Tessas Tiny Tots

08/20/2026

08/18/2026

By stacking play couches into a launch platform and basketball setup, the kids are engaging in active physical play and open-ended engineering.
Gross Motor Skills & Physical Development
Balance and Coordination: Navigating steps, climbing onto an unstable surface, and balancing on top of foam cushions.
Spatial Awareness & Depth Perception: Judging distance, height, and body positioning relative to the basketball hoop and surrounding foam pits.
Proprioception: Adjusting body weight and exertion levels to move foam cushions and land safely on soft surfaces.
STEM & Problem-Solving
Basic Engineering & Physics: Learning structural stability by stacking cushions, testing load-bearing capacity, and understanding gravity and momentum during jumping.
Trial and Error: Adjusting the height of the stack or distance to the hoop to refine their dunk attempt.
Social-Emotional & Creative Development
Risk Assessment: Evaluating personal safety, height limits, and soft landing zones within an indoor space.
Executive Functioning & Planning: Translating a creative idea (building an elevated dunk setup) into a physical, multi-step construction

08/11/2026

07/27/2026

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07/09/2026

Tiny artists!

07/01/2026

Summer is here and we are living our best summer lives at Tessa’s!

06/25/2026

Eden turns 5 tomorrow!!! We celebrated at daycare today and I can’t even believe the growth and progress this little Diva girl has made in the past couple years! We hope you have the best day ever tomorrow and we love you so much!!!!