Creativity & Happiness
Poopcicle Stick Mosaic
Watercolor & International Puzzle Creation
Global Thinker!
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Back to school with a wintry start!
We are back in action after winter break, and winter definitely came to Portland this year! We closed for a day before reopening because our world was encased in ice. By the next day there was enough of a thaw for the roads and our play area to be safe for everyone.
Snow and ice gave us lots of opportunities to explore the changing environment.
Catching sleet on his tongue!
Tasting the clean ice!
Slippery ice makes walking on these logs quite challenging!
Playing with the remaining chunks of ice.
A wagonful of ice to explore.
Our new afternoon teacher, Dustin, started the year in the best way - with worms! The children built a worm bin and fed them with food scraps from the compost bucket. Nothing wins the hearts and minds of young children sooner than a handful of worms.
Dustin tells a story during aftercare.
Check back frequently for art projects completed in the afternoons!
Friday, January 15, 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Tu B’Shevat, Hand Traced Tree project
Tu B’Shevat, Tree Celebration!
Hand made hand and arm tree creation.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Worm Composting Project
Worm Composting Bin!
Everyday we add our daily compost into our worm-bin. Red worms turn the compost into worm castings and organic liquid fertilizer that we feed our plants with.
Adding red worms...
Feeding the worms crushed eggshells...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
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