It's Summer!

Hello all! My computer is still down so I will not be able to put any pics on the blog anytime soon but will try to find a way to share them with you. It has FINALLY stopped raining and so we have been spending a lot of time outside!! We got some new hoops to play with, chairs to sit on outside, buckets and shovels, and a sandbox.
We have been using paintbrushes and water to paint the fence and sponges and soap to clean our outdoor kitchen.
We learned the Hokey Pokey last week and the kids always want me to sing my "alligator" song.
Our sensory bucket is filled with cut up bead necklaces and containers- the children like to grab hand fulls of them- it feels good.
We made root beer Popsicles. We talked about what a liquid is as opposed to a solid. We poured the liquid into our molds and watched as it became a solid by freezing. We learned that freezing happens when something get really cold- like ice.
In the dramatic play area we have been busy making an ice cream parlor. I try to get them to take turns "ordering" and "paying" but everyone wants to be the "ice cream guy".
This week we will be making fathers day gifts and ice cream!!