The Kinder's are getting very excited for the winter holiday's! We decided to use the last few days to celebrate by going tobogganing! We had a blast testing new ideas and thinking of strategies to get down the hill as fast as we could! 

The children were presented with 3 jars, one had cold water, one had warm water and the third had vinegar! Each jar has one candy cane put inside to see how different liquids would react with the candy cane! 

Predictions:

• In the cold water it’ll melt – Leo
• In the cold water it’ll melt slow – Carter
• In the cold water it’ll just stay the same – Jordan
• Nothing will happen in the cold water – Rhylee
• In the cold water it’ll freeze – Desmond
• The warm water will make it melt – Julien
• It’ll melt faster in the warm water – Liam
• It’ll melt faster in the warm water I think – Violet
• In the vinegar it’ll get soggy – Julien
• It’ll change colour in the vinegar – Avery
• The colour will fall off of the candy cane in the vinegar - Reagan

​What happened??
In the cold water:

• The colours on the candy cane stayed the same for a long time
• Water changed colour if we used the candy cane as a stir stick
• If moved from warm water to the cold water the candy cane broke

 In the warm water:

• Water changed colour faster
• The end of the candy cane got skinnier fast
• Candy cane turned white

In the vinegar:

• Water changed colour but stick stayed colourful too
• Colour swirled around in the cup if mixed

With the holiday season in full swing, the Kinders have been excitedly decorating the room with a Christmas tree (donated by Krystyna! Thanks!), lights, and hand made paper ornaments.

We decided to give the children a new experience and provided them with wrapping paper, bows, empty boxes and plenty of tape to try their hand at wrapping gifts. Some children wrapped the empty boxes, some wrapped books from our library area, and some wrapped toys from around the room. At a glance this seems like just a fun activity but the Kinders were actually working on their fine motor skills with all the taping, cutting and strategic folding. This was also a great activity to enhance their social development, as they shared the supplies and talked about what they were pretending to wrap for their loved ones. Liam, for example, told me he had wrapped a brand new iphone for his mom, and another child wrapped her friends' favorite toy so she could open it up later.

Parents and caregivers, take note! These kids are ready to help you wrap all the presents next year!

​- Jennifer

Welcome to our Take Me Out Wednesday's Experience! Take a look at all the fun we have had outside in the first three weeks!! We have taken music outside, practiced our writing skills in the snow, learned about ice and how it cracks.. and much, much more! Take a look!!