Sleeping Kitties

Sleeping Bunnies

(Please forgive my singing!) This is one of the little games we like to play when we are having trouble playing together nicely. It seems to make our little group cheer up and interact more positively!

See the sleeping bunnies 'till it's nearly noon

Come let us wake them with a merry tune

Oh so still, are they ill?

Wake up sleeping bunnies! Hop hop hop!

Sensory Play on a Cold Day

Our First Week Back (January 4 - 10)

Here are Brody, Daniel and Sophie playing with our new train set. Daniel got it for Christmas from his Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie and Nana. Aren't we lucky?

We had a pretty good week after a long holiday, everyone practiced sharing and gentle hands AND we got to celebrate Amelia's 5th birthday. Happy Birthday Amelia!

Alecia is toddling around like a pro, and Brody is picking up lots of new words and sounds. Sophie is setting an example for everyone with her wealth of knowledge about animals and colours. Hailey is singing us songs and counting to 13. Daniel likes to do all the actions and is doing some successful parroting of words. Amelia is reading letter sounds and picking out sight words in our favourite books. A few weeks sure brings about a lot of changes!

For the next couple weeks we will be exploring snow. (How could we not!) We are reading lots of books about snow, snowmen and winter. We are also talking about winter animals and are going to be putting out a bird feeder so we can help our animal friends through the cold months.

I have added some new pictures to our slide show.

We are having SO MUCH FUN!

Crafty at Christmas (December 2009)

Just wanted to share a couple pictures of the kids working on their Christmas crafts.

DECEMBER newsletter

Alecia, Hailey, Amelia, Daniel and Brody enjoying a special mac and cheese lunch!


Well, we are winding down until the new year. I hope everyone is enjoying the little gifts. On Wedesday we will decorate some star cookies.

I just want to express my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to my families. Thank you for "taking the plunge" and allowing me the pleasure of welcoming you and your little ones into my home this year. It means so much that you have faith in me as a home daycare "newbie" and were willing to let me find my bearings during my first few months in operation.

All of the children have become an integral part of my life and our family. I can't wait to see how they grow and change in the new year.

Best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas, full of love, joy and laughter.

It sure will seem quiet around here!

"Off to the Park" Dec 4, 2009

So you can see from the pictures why the kids are coming home all covered in mud everyday! Our attempt at growing grass this fall was foiled by the cool nights. Hopefully it will work better in the spring!

We struck out to explore a new park this morning. After a challenging time getting dressed and out the door, we had a quick play in the back and then piled into the wagon. We crossed Adelaide and played at Constitution Park on Grenfell, because it is actually a shorter walk than going up the hill to the neighbourhood park.

What fun to have 4 little swings for 4 little ones! We all got to swing at the same time (and I didn't have to worry about somebody being knocked out! haha) Then we all took a few turns on the smaller slide before cheering Amelia on for the ride home (sometimes a bike ride just isn't the best choice!) Today was a PD Day in the elementary schools, and Amelia was excited to do an activity with "the babies."

We also spent some time today working on a Christmas craft to bring home, and telling our new favourite story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Eric Carle on my new felt board. (Thanks mom!)

Stay warm!

Hey Look--I'm all caught up! I hope you are enjoying the new blog!

Feel free to share it with your friends and family, I bet they would love to see what the munchkins are up to!

"Let It Snow" Dec 1, 2009

Today was the first day we got to explore snow. What a way to welcome in the month of December!

We had a little dusting on the ground that was mostly melted by noon. The sun was out and it was a great day to play outside!

The kids liked to draw in the snow, pick it up, feel it melt and exclaim over how cold it was!

They also got some wet bums discovering how fast it made our little slide go.

NOVEMBER Newsletter

Oh dear, look at the date!

I apologize for my lack of blog entries in the last month. There are a couple of reasons I was SO SLOW this month (besides the obvious reason of moving) mainly that this site builder has informed me that I have uplaoded as many photos as I am allowed. I thought about shrinking all my photos and deleting some unneccessary ones, but the file manager isn't very user friendly. SO I am looking at a blogger page and should have that up and going in the new year.

In anycase, I can give you a little update, boring though it may be without any beautiful pictures of the little darlings.

On November 9th we welcomed a new little munchkin into the group: her name is Sophie, she is 2 years old and is setting a great example in language and communication skills for the rest of the toddlers (I used to call them the babies, I guess I will have to give that up)!

It was also our first open day after the big move, and everyone adjusted VERY VERY well. Don't worry, we won't move again for awhile.

We have still been attending our usual Tuesday playgroup and Wednesday storytime, and getting out as much as possible while the days are still not too cold. Sorry about the muddy clothes. The walk to Amelia's new school is quite a hike, but so far everyone is being a good sport. We are looking at a different weekely routine to be starting after the holidays.

We just finished our "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" theme, which we finished by tracing our bodies on big paper. We also learned a new verse to the song which makes everyone laugh: "Head, shoulders, tummies and bums, eyes, ears, fingers and thumbs!"

This week we started a theme on colours and in a couple weeks we will start looking at winter holidays. If you have any holiday traditons you would like to share, please let me know!

Please note that I will be closed Thursday December 24th which is not a stat holiday, so ne fees will be due this day. I will also be closed on Friday December 25th which is a stat holiday, so your fees will apply if you usually come on this day.

Please make sure your children have enough outdoor clothing so that they will be comfortable outdoors for about an hour. Obviuosly if the weather is very wet, cold or windy we will not spend very time outside. However, we do like to have at least one extended outdoor play everyday, even if it is muddy--splashpants are great!

"The Book Nook" Nov 11, 2009

The greatest thing about our new house is the convex window in the playroom we are using as the "Book Nook."

We start and end almost every day reading stories together.

Amelia likes to call all the kids over when I am getting lunch together and "read" to them from the books she knows by heart.

It's just a cozy pile of pillows in front of the window, but we love to sit there and watch the squirrels, birds and snowflakes while we are sharing books. We are going to get a bird feeder so we can share with the birds through the winter.