Toddle Bots - January Update

This month was a busy one! We started off the year by enjoying all of the new toys that we got for Christmas. The children seem to enjoy them and we are so thankful for all of the gifts that we got!

 

The children have been interested in dramatic play lately, especially the kitchen and baby center. We made baby doll diapers and wipes for them to practice changing their baby’s. Next, we’re hoping to vamp up our drama centre further by adding a homemade washing machine so they can wash their clothes.

We introduced yoga to not only the Toddle Bots but the Littles as well. It surprisingly went pretty well and we would like to experiment and make yoga a weekly part of our program. Each child got their own mat and we all did some simple moves and enjoyed the dark calming music.

Heidi Watermulder came to talk to the children about how to stay healthy. They seemed to enjoy the visit and ever since, we have been trying to use her method of singing our ABC’s to scrub our hands to rather than rinsing them off with water right away.

We’ve continued to work with the Toddle Bots on their self-help skills. Getting ski pants on can be a struggle and as of right now, we do not have a “trick” for it like we do for putting on our jackets. We are encouraging each child to put on their own ski pants and I have seen some of them improving! We would greatly appreciate it if you could do the same at home so we can be consistent.

What you can expect to see on Younger Floor is, more documentation panels so you can see what we’re up to during the week. They will most likely be in page protector sheets hanging on the wall either on the Toddle Bot side or on the Littles side, depending on if it’s a whole room activity or just a group activity.

Upcoming plans:

We would like to have our own little water table.

*If anyone is willing to help us by donation or by helping us build our water table, we would greatly appreciate it! We have the plans made already. Items that we would need to be donated would be:

- Lumber – (1) 2”x6”x8’ board and (1) 2”x4”x8’ board
- 20-30 Screws
Tools that may be needed: Mitre Saw or Circular Saw, Tape Measure, Drill or Hammer, square

If anyone is wanting to help us out, please contact Sheena, Jana or Brittany to acquire the plans.

Thank you very much!