DIY Light Box

We LOVE a DIY craft! We were talking about the first days of creation, and when God made light. We thought, what better wat to represent that than with a home made light box! Check out how easy it was and how much the kiddos loved it below!


Items you will need:
-Clear Container/Box with a clear lid
-Aluminum Foil
-Wax Paper or White Tissue Paper
-Christmas Lights (White)
-Clear Packing Tape
-Scissors


How to Make the Light Box:
-Line the box with aluminum foil.
-Put the lights inside of the box (but leave part of the cord out to plug in)
-Tape the wax paper to the underneath of the clear top.
-Close and lock the lid to the box
AND......



You have a DIY light box! What can you do with a light box? You can trace letters or numbers, look at X-Rays, or as some of the Pre-K friends did, they looked at the bug cards from the science center under the light! (Can you tell we are all excited about spring?;)



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Did You Guess the Number?

The results of the Guess How Many Game are in! There were 306 bones in the jar! And surprise, the Mullins family guessed the number exactly! Congratulations to Ashley, David and Virginia Rose! They won the Precious Pets Gift!

Guess How Many?!

We are talking about Precious Pets this week, and what a better way to kick off the week than by having a family guessing game! Do you think that you can guess how many dog treats are in this jar? We will be announcing the lucky family on Wednesday as well as the prize! See if you guess correctly...the amount along with a picture of the winner will be featured in our next post!

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Toddler Prayer

The toddlers are learning about faith and learning a new classroom prayer which will help start each and every day with a great start! Even though they may not be able to recite it right now, Ms. Sara is using repetition to help them learn the prayer. With the repetition, Ms. Sara is hoping to instill peace, confidence and understanding that they are safe and loved at Holly Tree! Read their prayer below...

Dear Jesus
Please show me to how to spend this day sharing your love along the way
Help me to be kind to everyone
To play and laugh and have lots of fun
Shining your light and giving your grace
Sharing your joy with a smile on my face
Amen







Do you and your family have any traditions or prayers? We would love to hear about them!

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Creating Art

We love to incorporate the different learning developments into a day of fun and learning! Here are some kiddos showcasing some art projects and we are also celebrating black history month!



Pre-K is making Valentine Mailboxes to celebrate Paul L. Downing for inventing the mailbox!



In our Spanish class, they are talking about Africa. Each child made an el collar (necklace) using art and fine motor skills!



Even the toddlers LOVE using their hands to create!



We talked about Garrett Morgan for inventing the traffic light!



What can you make with glue and paper shapes?



Artist in the making!



Working on matching colors!

To learn more about our program, please visit www.hollytreechildcare.com Come and create with us!