Weather Week 🌧☀️🌤❄️🌈

March 28th - April 1st our theme was weather. We read weather books, talked about seasons and the weather, and did some fun art. My favorite activity from this week was our painting project Friday. I put 4 different kind of paint on 4 different tables and encouraged the kiddos to use at least 2 different points. So many kiddos used all 4 times and they turned out beautiful. We used water color, washable tempera, paint sticks, and paint dobbers. We had some fun with our food for April Fool's Day and our VIP shared some of her favorite things. 










































































































































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