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Block Play, Shooting Stars, Mailbox, and a Colorful Ending...

Melanie Patric

Aug 11, 20152 min read

Block Play, Shooting Stars, Mailbox, and a Colorful Ending...

The children seemed to be in a quiet and meditative mood this morning, so I decided that a good chunk of time spent making and playing...

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Restaurant, Sunflowers, and A Walk Around the Block...

Melanie Patric

Aug 6, 20152 min read

Restaurant, Sunflowers, and A Walk Around the Block...

August has been a perfect month for sunflowers- our two mammoth sunflowers outdoors are just beginning to bud (at about 7-8 feet tall!),...

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Monarch Progress, Lots of Pretend, and a Birthday Celebration!

Melanie Patric

Aug 5, 20152 min read

Monarch Progress, Lots of Pretend, and a Birthday Celebration!

What a great day it was to celebrate a birthday! We began our day with calendar, weather, and our sunflower and bubble circle time...

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A New Face, Caterpillar Babies, and Big Butterflies...

Melanie Patric

Aug 4, 20152 min read

A New Face, Caterpillar Babies, and Big Butterflies...

It's amazing how much change can occurr over a weekend. Today we welcomed another new face to our daycare family, a little boy of almost...

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Dress-up Dolls, Pretend Sleepovers, and Kite Flying...

Melanie Patric

Jul 29, 20152 min read

Dress-up Dolls, Pretend Sleepovers, and Kite Flying...

This morning we had a wonderful time after our morning routine. The children and I worked together to make clothing matches as we played...

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Flavoring Water, Counting Change, Water Play, and New Flowers...

Melanie Patric

Jul 6, 20152 min read

Flavoring Water, Counting Change, Water Play, and New Flowers...

Today was chock-filled with fun activities for all the children! Once we finished our morning routine, we talked about making water...

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Favorite Flowers, Mud Kitchen, and Puzzling it Out...

Melanie Patric

Jun 29, 20152 min read

Favorite Flowers, Mud Kitchen, and Puzzling it Out...

As the children trickled in after breakfast, we started our day working on a large jigsaw puzzle. We worked on sorting the pieces into...

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Melanie Patric

Jun 15, 20153 min read

Flag Day Celebration!

We had so much fun celebrating Flag Day today! After calendar, weather, and circle time, the children and I looked at a picture of the...

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Campouts, Fine Motor Skills, and Cooking...

Melanie Patric

Jun 12, 20152 min read

Campouts, Fine Motor Skills, and Cooking...

Today dawned grey and rainy, so we could tell we were going to have some fun indoors for a change. Once we finished our calendar,...

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Block Play, Music, and a Start to the Super-Secret Mother's Day Project...

Melanie Patric

May 11, 20151 min read

Block Play, Music, and a Start to the Super-Secret Mother's Day Project...

Today we decided to do a fresh take on our block play. After our morning routine, I had the big kids play an imitation game. I had them...

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Melanie Patric

May 5, 20152 min read

Cinco de Mayo Parts I and II

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo was tons of fun, and I'm pretty sure the kids liked the activities I planned. We ended up spreading the...

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Coloring, A Rainy Walk, and Stuck in the Playdoh...

Melanie Patric

Apr 8, 20152 min read

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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Circle Time, Baskets, and Easter Play Dough Three Ways...

Melanie Patric

Apr 7, 20152 min read

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...

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Melanie Patric

Mar 17, 20152 min read

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. ...

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Melanie Patric

Mar 12, 20152 min read

Rainbows, Rainbows Everywhere...

What a perfect day it was to talk about rainbows! The children enjoyed some last moments with the rainbow of flowers we created on...

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Fine Motor Skills, A Rainbow of Flowers, and the Wet, Wet Outdoors...

Melanie Patric

Mar 10, 20152 min read

Fine Motor Skills, A Rainbow of Flowers, and the Wet, Wet Outdoors...

This morning was perfect for practicing our fine motor skills. After our morning routine, we practiced putting toothpicks into the tiny...

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