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Come and join us for some outdoor fun! We will be meeting on the fourth Sunday of every month from 2-4 pm at Windsor Park in Old Ottawa South. We will start at the playarea. We will focus on kids who are 0-6 years old, but everyone is welcome. We will have free play and then end with a circle time. Looking forward to seeing you at the park!
Stomping In The Mud Play Group Victoria, B.C. Canada
Written by dianne bentleyStomping in the Mud Play Group is a rich natural outdoor play environment where children 1 1/2 years to 5 years old will have the opportunity to play outside rain or shine. Play opportunities include a large sand pit to dig in, a mud kitchen for making mud pies, a hill to roll down, bushes to hide in, logs to climb, a chance to 'live in the moment', socialize with their peers, grow independently and become a self-directed individual.
Under 3 year olds - Wednesdays 9:30 - 11:30 3 - 5 year olds - Thursdays 9:30 - 11:30
$20.00 per session, snack included. Monthly registration preferred, drop ins if available. Parents only need to stay with their child until both are comfortable. I am a fully qualified early childhood educator with over 30 years experience.
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Check out our blog postings, lots and lots of pictures Dianne
Outside Every Day- February 12th, 2012: Quiet Play
Written by Courtney
We have been having fun in our outdoor playgroup Upper Beach, Toronto. Our winter has been very mild with little snow. We have had fun sledding, making a river down a hill, old fashion puddle jumping sand play and ice sledding. We always have a little snack time at the end, hot chocolate is always a winner in winter.
Sledding
Ice sledding
Ice sledding
Puddle Jumping
Making a river down a hill
Hot chocolate !
We meet every Monday in Cassels Park between 01.30- 3.00. Join us for some in the park. Join our group for update about meetings to be sure we are there. Or just show up and join the fun!
Outside Every Day- February 6th and a Book Review: Snow
Written by CourtneyMild weather continues here, but at least we can read about the white stuff. One of my favorite books as a child was Snow by P.D. Eastman (a protoge of Dr. Seuss) and illustrated by Roy McKie.
It helped that the children in it are a little blond boy and girl, so my mom used to pretend it was me and my brother. It's a playful, easy to read story of a brother, sister, and their dog and their adventures outside in the snow. To this day we always name our snowmen Ned and when you read the book you will see why. Haven't read it? Check it out!
Yesterday we dropped off some skis at a friend's house who is going to try skiing for the first time. Hopefully we will join her on the slopes soon! While we were there the boys played with a whole group of kids from the neighborhood, including a couple of older girls who were great at organizing games for the little ones. Lots of spontaneous outdoor fun.
Outside Every Day- Superbowl 2012: Watch TV- Outside!
Written by CourtneyIt's Super Bowl Sunday in New England and Patriots fans are gearing up for the game. The upcoming game takes me down memory lane: 10 years ago my husband and I got engaged while skiing on the mountain where I spent my time as a child. We celebrated the news with my extended family apres ski, dancing singing at the bar in the lodge, and the next day the Patriots won the Super Bowl. It was a great weekend.
The other day I was flipping through a slideshow on boston.com that was a collection of readers' photos showing their Patriots pride. One reader sent in a picture of them tailgating outside their house watching the football game in the yard and the caption said that they watch every game OUTSIDE with their family and neighbors. Genius. I love it. I think we need to try this next season.
This is New England. You have to be hard core to tailgate!
This is a random picture of Pats fans tailgating, but you get the idea!
Outside Every Day- February 3rd, 2012: It's been too long!
Written by CourtneyIt's been too long since we've updated on our winter adventures. We've been through some sickness and injuries, but we've still managed to get outside almost every day. The weather here is up and down- no coats one day and bundled up in snow gear the next. We are trying to take it in stride, go with the flow and do what we can given the weather. Sledding while it's snowing and then riding bikes at our favorite state park by the ocean in the same week? Why not? Here's what we've been up to. What have you been doing this winter? Have you had weather like us?
First time skiing down from the top of the mountain:
We went on a "Quest" (similar to letterboxing) at the local nature center where we found some bunny tracks in the remaining snow:
Sledding at our local hill while it was actually snowing! Many people were out sledding:
Chasing after birds on a "warm" day in the city:
Exploring a new playground with a "real" zip line! :
And we got our bikes and scooters out to some of the local parks after the recent snow melted. We got a new fire pit so the kids are itching to try that out. Do you have a fire pit in your yard? We're thinking of making s'mores. Do you use it to make snacks?
Happy Friday, everyone! And go Patriots!
Outside Every Day- February 3rd, 2012: It's been too long!
Written by CourtneyIt's been too long since we've updated on our winter adventures. We've been through some sickness and injuries, but we've still managed to get outside almost every day. The weather here is up and down- no coats one day and bundled up in snow gear the next. We are trying to take it in stride, go with the flow and do what we can given the weather. Sledding while it's snowing and then riding bikes at our favorite state park by the ocean in the same week? Why not? Here's what we've been up to. What have you been doing this winter? Have you had weather like us?
First time skiing down from the top of the mountain:
We went on a "Quest" (similar to letterboxing) at the local nature center where we found some bunny tracks in the remaining snow:
Sledding at our local hill while it was actually snowing! Many people were out sledding:
Chasing after birds on a "warm" day in the city:
Explored a new playground with a "real" zip line! :
And we got our bikes and scooters out to some of the local parks after the recent snow melted. We got a new fire pit so the kids are itching to try that out. Do you have a fire pit in your yard? We're thinking of making s'mores. Do you use it to make snacks?
Happy Friday, everyone! And go Patriots!