Power of Play - Art Week

It sure has been a colorful week here at AoHC!  The center has practically turned into an art gallery during Power of PLAY, Art week! 

Art is a very beneficial form of play for many different reasons.  Working with materials such as crayons, scissors, paint brushes and play dough promote fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.  Creative activities help children develop attention skills and cognitive learning.  Creative expression provides many opportunities for expressing emotions and working through them to gain relief and understanding of them.  Engaging in art projects with friends helps children learn new vocabulary words as well as learn to associate pictures with words.

Below are some snapshots of the creative art play we had this week!

Sidewalk art with our Toddlers!

Flyswatter painting in Toddler 1!

Collage making with PreSchool 2!

Pantyhose painting with Mrs. Nene in PreK 3!

SmART field trip with TASK!

Toddler 1 opened an "Art Gallery" for their viewing pleasure!

PreK 3 practiced painting a still life.

Outdoor art!

Messy art in Toddler 1!  

Preschool 1 used their pallet of watercolors!

The First Center field trip with TASK!

Sponge art in Preschool 1!

Color bean bag toss in PreSchool 2!

Preschool 2 did a color matching game on the wall with dotters. 

Infant art on Tie Dye Day!

TIE DYE DAY at AoHC!

Making a collage in PreK 3!

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TASK News - Movement Week

It's movement week in TASK at AoHC!

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Power of Play - Movement Week

We like to move it move it!  We have been talking about all sorts of movement this week at AoHC.  

Movement and physical play helps their emotional, social, physical, language and cognitive development.

Children build confidence when they dance and move.  They build endurance and they have the opportunity to learn new skills.  Physical activities that involve playing in large groups teach children how to take turns, follow directions as well as how to support. 

Both large gross motor and fine motor can improve when children play a variety of physical games.  Our students can use prepositions and direction when participating in movement activities; in front of, up or down and so many more!  Movement stimulates the brain and increases concentration, attention control and faster reaction times.  

So get MOVING and PLAY!

 We watched Floppy the bunny and how he moves around the room.  Hop Hop!

 Preschool 1 set up ramps for their cars!

Toddlers crawled through the tunnel and talked about the colors.

 Infant 3 watched the clouds move with Mrs. Christy.

Even the babies were MOVING!

Toddler dance parties happened throughout the week.

Hula Hoops!

Toddlers used the stamp pad and danced around the paper to create playground art!

PreK 1 got a new pink bus and moved it everywhere with them!

AoHC YOGA!

Babies watched the ball move!

Infant 3 did color and shape hopscotch!

Red light green light with Toddler 2. 

Watching how the tire moves!

Toddler 1 did body tracing moves!

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It's that time again!  Parent Magazine is now accepting nominations for their annual "Best Of" awards.  We have been voted "Best Preschool in Williamson County" for NINE YEARS IN A ROW!  

In order to make that ten years, we are asking that each parent vote for us!   

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