As MotherŐs Day approached, the children were busy cutting and pasting flowers for their cards. The chocolate dipped strawberries were a fun project and enjoyed by all.

Clockwise: Chloe, Max, Austin, Michael, Cullen and Matthew

One day recently, this group of children was interested in a variety of items reintroduced after being in storage. There are also many things readily available that they havenŐt used in a while. In the picture below, some of the children are rediscovering some of our block box puzzles. These are especially challenging because each cube has one of six possible pictures. The boxes contain between 9 and 12 cubes.

L to R: Michael, Lia, Katayna, Chloe, Prein

At any one time, only a small portion of the toys and materials are out. As the childrenŐs skills advance, we want to provide a variety of appropriate developmental activities. There are a number of reasons why toys and equipment are brought out or put away.