columbus child care

Mark your calendars…

When: Saturday, June 7th

Time: 6:00p.m.-10:00p.m.

Where: Little Dreamers Big Believers Day Care

Who: This event is open to all children enrolled at Little Dreamers and their siblings!

Why: Because you deserve a night out!

Cost: $40.00 for the first child + $10.00 for each additional child

This will be the big kickoff for the new water slide! Parents be sure to bring your child’s swim suit and a towl. We’ll be swimming from 6:00p.m.-8:00p.m., and then we’ll settle the children down for a movie - Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium! Pizza, snacks and drinks will be provided.

Please notify Sarah ASAP if you plan on your child attending so we can plan accordingly!

At Little Dreamers, Big Believers our mission is to touch the future, one child at a time. We believe we offer the highest quality of child care available in Columbus, Ohio. It’s because we help your child grow mentally, physically and emotionally. Please contact us to enroll your child at 614-294-2922.

In honor of central Ohio’s rainy and wet Mother’s Day, we thought we’d pass one of our favorite craft activities from Kaboose.com.

Baby Food Jar Garden

What you’ll need:

• Baby food jar with lid
• Small silk flowers
• Rolling pin
• White craft glue or hot glue gun
• Green play dough or green modeling clay (you can use our homemade play dough below)

How to make it:

1. If using the homemade play dough, follow recipe instructions below.
2. Roll out the play dough or clay with rolling pin.
3. Using the mouth of the jar as a cookie cutter, cut out a circle. If you use the lid as the cookie cutter you will not be able to close your jar when the time comes.
4. Glue the play dough or clay into the lid.
5. Stick flowers into the dough or clay. If using play dough, set lids aside to dry and harden over night.
6. Screw the lid onto the jar, carefully inserting the flowers into the jar.
7. Decorate the lid however you like. (We used a scrap of felt then tied a piece of ribbon on.)

Find even more creative indoor activites on Kaboose.com’s Spring crafts page.

At Little Dreamers, Big Believers our mission is to touch the future, one child at a time. We believe we offer the highest quality of child care available in Columbus, Ohio. It’s because we help your child grow mentally, physically and emotionally. Please contact us to enroll your child at 614-294-2922.

It’s spring in Columbus. And you know what that means…the kids will be begging for some quality outdoor time. The fresh air does wonders for their health and yours. And these outdoor games can turn that outdoor time into quality developmental time too!

Wondertime Magazine tested dozens of outdoor games with three sets of kids. Their mission: to find games that were rowdy enough but fun for everyone.

Here’s one of the Wondertime game suggestions that we really love!

1. Shark!

Put hula hoops or beach towels on the ground to serve as dens for all the “fish.” One child gets to be the shark. When the shark calls, “Fishie, fishie, cross my ocean,” the fish have to move to a different den. If, while out of a den, the shark tags them, they get to be sharks as well. The last remaining fish becomes the first shark next time. Adults can also remove dens, forcing kids to stand together on one.

Tip: For extra fun, the shark can tickle the fish.
Variations: The shark can be a T. rex, and the fish can be vegetarian brachiosaurs. Bird lovers can be hawks and mice. Construction buffs can be loaders and boulders, and so on.
Optimal age: 3 and up
Number of players: 4 or more
A parent observes“There’s nothing like a shark-empowered 4-year-old to keep three big kids huddled in a hula hoop.”

To read the rest of their suggestions, click here. Do you have any fantastic outdoor game ideas? Leave a comment and pass it on!