Mmmmm! Popcorn

 We enjoyed our popcorn machine today and  everyone got a tasty treat.  We are always cooking up something here at AoHC!  If you ever want to check out our upcoming events at www.academychilddevelopment.com!

For tasty popcorn recipes check out www.popcorn-recipes.net!!

Friday Night Lights

The bounce house was a huge success!! There was a lot of fun had by all and lots of baskets scored!

 This was our headquarters and we had a big bucket of candy which was also enjoyed by all:)

 Doesn't it just make you want to bounce?!

 ACE held down our pens for us!!

 WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

I got to see Tanner and Logan Walker while I was there! We miss the Walker's around here!

Here is Maddie Walker.  She has gotten even cuter!!!

 I am having so much fun!!

Froggy puppet show!!

Our autographed ball and pamphlet from a retired Detroit Tigers player.  His name was Paul and he told me he was good friends with Mickey Mantel.  It was nice to meet him.

For more fun upcoming events check us out at www.academychilddevelopment.com !!

To find out when your favorite baseball team is playing check out mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule.

Worms in the Dirt Are Delicious

This was our most recent tasty activity, but for future activities check out our website at www.academychilddevelopment.com.

These are the tastiest dirt cups I have ever seen!  For other tasty snack and appetizer 

recipes check out allrecipes.com/Recipes/Appetizers-and-Snacks

We offered plain worms for those who like their worms straight up.

Allie enjoying her worms and dirt!! Mmmmmmmm!

Moth Discovery at AoHC

 This is the moth our Preschool 2 class found out on the playground.  The vast majority of children asked said," It looks gross and creepy."  We got to learn about nocturnal animals and camouflage from discovering this beautiful moth.  Ms. Kelli also discussed the difference between butterflies and moths. This is just one example of a teachable moment that we take advantage of here at AoHC.  To learn more about our center please visit our website at www.academychilddevelopment.com.

We found out that this is a Polyphemus Moth when we looked at 

www.flickr.com/photos/rustyblackbird/2537023824  and looked  at other  moths at 

bugguide.net/node/view/3765.  

Annual Mud Day!

We had an AWESOME time playing in the mud today at our annual Mud Day celebration!

 Thinking about touching the mud to just a minute! 

 Eva Grace LOVED the squishy mud! 

 Even the babies enjoyed a little mud today! 

 Emily dove right in! 

 "Look! It's not so bad!"

 Harding had a great time exploring! 

 Fun times stomping in the mud! 

 Look Mom! :) 

 Splattered mud! 

 They all wanted to jump in! 

 Muddy Buddies! 

 Dancing in the mud! 

A huge THANK YOU to Sarah Jones from Sara Jones Portraits for coming today to shoot these amazing photos! To view more photos by Sarah, please visit: 

www.sarahjonesportraits.com or facebook.com/sarahjonesphoto

As always, please continue to follow all that is going on at all our local Academy centers by going to www.academychilddevelopment.com

Mmmm...Fudge Pops

 Look I am done.  Mmmmmmm it was good:)

 Popsicles are always good on a warm day & Ms. Kelli, our Preschool 2 teacher, was nice enough to buy some for everyone!!

 Lorelai is trying to eat the fudge pop before it melts.

Bella is really enjoying her treat:) 

 We love popsicles!! Here are some great links to make tasty popsicles at home: allrecipes.com/recipes/desserts/frozen-desserts/popsicles & tipnut.com/homemade-popsicles

MacKinsey has a fudge goatee. We do all sorts of fun and yummy activities here at AoHC, you can check out our center at www.academychilddevelopment.com!!

Muffins with Mom

We celebrated Mother's Day with Muffins for Mom! 

Thanks to everyone who stopped by for a treat! Here is a few of our visitors...

We hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day! 

For more information about The Academy, please go to www.academychilddevelopment.com