Mr. Bond the Science Guy!

We had a Silly Scientist join us yesterday for some cool experiments!  The children watched in awe as he went from one thing to the next.  If anyone is having problems getting their preschool aged children to sit still... consider becoming a scientist!  :) Lots of the children were able to volunteer so it was great having them participate.

Homemade Butter

For our first day of History Hopping we decided to churn butter!  When we agreed that we couldn't procure a Churn for each classroom we went to our next best source - plastic baggies!  Each classroom was given a ziplock bag filled with heavy cream.  They turned the bag back and forth slowly, each taking a turn.  After a while the children began to observe the cream clumping, and turning into butter!  It was a very cool experiment and we were excited to see it work.  After the butter had formed they drained the buttermilk out of the bottom of the bag and spread their butter across some tasty graham crackers!  Not bad for a day's work. :)

Missionary Visit

Our friend, Mr. John came to visit on Friday to talk to our students about his mission work in Mexico.  A few weeks ago our children drew pictures and wrote letters to the children that John works with in Mexico.  Your students helped to spread love and the word of God to these children and John's team was very thankful!

We were able to learn where Mr. John's missionary work is done... high in the mountains in Mexico, and we talked about how he is able to tell other children that God loves them.  It was one of my favorite special guest visits we've done all summer.  I must admit, my favorite part was at the end of the presentation when our children prayed for the children in Mexico.  It was very touching and easily a special guest visit we won't soon forget!

My Hat's off for You!

Crazy hat day is always a favorite dress up day and this past Thursday was no exception!  You were all very creative and definitely put on your "thinking cap" for this one! :) Whether it was your favorite hat or your crazy hat, thank you for participating!

 Our next dress up day will be Thursday July 22nd - Wear Rojo, Blanco, and Verde! (Red, White, and Green - to celebrate our Fiesta Amigos - Missions to Mexico theme!)

Holly Tree First Annual Field Day!

Our first field day was a big hit and we're so glad the kids could enjoy the morning outside doing special activities!  The theme was FUN and we sure had a lot of it!  We participated in a spoon and egg race,  Water ball toss, Horse-shoes, Fireman Relay, and ended the event with Silly String!

A few unsuspecting directors were also attacked with silly string :)... it is certainly never a dull moment around here!  We had a lot of fun and even enjoyed the surprise of our Silly String encounter.

What a great way to end a great week!  Thanks so much to all of our volunteers!  We can't wait for next year!

Moses visits JAM!

The start to this July has been wonderful and we couldn't be more excited about the special guest we had today at Holly Tree Brentwood!  Moses himself taggged along for our JAM (Jesus And Me) class and all of the kids were really excited to meet him and ask him questions!

Is that really him?!

Moses taught us about the Ten Commandments that God
gave to him, then we were able to draw pictures of our own!

Moses talked about the rules that God gave the Israelites and to all of us.  The children were able to participate by explaining what each commandment meant and were happy to give their own spin to each one :).  Moses will be visiting Holly Tree Cool Springs on Thursday and I'm sure they will have just as good a time!  Thank you so much Moses for stopping by!