Painting in our Brown Bear Books

Our new friend - Little Elf on a Shelf

We watched the movie Elf on a shelf and the next morning we found our little elf, that we named Cuddles stuck in the magnetic letters. I'm so glad he is able to spell, but we still couldn't touch him. Thank goodness he got out the next morning because we found him attached to the tree house ready to bungee jump.... I didn't realize our little elf was such a dare devil. :)

I'm thinking after his big bungee jump, he needed to relax a little bit because the next morning we found him with some pop and popcorn ready to watch Twilight. I think he said he was on team Bella.

The next morning we found Cuddles playing Connect 4 with one of the Barbie Dolls and it looks like he was winning. He gets so excited.

Each morning the children are excited to look and find out what Cuddles has been doing during the night...

I was walking past the writing center this evening, and guess who I saw there all ready for tomorrow? Our little elf Cuddles..... Looks like he wrote a quick note to the kids and even drew their picture. They are going to be so thrilled with his art work.... He is soooo talented. :)

I wonder what he will be up to next??????? :)
More pictures to follow.

Bugs Building Game

Roll the dice and whatever color it lands on, remove that color bug. Be careful... We don't want to knock the bugs down. I was impressed with the children's skills. )

New Dice Game

We bought a new dice game. Kids tossed the dice, and whatever color it landed on, they got to pick that color card and act it out... It was fun watching them be silly.

Dry Eraser Sheets

Working on some dry eraser sheets. Opposites, alphabet and colors. :)

Healthy Meals

Putting together healthy meals - breakfast and snack..... Kids had fun making their own plates up....
Idea from 1 - 2 - 3 Learn Curriculum.

Finished Product. :)

BOO!

Pumpkin Fun. :)

The children had a fun time cleaning out our pumpkin for child care. Lots of seeds and pulp...

Playing with Some New Toys From Lakeshore Learning

Kids enjoyed playing with the new toys I picked up from Lakeshore Learning... They had so much fun I had to make another trip to Lakeshore... I think I love buying toys almost as much as the kids love playing with them. :)

Pumpkins, Pumpkins.....

Making Jack O Lanterns this morning.... Children had a sticky, fun time...

Pumpkin Dice Game

Pumpkin Dice Game (video)

Older preschoolers played our pumpkin dice game this morning.... We had a fun time and got to eat a couple of the pumpkins when we were done. The rest of the pumpkins are in a baggie to go home. :)