Magnificence Magic  

On, Tuesday, June 24 2015, Magician Rodney Kelley brought his magic tricks and animals for our back building to enjoy! Several of the children were able to volunteer. 

Through out the show Mr. Kelley had the children laughing, gasping, saying o's and ah, and asking for more! Mr. Kelley spent extra time with our students and we can not wait to have him back! 

One of the Pre-K friends had two birds land on him! He was so happy, too be able to help Mr. Rodney out! 

He showed the each of the children how to keep their eyes open, so that they would not miss anything! So through out the show each of the children would be seen doing as our Pre-K friend. 

With a wave of his wand, this was going to be a bunny, but when he moved his magic curtain there was no bunny...just big undies! 

Mr. Kelley had a magic hat, and this PS3 friend was the volunteer that he picked. The hat had sparkles on it. He took his magic curtain and placed it in front of the student. When he removed the curtain, the hat was no more a hat... 

He had turned the hat into a "party-hat" plunger! This student had a really big laugh, but could not figure out where the sparkle princess hat went too! 

Magic Rodney had three birds! One of his birds he used to for a neat magic trick left most the children completely amazed! He turned one of his birds into a...

A....Bunny! One of the children asked Mr. Rodney,  "are you going to turn your bunny back into a bird? " This was one of the last tricks that he did for our friends, and before he left everyone wanted to see the trick again! 

For more information, about our program, please visit us at: www.hollytreechildcare.com

For more information about Magician Rodney Kelley, please visit him at: www.rodneykelley.com

Let's Bounce!

On Tuesday, June 16th Boro Bounce joined us at Holly Tree to bring in some bouncing fun! Our younger children had such a great time learning how to use the bounce house and boy, did they bounce high once they got the hang of it! Our older children seemed to know just what to do! Take a look at our good time:

A friend from Preschool One cautiously investigates the bounce house before making the big jump!

The children in the Preschool Two classroom wasted no time getting their bounce on!

One friend in Preschool Two stops bouncing for this precious photo opportunity!

Preschool Two bounces away!

The children of our PreK classroom hop away over the bounce house bumps! They loved seeing who could hop on each bump and get across the bounce house the fastest!

This PreK friend claims that he can jump the "longest." Ready, set go!

We know how to have a good time at HTB! After joining her students in the bounce house extravaganza, Ms. Elizabeth pauses to take a selfie with a member of her class!:)

PreK is all tuckered out! Nap time anyone??! :)

Our Preschool One friend enjoyed rolling over the bounce house bumps! 

Should we bounce some more??! This Preschool Two friend is all for it!

For more information about our program, please visit our website at: http://www.hollytreechildcare.com 

Luau At Holly Tree!

On Friday, June 5th, Holly Tree Brentwood had our annual Summer Luau! We invited all of our children to wear their Island best while we rocked out to Luau music, hula danced in grass skirts, ate a tropical snack and played pineapple bowling. Here are some photos of the fun we have had:

Friends in Pre-K stop to pose for a picture in their festive Hawaiian shirts, leis and grass skirts. We love their spiffy Luau attire!

Other friends in Pre-K stop to join in to show off their fancy Luau accessories!

 We join Preschool Two for our tropical fruit snack time! Our sweet friends are listening to Island sounds in the background to get them in the "Island Spirit!"

Preschool Two enjoys the yummy, festive and healthy treats!

The competition is fierce, but our friend in PreK is ready for the pineapple bowling challenge! 

Our other friend in PreK shows us how hard he can throw the coconut to knock over the pineapples!

For more information about our program, please visit our website at: http://www.hollytreechildcare.com 

Water Works Week!

May 26th- 29th was Water Works Week at HTB! During this time, the teachers were encouraged to put special activities into place that involved water! As a school, we hosted two fun events this week that had our children BUZZING about water! First, we held a Kiddie Car Wash! The teachers and children gathered buckets, scrubbers, sponges and other cleaning tools to give our outside cars a good scrubbin'! Secondly, we kicked off the Summer with our first Water Day! The children had a blast getting soaked in our zany sprinklers and even had a good laugh getting some of our teachers wet as well! Here is a peek at the fun: 

3,2,1..... GO! Preschool Two takes off towards the sprinklers as water begins to shoot into the sky!

Preschool One is scrub-a-dub-dubbin' down our outside trucks! Great teamwork!

Preschool Two enjoyed jumping through the sprinklers and running away from the water laughing!

One friend from Preschool One takes her time to give our truck some extra shine during our Kiddie Car Wash!

Another friend from Preschool One, uses a spongy scrubber to help clean a truck while his friend searches for more scrubbers in the bucket.

Preschool Three takes advantage our this sunny afternoon by running through the water with friends and using buckets and other tools to "catch" the water!

Preschool One friends are LOVING our Kiddie Car Wash! We have a group of future master cleaners right here!:)

For more information about our program, please visit our website at: http://www.hollytreechildcare.com

For more fun activities involving water, please visit: 

http://happyhooligans.ca/25-water-play-ideas-backyard/

Pre-K Prom!

On Thursday, May 22nd we invited our Pre-K classroom and their families to celebrate the end of our school year with us at Pre-K Prom! Our theme this year was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." This colorful event was jam packed with activities, fun h'orderves and dancing!

Rainbow streamers lined the doors as we entered our PreK room through this colorful entryway!

What's a party without food?! We had an h'orderve bar stocked with rainbow goodness!... What was on the menu?? rainbow sushi, rainbow balls, rainbow jell-O cups, and rainbow juice with colorful crazy straws! Bon' appetit!

Our families gathered to take part in the festivities!

One of our PreK friends stopped at our "Sticker Station" to create a colorful masterpiece!

Our children were also encouraged to make "Rainbow Art." We gathered canvases, colorful glitter paint, smocks and paint brushes to creatively complete these works of art!

At our "Friendship Bracelet Station," the children grabbed a buddy and made rainbow jewelry to share with their friends!

Time to get down and boogie on our bubble dance floor!

These siblings pause to take a photo in our fun photo booth!

Our families just loved using out colorful crops to create awesome memories:)

One of our friends in PreK is sure to make a friendship bracelet for his mom! How sweet of him!

These two students and great friends are having a blast:)

Get ready for Twister! What a ball we had watching our children "Twist" as they try to put their hands and feet on the correct colors!

For more information about our program, please visit our website at: http://www.hollytreechildcare.com