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January is National Oatmeal Month!

2012-01-05T14:23:00-05:00

January is National Oatmeal Month! Besides being good for your family here is an oatmeal clay recipe you can make to inspire your little artists on these cold and snowy days! 1/2 cup of rolled oats 1/3 cup of flour 1/4 cup of lukewarm waterMix all ingredients together. Form into a ball and now you [...]

January is National Oatmeal Month!2012-01-05T14:23:00-05:00

Make Gathering Leaves A Learning Opportunity

2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

A nature stroll to collect leaves can end with a math, science or literacy lesson! Have your children collect leaves then discuss how the transformation of leaves occur from green to the many beautiful colors of autumn as a science lesson. If you need a little help explaining photosynthesis and the entire leaf changing process [...]

Make Gathering Leaves A Learning Opportunity2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

Leaf Painting

2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

Fall is a great time to explore the outdoors! There are endless learning opportunities as well as fitness fun during this season! Take a hike through the crunchy leaves! Bring a few back leaves to the picnic table in the backyard and do some leave rubbings or put some paint in a pie tin and [...]

Leaf Painting2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

Happy Halloween

2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

Looking to make some homemade Halloween Ghosts with your little ones? Paint the bottom of your child’s foot with some white child safe paint and let them step on a piece of black construction paper add a few dots for eyes when it dries. Now, your child has had some sensory fun, a special time [...]

Happy Halloween2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

How Does Preschool Help A Child Grow?

2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

What are some of the ways preschool helps a child grow? By Child psychiatrist Joshua SparrowFor some children this may be the first time they're going into a group setting where the attention by caregivers will be divided among several children. Learning to share the relationship to the teacher will be a major new gain. [...]

How Does Preschool Help A Child Grow?2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

Separation Anxiety

2011-09-25T12:26:00-04:00

The transition to preschool is often marked with two steps forward, one step back, as your child grows and learns in amazing ways — but at the same time, regresses in some behaviors, too. In Scholastic for Parents, Child psychiatrist Joshua Sparrow, M.D., is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School professor and co-author, with [...]

Separation Anxiety2011-09-25T12:26:00-04:00

Shaving Cream Fun!

2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

Here is a great way to work on literacy skills and shape recognition in the summer, while enhancing creativity, too. Put a big squirt of shaving cream on your picnic table and let your young artist explore. You can add to the sensory fun by making shapes with the shaving cream or the letters of [...]

Shaving Cream Fun!2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

Playdough Fun

2011-07-27T14:00:00-04:00

Sensory play is play that involves the use of one or more of the five senses, touch, sight, smell, taste and hearing. Children learn best when they can experience the world through all their senses. All week at Kangaroo Kids Summer Camp we are doing Messy But Meaningful projects!Play dough is a good old standby, [...]

Playdough Fun2011-07-27T14:00:00-04:00

Messy But Meaningful

2011-07-21T11:20:00-04:00

If your child comes home from preschool looking picture perfect everyday, it is time to delve into the kinds of activities the class is doing during the day! Young children learn with all their senses and should have a variety of opportunities for exploration. There will be times when children may get a little paint [...]

Messy But Meaningful2011-07-21T11:20:00-04:00

Celebrate Week of the Young Child at Home!

2011-04-10T13:30:00-04:00

Celebrate the Week of the Young Child April 10th to 16th with your children! Take a moment to read a special book or work on a cooperative craft or art project. Children love helping in the kitchen and will be thrilled to help prepare dinner or dessert for the family. If you are going to [...]

Celebrate Week of the Young Child at Home!2011-04-10T13:30:00-04:00
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