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2025 Mountainview Daycare Nutrition Program

A NEW YEAR? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN SO QUICKLY?

We encourage you to start the New Year with new commitments to the administrative portion of your business—record keeping; forms up to date; schedules; menus etc.—and to making your child care setting a fun learning place for children.

 

Let us know your Holiday Schedules. Use your calendar in

KidKare. Please email us if you will be away from home during a meal or snack time. In-box@mdnp.org

 

FYI—our Happy New Year 2025 pic has a link to New Year’s Eve fun that can be enjoyed in January anytime.

JANUARY header holidays :: 1st New Year’s Day; 7th Old Rock Day; 14th Dress Up Your Pet Day;

16th Appreciate a Dragon Day; 20th MLK Day; 29th Chinese New Year; 31st Nat’l Hot Chocolate Day

Winter Circle Time Ideas


Circle time is a wonderful time for preschool classes to come together as a group & have a shared experience, & practice working in a group in a safe, nurturing environment. If you are struggling with circle time, check out this article for advice on how to reign in challenging behaviors. If all you need are some great winter circle time activities, look no further, you’ve come to the right place. Go to this Winter Activities link for more winter circle time activities and winter preschool ideas—because teaching takes up a lot of time!

 

The author shares ideas & links to a wide variety of activities—games—books to make circle time a great adventure for your kids. 

7th OLD ROCK DAY

14th DRESS UP YOUR PET

29th LUNAR NEW YEAR

WINTER ACTIVITIES FUN

If you are one of those teachers that love to get ahead and get your Winter planning done for break – this one is for you! There are so many amazing

winter activities that we can do with preschoolers and I have some to share with you today that are student approved! Hold onto your mittens, because there are enough ideas here for you to fill up your winter lesson plans!

Plus a quick list of Winter Resources that can make planning a breeze!

 

Linked article (click here) includes:

Snowman Collages: Painting on Ice: Ice Escape: Marshmallow STEM: 

Winter Loose Parts.

The Mitten Re-telling: What We Wear in the Winter Shared Writing:

Simple Sentences Shared Reading: Sensory Tub: Art Center: Light Table: Fine Motor Trays: Writing Center: and more.

Need some fun ideas for

little hands?

http://www.craftymorning.com/




PAINTING ROCKS



COLD WEATHER CRAFTS



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SANDWICH FILLING IDEAS




VEGETABLE SOUPS

 


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