Snack Time

Snack time in our classroom is a wonderful process to practice grace and courtesy, fine motor skills, coordination and patience.

We start our snack time by singing about our shirt. While we dance, Ms. Twining sings "Johnny is wearing a green shirt a green shirt a green shirt, Johnny is wearing a green shirt, with an elephant on it today!"

After washing and drying our hands we find our cup with our name.

We have been working all year on pouring water from a pitcher to a cup slowly and gently, and learning to stop before it over flows.

And then we may eat our snack. We also serve ourselves if we choose to have more.

When we are finished eating, we clear our dishes and push in our chairs.

Eggs, Paint & Smiles

Every year in springtime, the Toddlers enjoy painting eggs!

Planting

It may be cold and snowy outside, but we are looking forward to spring in Room 1! 

This week we planted dill in our terrarium, and the children are able to water the seeds throughout the day.

Baking with Toddlers

Making banana bread, our classroom smells so good this morning!

Baking Together

Our afternoon toddlers worked together to make some yummy banana muffins for our snack this week. Our recipe made enough that we were able to share with the aftercare friends as well!

  

Afternoon Class Now Open!

Our Toddler afternoon class has begun and we have space available with no waiting list! 

We have expanded our Toddler program to afternoons 3 days per week – Monday through Wednesday from 12:30 – 3:15 p.m.  

This program would be great for children who wake early and take their naps in the morning or for children who like to sleep late and take their nap late in the day.

If you or someone you know may be interested in this new afternoon program, please call Kim Bosworth at 574-256-5313.

Play Dough Fun

Play dough is a fun way for children to explore and experiment, sparking their creativity and imagination. It helps assist fine motor development by building hand and finger strength in preparation for using scissors and pencils. Play dough can also be very enjoyable for the senses, especially when scents or textures are added to the dough.

Homemade Play Dough Recipe

1 cup Flour
1/2 cup Salt
1 tablespoon Cream of Tartar
1 tablespoon Cooking Oil
1 cup Water

Directions:
1. In a medium sized bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix well. Add wet ingredients to bowl and, again, mix well.

2. Add contents to a large pan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until it forms a ball.

3. The dough is ready when the mixture pulls away from the pan and when the wet parts begin to look dry.

4. Turn the dough onto your countertop and knead it until smooth. It will be quite warm to the touch, so be careful!

5. Add food coloring, glitter, extracts, etc. AFTER the dough has cooled. The color and scents won't "take" as well when the dough is hot/very warm.