Cottage News April 2025

Food For Thought:

Kids need adventure. Kids need challenges. Kids need experiences. These are far more important than any toy you can buy or movie you can watch, etc. Summer is coming. What are some outdoor adventures that will help your child learn to challenge himself, learn his own boundaries, learn confidence in his own abilities?

These are simple things that parents can facilitate: Camp in your yard. Tell stories around a campfire. Climb a rocky hill. Find snakes or bird nests. Go bird watching. Study paw prints. Go outside in the dark and look for stars. Let them be uncomfortable. Get caught in a rainstorm. Make real memories, ones that make you laugh and experience wonder and joy. What are your best childhood memories? Share those with your child.

Active adventures help develop resilience, independence, risk analysis, problem solving and critical thinking. They need to learn these lessons while they are young and then they can build on those experiences as they get older.

Spanish: Wednesdays mornings

Dance: April 3 & 17

Themes: Spring, reptiles, birds, earth, amphibians

Reading Readiness:

Red/ Purple / Blue: names, following directions

Yellow / Orange / Green: sequencing, numbers

Show and Tell: ONE SMALL TOY - and toys that invite constructive play with other kids, if possible.

Thank you for being part of our community. We couldn’t do it without the participation of each of you!

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