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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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Dress-Up, Dandelions, and Races...
Today seemed to be particularly suited to dress-up, so after we moved our calendar tag to the last day of April and finished our last...
Melanie Patric
May 4, 20152 min read
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Pretend Play, Music, and a Trip to the Park...
April has been shaping up nicely and now that it's nearing its end, the sunny days have been just wonderful for us to take full advantage...
Melanie Patric
Apr 30, 20152 min read
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PSA: Ugh! Ticks!
It's that time of year again... all of us who spend lots of time outside keep feeling little tickles and wondering if it's a tick...
Melanie Patric
Apr 28, 20151 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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A Day at the Park and a Happy Birthday!
Everyone was excited to celebrate a daycare birthday today, and the birthday girl decided that we should go to the park if the weather...
Melanie Patric
Apr 25, 20151 min read
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PSA: Talking to Your Child About Preschool
I recently came across this post about talking to your child about what happens during the day at preschool (or daycare!). With a child...
Melanie Patric
Apr 25, 20151 min read
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Music, Trains, and Coloring...
At last! Today I was able to capture a few moments of our music time without too much of a fanfare! It's always a challenge to video the...
Melanie Patric
Apr 25, 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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Fingerpainting, Music, and Life Cycles
With another cold and rainy day on our hands, we knew that the best way to beat the blahs was to get creative with an art project, move...
Melanie Patric
Apr 22, 20153 min read
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A Watery Day for Watercolor Painting...
More April showers today meant a day dedicated to working with watercolor painting. We began our day the usual way with calendar,...
Melanie Patric
Apr 21, 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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A Day Outdoors in the Garden...
Today was the perfect day to head out into the garden and plant the seeds we started in March. Many of our seedlings were more than...
Melanie Patric
Apr 16, 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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Legos, Grocery Store, and Planting Flowers...
While we had a nice time doing our morning routine, the fun really began when we started bringing out the lego-type blocks! First we...
Melanie Patric
Apr 14, 20152 min read
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A Day at the Playground!
After the scary storms last night, today radiated the sunshiny cheer as only a rain-washed April morning can. Since we were cooped up so...
Melanie Patric
Apr 10, 20152 min read
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PSA: What's the Big Deal About W-Sitting?
Over the years, I've had several parents come to me with concerns about "W-sitting." What is W-sitting, you ask? It's when the child...
Melanie Patric
Apr 10, 20151 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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Block Play, Collage, and Dress Up...
Today was a great day to do our favorite creative activities inside. The grey clouds and misty weather kept us in, but we had fun...
Melanie Patric
Apr 8, 20152 min read
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Coloring, A Rainy Walk, and Stuck in the Playdoh...
The crew was eager to color today, so when they saw the big bin of crayons ready to go on the counter, they cheered! After our morning...
Melanie Patric
Apr 8, 20152 min read
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