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Thank you for visiting! This blog is to reflect on our weeks here together at Appleseeds Home Nursery. I am excited to see how the year unfolds with the changing of the seasons. I hope this blog gives the reader a better sense of what our day looks like and why I believe play is so crucial to child development.

Winding down

5/15/2014

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The past two weeks have seen the children playing games all together as a group. Inside, the popular game lately is "Van ride" where they create a large "van" from playstands, load it with pillows, pretend food, and anything else they may need, and drive it to the beach or the zoo. Generally, the trip includes a stop to the gas station for re-fueling, snacks, and even a new toy or two. This van also gets rather dirty on it's expedition, so a "car wash" is needed, using our crocheted "sleepy snails" as hoses. Often the car needs an oil change or tire change, and inevitably, it catches fire and has to be put out by fire fighters. Then the trip continues happily. 

With the weather becoming warmer, we've been having granola with almond or cow milk in lieu of our usual porridge snack on Tuesdays. We make it first thing in the morning and toast it in the oven. It fills the nursery with a delicious smell, and has been a bigger hit than the porridge. Also last week, we celebrated our lovely mothers by painting some paper for a frame and making thumbprint pendants. I love using the children's watercolor paintings as backgrounds for photos or cards. They always look good. 
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There's been some digging going on outside in the garden and all around. Sometimes a rock is rolled over in the play yard, revealing a worm jack pot, which the children then help to move to our raised beds. I've had help this week planting some bush beans and watering our potatoes. The hot weather has also made a little pool time necessary as well, so rubber duckies, funnels, and watering cans have been popular for that. Pirate ships, fire trucks, and wagon rides still reign for outside pretend play, but one of the bushes in the play yard has been converted into a nifty hideout where the rubber duckies go to nest. 

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    I am the owner of a small, play and nature based home nursery located in Durham, NC. My goal is to provide a cozy nursery for children that allows them to play using all of their senses both indoors and out. I also hope to bring families and children together through seasonal activities and celebrations. 

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