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?

Inside or outside!

The vote is in, peekaboo is our all time favorite game to play! On the playground, in a box, in the bathroom, the Kahol children really like to play "peekaboo I see you"!

Summer Fun!

Water play and watermelon in the summer...It does not get better than that! Bailey, Grace and Hannah enjoyed playing in the water today! Alex passed on the water play but joined the girls for some delicious, finger licking good watermelon!

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!

The Counselor of the Day is...

Jesse!!!!!! Last Friday Jesse had that Shabbat spirit! She actually wore her bathing suit and went into the pool for a quick dip with the children! I don't know who had more fun splashing and playing in the pool, Jesse or the children! Way to go Jesse!

Painting with frozen paint!

Kayla ,Hannah and Grace enjoyed painting with frozen paint on a stick. Kayla painted until the paint cube melted! Hannah drew a big circle on her paper and proceeded to color it in, first with the red, then the blue and last the white.

It's so simple and lots of fun! Try it at home with the whole family!

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!

Water Play!

Jesse did not have her bathing suit today, but that did not stop her! She pulled up a seat and sat right in the pool! There was a lot of pool action today... Eskimo kissing, filling buckets with water, and water play with, "fishes"!

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!

A babysitter?

If you need a babysitter you know who to ask...Cody knows how to take care of his baby! Cody cuddled with his baby, listened to his heart, made a phone call while his baby napped, and last but not least, made his cute ,sweet, baby some delicious chicken soup! Way to go Cody!

Fun with a box!

Alex and Bailey used the big brown box to play peekaboo! A popular game in the Kahol classroom!