October started with beautiful, sparking sunny days and cool, crisp weather. This was just the right weather for lots of nature walks,...

August and September were filled with fun and interesting activities for the Blue Sky Daycare children!

July arrived with its usual dose of heat, and to keep the cool off, the children and I decided to use some refreshing lemons. We chose...

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...

April began with plenty of showers, so hopefully our flowers will be extra beautiful in May. Rainy days can still be fun, though. Some...

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...

We had so much fun in February that the month zoomed right by! We finished up a hibernation theme that we had started in January with a...

The weather outside was frightful, but we dressed up to make sure we stayed warm and dry all through January. The rainy weather wasn't as...

November started with some beautiful sunny weather that was perfect for planting some flower bulbs. The children loved the idea of...

September marks the change of seasons and one of my favorite seasonal markers- APPLES! I adore working with the children to make apple...

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...

May's flowers arrived as promised, and we used them to make fabulous flower crowns to celebrate May Day. The children loved searching...

This month, the children and I focused on the delights of spring, specifically on the life cycle of plants and rainy weather. We engaged...

March arrived in grand style with lovely warm breezes and a promise of spring. We made it outside as much as possible, especially...

February may be a short month, but it does not lack for holidays, and we celebrated! Groundhog Day: We started our day reviewing what we...

January's focus was on all things chilly-snow, ice, icicles, snowflakes, and more. The children and I had lots of fun learning about...

With December came the snow, and we had lots of fun playing in it We made snowmen, complete with pumpkin "crowns..." and snow horses fit...

The children and I had the chance to get in a spooky mood and use our senses to explore some creepy bugs, some real and some pretend....

The children and I are really beginning to notice signs of fall all around us. The bees are slow and less numerous, the brightly colored...

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...