It's a Kid's Life

If you would like to see what a week looks like at Faith Foundations check out these sweet faces.

We are finger painting leaves on trees. 

It was a good thing the paint was non-toxic because one of these little guys had a beard and mustache painted on their face.

Give a child a box and you get at least 15 minutes of entertainment.

We were working on our fine motor skills.

Picking up these different shapes to make leaves on a tree was fun for all of them.

Some trees were VERY full. Others, well their leaves must have already fallen.

We were learning about fall.

When the children are appearing to get bored...bring out the Playhut tent and tunnel.

Peek-a-boo!

We observe force with this craft. 

Our theme for this week is "On the Farm". We will be learning new songs with the different animals you might see at a petting zoo. We have crafts lined up for each day. It's going to be lots of fun.

HOMEMADE NON-TOXIC, INEXPENSIVE PAINT FOR KIDS

I have been trying for weeks to find a paint recipe that actually does what I want it to without being too gritty or lumpy. So after researching several paint recipes, I found (through experimenting) an awesome recipe for homemade, non-toxic paint for kids. It can also be stored for a week or two. This can be used as acrylic, tempra, or finger paints depending on thick or thin you make your mixture.

1/4 Cup Cornstarch
1/4 Cup Bleached Flour
Boiling Water (up to 2 Cups)
Gel Food Coloring (do not use the liquid form - it only separates from the mixture when it settles)

Whisk together the cornstarch and flour until well blended.

Gradually stir (with a plastic spoon) the boiling water (1/2 cup at a time) until you reach your desired consistency.

You may want to blend your mix to remove any clumps.

Pull out your desired amount for your project.

Add 1/8 tsp of gel food coloring or until you get the desired color. Do not add more than 1/2 tsp.

And there you have it.

It dries quickly. It's smooth and can be very colorful. Most importantly IT'S NON-TOXIC and INEXPENSIVE!!!!

Recycle baby food jars to hold your newly created paint in.

The Busy World of Faith Foundations

Our favorite part of the morning is "Circle Time". But we enjoy going outside even more. Here are some pictures of some of the many activities we do throughout the day.

We use our imagination outside with the "Ancient Castle"

We like to jump on the climbing structures.

Then help our friends slide down.

We like to make sand castles and pretend to make food.

Sorry parents if they begin to color on your walls, but this is how we passed a rainy day by.

A few strips of parchment/butcher's paper taped to the wall with washable crayons entertained them for quite some time.

This was a great way to work with the babies on their writing skills, but letting them have fun in the process.

Ms. Amy never let us do this before. I love the look in their eyes.

We didn't get in trouble! This was so much fun!

We even practiced our names.

Sensory Idea

We made Rainbow Rice

Step 1: Measure 1/2 Cup of White Long Grain Rice into a Sandwich Baggie

Step 2: Fill as many baggies as you desire for colors. We did a baggie for each color in the rainbow because we have been learning about Noah and the Ark.

Step 3: Add 6 drops of desired food color in each baggie. If you have to combine colors (ex: blue and red to get purple, split the color drops up to total 6 drops)

Step 4: Shake, massage and mix the bag of rice in with the food color

Step 5: Spread rice on a cookie sheet to dry

I mixed the colors, but you can keep them separated if you choose. I recommend if you choose to keep them separated, place each color on a plate to dry.

We discussed the various colors that were mixed together.

It's completely non-toxic. This is good especially if one certain little decides uncooked rice makes for a perfect snack.

Get creative to make sensory time fun. 

Sit and show the children what they can do with their sensory item.

Rice on tile or linoleum floor becomes something similar to ice when you step on it.

Exercise caution.

My babies at church loved this activity too.

What a way to teach them to share and see the colors God gives us every day.

It's a wonderful way to teach about God's promise to Noah and the gift He gave to Noah through a rainbow.