Little Sunshine's Playhouse of Springfield at Chestnut Expy

For 24 years, Little Sunshine’s Playhouse has been a place where curiosity moves, imaginations grow, and learning comes to life.

This month, as we celebrate Magic in Motion, we’re reminded that the real magic has always been the children, the laughter, and the love shared in every classroom.

Here’s to 24 years of wonder in motion… and to all the moments still to come 💛 🎂

Learning through movement! 🎨✨

As the ball rolled through the paint, our little learners explored how movement creates different paths and patterns. Through hands-on discovery, they observed cause and effect while creating colorful artwork.

To every dad who gets on the floor. Who reads the same book for the fourteenth time. Who crouches down in the parking lot and actually listens to the answer.
The research is clear: what you do in these early years matters more than you know. We wrote about it for this upcoming Father's Day, and we think every dad and male role model deserves to hear it. 💛 https://hubs.la/Q04kWYxN0

Today, our children explored painting with cotton balls, experimenting with texture, color, and creativity. This open-ended, Reggio-inspired experience encouraged exploration, self-expression, and joyful discovery through art.

Congratulations to Karli on being our Teacher of the Month for May! 🎉

We appreciate your hard work, dedication, and the care you show our children every day. Thank you for everything you do! ❤️

Exploring movement one line at a time! 🚗🖍️

Today, our little learner discovered how pushing a car changes the marks it makes on paper. Through this hands-on experience, children explored movement, cause and effect, and creative expression while turning simple motions into unique artwork.

Have you ever wished you could peek inside your child’s mind while they’re at school?

What if you could see not just what they made, but how they thought, questioned, problem solved, and grew?

In our latest blog, discover how documentation in a Reggio Emilia-inspired classroom helps reveal the incredible learning happening behind the scenes every day: https://hubs.la/Q04j_JCX0

Rolling, creating, and discovering! Our little artist turned a toy car and some colorful paint into a masterpiece, exploring creativity and learning through play.

We love watching imaginations come to life! 🌈✨