Lanie's Place Blog: Thursday January 30th

B~ Shredded wheat, red grapes, milk
S~ Bananas, animal crackers, water
L~ Chicken breast, rice, broccoli, carrots, snap peas, bread and butter, milk
S~ Cantaloupe, saltines, water

Today we started making a holder from a shoebox and paper towel rolls for our puppets- I only had 2 rolls though and need 4 more, so if you have any to donate I would love them. We can use any extras for other things- plus more puppets can stand up. I could use a few more adult-size shoeboxes too, if you happen to have any.

I have also discovered that the rolls inside of tin foil and plastic wrap are nice and extra-sturdy so when you use them up, I will take those as well. These can be used in blocks to extend the building among other ideas.

And speaking of recycling :-) I am always in the market for paper-- it is ok if it is written on one side, the kids don't mind and sometimes they even incorporate it into their drawing. Boxes, bubble wrap or any other cool recyclable is welcome too- if in doubt just ask me.

I've started a pre-literacy project of labeling things. We did this at my preschool but I've been sort of loathe to tape "door", "window", "shelf" etc all over my house.
I finally came up the solution of using heavy cardstock and
a) folding it so it can stand
b) hole-punching it so it can be hung with string and
c) magnetizing it for the metal surfaces like the play kitchen.

Now the kids can read the labels and begin to make connections between words and things- and I can take them all off easily :-)

We got outside today! 15 minutes to get ready and almost 25 minutes outside :-)