The Littlest Elf

Santa couldn't get things done without his special helpers - elves.  The children got to read a couple of stories about little elves at the North Pole.   One of these was "The Littlest Elf" by Brandi Dougherty.

From Amazon.com: "Oliver may be the littlest elf in the North Pole, but he has a big desire to discover his very special job in Santa's workshop! But after getting lost in the toy shop, making a mess at the book shop, and falling in the mixing machine at the bakery, is the littlest elf just too little?

Perhaps he just needs the littlest reindeer to remind him what Christmas is all about!"

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies

A creative, curious little mouse celebrates Christmas with many different things such as stories, games, songs, treats in "If You Take a Mouse to the Movies" by Laura Numeroff.

The Penguin Who Wanted to be Different

"The Penguin Who Wanted to be Different" by Maria O'Neill.

This was a great little story about a penguin named Dorothy Penguin.  She realizes that all penguins look the same so she makes a Christmas wish to Santa to make her a little different.

Christmas Stories

The month of December brings about thoughts of Christmas.  To get into the spirit of the holiday, Susan reads many Christmas themed books to the children.  Throughout December the children will be making crafts related to these books each day.  The first book they read and crafted was "How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas" by Jane Yolen.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On Sunday November 24th the Saskatchewan Roughriders played in the 101st Grey Cup in Regina against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.  The boys played hard and won making them the Grey Cup Champions of 2013.  Yay!!  This week the children at Susan's celebrated the Roughriders with various activities such as making football players, footballs and masks (allowing them to be the 13th man/woman).

(Songs courtesy Saskatchewan Roughriders Audio http://www.riderville.com/page/audio)

Remembrance Day

November 11th marks an important day in Canada.  A day to remember those who have fought and those who are fighting for the freedom and rights of our people.  The children made wreaths to commemorate our veterans and current peacekeepers.  May we never forget what they've done for us!  Lest we forget!




Remembrance Day videos:

Remembrance Day Canada

A Pittance of Time

Highway of Heroes Tribute

Highway of Heroes

Nutrition

At Susan's the children are always provided with healthy snacks such as fruits and vegetables.  The importance to eat these is displayed in the daycare on a daily basis.  This week children did tasks related to nutrition such as fruit/vegetable baskets.  Remember: fruits and veggies keep our bodies healthy! :)

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween from a superhero, a giraffe, a shark, a love bug, a princess and an M&M at Susan Cares 4 Kids!

Scary Masks

Can you tell who we are in our scary Halloween masks? (Cute may override scary on more than one occasion while viewing the following pictures) ;)

Pumpkin Fun

As our Halloween week came to a close the children participated in pumpkin fun activities.  These included peek-a-boo ghosts (from jack-o-lanterns) and pumpkin carving.  It's always fun watching the children delve their hands into pumpkins and feel the texture of the "guts" and seeds between their fingers.  Words like "disgusting" and "gross" were emitted between shrieks and smiles.