Reno Family Co-Op

At Mud Kitchen, today, families came together to celebrate Mother's and do an activity that helps our mothers feel special and appreciated. Painted jars with children's faces and then the children picked their flower and added dirt.

Our Saint Patty's Day host really brought the color this week. Leprechaun binoculars, a trap, and line cutting to make crowns were only a few of the goodies our kiddos got to do. Spring is right around the corner and the daylight is getting longer. Good news for our Mud Kitchen Reno.

Valentine's Day exchange was supported by many activities including making paper hearts, making unicorns, taking friend pictures at the photo station, and giving valentines in each handmade mailbox. These families got creative in the best way possible.

Our host today made these amazing picture scavenger hunt bags for the children to use to find, leaves, acorns, and pinecones. Once they did, they won a sparkling gem to take home.

We also enjoyed an amazing snack, and did Valentine crafts that included bookmarks and homemade cardboard mailboxes.

Today the children created sun catchers that our host parent provided. She rocked a busy and distracted story time and every child who needed a snack got one or two or three. There was coloring, cutting, water exploration, and many sensory bins. We planted tulips!

Message if you would like to try out Mud Kitchen Reno. Come as you are.

Children succeed when presented with challenges that make them uncomfortable.

Today was a cold winter day for 'process art', stories, and a game of red light green light.

Dec is a time to celebrate the fall and upcoming winter season. This week our host provided ornaments and the adults placed them in the trees. Creating and being in the cold sunshine of Fall brings joy and cheer.

Our Mud Kitchen families host different days and this week the host provided wreaths out of natural fallen leaves and cardboard. Children learning how to squeeze glue, promotes fine motor skills and improves hand strength. Talking about the color of the leaves, touching and observing helps to teach about the season of Fall.

Being outside and engaging isn't just fun, it's good for your health and helps your natural gut biome.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/29/soil-sandpit-children-dirty-biodiversity-finnish-nurseries-research-microbes-bacteria-aoe?fbclid=IwY2xjawNvhzdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvCr8letxjc_aQRR7aMYgN5PBCTg3q-2tOFB84p9148MpEN7_mL-DucNfooC_aem_3QWt5Du9PL0iJEp7dr8-TA

How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing