Little Seedlings Cooperative Playschool

Playschool cancelled today

2012-01-19T09:01:00.000-05:00

For the safety of all our Little Seedlings, we've cancelled playschool for this morning due to the extreme temperature and windchill. We'll see you next week!!

October 27, 2011: God Parts the Red Sea... God's Awesome Power!

2011-11-01T13:24:00.006-04:00

Today our Little Seedlings learned about how God parted the Red Sea so His people could escape from captivity in Egypt and how God led them with a cloud by day and fire by night.

As and introduction to the Ten Commandments in a couple of weeks, we've introduced the children to our playschool rules: Be Kind, Share & Use Walking Feet. It's been great to see how the kids are following them!

October 20, 2011: Playschool At the Veurink Farm

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Our Little Seedlings were again blessed to be able to visit the Veurink's farm! After helping to collect eggs and a visit with the ponies (and the baby pony!), horses, chickens, bunnies and pigs, Mr. Fritz gave us all a fabulous ride through their beautiful river valley.

We shared snacks over coffee, hot apple cider and juice.

As always, the children LOVED playing on the teeter-totter and in the huge sandbox complete with a toy barn, tractors, diggers and trucks!

To end our morning, Farmer Fritz and Alissa gave the children rides on one of the Veurink's horses. Some were fearful, some were somewhat apprehensive but went anyway (and then wanted to go again!), some were THRILLED!

Thank you SO much for again sharing your farm with us Mr. Fritz & Mrs. Alice Marie! You are a blessing to us mothers and grandmothers and our children and grandchildren.

Unleavened Bread Recipe

2011-10-13T13:33:00.002-04:00

Here's the recipe for unleavened bread:

Cream together

¼ cup sugar

¾ cup shortening

Mix in

1 tsp. salt

1½ cups buttermilk

½ tsp. baking soda

Add 4–5 cups flour.

Divide the dough into four balls. Roll out the dough on a floured surface until it is

wafer thin. Place the dough on a greased cookie sheet. Prick it to prevent

shrinkage. Bake at 450 degrees until it is light brown, approximately 15–20

minutes.

October 13, 2011: God Ordains the Passover... The Power & Sovereignty of God

2011-10-13T13:32:00.000-04:00

This morning our Little Seedlings learned about the power and sovereignty of God through the very first Passover and how Jesus is our Passover lamb.

“So you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for

on this same day I will have brought your armies out of the

land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout

your generations as an everlasting ordinance”

(Exodus 12:17).

The kids made (and ate!) unleavened bread as they learned about Passover.

The kids had fun crafting doorposts to remember how God protected His people.

As always, the kids love worshiping and praising God with Mrs. Alissa!

October 6, 2011: Birds, Bugs (and other plagues) & Thankfulness

2011-10-13T13:18:00.001-04:00

In our opening circle time, our Little Seedlings shared something for which they are thankful and our older class made turkey puppets.

Today's lesson was about how God sent plagues on Egypt (Exodus 7-10). The children played with bugs in our colourful rice sensory bin and then learned about how God showed His awesome power through the plagues. Our 2-3s made frog puppets to remember how God showed His power.

September 29, 2011: God is Holy & Eternal...God Raises Moses to Lead Israel

2011-10-13T12:57:00.000-04:00

This week our Little Seedlings learned how God revealed Himself to Moses in a miraculous way (in the burning bush!) and how He called Moses to lead Israel. The children learned that God is holy and to praise God because He is holy and eternal. God does what He plans to do.

September 22, 2011: Trusting God When Bad Things Happen.... God Prepares Israel for Deliverance

2011-10-13T12:38:00.002-04:00

Our Little Seedlings are back! This fall we're teaching the Little Seedlings the Exodus curriculum from Generations of Grace. In the first lesson, the children learned to trust God (as Moses' mother did) and that God does not forget His people. They learned how God protected baby Moses and prepared him to lead the Israelites.

In the sensory bin, the kids investigated what would float (like baby Moses' basket) and what would sink. In the playroom we built creations with cardboard blocks and talked about how God's people were slaves in Egypt and had to make bricks out of clay and straw for the Egyptians.

We have lots of new faces joining last year's Little Seedlings! All the kids are enjoying all the new toys that we have been able to purchase from our Mother's Market fundraiser.

Back to Little Seedlings

2011-08-20T16:15:00.001-04:00

It has been a great summer but where did the time go? It seems like we were just having our wind up and now it's time to head back to playschool.

We're having a registration/playtime on Thursday, Sept. 15th from 9:20-11:15 a.m. Bring the kiddos and come for a morning of fun and fellowship. Our regular group will begin Thurs. Sept. 22nd at 9:20.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please direct them to Lezlie or Linda.

We look forward to seeing you soon!!!

More pictures

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Egg decorating eggstaveganza

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We colored eggs as our edible craft.

Busy morning

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It was a busy morning with 15 of our friends. There were ferns to play with in the sensory bin so that we could feel what it was like to wave palm leaves as Jesus rolled into town. We learned about Jesus dying on the cross for our sin.

Many good friendships are being made as our little seedlings play alongside each other.

Colourful Morning! - March 10, 2011

2011-03-15T08:48:00.002-04:00

Because we continued learning about Joseph, all the kids wore their tie-dyed shirts that were made the previous week. It was a colourful morning, for sure!

Just a reminder that there will be no playschool on March 17th, due to March break.

Little Seedlings and our shirts of Many Colours! - March 3, 2011

2011-03-08T21:22:00.002-05:00

While learning about Joseph and his coat of many colours, what better way approach the lesson that with our tie-dye shirts of many colours! We bravely pursued the task of tie-dying with many little helpers and it turned out to be a fun-filled and colourful morning!

Schedule

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Feb 3 Marcia Trudi Alicia snack Trudi

Feb 10 Rae Trudi Linda snack Rae

Feb 17 Alissa Trudi Joann snack Alissa

Feb 24 Alissa Linda Katarina snack Marcia

March 3 Marcia Joann Angela snack Joann

March 10 Linda Janet Angela snack Linda

March 24 Janet Marcia Angela snack Janet

Salt and Shakers - January 27, 2011

2011-02-02T11:05:00.002-05:00

This morning we learned about Sodom and Gamorrah and how they were punished for disobeying God. We played with salt at our sensory table and used blocks to build towers!

Just a Regular Day... - January 13, 2011

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What a quiet day!

When our little seedlings were together this Thursday there was a general sense of ease and calmness about the 14 kids that were present. What a pleasant way to spend the morning while singing, playing,

and going about our regular routine with our friends!

Back in the swing of things! - January 6, 2011

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After a couple weeks away from our group, our Little Seedlings rejoined today for the first time in the new year and got back to routine! We played, sang, ate, and learned about God’s judgement on the people of Babel.

As wonderful as the Christmas season is, there is always some kind of anticipation to return to “normal” life, and our Little Seedlings were very happy to be together once again!

Christmas Party - December 16, 2010

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This week was the last time our Little Seedlings will be getting together for the year 2010, and what better way to commemorate it than by celebrating the birth of our Lord! We cut out some cookies, made block towers, heard the story of the first Christmas, sang songs of worship, and ended the morning with a pizza party and decorating cookies!

Little Seedlings will start up again in the New Year, so we wish you a blessed season filled with joy, peace, and hope that can only be found in Jesus!

Merry Christmas!

Fun, with a chance of Flurries! - December 9, 2010

2010-12-09T13:03:00.001-05:00

This morning found our little Seedlings enjoying the warmth of the church basement and and the time shared with friends! We made snowflakes to hang on our Christmas trees at home with plenty of sparkles on our craft, in our hair, and on the floor!

Unfortunately, I brought my digital camera to take some pictures of the kids, but left the battery in the charger at home, but thankfully had the video camera on hand and ready to go! Next week there will be a little Christmas video with clips of this week, as well as our Christmas pizza party next week!

Busy morning-December 2, 2010

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There was still lots of time for play before and after our craft time.

We have been using a line on the dividers to dry our works of art.

All of the Little Seedlings worked on this mosaic to create a rainbow mural. I think everyone enjoyed working together and this is our finished product. It's from a few weeks ago but we finally managed to get a picture of it.

Christmas Crafts

2010-12-02T13:34:00.000-05:00

Our friends made Christmas wreaths this morning out of foam. They are really enjoying making things and the messier the better. Glue and glitter are our best friends!

We also made angels that were decorated with feathers. Once again the glitter came out!

Splish, Splash! - November 11, 2010

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Today we learned about Noah's ark, and what better way to relate to the flooding of the earth than the small flooding of the gym floor while the kids played with the water table! What a treat!
We also made poppies to honour the soldiers who fought for our freedom so that we can gather together to worship God without any fear or reservation! For this freedom, we say thank you!

Lost Keys

2010-11-11T11:55:00.000-05:00

Cynthia lost her car keys this morning. Can you all please check your pockets, boots, etc. to see if they are there. This is the only one they have so it's pretty important.

"Bigger than Big"

2010-11-09T09:12:00.001-05:00

This is the song that we've been teaching our Little Seedlings.

Help needed for this week's Mothers Market

2010-11-04T14:08:00.000-04:00

Hey gang!

We still need help for this week's Mothers Market.

Set up is 7 p.m. Friday night at West Arthur Community Centre.

We can really use help putting away the tables at noon on Saturday.

If you can help out that would be great.

We also need help carrying in stuff for the vendors Saturday morning at 8 a.m.

If you can commit to a whole morning, that's OK too. You can come when you are able.

Thanks a bunch!

Linda

Fun at the Farm! - October 21, 2010

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This Thursday morning took our Little Seedlings on a field trip to the Veurink Farm to revel in the crisp autumn air and enjoy some of God’s wonderful creation: from bouncing on hay bails, to petting the ponies, to enjoying the fellowship of our friends!

Thanks, Katarina, for the beautiful pictures!

Man, Woman, and Applesauce! - October 14, 2010

2010-10-14T19:25:00.002-04:00

Nothing says “Autumn” like making applesauce on a cold and dreary fall morning! Our 15 Little Seedlings loved helping to cut the apples and enjoyed a cupful of warm and tasty applesauce after their playtime and lessons.

This morning we learned about God creating man and woman in his image, thanks to the help of our wonderful teachers and Mr. Potato head! The kids love to sing the worship songs and are getting pretty good at the action songs and keeping a good rhythm with the instruments!

Up and Running! - October 7, 2010

2010-10-08T16:09:00.002-04:00

The 2010-2011 Little Seedlings season is up and running! After a very encouraging first week with some new and some familiar faces, we had an astounding 18 kids show to our second week and first "regular" morning. The kids had a wonderful time (as usual) and studied the first lesson in the Generations of Grace curriculum, and what better place to start than "in the beginning"? Check out www.generationsofgrace.com for more info on the lesson plans that we will be using this year.

A reminder to the parents that the duty schedule has been posted and that Moms (and Dads) are invited to remain in the church for some quiet time or meet in the JK/SK classroom where we will be reading "Power of a Praying Parent" together in a time of sharing.

Next Mothers Market

2010-10-05T15:31:00.000-04:00

Our next Mothers Market is Saturday, November 6th at the West Arthur Community Centre. We need help with set up the night before, help the day of the sale and help cleaning up after.

Let Lezlie or Linda know how you can help.

Parents' meeting and play morning

2010-10-01T14:24:00.003-04:00

We had 16 kids join us to play as their parents attended the information session to learn about Little Seedlings 2010-2011. We've had a couple of new families come and it's always nice to make new friends.

We'll see you next week when we start our year.

Back to Class

2010-08-01T16:53:00.001-04:00

Little Seedlings will be back Thursday, Sept. 30th at 9:20 a.m. Mark it on your calendar now and we'll see you then!

Making a joyful noise

2010-05-13T13:48:00.005-04:00

This morning we had various special activities that each mom brought and Trudi brought her Karaoke machine. Here are a couple of our friends singing Jesus Loves Me. Click on the play button to see the video.

Little Seedlings on Location

2010-04-27T13:10:00.000-04:00

Hi friends,
As the renos at the church are not quite completed, we will again be out & about! This week (Apr. 29) we'll be at Centennial Park. We'll have lots of time to play at the playground, visit the horses, play parachute, go for a short walk, and have a snack & lesson in the lodge.

Please dress warmly and bring along a snack to share.

See you then!

Celebrating Earth Day and God's Creation on Location!

2010-04-27T12:05:00.000-04:00

Last week we went to one of our friends' homes as the renovations at the church were underway. There were bubbles & sidewalk chalk, a swing, a slide & a trampoline, sand & trucks...

As it was Earth day, we celebrated God's creation by making our own planets (out of coffee filters and green & blue food colouring)

The kids (& parents) had lunch while Emily shared a story about Creation with the kids.

Then we cleaned up & took home our very tired Little Seedlings...

Thank you for sharing your home Petteplace family!

Even More Farm Fun!

2010-04-11T19:58:00.002-04:00

Our trip to the Veurink's farm was such a fantastic time! Although the wind was chilly and we had to dig out our winter clothes again, the kids were troopers! The piglets were a hit, as were the calves and the multitude of hens. Some of the kids even helped collect freshly laid eggs and got to feel their warmth. After visiting all the barn animals, we went on a hay ride around the field.

Then, with the wood stove stoaked in the kitchen, we all warmed up with yummy snacks, hot chocolate and coffee... all included 22 children, 12 mothers/grandmothers, 2 helpers, Alice Marie & Isaac.

Then the kids headed to the back room to play.

Thank you once again Alice Marie (and Isaac!) for allowing us to share your beautiful farm and home for the morning! It was such a blessing :)

More farm pictures

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Trip to the farm

2010-04-08T15:43:00.000-04:00

We had another amazing visit to the Veurink farm...thanks Alice Marie and Isaac! Although it was cold that didn't dampen the kids' enthusiasm as we visited the horses, cows, pigs and chickens. The hayride was fun and gave us a good excuse to snuggle with our little ones.

The snacks were great too! Thanks everyone!!!

Update

2010-04-05T22:07:00.002-04:00

Renovations have begun at the church so we have to be off site for the next two weeks.

This week we are off to the farm again (weather permitting). Please meet at the church at 9:30 and then we'll drive out together.

The following week we are going swimming at the complex. Details to come.

Don't forget to let Lezlie or Linda know how you can help with the Mothers' Market. We still need people to set up the night before, help at the sale and clean up after.

Trip to the farm canceled

2010-03-24T20:16:00.001-04:00

Our trip to the farm for Thurs. March 25th is canceled due to cold tempteratures. We'll rebook in a few weeks!

Next Mothers Market

2010-03-11T13:53:00.003-05:00

The next Mothers' Market is Saturday, May 1st, 2010 between 10 a.m. and noon. It's being held at West Arthur Community Centre, 1914 Arthur St. W.

We need people to:

help set up the night before

carry in items for the vendors

help with dropping off advertising

help take down tables and clean up

take admission money

See Lezlie or Linda for more info

Celebrating Jesus' Birthday With Our Little Seedlings

2010-01-26T13:47:00.006-05:00

We had so much fun celebrating Jesus' birth together with the kids! We decided that our Christmas Party would be a good day for a jammie day (parents, grandparents, and helpers too!) We made and decorated salt dough ornaments,

played in the playroom,

& the kids (with help) made foam snow people with pictures of themselves. This was the easiest kids' group shot ever!

Emily read the children the Christmas story and then they decorated cookies! This was Jude's creation which he proudly ate after we took a picture of it :)

Christmas party

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Don't forget that Dec. 10th is our Christmas party. Please wear your jammies and be prepared for an action-packed morning.

Duty Schedule for Winter 2010

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Date            Duty       Snack

Jan.  7         Angela     Trudi
Jan. 14         Lisa       Lezlie
Jan. 21         Trudi      Alissa
Jan. 28         Alissa     Lisa
Feb.  4         Linda      Linda
Feb. 11         Cynthia    Karen
Feb. 18         Lezlie     Angela
Feb. 25         Rae        Cynthia
Mar. 4          Karen      Rae

Updated with changes Feb. 9, 2010 as of 11:40 a.m.

Mothers Market

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Our Mothers Market fundraiser is Saturday, Nov. 21 from 2-4 p.m. at West Arthur Community Centre. It's located at 1914 Arthur St. W. Admission is $1 per adult and children are free. There are 25 vendors.

This is a yard sale for moms by moms. There will be clothing, baby gear, toys, books and baby furniture.

Making yummy apple sauce Oct 22/09

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Apple stamping - October 22/09

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Thank you God for apples!

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Today we made applesauce from peeling the apples, to cutting them and then eating it.

Pictures to come....

More of the farm...

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There were ponies...

...chickens to chase...

...our lovely hostess...

...more animals...

...snowman making (in OCTOBER!)...

...a warm fire (thanks Fritz!), coffee & snacks...

... hanging out with friends...

...and building relationships...

A couple families missed the group shot for a bathroom break.... sorry guys!

It was a fabulous morning (you know, except, for the not-so-happy Gomes children) enjoying God's creation together!

We've been busy

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Thank you to Alice Marie and Fritz for letting us visit your farm. The kids had such a great time and we were all there despite the weather.

New Logo

2009-10-01T15:45:00.003-04:00

You may have noticed our great new logo amongst the pictures in banner at the top of the blog. We'd just like to say a huge THANK YOU to Heather Dickson who designed it for us. Heather, thanks so much for using your amazing gift and creativity for our Little Seedlings!

Play Doh Recipe

2009-10-01T15:33:00.004-04:00

We had 2 new children at playschool this morning! It was so encouraging to share our vision for the playschool with new parents/grandparents and to play with new friends! Welcome Alec & MacKenzie!

Here is our favourite play doh recipe...

2 1/2 C flour
2 pkg unsweetened Kool-Aid
2 C boiling water
1/2 C salt
3 Tbs oil

Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add boiling water & oil. Mix again. Let cool. Use your hands to knead until smooth. Store in an airtight container.

First official morning

2009-09-24T15:25:00.002-04:00

We had 5 children attend our first day of playschool. Even though we were small in numbers there was lots of fun and playing going on.

Thanks to Mrs. T and Mrs. Emily for coming to help us.

Parents, please remember to fill out your registration forms and give them to Linda.

There is still lots of room if you want to join us!

Registration & Fun Morning

2009-09-12T20:13:00.002-04:00

Please come at 9:20 on Thursday, Sept. 17th to register your kids for fall. We'll have fun activities to keep them busy while we meet.

Since we are a cooperative playschool, think about how you want to help in the group since there are lots of jobs to be filled.

Work afternoon

2009-09-07T19:44:00.002-04:00

Join us this Saturday (Sept. 12) between 2 and 4 p.m. as we prepare our playschool for a new season. We'll be organizing toys, cleaning, and preparing playdoh. Many hands make light work and we hope to see you and your hands at Fort William Baptist.

Starting date

2009-08-17T15:27:00.001-04:00

OK, I'm leaning toward Sept. 17th now for starting playschool. All other activities seem to be starting that week so why not us too.

Please let me know the names and ages of the kids you'll be bringing this year. I'm trying to decide if we'll need something special for the older ones.

Back to playschool

2009-08-12T20:49:00.000-04:00

I hope everyone is having a great summer. My lawn has never looked greener! It could be the weeds too!

Any idea when you guys want to start up again? I'm looking at Sept 10th or 17th.

As well, start thinking about how you want to help out this year.

Good news....We now have Mrs. T and Mrs. Emily on board for the fall.

Picnic at the church

2009-05-14T07:45:00.002-04:00

If you are just joining us for the picnic, it's going to be at the church at 11:00. I'll get a few toys out so the kids can play a bit and then we'll have lunch.

It's too windy and cold to be at the park today.

End of the year wind up

2009-05-12T15:42:00.001-04:00

We're swimming at Churchill pool between 9:30 and 10:30 for the toddler swim. Then, we'll meet at Vicker's Park around 11:00 for a Picnic. Let Linda know if you are coming so that she can have enough drinks and cupcakes. Please bring your own lunch. We'll meet over by the swings.

If it rains (40% chance at this point) we'll meet at the church at 11:00.

Last get together

2009-05-06T20:24:00.001-04:00

May 14th will be our last day of the season. We're off to Churchill Pool for the toddler swim from 9:30-10:30. Tomorrow we'll discuss how to spend the rest of the morning.

Together- We Learn, Play & Pray

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Together.
A wonderfully busy morning.
Imagining.
Colouring, creating.
Playing, painting, praying.
Singing, sharing, storytelling, snacking.
Catching a glimpse of God's gentleness, goodness, creativity and love.
Filling with awe and amazement.

"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is

for brethern to dwell together in unity"

Psalm 133:1

And, perhaps, the psalmist meant PLAY together too.

It is a wonderful blessing. See you next week!

Duty Schedule is Posted

2009-04-06T13:33:00.001-04:00

Please check the duty schedule to see when your next turn is. We're winding down our year and there are only 5 weeks left.

Give some thought as to how we'll celebrate for our final day. The weather is pretty unreliable in May so we can't always count on a warm day at the park.

Welcome to baby Joshua!

2009-04-06T13:32:00.001-04:00

We're glad to welcome back Shelly and the girls as well as their new addition, Joshua.

We're meeting at Shelly's house

2009-03-27T10:40:00.002-04:00

The Music Festival is on at the church on April 2nd so we will be meeting at Shelly's house. I've sent you all instructions on how to get there.

Marlene, your email box is over its quota (it's full) so that's why you aren't getting email. You can contact me for instructions.

This week and next week

2009-03-24T14:22:00.002-04:00

We're meeting this week at the normal time. Since we don't have the new schedule yet, Linda will do snack and duty parent since she was on for last week when we cancelled.

Thurs. April 2nd we aren't able to have playschool at the church because of the music festival so think about what you want to do instead. We'll decide this week and I'll post her so you'll know where to show up.

Playschool is cancelled for March Break

2009-03-19T08:15:00.001-04:00

The next duty schedule is ready for signing up. Bring your daytimer next week and sign up for your turns.

See you next week!

March 5, 2009

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Valentine's Day

2009-02-16T08:47:00.000-05:00

We decorated cookies with our friends this morning. It was one gooey mess but I think everyone had a good feed of cookies and candy. Thanks to Angela for looking after the icing and candy goodness.

In our lessons we continue to learn about God showing us His glory through creation.

Christmas party

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Christmas party Dec. 11th

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Bring along your favourite cookie cutters because we are making cookies. Linda is once again making her world famous (not quite) white cookies to ice and decorate. This will be our last day until January.

Typical morning at playschool

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Playing Dress Up

2008-11-13T13:32:00.001-05:00

The kids all enjoyed playing dress up this morning. Last year, the big kids would wear the costumes and the younger kids weren't interested at all. That has all changed now. Some of the costumes were interesting to say the least. The kids played together while wearing their costumes.

We had 8 kids this morning and there definitely was a lot of energy in the room. They are a great bunch of kids and all get along well.

Alissa is teaching the older group as well as leading the worship time before we leave for home.

We have a couple of dads that are helping out this year too and that has been great.

More costumes

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November 6, 2008

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We continue to explore fall in the sensory area. This week there were leaves, pine cones and plastic bugs to check out.

Jess Armstrong has been a real asset to us this fall. She has been having a good time playing with the kids.

Playing in the pumpkin goop

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First Day of Playschool

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Playschool starts Oct. 30th

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It's not too late to get your child into Little Seedlings. We still have room!!!!

Come Oct. 30th and sign up!!!!

Playschool is about to begin!

2008-10-15T13:25:00.001-04:00

The Little Seedlings Co-operative Playschool is having a registration/open house on Thurs. Oct. 23rd at 10:00. Mrs. T will be there to play with the kids while you register and have some munchies with us. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our first official morning will be Thurs. Oct. 30th at Fort William Baptist Church. The times this year will be 9:20-11:15.

Our trip to the Imagination Station

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Catching butterflies

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Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Jesus Loves Me

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Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Last official day

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Busy morning

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Painting

Playing

Swinging

Playschool can get messy...

2008-04-07T22:31:00.000-04:00

We encourage the children to learn through experience... sometimes, it gets messy. We started using homemade wipes with the kids to save on trips to the bathroom for hand washes. Here is the recipe. We've actually adopted it in our home as well (for bottoms, hands, faces, cleaning booster trays, dusting, etc.)

Take one roll of Bounty paper towel cut in half
Pull out the cardboard tube

1 Cup distilled water (boiled from kettle)
1 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp baby shampoo
4-5 drops Tea Tree oil (natural germ fighter)

Pour solution over the paper towels. Store in an airtight container or ziplock.
(an empty clean 2 kg peanut butter jar works well)

Pull from the middle.

Thanks Alicia!!

LIttle ones at play

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Sleeping Bunnies

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This is one of the kids' favourite games/songs so we try to do it often. Here's how it goes, just in case you want to play too!!

"See the sleeping bunnies until it's nearly noon.
O how we'll wake them with our merry tune.
See how still.
Shhh
Are they ill?

Wake up sleeping bunnies.
HOP HOP HOP
Wake up sleeping bunnies.
HOP HOP HOP
Wake up sleeping bunnies.
HOP HOP HOP

AND stop."

Feel free to repeat using as many animals as your little one can think of!

Wiggles 'n Giggles

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The playschool wasn't able to meet at the church today so we headed off to Wiggles 'n Giggles for some inside fun.

Jammies Party!

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We had a pajama party today at playschool to celebrate friendship (and, it's just fun to have a jammie day...why not share it with friends!)

Over the past couple of weeks, the children have learned that Jesus loves everyone, children included! Today they learned that Jesus is our friend through the story of Zaccheaus.

"Okay everyone, look to the left..." At least they're all looking in the same direction, even if it's not at the camera :)

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Two of our littliest friends, watching and learning from the "big kids"

Making "Felt Friends"

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Jesus Loves the Children....Happy Valentine's Day!

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We made and decorated heart cookies to remind us of how much Jesus loves us!

The children made creatures out of hearts of various shapes and sizes.

Thank you God for Friends!!

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Our little guys are learning to how to play together and what it means to be a friend.

Jesus is the Boss

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We used water and boats to reinforce how Jesus is the boss of even the wind and the waves. The sensory table was a popular spot with one of our little guys up to his elbows in seconds!

Celebrating Winter...January 24/08

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Although a little tentative at first, the children discovered how much fun it was to play in the vanilla pudding we used in the sensory bin (cold & white...to remind us of the snow of winter).

Thank you God for Winter!

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Despite frigid temperatures and hair that stands on end, we celebrate and thank God for WINTER and SNOW! The children used shaving cream and glue to celebrate snow, experience fun textures, and exercise their amazingly creative God-given talents!

January 17/08

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The 2s class has snack and story time in one of the classrooms while the 3s eat and have their circle time in the main playroom.
Ummm..... Thunder Bay is really dry in the winter..... it makes our hair look really funky!
Busy artists...

Following the Star... January 17/08

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After our teaching time where we reviewed how the wise men visited Jesus, we followed our own star around the playroom wearing our crowns! Our journey also ended in worship where we sang about how much we love Jesus too!

January 10, 2008 Winter & Snow

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Following the Christmas story, the children learned about how the wisemen came to worship Jesus (Matthew 2: 1-12) and how we can show we love Jesus too!

Thursday was the first day of our Winter term. Our playroom theme for the month will be "Winter & Snow".

"Where'd my hat go?!"

November & December 2007 Update

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November and December 2007 flew by as we learned that God Always Wins through the story of God freeing the Israelites and that there is Only One God through the story of Naaman's healing from leprosy. As we prepared to teach the children about Jesus' birth and celebrate His birthday, two of our little seedlings became big brothers (congratulations Asher & Jude!) and Abby became a big sister to a second little brother. Jordan Nathaniel Gomes and Myah Grace Newman joined their families a day apart. They will themselves be Little Seedlings in September 2009!

In November, we used Nursery Rhymes (Humpty Dumpty and Jack be Nimble) to teach the children Biblical truths that God is there to help us and that He wants us to let our "lights" shine for Him. Our December playroom theme was "Christmas and Giving" as we prepared to celebrate our Saviour's birth. The kids had Jesus' birthday party on December 13 and made Christmas cookies as a special treat (check out the pictures below!)

Happy Birthday Jesus!

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