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Picnic Day!
The children have been looking forward to picnic day all month long- it's one of their favorite events. We had so much fun and it began...
Melanie Patric
Jun 18, 20152 min read
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Baby Vegetable Peek-a-Boo, Butterfly Feeder, and Badminton...
As the children and I did our calendar and weather routine this morning we figured we were in for another misty, moisty morning, but we...
Melanie Patric
Jun 17, 20152 min read
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A Gorgeous Nature Walk and Park Fun...
We've been working hard on our frog, caterpillar, and bee fingerplays in the morning, and the children's favorite appears to be the...
Melanie Patric
Jun 8, 20152 min read
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Water, Water Everywhere...
Glorious June- your weather makes all our water play dreams come true! Once we were done our morning routine, we spent the majority of...
Melanie Patric
Jun 4, 20151 min read
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Water Play, Garden Help, and Little Critter...
Could the weather possibly be more perfect than it has been the last two days? The kids and I think not! We spent as much time outside...
Melanie Patric
Jun 4, 20152 min read
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Newly Charted Territory- Take II...
We're so happy to be taking full advantage of June and all the wonderful things it holds! We made another foray to the jewel of a park...
Melanie Patric
Jun 3, 20153 min read
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Water Fun, An Obstacle Course, and Lots of Books...
Today we had a great time taking advantage of the outdoors in between (and partly during) rain showers. We began our day the usual way...
Melanie Patric
May 30, 20152 min read
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A Day Spent Outside...
Ah, May! This was the nicest day we've had in May so far- the birds were singing, everything outdoors was flush with new growth, flowers...
Melanie Patric
May 29, 20152 min read
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Restaurant, Bread Making, and Follow the Leader
This morning the children were full of imagination, so after our morning routine, we played out several pretend restaurant scenarios. ...
Melanie Patric
May 19, 20152 min read
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A Day of Outdoor Play (and Some Music)...
Spring is in full swing, and though the foggy morning had us believing we'd be stuck indoors, the sun soon appeared and invited us to...
Melanie Patric
May 7, 20152 min read
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Mud Kitchen Escapades, Wooly Bears, and Boating...
Today was all about the mud kitchen! We sailed through our morning routine and even shortened our music time a little (even though we...
Melanie Patric
May 4, 20152 min read
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The Great Outdoors, Music, and Play Dough...
We were all thrilled to have a gorgeous and golden spring day to romp outside, so we did our morning routine quickly and efficiently. We...
Melanie Patric
Apr 28, 20152 min read
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Storytelling, Coffee Filter Art, and Backyard Fun...
Today was ripe with opportunities for storytelling. After our morning routine, the gray weather caused us to hunker down. At first, we...
Melanie
Apr 20, 20153 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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Making Gardens, Life Cycles and Pretend Sleepovers...
April showers officially arrived as rolls of thunder and flashes of lightning proclaimed to us this morning. The children all seemed a...
Melanie Patric
Apr 10, 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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Goodbye, March!
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...
Melanie Patric
Mar 31, 20152 min read
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In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb...
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...
Melanie Patric
Mar 30, 20152 min read
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Wind Power, Geese, and Playtime at the Park...
Today was all about wind power! After our usual morning routine, we revisited a wind power experiment and expanded upon it. At first,...
Melanie Patric
Mar 23, 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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