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Welcome to the Mom's Morning Out Blog! We are here to share with you some of the great activities we participate in every day at MMO and to give you some ideas on how to carry those activities over into your home. Because of our varied age group we aren't your typical preschool learning environment, we learn on the go and while we play, which is the best way to have it in our opinion! Our theme, shapes, letters and colors are introduced at the beginning of our day, usually through the chalk board and manipulatives we have out and reinforced during snack and circle time. Our themes at MMO are reinforced through our craft activities and the stories we choose to read each week. Learning at MMO is never forced and always fun. We try and expose the children to early learning skills through fun play and exploration. We hope you enjoy our blog and we'd love to hear your feedback! Be sure to check out our website!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

November 15th - 20th

We spent this week covered in feathers!  Ok, not exactly covered, but lots of glue + lots of feathers = lots of fun!

We are excitedly getting ready for Thanksgiving week and this week at the shop we read Thank You, Thanksgiving by David Milgrim.  This is a cute picture book about a little girl whose mom sends her on a last minute errand.  Along the way she finds everyday things that she is thankful for, her warm boots, the birds singing, the pretty clouds.  It was a great opportunity to discuss what we are thankful for.

Thank You, Thanksgiving
 For our craft this week we made sweet Thanksgiving cards.  I hope that those of you who brought them home kept them for yourselves or shared them with a special loved one.  In this process we learned to follow directions, what different shapes are (we used a heart shape for the turkey body,  a peanut shape for the turkey's head and 'gobble gobble', and a diamond folded in half for his beak), and to make choices...they picked out the feathers they wanted to decorate their turkeys.

Sample of completed front of card




Hard at work! (kiddos faces have been blurred for privacy reasons)
 We also created our own Corn on the Cob Craft in which we stuffed paper bags and glued on construction paper pieces.  This worked our fine motor skills as we strategically placed all those 'kernels'.

There are a great number of Thanksgiving books that you should check out at your local library or purchase at your bookstore.  Most people have a lot of holiday books around, but usually Thanksgiving is overlooked (I'm guilty of that one as well). So check out these great titles!

Happy Thanksgiving, Biscuit! by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie by Alison Jackson

Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes

Turkey and Runt by Lisa Wheeler


There are a ton of great activities out there that you can do with your children as we approach Thanksgiving. Here are a few great ideas to check out:

Kaboose  (there are video ads on this site)
Fun Thanksgiving Activities for Preschoolers
Family Fun

And for those of you who enjoy blogland and all it has to offer, check out these great suggestions for the kids table!

It's always a party at the Parkers
Skip to my Lou
Paper Glitter
Simplified Bee


I know we at Mom's Morning Out are thankful for all of our great customers!!  What are you thankful for?

Next week we will be in the shop from Mon - Wed and will be enjoying some more Thanksgiving Fun!








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