The children and I have been enjoying our morning routine quite a bit this month. We've been focusing on nursery rhymes, and at this...

This morning we began our day with several rounds of homemade memory games. The games featured animals, colors, and one set had favorite...

We've had a busy week with lots of hush-hush Mother's Day projects going on. It's been tough to blog about things we couldn't talk...

Today we decided to do a fresh take on our block play. After our morning routine, I had the big kids play an imitation game. I had them...

May Day lived up to its reputation and then some- we had a gorgeous, sunny day to celebrate the stirrings of spring and the coming of...

This morning started off looking quite dreary and we thought we'd be resigned to a day of indoor play, but it turned out that wasn't the...

Happy April Fool's Day! We changed over our calendar from March to April with great fanfare- we are so excited to put the winter months...

The kids and I bade a fond adieu to March today as we sang our March songs for the last time, finished our lion and lamb masks, and had...

The children and I are savoring the last few days of March and hoping that the month will prove truthful the "out like a lamb" adage. To...

We celebrated Chinese New Year at Blue Sky Daycare today! It was so much fun- the children were engaged all day and came away from the...

Today turned out to be the perfect day to catch up one of the children who had missed out on our Valentine's Day festivities. We started...

Today we worked on some of the finishing touches in our big Valentine's Day gift for the childrens' parents- a book of Valentine's hearts....

The children are so excited to share their love on Valentine's Day that loving behaviors seem to be spilling over into our regular...

Today was all about the love as we began working on our big Valentine's Day surprise! We began the usual way with our calendar and...

We had a full crew today so we celebrated Groundhog Day in grand style! This morning, we looked at the Groundhog Day picture card that...

I try to fit block play in with the children about once per week. Blocks are what childhood education experts call "open-ended" toys,...

Hi there! Despite the dreary weather outside, we were ready to have fun so we made a snug and happy place for ourselves inside. We...

Today we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and I think the kids truly enjoyed talking about love, kindness, and acceptance just as...

The cold really sets in by this time in January, so to explore one aspect of winter, we had a super-fun day filled with ice-related...

Today we had an older crowd than usual. This gave us a wonderful opportunity to engage is some very deep pretend play. We started the...