Challah with color!

Well we went out in style! We made the most colorful and delicious challah in town! Even the children that usually don't like to knead and braid their own challah,joined in on the fun today!

Shabbat Shalom!

Friendly kind behavior!

All summer long Noah has reached out to Alex. He seemed to take a liking to him right away. Often Noah asked Alex if he could push him on the swing, or to go on the monkey bars with him. Noah can do the monkey bars independently and Alex needs help. Noah asked me lots of questions about Alex throughout the summer like..."Does Alex like the beach? " "How did Alex learn to ride a scooter?" Noah offered to get Alex a drink of water many times. When Noah noticed Alex was waiting for a turn on a swing, Noah would get off the swing to give Alex a turn without being asked.

Noah thanks for being such a good role model and reaching out to Alex with such friendly behavior. We appreciate you!

Bagel Faces!

The entire children's center made edible bagel faces today! First we had a short discussion about how we all have some many different feelings. Sometimes we feel happy, sad, mad, surprised, excited... We then asked the children to tell us how they were feeling today and to create a face on the bagel that shows us how they are feeling ,happy, excited etc.

Then the children had the opportunity to make a bagel face with cucumbers, peppers, raisins and cream cheese or jelly.

How are you feeling today?

Monday, Monday...

What a great start to the week! The weather outside was fantastic! Everyone was a little tired this morning and got off to a slow start. As the day went on,we all picked up the pace and got into the swing of things. The day seemed to fly by!

Bailey and Kayley blew bubbles, Isabel and Ellen took turns pushing Alex on the swing and Cody spent time with Isabel baking in the playground kitchen!

You've got mail!

 While playing in the classroom last week, Josh explained that he wanted to write a letter and put it in the mail. This reminded Jesse that there was a mailbox in storage. Together, the quickly pulled it out and brought it into the classroom. Josh immediately got work writing and drawing messages which he would place in envelopes and seal closed. He would then drop the letter into the mailbox. The children noticed what Josh was doing and could not wait to join in. They all gathered around the table to create some mail. They then took turns putting mail in the mailbox, taking it out, and delivering it! Thanks to Josh for inspiring some amazing dramatic play and a wonderful literacy opportunity!

We LOVE bubbles!

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere... even in the pool! 

Last Wednesday, we had such a blast blowing bubbles, swimming in bubbles, and even creating art with bubbles! Below are some action photos of the Adom children getting their bubble play on! 

Sink or Float?

Last week, we filled the sensory table with water and put out many different materials on a nearby table. There were wooden blocks, straws, foam blocks, paintbrushes, and stones. All of these materials, the water, and one question provoked lots of experimentation: Will the material sink or float?

The children explained that when something floats "it stays at the top" and when something sinks "it goes under the water." With these definitions, the children began experimenting. They then recorded which items sank and which floated. When your child is playing in the tub or even in the sink, you might want to experiment and find out what you can get to sink or float!

Staying Cool

Last week challenged us to find numerous ways to stay cool. 

 Yarok girls play with bubbles in the sensory table.

 Rosie and Abby cool off by splashing some water on themselves.

Travis flies down the famous TBSCC waterslide. 

Hayley and Ellen cool off in the community room while Dancing Nancy pays a surprise visit! 

Yarok children get ready for lunch in the air conditioned Garden Club Room.

Look at my muscle!

Hannah and I watched Noah hang and swing on the the monkey bars for quite some time. I said to Noah, "It takes a lot of upper body strength to be able to swing across the monkey bars!" Noah turned to Hannah and said, "Yes I am very strong, look feel muscle." Hannah was not sure where his muscle was so Noah was kind enough to point her in the right direction. Check out these photos...Truly a precious conversation!

Sensory Exploration!

Once again experimenting with corn starch, water and water colors was a big hit! As the children
poured and mixed the ingredients together they talked about how the cornstarch looks like flour. When you mix water and corn starch together, the corn starch and water sticks together!

How to keep cool in the heat...

The Kahol children know how to keep cool on a hot summer day...

Climbing/balancing on tree stumps in the shade , giving high fives to friends on the swings ,filling and emptying buckets with water, eating snack inside with the Adom children, and clearly juice pops are an absolute must!

Being a Good Friend

This afternoon, Adam bumped his head and was feeling sad. Noah whispered to me, "Play 'you don't know you're beautiful' and it will make Adam feel happy." I grabbed my phone and started to play the One Direction favorite. Adam's face lit up with a huge smile and soon the boys were showing off their break dancing skills. Thank you Noah for great idea about how to make your friend feel better!

Gak

Just before it started to rain we worked together to mix and measure all the ingredients, to make Gak! Adom and Kahol could not decide what color to make the Gak ; so everyone took turns and squirted about three drops of water colors into the bowl of water and glue. We asked the children, "What color do you think the Gak will be?" All the Adom children said, "Rainbow"!

Just as we finished making the Gak it started to rain! We took our Gak inside to play! The children added beads to the Gak , rolled it, made ice cream and just simply had fun touching, manipulating, and playing with the cool Gak!

2013 TBSCC Carnival...

Due to the early morning clouds and drizzle the TBSCC 2013 Carnival was in the Summer Community Room. Everyone had a great time!

First we gave the children a quick tour of what booths were available and how things worked, then the fun began! A quick stop at the ticket booth, toss it, bowling, face painting, raisin spitting, refreshments/ snack,and last but not least the prizes! I don't know who enjoyed the Carnival more the children or the staff?

The photos say it all... Except the photo of Alex with his face in a plate? He is participating in the raisin spitting game. All we could find was seedless watermelon, so we improvised with raisins!
The children were asked to try to spit one raisin onto a white plate. Alex had a lot of success at this booth. His strategy was to kneel down to the ground and spit the raisins on the plate! Try it sometime, he makes it look easy!