I is for Icicle

Our alphabet letters have continued on (just like our cold winter weather).  The children got to use glue and salt for "I is for Icicle".  First they trailed a line of glue across a piece of blue construction paper.  Then, they got to understand how icicles form (a little science knowledge incorporated) and lifted their paper so that icicles formed / dripped.  Once the icicles were formed, they sprinkled them with salt to crystallize when it dries.  The part they enjoyed most of all was watching the icicles form.   It's amazing how dripping glue can hold the attention of youngsters. ;)

D is for Dog Sled

At Susan's the children have started working through "A Winter Alphabet" project.  Every day the children will focus on a letter of the alphabet (going in order) in conjunction with a winter topic.  To date they've done:

A is for Angel, Snow Angel

B is for Boots, Winter Boots

C is for Cold (Brrrrr!!!!)

D is for Dog Sled

E is for Evergreen

Their craft is centred around this daily theme and they also learn other words associated with the letter.  What a fun way for the children to learn/practice their alphabet in conjunction with our Saskatchewan weather.

Play & Painting

The weather this month has been quite up and down.  One day we'll have beautiful weather that allows us to get outside and enjoy the fresh air, then the next few days end up being so frigid we're housebound.  During these indoor days, the children keep busy with many fun activities such as creative play and free paint.  These are terrific times for the children to use their imagination and experiment with colour.

Snowflakes Are Falling

With the weather warming up a bit, we've seen a bit of snow fall from our skies.  This has led to Snowflake week at Susan's.  During today's crafts, the children made snowflakes using tape and paint.  First, they made the snowflake using tape.  Then, they painted the entire sheet (including over the tape).  Once the paint was dry, they removed the tape to reveal a snowflake.  They turned out very well!

Princess Week

With many of our families on holidays this week, we've been left with only our lady clients in attendance.  Therefore, we've dubbed this week "Princess Week".  Much of our time has been focused around well-known (to this age) princesses, aka Disney princesses.  Yesterday we decided to leave 2013 by crowning ourselves princesses.  In doing so, we made our own beautiful tiaras each created with personal designs.

Happy New Year

From all of us at Susan Cares 4 Kids we wish you a happy new year!  May 2014 be filled with love, laughter and many wonderful things for all our families. :)

Christmas Concert

Yesterday, the children, Susan and Whitney headed to the Anne Portnuff Theatre to watch the Yorkdale Central Christmas concert.  They got to see students K-5 sing Christmas songs and view what they will be participating in in just a few short years.  Everyone had a lot of fun and were very well behaved!

Turkey Claus

The children listened to a cute little story today - "Turkey Claus" by Wendi Silvano.  In this Christmas tale, Turkey doesn't want to be Christmas dinner.  So he enlists the help of Santa to help avoid being holiday dinner.  You'll have to check out the story to see if he's succesful or not. ;)

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Poor Rudolph! Has a big, old red nose that needs to light the way for the other reindeer.  That's quite a hefty responsibility he has.  The children at Susan's channelled Rudolph today with their adorable reindeer hats that also included a shiny, red nose.  They also practiced their prancing which was quite good and very reindeer-like.  Santa will have a few good subs from Susan's if he needs.

Mooseltoe

What happens when Moose forgets to get a Christmas tree?  He becomes it!  The children adored listening to this cute story "Mooseltoe" by Margie Palatini.  A cute moose with a terrific moostache.  They each then got to make their own Mooseltoe and adorn his mustache and antlers with various decorations.