November Happenings

New month = New and Fun Activities

Tuesday the 8th - Election Day :Who is your favorite Pig? @ 4-5p

Monday the 14th - Ribbon wreaths @ 4-5p

Saturday the 19th- I Survived Party. My daughter loves these books!!! @ 11a-12p

AND Home Depot's second Workshop at the Beaverton Hillsdale location near the Target @ 9a-12p

Monday the 28th - Tree decorations, the kids get to make decorations for the Library tree @ 2-3 (No School Day)

Tuesday the 29th - Diary of a Wimpy Kid Party @ 4-5p

*This is only a handful of fun activities that I chose for my group of kiddos, I try to find activities that fit the ages and interests of the group but if you are interested you should check out their other activities such as story times and paygroups for younger children

September~Back to School!

Back to School is right around the corner and I have to say I am a little happy and a little sad.

Does anyone else feel like Summer just flew by?

So I have been looking at all the fun Beaverton City Library activities and I think I have gathered all of the fun things that would appeal to the kiddos.

I have also discovered Kid Workshops at Home Depot.

Saturday the 3rd - Home Depot Kid Workshop @ 9am

Monday the 12th - Truck Day @ 10:30 to 11:30am

Tuesday the 13th - Roald Dahl Birthday Party @ 4-5pm

Friday the 16th - Ooey Gooey Science @ 4-5pm

Saturday the 17th - Home Depot Kid Workshop @ 9am

Aztec Dance workshop @ 1-3pm

Friday the 23rd - Mod Podge Journals (Registration Req.) @ 4:30-5:30pm

Monday the 26th - Washi Take Crafts for Kids @ 4-5pm

Remember:  I provide transportation to and from these fun activities at no extra cost to you. I try to provide plenty of fun and variety in the care that I provide. I have learned and am still learn which activities the kiddos enjoy so sometimes it is a bit of a fail and so we will enjoy wandering the library for a bit looking at books and then will return back to my residence.

July Happenings & Openings

Happy Summer Everyone!!! I hope yours is off to a great start and you have great plans for some family fun.

I wanted to share some of the fun plans I have set up for my bunch of kiddos. 

The Library has some awesome visitors set up for most of the Summer, there are plenty of wonderful parks and natural areas to explore, science experiments and fun crafts.

Saturday Morning Care from 8am to 12pm has openings for new friends!!! We play, watch movies, listen to music, crafts, science experiments and sometimes we enjoy a nice playground.

Are you a planner? I am too! If you are already starting your search for Before and After school Care for your Chehalem Elementary student, then I am your Gal!!! I currently have 1 opening for Before and after School Care. Homework help, crafts and library adentures.

April Happenings and Library Activities

Mark Your Calendars!!!

Thursday, March 31: Knuffle Bunny Party 4-5pm

Thursday, April 7: Think Fun Thursday 4-5pm

Monday, April 11: Beverly Cleary's 100th Birthday Party 4-5pm

Monday, April 18: Recycled Crafts 4-5pm

Monday, April 25: Make your own terrarium 4-5pm

Friday, April 29: No School

Growing Crystals: A No School Day Experimentation

On this no school day we have decided to grow crystals.

This is a fun experiment for all the ages of kiddos in my home.

I have decided to add in an observation sheet, mostly for the older kids, but could not leave out the littles.

This way we can mark down the changes that took place with the crystals, colors, shapes, sizes.

The kids were pretty excited and kept checking on them often.

We will check back in later with any changes and new observations....

AND WE'RE BACK!
Wowie was I surprised by these gel crystals and so were the kids!

After draining them out and placing them at the table I had the group sit with their observation sheets.

They touched, smelled, turned them all around, tried to see through them and they were almost eaten more than once.

We all decided that they were rectangular, you could see light through them, they had no smell, and they felt similar to jello.

Overall I think this was a fun experiment. 

Time to let them dry out and repeat.

March Happenings & Spring Break Fun!!!

Time seems to keep moving faster and faster so I am putting this up now so I don't forget.

In March we have a few no school days, the 11th and then 28th. We have Think Fun Thursdays on the 10th and the 17th,which is also St.Patrick's Day, from 4pm to 5pm at the Beaverton City Library. I am available every Saturday this coming month for Saturday Morning Care from 8am to 12pm. Annnddd, we have Spring Break the 21st to the 25th.

During Spring Break I would love to be able to head out to the hills close to Chehalem, the Tualatin Hills Nature Park or over to Commonwealth Lake Park. 

Of course I am hoping for wonderful Spring weather. If we have a gloomy rainy break I would like to plan a library trip just to check out the books, maybe the kids have their own library cards they would like to use and I will be setting up for crafts and experiments.

Here's hoping for sun during our Spring Break so we can snag some extra fun!!!!

Saturday Morning Care

Do you have things you need to get you need to get done during the weekends? Maybe some thing sneaky like birthday shopping  or maybe you want to enjoy a coffee date with a friend or you might have homework?

I am offering Saturday morning care from 8am till Noon.

During this time Breakfast, snack and beverages are provided as well as fun, crafts and experiments while in a safe enviroment.

Contact me for more details!