May is National Fitness Month. What a great time to incorporate a physical fitness program in your Daycare/Childcare. The weather is starting to warm up, the flowers are blooming and the kids are itching to get outside after a LONG canadian winter.
I offer a physical fitness program in my daycare all year long ( especially […]

Earth Day Treasure/Trinket Box Craft
We Made these cute Earth Day Trinket Boxes yesterday, and they turned out so cute. I had the children fill the boxes with either pictures or written words ( for the older children ) of ways they could help the earth.
To make these boxes we just recycled Laughing Cow Cheese Boxes.. 
 
                                         
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Earth Day Chunk Crayons
I had the children sort through the old crayons to find blue and green crayons. Then they peeled the paper off and sorted them into small muffin tin. We all know kids LOVE peeling crayons.
They love the EARTH DAY Crayon.
 
Materials
OLD non-stick muffin pans
Old crayons
Procedure
Preheat your oven to 250
1. Peel the paper […]

I was at a  wonderful seminar today. Called Kids Have Stress Too! We can all relate to stress in one form or another, but sometimes I think we can forget our little ones can get stressed out too!
Here are some helpful hints to build a less stressful home:
1.Make sure your child gets excercise and time […]

I am always looking for uses of those plastic Easter Eggs, as there always seems to be millions left over. Each child picked a plastic Easter egg and filled it with rice, and then I taped it closed.
We used self- adhesive (egg shaped) stickers for the wings and feet, but you could cut your own […]

This Cute Easter Handprint Craft is fun and easy for all ages. My Daycare kids love the finished product of this craft. The Craft in the picture is made from foam but I have done this with construction paper too.
 
If you want to take this craft a step further you could make it an Easter […]

 
Check out this great Easter Basket Idea.
 
Fun for all ages! We made these out of fruit baskets. I cut the bunny face out of foam, the kids painted the basket, glued on the face and cotton tail. We used these baskets in our annual Easter egg hunt              
                       
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Hope you enjoy […]

 
Egg Hop
Cut out large egg shapes from coloured paper. Laminate them and cut them out. Place them on the floor and ask the children to hop from one egg to another. These may also be used at seat markers for group time.
 
Where is your Egg?
Played like “Doggie Doggie where’s your bone?” Have one child sit […]