Baby Bunny's

Were still taking our bunny pictures for April, but I couldn't help but post this one!

Hopefully it will be Spring!

First day of Spring was officially on Wednesday, but it was snowing tonight and were supposed to get at least 2 inches of snow tomorrow, so I have no idea when it will be nice out. I'm really wanting some new running shoes for my birthday that my mom, sister and Miss Molly both have.

Here's some art projects we've done:

Maggie's Report Card

Maggie’s Report Card

Name: Maggie May Stevenson

Date: March 14^th through March 20th

Categories	Grade	Comment
Aggressive Behavior	A+	Very gentle, good girl!
Plays well with others	A+	Very friendly, good snuggler!
Heavy Talker	A+	Not a peep!
Anxiety Level	A+	Very relaxed and calm
Best friends	A+	Bonded with sister Becky
Overall Experience	A+	Maggie did very well, while mommy and daddy were gone!

power of prayer

So my parent's went to California so my dad could do the La Marathon. So I've been staying at their house watching Maggie dog all weekend long.

My mom gave me a long list of notes for all things that may go wrong like for instance the garage door that has been getting stuck and so on.

 Well everything was fine, but last night while I was trying to watch a movie I kept hearing this annoying beep every five minutes and for the life of me I could not figure out where it was coming from, I almost was going to replace all the batteries in the smoke detectors even though I wasen't sure if that was the problem.

I was finally going no where when I simply asked "Jesus, please help me find the sound" and I'm not kidding within that minute, right across from where I was, I looked at the counter and there lied a cell phone box in which was my dad's old phone, I opened it up and sure enough it said low battery and then it beeped.

So, even the smallest of prayers can still be answered. I feel even more safe this weekend!

Big or small requests God is a big God, Nothing is too small or too big for God.

Bathtime Fun...

Everyone likes bath paints, just ask Miss Molly's son Brody he'll tell you. But here's a fun recipe for the bathtub!

Cinnamon Toast Cupckaes

Cinnamon Toast Crunch      Cupcakes :)

Ingredients

Cinnamon Cake:

3 eggs

1/3 cup oil

¾ cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¾ cup sour cream

Vanilla Cake Mix (not white cake mix)

1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Frosting

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Buttercream:

8 oz cream cheese, softened

½ cup butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups powdered sugar

2/3 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch powder

(Crush the cereal in a bag and then sift out 2/3 cup)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with 20-22 cupcake liners.

2. In a large bowl, gently combine eggs, oil, buttermilk and vanilla.

3. Mix in sour cream.

4. Add cake mix and cinnamon and mix until smooth.

5. Stir in lightly crushed cereal.

6. Fill cupcake liners ¾ full and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until an inserted knife comes out clean.

7. Buttercream: Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add Cinnamon Toast Crunch powder. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Adjust the consistency using milk if it is too thick.

8. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and top with cinnamon sugar and Cinnamon Toast Crunch squares.

March Newsletter and Lesson Plan

March Newsletter and Lesson Plans, I have planned so many fun activities this month!

Little Lambs

March, 2013

Dear Families,

Winter will soon give way to spring! Hurray! I look forward to spending some outside time with your little ones later this spring.

This March, we will be beginning a theme on growing and moving. Your babies are changing every day and learning new things. We will be looking at their growth and the growing things around them. Signs of spring will be creeping into the classroom, and movement games will be played.

As some of you may have noticed, Miss Gina has been in our classroom with us. She will continue to be in our room while we are at ratio. On other days, when the ratio is 8 babies to 2 teachers, she will be in the toddler room. This will also help to make transitions easier on our older babies as they transition to the toddler room.

This month we will be working on our five senses. Some fun things we will get to explore will be finger painting with lime yoghurt, tasting a pickle, peek-a-boo with our animated Gund Bear, finger poking scented play-doh and looking in mirrors.

Babies' earliest learning happens through their senses.  Long before a newborn's clenched fist uncurls at about 3 to 4 months, allowing him to take hold of the world  and grasp, pat, and bat at objects, a baby is learning through his sensory system  through touch, hearing, sight, muscle sense, taste and smell. But sensory play isn't all about touch; it's also about the other senses, too!

In closing, I’d like to leave you all with a few quick reminders. Due to changes in the weather, please be sure that your child’s extra supply of school clothing is appropriate for the changing season. Please take a moment to go through your child’s clothing supply and make sure that they are the correct size. They are growing so fast!

Miss Becky Stevenson

 March Little Lambs

Lesson Plan

Today’s Music	Cuddling and Reading	Fine Motor Development	Gross Motor	Language Development
Irish Music for Babies	Dr. Seuss Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can you?!?	Finger Painting with Lime Yoghurt	Poking Fingers with Play Doh	Pointing to things Saying first words
Beatles Rock-a-bye Lullabyes	Indestructible Book Wiggle! March!	Shamrock Handprints Green Finger Painting a frog	holding sippy cups holding bumble ball	Baby Signs “Please” “Mommy” “Daddy” “More” “Thank you”
Baby Rock N’ Roll	Goodnight Moon	Rainbow Discovery Bottles	Baby Yoga Exercises	Sound Bucket with different items
Jamie Grace Music	Indestructible Book Baby Faces	Easter Sensory Tub with Grass, Rubber Ducks and Eggs	Tummy Time in different positions	Finger Puppets Making Animal Sounds
Look for Baby Sign Language packet in your child’s folder!!! Pajama Day is Friday March 22nd!!!