The monarch caterpillars are growing! They have been munching and crunching on the milkweed leaves. Now that some of them are over an inch long, we can hold them. It sure tickles when they move in your hand:


But where is "Fat Fred?" We can't seem to find him.....
"Oh, wait... there he is... He looks like a 'J'" (We missed Fat Fred turning into a chrysalis, but we did manage to see another one of our caterpillars as it was turning into a chrysalis)

We now have 5 caterpillars in their chrysalis, and 4 of them still munching and crunching. We will be watching and waiting patiently for our butterflies to emerge. We have also given a number of caterpillars to other childcare facilities and homes in the area. If you would like us to try to find you some, please give Ms. Amy a call.
"LOOK! It's Santa!" I exclaimed in my best impression of elf as I noticed a child putting on a Santa suit. "I'm not SANTA! I'm -------" "Oh, I thought you were Santa." "No, Santa's dead. I guess I have to deliver the presents now" (with a deep sigh) "Santa's dead?? What happened?" "Yeah, Santa's dead. It's a long story" and.. just like that he skipped off to play. Clearly the story was too long to tell, and he had other things that were more important to do than to share it with me. Many programs are looking at the calendar and providing materials and lesson plans revolving around spring and Easter. We tend not to look too closely at the calendar and instead follow the lead of the children. We have many holiday related materials available to the children, but they are available year round. On any given day of the year you will most likely find a child dressed up as Santa (in fact...
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