October Fieldtrip: Linder Farms (M/W/F Class)

PUMPKIN PATCH! It was a PERFECT day for a trip to the pumpkin patch! Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day:

HALLOWEEN 2009!

I really don't like cold weather AT ALL! But, I must say that I love all of the fun kid and family activities that happen throughout the fall and winter. Halloween just kicks off a season of fun holidays! We had so much fun in our preschool classes this week with our halloween parties. Some of my favorite activities:

• In the M/W/F Class we played "BOO". This is a fun version of "Hot & Cold". We hid a spooky spider in the class room and then the kids took turns looking for it. The rest of us would BOOOOO like a ghost to guide their way. The closer the child got to the spider the louder all of the ghosts had to BOOOO!



• In the T/TH Class we danced to music that matched each costume. We danced like princesses to "Once Upon a Dream" from Sleeping Beauty because we had a lot of princesses (Maren, Kate, Breana & Reese) and we had a beautiful bride (Madeline). We flew around like Superman and superheroes to the Spiderman song because Gavin came as Superman. We danced crazy to Scooby Doo because Porter was dressed up like the crazy cartoon dog. We pretended to drive a car to some car sounds because Gavin was dressed up like Bumblebee the Transformer. We pretended to be monsters to "Monster Mash" because James was a pirate.

T/TH Class

M/W/F Class

October Kids Kitchen Day (M/W/F Class)

If you know me even a little bit you know that I LOVE to cook! So, thanks to all your kids for indulging my love of all things related to my kitchen! In October we had a spooky Halloween-themed kids kitchen. We made "Spiders" and "Spooky Chips".

RECIPES:

Spooky Chips

Step 1
Use your favorite Halloween Cookie Cutters to cut shapes from flour tortillas. Place on a cookie sheet and spray with cooking spray.

Step 2
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Bake the chips until they start to brown. Let cool completely. They will crisp up as they cool.

Step 3
Once the chips are cool, serve with “vampire blood” (salsa) or “ghost slime” (Ranch dip)

Variation: sprinkle with cinnamon sugar before baking for a sweet and crispy treat.



Spiders

Step 1
Gently insert 8 pretzel sticks into a Ding Dong (4 on each side)

Step 2
Attach chocolate candies as eyes to the Ding Dong using frosting.

Step 3
Enjoy!

September Fieldtrip: Zoo Boise (M/W/F Class)

One of the best things about teaching preschool is that I get to see the world through the eyes of little kids. Why do we have to lose that enthusiasm, happiness and innocence as we grow older? These little ones get so excited about each and every "special" activity and fieldtrips are certainly no exception. I had so much fun going to Zoo Boise with the M/W/F Class in September. Thanks to everyone for sharing such a beautiful day!

Crazy Hair Day!

What better way to kick off the school year than to SHARE SOME CRAZY HAIR! My personal favorite hair styles were Collin in the M/W/F class with his Bronco orange and blue hair (he was late and missed the picture- sorry buddy!) and Andrew in the T/TH class who had a SNAKE in his hair!

M/W/F Class

(Kate, Madison, Deborah, Allie, Emma, Ellie, Macie)

T/TH Class

(back row: James, Andrew, Gaving, Cohen

front row: Reese, Kate, Madeline, Maren, Breana, Porter)

First Week of School 2009 (T-TH Class)

Welcome to Tiny Hands Preschool! I think that my students are all just the cutest little things! I am so excited to get to know each of them throughout the 2009-2010 school year. Here are all of the darling little ones in the Tuesday/Thursday class:

Porter -------------Maren

Madeline ------------- Kate

James ------------- Gavin

Cohen ----------- Breana

Andrew

First Week of School 2009 (M-W-F Class)

Welcome to Preschool! The 2009-2010 school year is going to be great! I am so excited to get to know each of the little ones in my class as the year progresses. Here is a look at all of the kids in the Monday/Wednesday/Friday Class:

Emma ------------- Macie

Madison ------------- Kate

Hayden ------------- Ellie

Deborah ------------- Collin

Allie ------------- Reese

(Reese joins class Nov. 2nd)