This last month of summer has
sure been eventful! The children surprised us with the amount of braveness and
curiosity when we had the Prairie Exotic Visitor come to visit. They showed us
bearded dragons, geckos, snakes, a tarantula, some frogs and a turtle. Most of
the animals the children were able to touch (other than the tarantula and the
frogs), and they even had the snakes wrapped around the children’s legs and
laid out across their legs to touch and feel them. We got some pretty amazing
pictures that I will share with you (keep an eye out in the room or for an
email containing pictures of random things we did this summer).
We also did an outdoor challenge
(only half the day as there was a bit of smoke) and the children seemed to
really enjoy it. Everyone kept busy and some even napped outside.
The next day, we set up the gym
with a huge cozy corner, a massive block building area, a table top area with a
toy that promotes practicing counting/ numbers, colors, sorting/ matching and
we had a doll house with cars and people. We had the parachute and the children
made up some fun games and we had a face painting table/ art table. All of
preschool enjoyed that space and it was something new and different since the
smoke was so bad and we couldn’t do it outside.
We had an amazing time at
Boonstra farm on the 23rd of August. There were a variety of animals
that the children got to see up close and even pet. The kitty cats were a huge
hit!! Some of the children were nervous around the big birds like the turkey’s
and the goose. The goose was just walking around where ever and it was pretty
much the same height as some of our little Toddle Bots so I can see why it would
have been scary. There was a tire swing which was in the shape of a tractor!
The Toddle Bots loved that and they each got a turn to sit on it. We went on a
hay ride which brought us to Bessy the cow. The toddle bots didn’t pet the cow
as much as the other preschool children but they got to see her and we talked
about how Bessy had a baby in her tummy and that she makes the milk that we
drink.
Finally, we had a water day to
end the month off with a splash! This water day experience was different than the
rest because the carrots were being picked from the garden and the children
were bringing them to get washed by the hose water and then they ate them!
There was a slip and slide section on the hill, and a water table area to play
in.
The children also had this amazingly delicious treat that older floor made for the preschoolers. It was crushed white oreo’s with a thick layer of pudding and topped with some gummy fish on the top. The Toddle Bots were shaking with excitement!
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