A free unstructured day :)

We had an awesome day today! Free and unstructured. We were missing one child today :(
(missed him) so braved it and took the other two shopping at Walmart. It was a great success! We bought groceries, looked at toys.....no crying, whining or tears!
My grandchild, Chloe came after lunch and the other two went down for much needed naps.
Chloe mauled me and made me watch Callihoo .... not like I haven't seen/heard these episodes previously.....like many, many, many times! Lol!
The youngest child was picked up early and my other awesome little girls is playing beautifully with Chloe!
We had leftovers for lunch and my youngest hardest to feed ate very well today! Bravo! Baby!

Wow! A beautiful day in the sun

We began our day with an episode of Dora. The day home children were slow waking up this morning. The youngest one went right to sleep and slept about and hour. The other two continued with our "B" is for Butterfly and the four stages of the life of the butterfly with play dough. I am not sure how much they have played with play dough and it took a little work and or course mixing up of the colours to get enthused. We made the egg, a capterpillar munching a leaf, a cocoon, and a butterfly. It is amazing what good little memories they have when they are two and a half!
We had cheerios for breakfast with banana, banana bread for morning snack.
Paul and Chloe arrived mid morning to play and really got the kids going and playing in the water outside. The youngest one is fearless and thinks it is great fun to have the hose turned on her and sits in very cold water, dumping it on her head. They had a great time.
Some very tired kids ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch and went down for naps.
For some reason, no one had a very long sleep today.
After naps it was snacks of fruit and granola bars. They all drank a lot of water today, we had a lot of very water logged diapers from sitting in the paddling pool, and we used a lot of sunscreen.
We played outside until almost 5 pm and then it was time to pick up the toys and head in to finish our butterfly craft. We used little bug catchers from the dollar store, fake plastic grass with flowers, and really cool silk ? butterflies. The kids thought they were pretty cool.
It was a great day with lots of outdoor fun!

New Toys

Next week we hope to have some additions to our backyard toys; one to ride on, pull, and a little basket ball hoop. In the weeks to come I am hoping to ad a small trampoline, similar to the ones sold at Toys 'r us.

This week's activities

This week we are studying the four stages of the butterfly. We are working on a booklet, a craft, singing songs and stories about butterflies and caterpillars. A favorite book is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. This book can be found on U-tube if you wish to view it or the Public Library has it.

We are acquiring some little musical instruments for next week so that we can enhance our music time (hope the neighbors are deaf).

We went for a walk this week and it was a great success!

Next week there will be more outdoor toys added.

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My Day Home Philosophy

It is my belief that children learn through play, being talked to, read to, and a regular routine.

Children are a gift from God and need to be loved, cherished and taught. Proper nutrition has a huge impact on behavior and sleep. I provide crafts that teach and promote learning. We do not watch TV, but the children are allowed age appropriate programs first thing in the mornings until all of the children have arrived and are awake enough for breakfast.

I DO NOT give 'time outs' to toddlers! We distract, say no, and sit down and talk about whatever incident may have occurred. It seems to work!

I try to learn as much as I am able to about each child's routine at home and special needs, likes and dislikes so that I am able to provide a happy environment.

We are constantly learning. We color daily, have music and singing time, and are learning the alphabet and work on a craft daily, which is completed to take home at the end of the week.

I do not give sweets, cookies or chocolate, foods containing red dyes (are you aware that most red dyes come from a beetle from South America?) or msg. We eat fruit for snacks, healthy crackers, vegetables and dip, and cheese.

We are acquiring new toys weekly; some for learning and some for free play time. We drink lots of milk, can provide soy milk if desired and water. If you wish your child to have juice please advise or bring your own.

It is your responsibility to provide diapers, wipes, special creams your child requires, bottles, formula,a sippy cup or water bottle, and appropriate attire for the weather as we spend time out door daily. A change of clothing is appreciated as well.

I will never post pictures of your children on any online site or take pictures of your child on a cellphone.