We couldn’t pass up the oportunity to capture this picture of Hunt serving hot chocolate to all of his friends. The kids were lined up out the door to get a sip of his wonderful hot chocolate!
This week in the sensory table the children are enjoying cold snow that doesn’t melt! Within this magical snow, there are letters that the kids have to hunt for! This is a great way for them to practice letter recognition while also getting their hands messy and enjoying the snow!
This morning Sam and Ella decided to take some time to relax by the fire and sip their hot chocolate. What could be better than this on a cold winter morning=)
This afternoon the kids made themselves all cozy in the bear cave with Ms. Karen to read stories. The kids loved cuddling up around our friend “Mr. Bear” to read stories and pretend to take a LONG nap like bears do!
Today Miss Joanie took the children on a “Bear Hunt” where they went over a bridge and through the woods to get to the bear cave. They made a rhythm on their legs to the beat of their story.
This month we are exploring the forest and talking about where bears hibernate. The kids were having fun building tall trees in the forest and letting the forest animals create their homes in the cold winter snow!
Looking for some winter day fun over the holiday vacation? Once the first snow hits, this will be a great snowy day activity.
What is it? An art project involving icicles and frozen blocks of colored ice
What will I need? Food coloring, water, ice trays, molds, muffin tins and other containers
You can’t have as much snow as we do and not have an abundance of icicles. We decided to incorporate some of ours into a sculpture, joining them to ice blocks made by freezing colored water in ice-cube trays, Jell-O molds and yogurt containers. We placed all the materials on an outdoor table, and everyone took turns building totem poles, monsters and free-form sculptures, gluing the blocks of ice with a little dribble of water (it quickly froze).
Helpful Hint: For consistency of hardness, consider making your colored blocks in the freezer rather than outdoors.
Ingredients
What you do:
Mix the dry ingredients. Add spices a small amount at a time until the dough smells and looks like you want it too. Mix water and oil together first and then add them to the dry ingredients and stir. In a pot, cook the mixture for two to three minutes, stirring frequently. The dough will start to pull away from the sides of the pot and stick together. When this happens, take the playdough out of the pan and knead the dough until it becomes soft and smooth. Allow the dough to cool and then store it in an airtight container.
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