Amelia’s Laugh and Learn Daycare

The kids did a fun apple taste test today of green, yellow, and red apples and helped create our apple sensory bin!

If they mix play-doh colors, or if they mix paint colors and accidentally make brown for the 234th time, or if they squeeze too much glue out on the paper, or if they peel the paper off the crayons, or if they sharpen the pencil too much, or if they color with the marker too hard, or if they color outside the lines, or if they explore using any other craft or art supply in the “wrong” way…

I have a secret for you: they’re still learning from that. 😊

(Also, with the paint or the playdoh, if you’re tired of brown, you can always put out limited colors that don’t mix to make brown—i.e., only making harmonious/analogous colors available, such as red, orange, and yellow.)

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I'm adding an edit here because of good, important discussion in the comments!

It's true that not all parents can afford limitless amounts of craft supplies.

It's also true that you can get playdoh or glue or crayons pretty cheaply, and it helps to know if your child is in a "explore everything, even quantities" phase more so than a "use materials carefully and sparingly to create a craft" phase.

It's ALSO true that regardless of what parents can afford, the point I was making -- that kids are still learning when they "waste" materials; that "waste" isn't an appropriate word at all because it's literally learning and growth -- is still true.

Children are inherently "wasteful" -- it's how they learn. If adults don't have the means for them to have limitless amounts of x material, then I would *extremely strongly* recommend only making available to the child as much of the material as they are able to use all of at any given time. Because it makes sense that using too much -- more than the adult is able to be comfortable with them using -- causes an adult to stress. And adults hovering around stressing out is like, the opposite of freely playing and learning.

An adult can squeeze out a tiny amount of glue into a bottle cap and give it to a child with a Q-tip or a paintbrush, for example. Or the adult can manage the glue application for a school project if necessary. Or the adult can obtain an empty glue bottle and fill it with something cheaper (flour+water? 99-cent shampoo? water mixed with some chalk powder? just straight up water in the bathtub or outside?) for the child to explore squeezing as much as they want to as part of process art and hand strengthening. Lots and lots of creative solutions!

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This week we learned all about PETS!!!! The kiddos absolutely enjoyed this week. They did a lot of hands on activities, art projects, vet center, dog washing center, math games, sorting games, lots of books about pets and so much more!!!! We also had all the kids bring in photos of there pets to share with the class and we created a class collage of our family pets! Here’s a few photos to share from our week below 👇

Starting to set up the classroom for our fun week of pets! We got some new toys also! A fun pet vet center in the dramatic play center and some pretend pets from learning resources! I cannot wait to share more as the week approaches.

Next week is all about pets! Cannot wait to start the next section of our preschool theme family and pets!

Laugh and Learn has already had a VERY busy first week of school with our new preschool theme family and pets! The first week being little red riding hood and the lonely wolf! We are enjoying all the fun activities and exploring that is going on inside the daycare/preschool!

We are full! Thank you always for your wonderful recommendations. We will continue to accept names on the waiting list.

Enjoying the last few days of summer!!!

Today was a BEAUTIFUL day and the trees 🌲 gave us phenomenal shade to play outside for a couple hours!!!

Today we made end of summer fruit ornaments!

Check out my list on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2ZGEMC7VYG01Q?ref_=wl_share

One of the other daycare parents had asked for our daycare/classroom Amazon wish list! These are just a few things we will continue to buy throughout the new school year! I always love to share with all our parents! Please don't feel obligated to buy anything off this list, but if you choose to do so we and your children will greatly appreciate it!!!

Check out my list on Amazon

Enjoying some free play on this rainy morning and enjoying our new star builders!

Wishing Crew and Willow a very happy 3rd Birthday in the month of July! Thank you for sharing your babies with us. 😍❤️

The kiddos absolutely LOVED making these 4th of July paintings today!

Sending a big congrats to Danielle and Kavan on your beautiful baby girl Ada! We cannot wait until we get to have her join us 😍

Happy National Daycare provider Appreciation Day!

Our Easter sensory bin here at the daycare I created!

Happy Birthday Roman! So glad we got to spend the day with you 😀

If you know anyone who attends grace, Send them our way please. The state has daycare options in place for emergency closures

Wishing our sweet Eleanor a 3rd Birthday 🎉 tomorrow!

Amelia’s Laugh and Learn Daycare/preschool in Belton, Missouri has an opening for a child 2 and older!

* state and city licensed family home childcare
*food program that provides healthy meals and snacks included in tuition rates
*large outdoor play space
*appropriate educational activities daily.
*flexible hours and affordable rates
*many references and CPR certification
If you have anymore questions please message us or call (816) 602-3121

Our Christmas party has been a success! Cookie decorating, Santa’s toy wrapping station, candy cane sensory search, Christmas tree decorating and now Christmas movies and pizza for the afternoon! They will be sent home with there gifts and goodies! Merry Christmas from
My daycare babies.

Merry Christmas from Laugh and Learn!

Happy Halloween 🎃 from our daycare family to yours! I hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend!

Another awesome Halloween party in the books!!! My daycare babies had a blast.

🎃 Halloween coloring and spider web/spider size and coloring sorting activity 🕷

Apple painting and apple counting stew today.

Amelia’s Laugh and Learn Daycare updated their phone number.

Amelia’s Laugh and Learn Daycare updated their phone number.

Wishing our sweet Mira a happy 4th Birthday! Tomorrow is her day. We enjoy having you here with us 🎂 🎈

Amelia’s Laugh and Learn Daycare/preschool in Belton, Missouri has an opening for a child 2 years and older!

* state and city licensed family home childcare
*food program that provides healthy meals and snacks included in tuition rates
*large outdoor play space
*appropriate educational activities daily.
*flexible hours and affordable rates
*many references and CPR certification
If you have anymore questions please message us or call (816) 602-3121

Our apple orchard has been a great success so far 😀

Photo dump!

Amelia’s Laugh and Learn Daycare updated their phone number.

Amelia’s Laugh and Learn Daycare updated their phone number.

Valentines party 2021 a success at laugh and learn! ❤️ treats to come!

Light table fun this morning!

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Warm welcome to Elliot on his first day here with us at Laugh and Learn! 🙂