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...
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Melanie Patric
- May 4, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 30, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 28, 2015
- 1 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 28, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 25, 2015
- 1 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 25, 2015
- 1 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 25, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 23, 2015
- 2 min
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,...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 22, 2015
- 3 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 21, 2015
- 2 min
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,...
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Melanie
- Apr 20, 2015
- 3 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 16, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 14, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 14, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 10, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 10, 2015
- 1 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 10, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 8, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 8, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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