NoVA PlayLabs

“Monkey bread? What’s monkey bread?”
There were lots of interesting guesses😆

Students moved the houses and furniture around to make a home. That blue sky is gorgeous.

During our summer camps, we have two reading sessions: one where we read the stories and another where students do the reading because both kinds are important.

Read with your children over the summer 🌞 It’s the easiest way to set them up for a successful school year (and life)!

Need summer learning activities?! Check out the Mega Summer Learning Bundle! Learn more here! https://www.fortheloveofhomeschooling.com/?ref=sIM9G4hZ

Why our After School Pickup Service sets us apart:

Board games ✅
Sports ✅
Art ✅
Legos ✅
Outdoor play ✅
Math, Reading, Writing ✅

Pick up from Navy, Waples Mill, Greenbriar East, Greenbriar West, and more.
https://novaplaylabs.com/afterschool/

Happy Fourth of July! We had fun celebrating America’s birthday with these fun crafts. 🎉🎂🇺🇸

Come for half day camp for preschoolers: https://novaplaylabs.com/half-day-camps-for-preschoolers/

Camp for k-8th: https://novaplaylabs.com/summercamps/

Code red? Code orange? No problem. Students still find ways to get physically active. This game is called: can we get ALL the balls stuck in the net.

This turned into a science experiment where everyone came up with different ideas of which ball to throw in first and how lightly to throw the ball.

Drop ins are available for our Summer Camps. At the cost of an hour with some tutors, your student can come for a day of camp and receive personalized tutoring in reading, writing, spelling, and math AND play, and do arts and crafts so it doesn’t feel like it’s all work and no play.

https://novaplaylabs.com/summercamps/

Funny that many of the students have never had pop tarts 😂 We made our own today using pie crust, good jelly, and glaze (powdered sugar, oat milk, and vanilla extract).

Seaglass suncatchers. Kids can use “dangerous” tools if given clear directions, warnings, and supervision.

Happy Juneteenth!

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Happy last day of school! Are you ready for summer? We can’t wait for you to use our awesome new space!

https://novaplaylabs.com/summercamps/

Did you hear the news that we will be offering half day camps for preschoolers?!?!
-sign up by the day
-for ages 2-6
-required to be potty trained
-from 9:00-1:00
Space is limited.
https://novaplaylabs.com/half-day-camps-for-preschoolers/
Woohoo!!!

Guess what? After receiving repeated requests, we will now offer drop ins for summer camp.

Preschool summer camp is also coming soon🥰

https://novaplaylabs.com/summercamps/

We have the most well balanced summer camp, all in a small group environment. For ages 5-14.
🎨 Arts and crafts
📖 Reading, writing, and spelling
➕➖✖️➗Math and coding
🎲🥅♟ Play: board games and sports
🌞 Outdoor space

https://novaplaylabs.com/summercamps

That’s what we will be doing in our Playgroups this week….. with a special ingredient that will add scent and color!

https://novaplaylabs.com/playsmart/

Did you know that play dough has many more benefits than just the "play"? It's also fine motor dough, regulation dough, tactile dough, gross motor dough, creative dough...and so much more!

Read about all of the benefits of play dough and how to use this therapy tool to support development of skills:
https://www.theottoolbox.com/benefits-of-play-dough/

Why are we the best place to host a birthday party?
✅ Private party
✅ Indoor/outdoor play space
✅ Good for ages 1-14 (adults even have fun)
✅ Decorate however you want
✅ Bring whatever food you desire

https://novaplaylabs.com/parties

This week’s activity in our PlaySmart Playgroups: sensory bag with hair gel, letters of their names, colored buttons to match to dots drawn on the bag, and glitter!

On the surface, our programs are for kids, but, in reality, we are trying to make mom’s life easier in everything we do: 1) playgroups to encourage friendships and exchange ideas, 2) hassle-free birthday parties so moms can enjoy the party, too, and 3) after school pick up service where we tutor the kids so parents can use their free time doing something more pleasant.

Happy Mother’s Day!!! You deserve the very best!

We will help little ones celebrate Mother’s Day in our playgroups by decorating a tote bag and making a delicious salad to eat during class! 🥗🍴🔪🥬🥒🥑🍅

Join us Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.

https://novaplaylabs.com/playsmart/

Early registration discount for summer camp ends 5/7.

Small class sizes ✅
Academics ✅
Arts and crafts ✅
Time spent outside ✅
Play ✅
And so much more….

https://novaplaylabs.com/summercamps/

Share this with your kids and tell them this is what you want for Mother’s Day!😉

Great list from The Soccer Mom Blog - Positive Inspiration for Moms!

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a fun book about tacos! Preschool Playgroups conclude in May.

https://novaplaylabs.com/playsmart/

It was wonderful to have one of our mural winners share her talent with us. Come see this for yourself!

In case you didn't receive our email with info about the Early Registration Discount for summer camp, here it is: https://mailchi.mp/0c40407a8b54/summer-camp-preschool-playgroups-and-birthday-parties

If your preschooler likes sensory art, today’s activity is for you! We will be playing with shaving cream in our playgroup today at 10.

https://novaplaylabs.com/playsmart/

The weather is going to be perfect to play outside this week! Come to our playgroup Wednesday at 11 or Thursday at 10!

https://novaplaylabs.com/playsmart/

Happy Earth Day! We love turning “trash” into treasure! Give us your pouch caps, jars, jar lids, and toilet paper rolls and we will make something beautiful with it all!

Can’t wait for students to use their imagination!

Bonus: when there’s a bobcat outside prepping for the outdoor classroom! Our outdoor space will be ready for students next week!!🎉🌞

At School's Out Camp this Friday, we will do some SOL review and honor Earth day with some eco friendly art projects. For ages 5-14 from 8:30-4:00.

https://novaplaylabs.com/schoolsout/

Yes, Spring Break just started, but there are two days off from school coming up and SOLs are right around the corner, so we will be doing SOL prep on 4/14 and 4/21 during camp for third graders and up.

What we love about our new space are the big windows in our classrooms, so students can look outside and daydream ☺️

https://novaplaylabs.com/schoolsout/

Our PlaySmart Playgroups for Preschoolers will take place in our OWN space beginning 4/11! How will they be different from the Pop Ups?

- We will have sensory bins (which I couldn't lug to the pop ups) that will allow students to explore different textures and smells.
- We don't have to worry about making messes, which means more cutting, gluing, glitter, sand, dirt, etc.
- Crafts will be more elaborate because I will have all my supplies on site.
- Students can play in our different play spaces before or after class to get more socialization. Feel free to pack snacks/lunch and eat together.

To register or get more info: https://novaplaylabs.com/playsmart/

Parents Night Out this Friday 3/31!
This is very last minute, but who needs a night out before Spring Break starts? Pizza, drinks, and snacks will be served. $40 for the first child and $30 for each sibling.

https://novaplaylabs.com/parents-night-out/

We will celebrate beautiful cherry blossoms as we conclude our Pop Up Playgroups.

Because….. guess what? We will start meeting at our new location in April (after spring break)! More details coming soon!

https://novaplaylabs.com/play-smart-playgroups/

Can’t wait to reveal what this is in our new space🧐💡🔎

Happy St Patrick’s Day.
May you find a rainbow after all this rain today! 🌈

Jan Brett is one of our favorite authors around here and The Mitten is an especially fun book to read. We laced mittens, sorted socks, and tried to stuff as many things in the socks just as the animals tried to stuff themselves into the mitten.

Everything we did worked on those very important fine motor skills.

Just imagine a building here😂

Special early bird registration for Summer Camp ends tonight (3/15).

https://novaplaylabs.com/summercamps/