New Location, New Beginnings ...

Our move to our new home has gone smoothly. Thankfully all of our amazing families have been very understanding and flexible going on this journey with us. It has been an exciting, if sometimes tiresome, five months for us. We have moved from our old daycare setting on Sterling Drive in Big Lake to a temporary rental home to a brand-new, custom-built home with a bigger-than-ever play-and-explore area and backyard for our little learners. I am super-excited to continue with our program and begin a new chapter in the Adventures At Home story at our Hidden River Estates location.

The first three weeks seem to have gone by in a breeze. It’s been so much fun teaching my toddler and preschoolers here. The kids are loving the increased space and are becoming very creative with their self-inspired dramatic playtime activities. Our little ‘choo-choo’ (trains) and ‘vroom-vroom’ (cars) lovers have plenty of room to recreate their favorite vehicles from storage bins, lined up chairs, wooden blocks, board books, and small toys without bumping into each other. Free play time is filled with many happy races, puppet theater acts, and restaurant tables with real waiters who will take your orders (as long as you don’t mind eating rainbow spaghetti – speak: colorful crayons – and sandwiches made from red, green, and yellow blocks).

We’ve also learned to become resourceful and use our imagination to create new learning and recreational opportunities. Some empty moving boxes gave us a chance to talk about recycling and our environment. We got to watch our waste removal crew sort and load stacks of cardboard boxes onto a huge, snorting garbage truck! Now that was just too cool for two little boys who go berserk over all things with wheels. Other empty boxes were repurposed and turned into a dollhouse, a ball pit, and a choo-choo train. Each day just brings new adventures and learning opportunities. 

Let's see what tomorrow brings ...