'lacing'

We got this nifty little lacing set from the creation station at conference. The kids are digging it!! "The tubing provides a medium that very young children can manipulate successfully. Great eye-hand coordination and small motor control" :) www.creationstationinc.com

Bunk bed

Sooo....here is our new bunk bed...aka... The fridge. The girls are proud! They can squeeze all the babies together!

Our prezzies came!!!!

Our prezzies came from cheekie monkeys!!!!! Thank you!!!! Love you!!! They are fab!!!!

Light table!!

This weekend, at the ooey gooey conference, there was a silent auction. And in that silent auction was a light table. I gave mine to the blueberry school.... So, of course I HAD to have a new one!! Kathy Millers husband made this and donated it to the auction. Thank you for donating it!!!! I love it!! And most important, the kids love it!!! And..... It's really, really, cool looking!!!

Eggs.....

"I'm making eggs!!" what? Your making eggs in the kitchen? "yes! I'm making eggs!!"
This is jake, who pretty much hasn't moved far from either the car bin or the library since he first got here 6 months (?) ago.... He was 'working' all over that kitchen making eggs!! And.... No cars in hand.

Bubble wrap prints

Zabiba (sorry... I'm sure I spelled that wrong!) is taking classes at Bellevue college and she picked us to do her practicum hours. She is here on Thursday mornings. Each week she does a fun project with the kids! We love her!!

Crafting outside!

Love nice weather!! I brought out glue, paper, crayons, and scissors...I told them they could find things around the yard to glue. Yay!!

Babies!

We have new babies! They are so sweet and fun! Welcome!!!!!

Climber at blueberry

This is the first, in a set of three, climber pieces :) thank you Alec Womsley!! Look... They can slide race!! Will be working on the other two pieces over the next couple of months!!

Sand drawer.....

Been searching my favorite blog sites and found old drawers on this one....Www.playbasedlearning.com.au
And, hey!!! I have some of those....!!! Doesn't everyone have old drawers laying around?? Anyway... I had sand too... And these other items to add... And.... Of course, they loved it!!

Chalkboard ABC's

I saw this idea on pinterest..... I wrote the alphabet and quincy painted (with water) over it. He loved it!! We will be doing more of this!

cans.....

 I went through my cupboard. I am embarrassed to say all these cans are outdated. I found one from 2009. Ooops. I was putting them in this box to toss....then thought it would be fun to see what the kids would do with them. Sooo....I put the box in the block area. So far they have been here for almost an hour!! They make a very cool 'crash' sound when they fall!!

names

Making names out of random pieces found around the room.....

girls...around the room

These two are best friends...they love each other and hate each other.....today they played without one fight!! They made a fort here....
are reading to their babies and playing 'night time'
and reading, reading, reading!!
Loralei wanted her quiet time :)

valentines....

I didn't take many pictures...but the kids really enjoyed their valentines and goodies! It was all over a good day! <3

outside...

This is inside the playhouse. They can climb in and out the window...pretty cool! The girls have climbed up for a good seat to watch the 'show'. They also decorate this space themselves.


Addy and her gremlin grin...

Music....

I have acquired some pretty cool instruments...They are 'real' and the kids feel very special to be able to play them....
These drums are our favorite....
this kitty strum was my gramas.....
awww.....
Even the little ones understand the importance and how to be careful....
But mostly he really liked the fact that he could open, play, close, open, play, close!!

around the room....

stacking....Jake is stacking everything...as he should :)
Setting up a train....I love trains!
Bug blocks and shapes....open ended play

counting people

Here is a great example of how children learn through

playing.

I love how they started this on their own!!

I only wish I didn't comment near the end...because I am

pretty sure they were already going there.