The Month of Love

Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well. Can you believe it's already February? January seemed to fly by! Let's take a moment to catch up on all the fun we've been having.

Last week, we focused on movement and crafts. On Monday, the classes created their own obstacle courses. Despite the cold, and sometimes rainy weather keeping us indoors, the kids still had a blast. Tuesday was all about crafting personalized snowflakes, which was a perfect opportunity for our older friends to practice using scissors. Wednesday brought a fun melted snowman activity, where the children learned why snowmen melt. On Thursday, we celebrated with a Frozen-themed dress-up day, and on Friday, we wrapped up the week with a winter tree creation station.

This week, our theme for the preschool and toddler classes was shapes—specifically squares! To make learning fun, we played a game called "Square Search," which was a big hit with the kids. They love finding hidden objects, so it was the perfect way to help them learn. On Tuesday, we enjoyed the sweet story I Love You Little, I Love You Lots. Wednesday was all about the month of love, so we wore pink to celebrate. Thursday featured a heart stamping activity, where our little ones used recycled items—it's always great to teach them how many creative things can be made from recycled materials. Finally, on Friday, we showed off our favorite football team jerseys. Who do you think will win the Super Bowl? It’s anyone’s guess!

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Winter Fun!

Hi everyone! I hope you all have been staying warm these past couple of weeks. The weather hasn't been the most predictable. Let's catch up on what's been going on! Last week, we had some winter-themed activities along with some curriculum activities. Classes had their own version of a polar bear craft, an ice painting activity, and our PS & PK classes read the story "The Little Red Hen." It's a good lesson that hard work reaps good outcomes. Our friends also got active inside since it has been so cold lately with a yoga activity. 

This week, we have had Dean Alan, the magician, come for a visit and perform his Winter Extravaganza! He is a favorite here at AOHC, so much so that even our two-year-old friends laughed and participated through the entire show. It was a great time! Our oldest PK classes had their Frogstreet activity, where they made some wiggly spiders, and today, we built some salads for families to take home. Friday, we will be playing "Pin The Nose On Frosty." It'll be interesting to see how our older friends will do. We hope you have a great rest of your week!