Monday Menu

i have decided to post my menu each week on monday

(we will see how long this last)

one of my daycare moms told me that her daughter tells them they have mac n cheese everyday!

this is not true, although i do serve it at least once a month!!

(also this reminded me that i need to get some menu ideas in to my other daycare friend 

who wants to make a daycare cookbook!) 

how cool is that!?!

Monday -spaghetti

Tuesday - chicken quesadillas

Wednesday - English muffin pizza

Thursday - breakfast for lunch

Friday - bbqs

my list:

Spaghetti:

noodles

hamburger

spaghetti sauce

Quesadillas:

tortillas

cream chicken mixture

(4lbs cooked chicken, shredded, 2 cans of cream of chicken soup added, i always have a batch of this in my freezer)

cheese

English muffin pizza:

english muffins

sauce

cheese

pepperoni

breakfast for lunch:

pancakes

sausage 

eggs

BBQS:

hamburger

buns

(cooked hamburger, add ketchup and mustard for taste)

french fries

pickles

be sure to check out Menu Plan Monday for TONS of different menus!

easter wreath

When i was picking out paint for the BASEMENT

i just started grabbing every single paint sample i could without looking like a crazy person

and then they got put away and forgotten about

 until today!
Today we made beautiful Easter wreaths
I cut out crosses and eggs from the paint sample
the kids thought this was the neatest thing!

we mixed up some pastel paints! 

we wanted to paint our Easter wreaths before 

adding the crosses and eggs.

because we just haven't painted for awhile so it was due time!

Here are the kiddos busy painting their wreaths!

all the girls were determined to paint the entire paper plate ring

it took awhile

and for that i am thankful!

he was so proud of the 2 little green marks he made on his little wreath!

now adding LOTS of glue to add the crosses and eggs to!

 our beautiful finished projects!
we loved the way they turned out!
they are beautiful and colorful!

happy good friday!
enjoy your day and this beautiful weekend
where we can celebrate the love that God has for us
that he sent his son to die on the cross for us!

Linking up with Two Sasters
and
living life intentionally
also
Toys in the Dryer

what is going to happen

i found this great idea at

Almost Unschoolers

she gets into the science of it quite a bite

but i figured i could simplify it

and just keep it story related

for my age group

i am sure i could get into the science part and the kids could get it

but i choose to just do the story part!

here is what you will need

(i also made a mistake and used milk instead of butter but it still worked!)

we talked about why Jesus died on the cross for us

and that the marshmallow would represent Jesus body

and then we talked about what happened after he died

and that his body was prepared with oil and spices

and that the milk would be the oil and the cinnamon and sugar would be the spices

we then had to seal the marshmallow into the "tomb" which was the crescent roll.

we then talked about what happened to Jesus after 3 days

and the kids all knew that he would rise from the dead

we then placed the sealed marshmallows in the oven 

and when they were finished we discovered

that our "tomb" was empty just like Jesus' tomb.

this was an awesome little experiment/story telling activity

that i highly recommend to all to do with your kiddos!

its super simple and a wonderful story to tell along with it.

and the kids LOVED the taste of the marshmallow crescent rolls!

we also popped a few marshmallows in the microwave 

and made a huge sticky mess :)

and because i took this idea from Almost Unschoolers

-its great to be a daycare provider!

Linking up with Mingle with Us
and
Train up a Child