With so many extra bananas from last week’s snack, we were inspired to bake banana bread muffins together on Tuesday! Eli, Athena, Willy and Lily sliced and mashed the bananas, and Amari, Clive, and James and Briar mixed the puree into brown sugar and oil. We love singing our “Mix it all around“ song to know when it’s time to pass the mixing bowl and spoon to the next friend. After adding in the dry ingredients, we poured the batter into muffin tins and baked them in our little toaster oven. “Banana bread ready?“ Willy asked when the timer went off.
At snack time, we smelled, looked at, and tasted the fresh muffins together. “Chocolate!“ said Clive excitedly as he spotted the melted chips in the muffins. “Banana bread,” noted Wylie. Some friends who were so eager to help mix the ingredients weren’t as interested in eating it, and vice versa. We loved the opportunity to cook and enjoy food together — let us know if there are any fun baking and cooking activities you enjoy with your child at home!
We set up our indoor climbing blocks at the request of some friends, and it was interested to see how independently children could navigate play there, in contrast to when more guidance was required in the fall. Lily brought over her doll and rested in the tunnel. Henry and Eli took turns being on top and inside the block. Willy showed us how quickly he could dive through it.
On sunny Thursday afternoon, children got elbow-deep in blue, yellow, and white paint outdoors. Afterwards, they eagerly received Zoe’s offering of soapy water, sponges and rollers to scrub the walls, table, and even the ground. “This paint is so old, we have to get it off“ said Eli. “We’re cleaning!“ said Lily.
This week we also explored bells during our meeting time; we even attached them to our ankles and heard them jingle as we danced and jumped! We read Rain! by Linda Ashman and Christian Robinson, in which we see two people experience a rainy day very differently. It’s been rewarding to read books about rain during this ever-changing spring weather, specifically to encourage a positive and inquisitive perspective on rainy days.
We hope you all have a wonderful Spring Break, and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, April 7th.
