batman....

made an apperance the other night....
cassandra just had to try on her dad's batman mask from when he was 3.
yes that would make that mask over 50 years old

cupid shuffle

start with some music....mix in some dancers...big and small
the results lots of laughter and good times

 

color search..

start with paint sample cards found anywhere they sell paint...

punch out a square on one end and paper clip together on the opposite end.

kids can fan out the color they want to search for, the cut out square allows them to hold the card up to an item to see if it matches.

this is an activity that they never tire of...they love searching out colors in the space they play in.

daycare egg hunt....

eggs scattered amongst the snow and the ice...

 

little ones ready to hunt for eggs...in the falling snow.

 

chocolate is the best thing to find inside an easter egg!

Reading with Grandma...

 

filling eggs

the day before the egg hunt mind you...this is so late for me.
usually this is done weeks before...

 

she was not pleased with the no eating candy rule until all the eggs are filled...

The croods

Waiting for the movie to start

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new blog

Buzzy Bees
a place to find activites, games, books, blogs and websites about childcare...
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driveway art...

by our resident artist...Rosie

Pinewood derby....

anthony's fourth year of racing a car in the pinewood derby
this year he received two trophy's, which left us with one pretty excited boy last night...

 

Paper pumpkin

a new kit introduced by stampin' up....

 

I was fairly excited when the email came announcing this new monthly kit...
it arrived in the mail the other day and I had to snap a few photos and later that night I had to laugh when I read shirleys blog it seems we took almost identical photos of our paper pumpkin boxes :)

now to just find the time to actually put together the cards that come in the kit..
never enough hours in a day it seems....

scrapbooking

after countless requests to use my scrapping supplies I put together a box just for them
where they can cut, glue and sticker to their little hearts desire....

even that youngest has joined in, creating her own little masterpieces...

 

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always good when those scrapping supplies are put to use...

Lately

She has been doing her own hair...
for this one combing her hair has always been a challenge, always.

 

i think she does a better job than I do...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Rosie is our in house leprechaun authority...every year she plans and perfects her trap making skills...
every year she eagerly awaits the approach of March 17th...
this year she started weeks ago, thinking about and planning her trap, one day she came home from school and said "did you know a leprechauns favorite food is mashed potatoes  and gravy?"  "I did not" I replied.  last night the flurry of trap building and planning was in full swing, it didn't seem to matter to her that it was inching towards 10 and her momma was getting a wee bit tired.  And then the realization that we had not made the leprechauns favorite food, this was at 9:30 pm mind you, sigh a Rosie melt down was beginning, honestly this momma could have melted down right along with her.  A deep breathe and the reminder to myself that his magic, this wonder, the childish belief, won't last forever and it is my duty to protect and encourage it...and so at 9:30 we were cooking potatoes, we compromised on the gravy, with the mom verdict that in some cultures butter is gravy (I make gravy once a year and that would be turkey day)   a very happy little girl went to sleep last night with visions of leprechauns in her head...

and awoke to this, this morning
a sprung trap, leprechaun juice (sprite) and a note explaining that she had done an awesome job of
setting a trap but alas leprechauns possess special magic (of course they do) and can make doors to escape whenever a crafty child is able to capture them...but our little leprechaun visitor did leave behind some gold and a special leprechaun princess crown for Rosie for believing and encouraging the magic that is those wee little green folk. 

a trail of shamrocks were left behind, and of course the milk turned green...

the magical escape door...

and mushu modeling the leprechaun hat...
here's hoping your day was filled with the magic of Leprechaun's...