety of activities, celebrating Cinco de Mayo and Mot
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Melanie Patric
May 15, 20174 min read
April Showers...
April began with plenty of showers, so hopefully our flowers will be extra beautiful in May. Rainy days can still be fun, though. Some...
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Melanie Patric
Apr 3, 20175 min read
Spring Marches In!
After the winter months have passed us by, the warmer temperatures and the warmth of the sun are most welcome! The children and I had a...
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Melanie Patric
Sep 20, 20161 min read
Second Annual Apple Orchard Trip
September marks the change of seasons and one of my favorite seasonal markers- APPLES! I adore working with the children to make apple...
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Melanie Patric
Sep 5, 20165 min read
August Was Bubbling With Fun!
Our 6th annual tie-dye day was a great success although we had to postpone it until the first days of August to ensure that all the...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 5, 20165 min read
By the "Seaside" in July
July is often a month families enjoy beach visits, so this month we chose to learn about beaches, underwater creatures and the ocean. ...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 30, 20164 min read
Little "June" Bugs...
June brings the beautiful summer flowers, and with them... the BUGS! The children and I learned about several different types of common...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 2, 20165 min read
The Merry Month of May
May's flowers arrived as promised, and we used them to make fabulous flower crowns to celebrate May Day. The children loved searching...
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Melanie Patric
Oct 5, 20152 min read
Harvesting...
The children and I have been waiting for weeks to harvest the seeds from the giant sunflowers that we grew, and today was the day! The...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 15, 20152 min read
Muffins, A Bird Rescue, and Outdoor Fun...
This morning was lots of fun. After our calendar, weather, and monthly circle time routine, the children requested some extra circle...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 29, 20152 min read
Pretend Play, Water Play, and Garden Excitement...
Today was a fun day! During our calendar and weather routine we noted that it was going to be a hot, hot, HOT day and we all agreed it...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 16, 20152 min read
Ice Cream Day!
We loved celebrating ice cream day today! After our morning routine, we talked about different flavors of ice cream, then we filled out...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 15, 20152 min read
Welcoming New Faces, Music, and Outdoor Play...
Today we were all overjoyed to welcome a new child into the daycare! We've been talking about how we could welcome the new child into...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 15, 20152 min read
Fish, Pretend Beach, and Water Fun...
Today the children and I did some more exploration of our underwater theme. After our morning routine, we worked on creating some shiny,...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 7, 20153 min read
Seashells, Sand Soup, Small World, and Cooking Zucchini...
July might just be better than June for water play, so we are focusing on oceans as our monthly theme. Our morning circle time routine...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 6, 20152 min read
Flavoring Water, Counting Change, Water Play, and New Flowers...
Today was chock-filled with fun activities for all the children! Once we finished our morning routine, we talked about making water...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 3, 20152 min read
Fishing, Growing, Fireflies, and Mud Kitchen...
We had so much fun this morning! After our morning routine, we pulled out our pretend fishing set and caught lots and lots of colorful...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 29, 20151 min read
Celebrating Summer, Sandbox Towns, and Flower Hunting...
What fun we had this morning as the children pretended to be "Summer Fairies" who were responsible for showing the bees where all the...
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