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There’s definitely a holiday out there for everything, but this one was too good not to pass up. January 21 is National Banana Bread Day! Banana bread is a great way to use up overripe bananas and it makes a great snack or breakfast item. Celebrate this little-known holiday by rolling up your sleeves and spending someContinue reading “Your kid will go bananas for this recipe”

Happy New Year! To kick off 2021, we’ve got a great list of good reads for your littles. This month’s book picks will transport you to snowy landscapes and warm you up with delicious meals and cozy classics.  1. The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats Originally published in 1962, this book became the firstContinue reading “January Book Club”

Chores are a daily fact of family life. Indeed, for the first few years of their life babies and toddlers seem only to contribute an endless mountain of laundry, mess, and cooking. The good news is that once they hit preschool age, children can finally start to take on some basic household responsibilities. It’s niceContinue reading “7 Simple chores your preschooler should help with”

December is the perfect time for indoor crafts. These easy salt dough ornaments are sure to keep your little ones busy from kneading the dough and cutting out fun shapes to painting and hanging up their unique creations. Salt Dough Ornament Recipe Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup salt 1 cup warm waterContinue reading “Holiday Craft: Salt Dough Ornaments”

Well here we are in the first week of December. Who would have guessed life would be like it is, this time last year! First and foremost, our children and families need praising for their perseverance and support each day. We, as teachers, see those faces come to the playground and we automatically smile within.Continue reading “Year End Letter from our Teachers”

Every year our preschool sponsors and decorates one of the Christmas trees in the Lynn Valley Village Parade of Trees. Our kids and teachers have been working hard on tree decorations for our LVPPP tree.  Our tree is #47, right outside Nourish Market. There will be no opening ceremony festivities this year, but you are welcomeContinue reading “2020 Parade of Trees”

Hello, December! It’s hard to believe the last month of the year has arrived. December is the perfect month to get cozy and curl up with your little one and a book. This month’s book picks highlight holidays, snow, and celebrating our differences.  1. Dream Snow, by Eric Carle You’ll recognize this author and illustrator’sContinue reading “December Book Club”

So 2020 didn’t exactly go as planned. Who would have thought that this year would see a once in a century pandemic and the shutting down of society as we know it? It certainly wasn’t predicted in any fortune cookie I was eating. It’s been a tough and strange year for all of us butContinue reading “A Preschool Christmas for Lynn Valley Care Centre”

How many of these seasonal things can you and your little one spot? Print off this checklist and try to find each item!

December 4 is National Cookie Day! Celebrate this little known holiday by baking some of your favourite cookies with your little one. If you’re looking for a new recipe to try, why not give these fun ones a whirl: 1. Leaf cookies Let those little hands create seasonal masterpieces. These fall cookies are just as tastyContinue reading “Celebrate National Cookie Day”