Skating into the New Year!
Part of our winter break fun included a trip to the downtown ice skating rink! The kids had a blast gliding along the ice with their friends. They laughed and joked as they skated around the rink. Whi…
Read full post →Part of our winter break fun included a trip to the downtown ice skating rink! The kids had a blast gliding along the ice with their friends. They laughed and joked as they skated around the rink. Whi…
Read full post →Even though Rudolph got into the cookies and needed to see the dentist, Santa made it down to visit all of the children! Some were quick to run up to him, give hugs, hop up on his lap and list of ever…
Read full post →Santa's little helpers are watching and reporting back to him on all that the kids do. With the children getting good at finding the Elves they have become very creative with their hiding spots this y…
Read full post →They also made Stone Soup to show how we all can come together and make something special. We made our own butter just like the pilgrims did. The children took turns shaking a small jar of whip cream…
Read full post →Today was the Native American Rain Dance parade! Our color of the month is Brown, so we encouraged the kids to dress accordingly. Here are some of our Kids Kare cuties having fun at the dance party an…
Read full post →Have fun night of trick or treating and be safe. Happy Halloween!
Read full post →Some of the other activities we did was soaring like owls during music and movement, making owl puppets for craft, and we sorted owls by size for math and science. You could say owl week was a hoot!…
Read full post →The kids had lots of opportunities for fun photo ops and loved spending the morning out and about at the pumpkin patch. Check the schedule for your childs field trip and then visit your school galle…
Read full post →The dinosaur theme was incorporated in all of our activities from measuring and graphing dinosaurs for math and science to being a Paleontologist during our dino dig. The preschoolers had a full week…
Read full post →It's always a good day when your Grandparents come and visit, but its even better when you get to show them everything you are learning, the masterpieces you have made, and the fun you have on the pla…
Read full post →The children liked incorporating are theme into the activities. We used the state flower for our free expression art, made stick horses for dramatic play, played cowboy hat toss for our group games an…
Read full post →They moved through the snow and up to the ice palace by balance beam, jumped from snowflake to snowflake, climbed through tunnels and did backward rolls like human snowballs. It was a fun adventure w…
Read full post →We are ending our summer with a fun field trip to the Island water park to cool down and relax with friends before it is back to school.
Read full post →For our large group competition 1st place went to Kiddie Kingdom, 2nd Place was a tie between Kiddie Korner and Kareland, and 3rd went to Kids Kare West. For our small group competition 1st place wen…
Read full post →For an official ground breaking we brought some of our kids out to the Owens Ranch construction site to pose for pictures for the Fresno Bee. Look for the article in Monday's paper.
Read full post →Sometimes classic is more fun because they have withstood the test of time, so it is no surprise that even the kids of today would enjoy some old school favorites.
Read full post →The winners of the 5 to 6 year old division was Kiddie Kastle and the winners of the 7 and over division is Kiddie Kingdom. Congradulations you guys rocked the tournament! To watch clips of the baske…
Read full post →We spent the whole day exploring everything the zoo had to offer only stopping long enough to enjoy a picnic lunch under the big shady trees, and then we finishing our day of adventure around the zoo…
Read full post →Here are some links to watch clips of this amazing show. For the Fire Show click on this link www.youtube.com/watch For the Aerial Show click on this link www.youtube.com/watch
Read full post →Our morning hike was fun with our knowledgeable and interactive guide that could get some of these amazing cats right up to the front of the enclosure. After our hike we had lunch and a chance to look…
Read full post →They also did rainforest themed music and movement activities including, the Boa Constrictor song and all the rainforest animals are sleeping. For math and science we measured, compared and sorted pre…
Read full post →Super Scuba-Duba our water safety super hero is talking to the kids about the importance of water safety. With fun demonstrations about life jackets and adult supervision around water, she makes wate…
Read full post →It was nice to see how much the children really enjoyed making something special for their Mom's, and how excited they were to give it to them. Mother's Day may be Sunday but for most of our Mom's Mot…
Read full post →Here are some of the different kinds of pinatas our classes made for their Cinco De Mayo celebration. They also created some fun maracas to shake and dance with during the parade around the play yard.…
Read full post →The children enjoyed a morning of exploration. Some of the many things they did were learning about the science behind the Whispering Dishes and Pipe Phones, had a prehistoric adventure in the Dino D…
Read full post →The children really liked having the theater to themselves for this spacial showing of Rio 2. Who doesn't love a cold treat on a hot day? Kona Ice visited all the schools and the kids got to pick thei…
Read full post →We have come to the end of our journey with our beautiful butterfly's. It is now time to say goodbye and release them. We asked the children what other animal lives in a meadow? They decided that tur…
Read full post →This week was all about our sense of touch and our sense of sight. The children made a texture board with bubble wrap, feathers, cotton balls, sandpaper and other materials. After they finished they…
Read full post →The children had a fun filled week of trying to catch that tricky Leprechaun, planting lima beans, and meeting our fuzzy caterpillars friends. With the nice weather we did lots of outdoor activities…
Read full post →The preschoolers not only learned about healthy food choices, they also learned about healthy habits like how important it is to brush and floss your teeth, as well as staying active. They did lots of…
Read full post →A BIG thanks to all the kids and staff who helped sell the specal edition of the Fresno Bee. It was a fun and busy morning but the kids thouroughly enjoyed being able to help. And an even bigger tha…
Read full post →Our first focus was on President Lincoln and the red, white and blue in the American flag. We learned about his humble beginnings as well as why Lincoln was important to the nation's history. The ki…
Read full post →It's raining, it's pouring... and our kids (and our local farmers) couldn't be happier! These week we learned all about the weather and wind. We also focused on shadows since Groundhog Day was Sunda…
Read full post →A big thank you to Ms. Barbara and Ms. Nancy for visiting all our schools and sharing some of their Asian culture with our kids. They performed a dance native to their culture, wore traditional dress…
Read full post →The ever popular "Brown vs. White Egg Experiment" returned this year to emphasize a very important lesson - that just because things are different on the outside, they are still the same on the inside…
Read full post →This week we focused on what it means to be helpful to all those around us. We emphasized the small things that even the children can to do help out, such as doing chores around the help or lending a…
Read full post →From cars to trains, planes to horse drawn carriages, this week was all about things that go! The kids had a blast learning about the different types of transportation and matching them with where th…
Read full post →Our gradeschool kids took the ice for a morning of ice skating at the downtown ice rink. A fun time was had by all as they learned to stay up on their feet on the slippery winter ice. For many this…
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