It’s Ocean week at Sugar Mama’s Daycare! That’s not the real name of my place, but let’s go with it on here, mkay? Last year we made these cute little crabs with their hand prints. I don’t know if I’ve ever told you, but I’m not a big fan of hand print crafts. I [...]
It’s October! Which means lots of fun Halloween crafts with my daycare kids. This month we are talking about the colors purple, green, orange, and black and talking about cats, bats, spiders, pumpkins, scarecrows, and taking care of our teeth. I always try to incorporate clean teeth in the month of October and February since [...]
We are all aware of Pinterest. We love it. We Pin on it. We stare at other boards in awe and delight. But do you DO anything with all of those clever pins? Here are the pins that have inspired me to DO. Now I need some motivation to get more done… I’ve been spending [...]
Last week I posted the before/after photos of the daycare rooms we re-decorated. I didn’t include much detail, so for those interested this post is for you! First are the fabric flowers. I’d seen this idea floating around Pinterest and other craft type blogs, so please know that this is not my original idea. How [...]
It’s been a lot of work, but SO worth it! It all started with the wreath I made… I loved the colors so much I wanted more. Then I wanted more space for the older daycare kids to play; the loft idea was thought up. It’s lovely and wonderful! The daycare kids visited today for [...]
With all of the projects going on, large and small, it was nice to get one of them finished. This was a small project… and a LOT of fun. This is the “Before”: While it was bright and fun, the patterns were not working with everything else. It was just too busy… too much going [...]
Here is how I posted our Summer Fun 2011 list. It’s not the fanciest or craftiest display ever, but it works. Next to each idea is a small circle bullet that we can check mark when done. There is also space at the bottom for the kids to add more ideas. I printed off the [...]
