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May Day!
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...
Melanie Patric
May 4, 20152 min read
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Earth Day Celebration #1
The weather didn't turn out the way we had hoped, so today's Earth Day celebration was somewhat more subdued than planned, but as usual,...
Melanie Patric
Apr 23, 20152 min read
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Recycling, Outdoor Play and Seed "Bombs..."
The morning dawned bright and clear and the sunny weather made the perfect day for lots of outdoor play and messy sensory play. We began...
Melanie Patric
Apr 14, 20152 min read
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Circle Time, Baskets, and Easter Play Dough Three Ways...
We had a lovely time performing our April fingerplays. This month we're focusing on April showers during circle time, and the children's...
Melanie Patric
Apr 7, 20152 min read
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Easter Eggs, Life Cycles, and The Big Park...
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...
Melanie Patric
Apr 3, 20152 min read
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Our St. Patrick's Day Celebration...
We had a wonderful time celebrating St. Patrick's Day here at Blue Sky Daycare! We began our day with our calendar and weather routine. ...
Melanie Patric
Mar 17, 20152 min read
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Chinese New Year Celebration!
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...
Melanie Patric
Feb 21, 20152 min read
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Celebrating President's Day With Facts, Math, and Science!
Today we celebrated President's Day with some fun stories during our circle time. We looked at pictures of George Washington and Abraham...
Melanie Patric
Feb 17, 20153 min read
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A Quiet Day to Work on Valentines...
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...
Melanie Patric
Feb 16, 20152 min read
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Valentine's Day Fun!
What a fun way to start our day- we breakfasted on heart-shaped pink pancakes and heart-shaped red strawberries. Yum! We worked on the...
Melanie Patric
Feb 12, 20151 min read
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Valentine's Day Roundup and Cooking Science and Math...
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....
Melanie Patric
Feb 10, 20152 min read
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The Valentine's Day Countdown and Great Backyard Bird Count Begin!
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...
Melanie Patric
Feb 9, 20152 min read
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Happy (Belated) Groundhog Day!
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...
Melanie Patric
Feb 3, 20153 min read
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Snow Day? Hooray!
Today the children and I had an amazing time playing in the aftermath of the biggest snowstorm of the season! It was a truly memorable...
Melanie Patric
Feb 2, 20152 min read
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MLK Day! Hooray!
Today we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and I think the kids truly enjoyed talking about love, kindness, and acceptance just as...
Melanie Patric
Jan 19, 20153 min read
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Blue Sky Daycare's New Year Party
Today the daycare children and I celebrated 2015 with a pajama party! We changed over the calendar marker from 2014 to 2015, talked...
Melanie Patric
Jan 5, 20151 min read
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