We put our boots outside for St. Nicholas to fill. After our naps there was candy and a book in each or our boots..

This large white board has been a fun addition to the classroom. We have one already on the wall but putting it on the floor added a whole new dimension. We can also use it to play with our loose parts and to build on.

We discovered ice in the tires in our play yard.

We've been exploring purple this month. For our group time today we did wet-on-wet paintings using different shades of blue and red. We started with our boards but of course we couldn't help painting on our hands too!

Trying on different hats is so much fun!

Our annual fall Lantern Walk

Happy 2nd Birthday to our Bear!

Halloween at Tree House Preschool

Our group activity today was carving a pumpkin....messy but fun.

After building the brown stair, this little one proceeded to walk up and down it.

The older children used the clay to create a volcano, a bird nest and some dinosaur eggs.

I added clay to the classroom today. Clay is a great sensorial material for little ones. It feels and reacts differently than Play Doh. It was their idea to add in the scissors. I love to sit back and watch and try and see what the children are thinking. They teach me so much!

We are enjoying a fine fall day before the two days of forecasted rain arrives.

The children came up with this recipe today for Spooky Soup....5 snakes, 7 dinosaur bones, 1 cup of sand, 10 pumpkin seeds, water, milk and marshmallows...Cook it on the fire!

This little one is always digging for diamonds. Here is the one he found today!

Wedgits and Play Doh are always a popular "work"choice. "The Stubborn Pumpkin" has been a favourite book with the children this fall. We all know it so well the children act it out as I tell it.

I can't believe the first month of preschool is already behind us. We are having lots of fun playing and learning together.

Some wild turkeys wandered by Tree House

Play Doh, spooning rice and painting

Friday is our handwork day...today we made applesauce. For our group time today we made a recycling robot, complete with shooters, that shoot fire, ice, melons, lemons and oranges..