First Lutheran Church Early Learning Center

Let’s Go Outside – We Can Dig It!
🍉 Seed to Snack! Paint, cut, and create a watermelon while exploring how fruits grow from seeds. Children practice early math skills by comparing halves and quarters while learning where food comes from.
Book suggestion: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli adds laughter and curiosity to this growing activity.
Download the guide at – go.unl.edu/lgo_fruit

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday, Miss Emily! 🎂🎉

Today we're celebrating our amazing Assistant Director and Preschool Teacher, Miss Emily! 💙

Thank you for the love, patience, leadership, and dedication you bring to our Early Learning Center each and every day. Your kindness, faith, and commitment make a lasting impact on our children, families, and staff. We are truly blessed to have you as part of our ELC family!

Please join us in wishing Miss Emily a very Happy Birthday! 🎈🎁 We pray that God blesses you with a wonderful year filled with joy, good health, and countless blessings.

Happy Birthday, Miss Emily! 🥳💐

🌟 We're Hiring! Join Our Early Learning Center Team! 🌟

Do you have a passion for caring for young children and sharing the love of Christ? We are looking for full-time Infant and Toddler Teachers to join our Early Learning Center family!

As part of our faith-based program, you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact by providing a safe, loving, and nurturing environment where our youngest learners can grow, explore, and thrive.

✨ We're looking for someone who:
• Loves working with infants and toddlers
• Is dependable, caring, and patient
• Enjoys working as part of a supportive team
• Wants to help raise up disciples and transform lives through Christ

If you're ready to make a difference in the lives of children every day, we'd love to hear from you!

📩 Apply today or contact us for more information. Feel free to share this post with someone who would be a great fit!

Come grow with us—we can't wait to welcome you to our ELC family! 💙

🚒🚓 TOMORROW IS THE NIGHT! 🚑🚚

Join us for Gratitude on Wheels as we honor the heroes who serve our community while enjoying an evening of family fun, fellowship, and great food!

📅 Tomorrow (Thursday, July 23)
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM

✨ Event Highlights:
🌮 Food Truck Festival
🚗 Show & Shine Car Show
💦 Water Slide
🎶 Live music by Mike Spies
❤️ Fun for the whole family!

👮‍♀️👨‍🚒 First Responders: Stop by the FLC Tent with your official ID, badge, or uniform to receive a FREE meal ticket to use at one of our food trucks as our way of saying thank you for your service!

Invite your family, friends, and neighbors and come celebrate our community heroes with us. We can't wait to see you!

Let’s Go Outside – We Can Dig It!
🥕 Veggie Stamps! Use cut vegetables to stamp patterns and shapes with paint. This creative activity connects garden foods to art, math, and sensory exploration.
Book suggestion: Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert is a perfect companion to veggie play.
Download the guide at – go.unl.edu/lgo_veggie

Happy Work Anniversary, Miss Grace!
Today we are celebrating 5 wonderful years of Miss Grace serving in the Preschool Room at ELC!
Thank you for your dedication, kindness, and the love you pour into the children each day. Your hard work and positive impact make a difference in the lives of so many families.

💙💜🎨 Little hands are creating, little minds are discovering, and little hearts are growing in God’s love.

Today, our precious babies explored colors through painting and discovered the joy of seeing themselves in the mirror. Every fingerprint, every smile, and every curious glance is part of the incredible journey God has planned for them.

At our faith-based Early Learning Center, we believe learning begins with love. We are honored to nurture these little ones as they grow in confidence, curiosity, and faith each day.

“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him.” — Psalm 127:3

What a blessing it is to watch these little miracles learn, explore, and shine. We thank God every day for the opportunity to care for these precious children. ❤️

Happy Birthday, Miss Ally! 🎉🎂

Wishing you a day filled with love, laughter, and all the happiness you deserve. Thank you for the kindness, positivity, and inspiration you bring to everyone around you. May this new year of your life be filled with good health, wonderful memories, and countless blessings.

Enjoy your special day—you deserve to be celebrated! 💖🎈🎁

Our last Monday Morning with Miss. Emily until next summer!
Today we enjoyed reading The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli and painted our very own watermelons.

Last week, our toddlers made their very own playdough! They had so much fun measuring, mixing, and watching the ingredients come together. It was a wonderful hands-on activity that encouraged creativity, fine motor skills, and sensory exploration. We can't wait to create with our homemade playdough!