Rainy Day? No Problem!

Whenever it is rainy or too cold to go outdoors, we like to play fun, competitive games indoors. Indoor volleyball is one of our favorites! It is super simple and most importantly; FUN! We had some extra streamer leftover from the preschool Christmas program, so we decided that it would be fun to separate the entire room to make a huge "volleyball net." We also had some extra balloons, so we used them as volleyballs. After splitting into two teams, the friendly competition started. The number of rounds played seemed endless! :)

Arts and crafts are definitely our "go-to's" when we are stuck indoors due to weather. One of our friends taught us how to make paper airplanes! We love to make airplanes of all shapes and sizes, and compare them to see how high and fast they can go. Not only do we love creating and flying planes, we also like to explore nature; especially caves! We had tons of fun making caves out of cardboard boxes we had in our art center. Some of us chose to make bat caves, while some chose bear caves. We enjoyed sharing about our caves and the animals that live in them. Who knew that simple crafts can turn into learning experiences?!

Looking for some fun indoor games to play at home? Try these easy activities! There are many to choose from that will entertain the whole family! :)

20 Fun Indoor Games :)

Happy New Year!

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! School age sure did! During the holiday break we enjoyed creating crafts to help get us into the holiday spirit. We kicked off Christmas by building our own Gingerbread house! We enjoyed creating our own designs for the exterior of the house, but of course, getting to eat it was even more fun! Oh, and what's Christmas without beautiful, twinkling lights? We had so much fun getting messy as we created our own Christmas lights using finger paint! Check them out! :)

We also had a snow day here at Holly Tree...with pretend snow, that is. We had a day full of snow as we painted and played with our own homemade snow. We love to create masterpieces with paint, and being able to paint with snow was even more incredible. Here's a link to how to create your own snow paint :)

 Create Your Own Snow Paint!

Being able to play with snow inside without it melting away was so much fun! Here's a link to how to create your own "melt-free" snow! :)

Make Your Own Snow Using Only Two Ingredients!

Again, we all hope you had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We are so excited to see what the new year has in store for Holly Tree! We're dreaming big and reaching for the stars!

Homemade Bubbles!

With the help of water and Dawn dish soap, we made our own bubbles today!  Some students were able to make a bubble inside of a bubble!  We also had fun making a mini explosion by using a Ziploc bag, vinegar, warm water, baking soda, and containers to contain the contents.  We had a blast today!

Bruce the Magician came to visit Holly Tree!

Bruce the magician came to visit us today and he brought along some cool tricks.  Here are some pictures from his visit...

We built a Mexican Restaurant!

The kids have spent time preparing for this week by constructing a restaurant complete with a pretend kitchen and a hostess station.  Here are some pictures of their awesome work.  They are still in the process of adding on......I provided the boxes....they provided the creativity!

A pilot came to visit us!

We were so blessed to have a pilot visit our class! He taught us the parts of an airplane and how an airplane flies.  He even spent extra time showing the kids how to construct their own paper airplanes!  The kids had a blast!