Kandiland At Westover Park

This week on our adventure through the Solar System 🤪, Space Cadets are going to learn about Mercury the closet planet to the Sun!

-We had a Private Chef come in & teach our cadets how to make Macaroni & Cheese from scratch just like scientists carefully follow steps and measurements when studying planets, our students learned about following recipes, measuring ingredients, and observing changes as food cooks. We also discussed how Mercury’s extreme temperatures affect everything on its surface. 👨‍🍳

-STEM Adventures: School Age Cadets participated in STEM class! 🧪

-Mercury Sand Art: All Cadets made Space Sand Art to keep & take home! 🛸

-Mercury Meteor Mix: Our Space Cadets enjoyed a special Mercury Meteor Mix snack made with popcorn, Goldfish crackers, cheese balls, & Cheez-Its! The different shapes and sizes represented meteors, rocks, and craters that have impacted Mercury’s surface over billions of years! 🪨🛘

-Check out our awesome Garden blooming amazing Veggies🫑😍. Thank you to our amazing helpers with the Garden we are so thankful! 💚

Stay Tuned for Days 3,4 & 5 …. 🔭

To finish up Neptune week our Big Space Cadets visited Moody Gardens Aquarium 🦈 where they connected Neptune’s deep blue color to water and explored animals.

Our Mini Space Cadets had a Glow Party with fog, bubbles 🫧, music, glowing accessories, and snacks as they talked about Neptune’s cold, windy 🌬️ mysterious atmosphere. They also played “Pin the Ring on Neptune” while learning that Neptune has faint rings around it.

Our campers continued Intro to Sewing 🧵🪡with Mrs.Brenda & started their plushies!

All space cadets 🧑🏼‍🚀 made glow-in-the-dark slime to represent Neptune glowing in the darkness of space.

To end the week, we cooled off on the Orbit Waterslide while learning that Neptune is an icy planet 🥶 & enjoyed snow cones 🍧 from the Frozen Treat truck as a tasty reminder that Neptune is known as an ice giant 🧊🫡 !

Bye Bye Neptune 💙🪐✨, Here we come Mercury 🌚🩶🪨 !

Our Space Cadets are having a great time so far during Week 2 of Space Camp! Let’s have a mini 2 day Re Cap!
Neptune’s Week 💙

• Neptune’s Splash Car Wash 🚙🫧
• Private Math Tutor came for Pre-K 3 & School Age Kiddo’s 📝
•Private Stem Coach came and made Robots with the Kiddo’s 🤖
• Neptune’s Storm Bubble Lab 🌪️🌀
• Private Stem Coach came and made the Planets with the kiddo’s 🪐
• Harvested Cucumber’s and Tomatoes from the Garden for all the classroom’s to have for Lunch time 🥒🍅
• All Space Cadets took home a Limited Edition Capri Sun Moon Punch 🥤🌑

Stay Tuned it’s only day 2 of Neptune Week 😮…

📅 Parenting Tip!

Let your child become the family activity planner! Giving children choices builds confidence and responsibility.

Our Space Cadets wrapped up an out-of-this-world week with a special visit from the snow cone truck🍧🚀! To continue our solar system theme, the children explored tasted their way through the planets by making fresh fruit bowls! Strawberries(Meteor Slices), Blueberries(Space Orbs), Oranges(Sun Burst), Pineapples(Golden Comets)✨☄️!

Can’t wait to see what else is in store…. 🤩.

Another awesome day at Space Camp 💙! The Schoolers & Pre-K 4 went on their first field trip of the summer to Burke Baker’s Planetarium! The kiddos got to watch 2 space movies in a Giant 3D Dome that brings Space and our Solar System to life 🔭! While the Bigger Space Cadets were out exploring, the Mini Space Cadets painted canvases based on the vibrant colors of Jupiter ❤️🤎🧡!

My Oh My we have had so much fun at Space Camp! Let’s recap the last 2 days shall we!

• We had our Storm Drop Survival Mission to see which egg 🥚could stand a chance being dropped from a certain amount of feet without breaking.
• We had our True or False Show Down to go over some awesome facts about Space & how cool the Solar System is ☄️.
• We had a Private Tutor come in for Pre-K 4 & School Age and pulled the children out in sets of twos for Math Camp for the Summer ✏️.
• We had some of the School Age girls go and Harvest some fresh Vegetables from the Garden for the Space Cadets to have for snack time 🥒.
• We had a S.T.E.M. Teacher come Monday & Tuesday 🥼.
• We had our Rocket Fuel Science Experiment to demonstrate gas build up and look like a rocket launch🚀.
• Pony Rides from Cjs Stable Petting Farm & Pony Rides 🐴 .

Well Space Cadets get some rest, It was only Day 2 🤩. We have so much more in store, Tomorrow is our first field trip 🚌 & all littles are painting Jupiter Canvas 🖌️.

🎓Fun Fact!

Celebrating accomplishments teaches children that hard work and growth are worth recognizing!

Goooood Morning Space Cadets 🧑‍🚀 ! Our Summer Reading Program is just around the corner and we are so excited! Ms. Emily and Ms. Zendre can’t wait to see who reads the most amount of books over the summer 📚! The Summer Reading Program starts 6/1 and will end 8/7! See the office to get your kiddos name signed up and added to the chart up front displayed in the lobby 🤩. Ready….. Set……. READ… 🤪

Have a blessed Memorial Day with your friends and family as we honor those who laid down their lives for our freedoms.