Thursday, November 13, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Our Little Monkeys Pinterest Account
Hey there, So I have a Pinterest account I would like you all to check out. I pin everything from child snacks to activities! Follow me so you can see where I get some of the neat ideas I use with my little monkeys!
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Quiet time boxes for my Little Monkeys
So in hopes of everyone getting along with the rain we have been having, I have decided on making our very own quiet time boxes for each child.
In each box are things age appropriate for my kids. Games, instruments, markers, Crayons, leds, journals for those moments when my older kid would like to write how he is feeling or just doodle, colouring books, feathers, a funky flashlight, a face cloth that you need to dissolve in water to make it! So cool! Pipe cleaners, bubbles, Styrofoam balls, activity books. A craft that's already together for the most part. Glue, stickers, Googly eyes etc....
The intention is for when they need a little alone time they will have their own box to choose something to do on their own.
I hope to add or switch things up as I can afford and need to so it doesn't bore them to quickly.
If anyone had any inventive cool ideas for these things I would love to know them!
Monday, July 14, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
Butterfly's, Butterfly's and More Butterfly's
All thanks to Fox Hollows own Leanne Hickey and Angie, our little home daycare has been provided with a fantastic new project! :) It is Butterfly's!
I will be posting up photos as we continue each stage and let our very own Little Monkeys Home Daycare Butterfly's grow and release them. Next week will be all about Butterfly's.
This was all provided to us Thanks to Fox Hollow.
Very excited children today and a great learning experience for all of us to take part in. Follow us on our adventure it will definitely be interesting!
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
*The Little Monkeys 1st Annual Easter Egg Hunt*2014*
On Thursday I decided we would do our very 1st annual Easter egg hunt here at Little Monkeys, It was a blast! I bought a small kit from the dollerama, it contained enough for 4 kids ( I only needed 2 lol ) It had carboard Easter baskets, eggs with numbers, signs directing the children where to go and masks with rabbit ears! I thought this was utterly fun fun fun!
I planted the eggs around the garden and the signs, then made the baskets and their masks. When they woke up form their nap we were ready for the hunt!
Click this Link for The Video to our Easter Egg Hunt 2014
Here is the Photo album Link
Easter Egg Hunt 2014 Album
I planted the eggs around the garden and the signs, then made the baskets and their masks. When they woke up form their nap we were ready for the hunt!
Click this Link for The Video to our Easter Egg Hunt 2014
Here is the Photo album Link
Easter Egg Hunt 2014 Album
Books I have been reading....
Yes I make sure I find 10 minutes to read a paragraph or two of books I am reading.
The first book I am currently reading is by far the funniest I have ever read. Also she is a blogger I follow all the time. It is called "I Heart My Little AHoles" by Karen Alpert (also known as Baby Sideburns). Check her out she is hilarious. It is a great little read for all moms and care providers alike.
The next book I am going to mention is Meditation for moms, I used to do alot of yoga but yes I CANNOT and I mean CANNOT find the time, I think and dream about it all the time. So a friend of mine suggested Meditation, It is 10 minutes a day and if you can find it, great it helps. Even just using the simple breathing exercises I am finding are helping me tons. It keeps you in check, now I have googled and looked everything up online but in the end I love a book. So check it out, it is calming relaxing and might give you a reason you wont end up quitting you day job.
The first book I am currently reading is by far the funniest I have ever read. Also she is a blogger I follow all the time. It is called "I Heart My Little AHoles" by Karen Alpert (also known as Baby Sideburns). Check her out she is hilarious. It is a great little read for all moms and care providers alike.
The next book I am going to mention is Meditation for moms, I used to do alot of yoga but yes I CANNOT and I mean CANNOT find the time, I think and dream about it all the time. So a friend of mine suggested Meditation, It is 10 minutes a day and if you can find it, great it helps. Even just using the simple breathing exercises I am finding are helping me tons. It keeps you in check, now I have googled and looked everything up online but in the end I love a book. So check it out, it is calming relaxing and might give you a reason you wont end up quitting you day job.
E-MEALS, E-MEALS, E-MEALS....
Ok so have I mentioned how much I love, you guessed it E-MEALS?????
Yes it is a you need to pay meal planner but it is uber fantastic! It helps with my crazy hectic life. As a home daycare provider I need healthy alternatives, I need kid friendly food & I also need easyyyyyyyyyy!
It gives you 2 weeks of meal plans, the shopping list and whats really cool if you pick certain stores for you specific plan you can get close to price of what it will be for that 2 weeks of meals. So for example if you pick Costco Family Meal plan, it will give you everything that you can buy at costco for your meal plan prices. Also did I mention sooooo easy!!!!!! I have time again it is amazing, I can write up a new Menu plan for my kiddies and family in 10 minutes for the next 2 weeks instead of hours! They get new every few weeks now and it is not the same ol same ol boring lunches and suppers. The great thing is if you dont want to make one of the meals you can forget it. You can change your plans to.
I love that when Easter rolled around they sent me free Easter menus, Mothers day , Free Menus.
They send free menus for special occasion or tips its great and so worth the money if you love to cook and dont have time to mess around with all the fuss of whats on sale where when how to cook and is this healthy, google this google that etc.
So head on over to emeals.com check it out with a free account. Make sure you look on groupon before you buy they usually have a meal plan with extras for emails every few months! I got mine plus a lunch one!
Here is some screen shots of my weeks this week!
Enjoy everyone, It will help alot even if it is for your daycare or your family :)
Yes it is a you need to pay meal planner but it is uber fantastic! It helps with my crazy hectic life. As a home daycare provider I need healthy alternatives, I need kid friendly food & I also need easyyyyyyyyyy!
It gives you 2 weeks of meal plans, the shopping list and whats really cool if you pick certain stores for you specific plan you can get close to price of what it will be for that 2 weeks of meals. So for example if you pick Costco Family Meal plan, it will give you everything that you can buy at costco for your meal plan prices. Also did I mention sooooo easy!!!!!! I have time again it is amazing, I can write up a new Menu plan for my kiddies and family in 10 minutes for the next 2 weeks instead of hours! They get new every few weeks now and it is not the same ol same ol boring lunches and suppers. The great thing is if you dont want to make one of the meals you can forget it. You can change your plans to.
I love that when Easter rolled around they sent me free Easter menus, Mothers day , Free Menus.
They send free menus for special occasion or tips its great and so worth the money if you love to cook and dont have time to mess around with all the fuss of whats on sale where when how to cook and is this healthy, google this google that etc.
So head on over to emeals.com check it out with a free account. Make sure you look on groupon before you buy they usually have a meal plan with extras for emails every few months! I got mine plus a lunch one!
Here is some screen shots of my weeks this week!
Enjoy everyone, It will help alot even if it is for your daycare or your family :)
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Reading...It's wonderful for the Imagination!
One of our favorite things to do here in our small group is to read. We learn new things, ask questions tons and tons of questions. Most important of all we HAVE FUN!!! One of our new favorite books that we love to read here is called Messy Jessy by Jayne Peters.
A fantastic read, so great that the kids ask me to read it over and over again. Here is the link to purchase if you would like to get it for yourselves!
Puddle Duck Publishing
There is also the option to purchase another of her books called Whispering Wings, also a great read.
Here is the link to purchase the book on amazon also:
http://www.amazon.com/Whispering-Wings-Jayne-Peters/dp/0992114403/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387404994&sr=1-6&keywords=Whispering+Wings
There is a small bookstore here called Tattletales, its fantastic, so if you are in the HRM area you should check that out! Here's their site http://www.tattletalesbooks.ca/
We read in every different way possible, ipad with ebooks, and we go to the library, we use many internet programs also and even some youtube videos. We love our imaginations around here!
A fantastic read, so great that the kids ask me to read it over and over again. Here is the link to purchase if you would like to get it for yourselves!
Puddle Duck Publishing
There is also the option to purchase another of her books called Whispering Wings, also a great read.
Here is the link to purchase the book on amazon also:
http://www.amazon.com/Whispering-Wings-Jayne-Peters/dp/0992114403/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387404994&sr=1-6&keywords=Whispering+Wings
There is a small bookstore here called Tattletales, its fantastic, so if you are in the HRM area you should check that out! Here's their site http://www.tattletalesbooks.ca/
We read in every different way possible, ipad with ebooks, and we go to the library, we use many internet programs also and even some youtube videos. We love our imaginations around here!
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