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Great Design Ideas For Home Daycare Spaces

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 Picking the best decor for your daycare is critical to enjoying your space everyday while you work. Making the walls bright and cheerful can help invite the kids into a comforting environment and let them get comfortable with you in your home.  You can choose to go the educational route and make the space look like school or keep it basic and just add splashes of colour. It all depends on your style of childcare and how you teach.  This is a great article on interior design ideas to choose for a kids setting or bedroom.  You can choose to incorporate animals, famous characters in stories and tv shows, colours of the rainbow, and even have themed areas throughout the rooms to give a different vibe through every door.  You can be completely neutral through the home or create designs based on both genders. So whether you are designing a girls bedroom or decorating a boys bedroom or combining the best of both worlds there are so many excellent ideas. Adding sensory walls and features th
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Valentine’s Day Candle Craft

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Valentine’s Day is coming up and parents are so important to celebrate during this holiday and parents should celebrate their kids. Valentine’s Day should be focused on family and not just couples. When we do Valentine’s Day we always make an out of the box, unique gift that we collaborate to create together. We usually have a great  Valentine’s Day party  to enjoy the festivities as well!  This year we made black heart candles with concrete thumbprint heart burner plates. Super cute! I create candles and concrete as a side hustle at my wonderful business  What The Funk Creative Creations  so I have all kinds of neat mold shapes to create all kinds of fun items!  You will need:  A rubber mold or small plate Paint Wax Candle mold  Or you can buy a candle and do the same thing First pour the concrete into the coaster mold, allow it to completely set while you pour your candle.  Insert your wick through the center of the mold. Melt down the wax and pour it into the mold. Allow it to set c
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ECE Development Canada's 4 New Workshops

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As a childcare provider we are obligated to continue to learn throughout the years so we can teach to our full potential.  We need to stay on top of new educational techniques, behavioural changes, social responsibilities, and engaging environments to ensure we are being the best caregivers we can be.  The  ECE Development Canada  has an assortment of courses available to providers to earn hours towards their professional development. If you aren’t a registered ECE you can also take the courses to elevate yourself  and provide the best version of yourself for the families you work for!  ECE Development Canada is excited to unveil an extended range of tailored professional development opportunities aimed at enhancing your expertise in Early Childhood Education. As advocates for ongoing learning, we are pleased to introduce four innovative workshops crafted to elevate your skills and deepen your insights: Building a Strong Foundation in Mathematics for Young Learners:  Explore the essent
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The Best & Cheapest Snow Colouring Liquid Ever

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We absolutely love the snow here and it is going to be a winter wonderland for a while where we live. We are always trying to find new and exciting ways to enjoy the snow and learn at the same time. Creating the most exciting and educational experience can sometimes take some imagination and creativity, luckily I have both! We create all kinds of  winter activities for kids  of all ages to enjoy, hopefully you have fun with this too. I love to create art with my little crew and outside opens up all new mediums and discoveries to add to our artistic explorations. I love to paint and colour with them and it can be expensive if you have to continuously buy art supplies so how do we create the perfect snow paint without costing a fortune? Here is how: Wilton food colouring gel Spray bottles Water Paint tools and accessories  That’s it! Mix up batches of colour and let the kids run wild with creativity. Put the colour into spray bottles or water guns and let them spray the snow, if they are
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Tricks To Finding A Daycare Space

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I get calls everyday for people looking for a daycare spot and it is exhausting to turn people away everyday. So what is the trick to getting into a daycare if there is a shortage of childcare workers in your area? If you are trying to find childcare in the Okanagan it can be an overwhelming task. We have a huge shortage of childcare workers and our city is growing at a rapid rate. So how do you  find a great daycare space  for your family and what should you look for?  When searching for a daycare you want to ensure it’s the right fit for you and your family because this person is essentially helping to raise your child. Take your time while looking even if you are in a hurry because not everyone has the same methods, beliefs or attitudes towards how a child should be raised. What works for them may clash with what you want for your child. Plus you want your child to have fun at daycare while learning about life so look for the best fit for that important factor. Are you looking for 
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Keepsake Time Capsule Ornament

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  This year we decided to make adorable time capsule ornaments and they are probably the easiest ornaments I have ever made with my daycare group!  All you need is: Clear ornaments that you can put stuff in ( these ones are my favourite )  Snowflakes or sparkly glitter Ribbon  Photos of children Simply take each child and measure their height using the ribbon.  Cut the photos to fit into the ball.  Let the kids add their own sparkles and snowflakes into the ball.  Slide the ribbon and photo into the ball after writing “This ribbon is as tall as I am” with the date and child’s name.  That’s it. Simple craft for those who prefer not to get messy and it is absolutely adorable! Parents and families will love these as gifts as well. 
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Reindeer Ornament Craft

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Another adorable craft to put up on the tree this year featuring a cute little reindeer face. This one is also great as a window decoration as well as the sun or light comes through the cellophane to create a bit of a sun catcher.  To create this cute little deer you need: Popsicle sticks Glue Googly eyes Ribbon or string Cellophane or paper Construction paper  Pompoms Begin by tracing out the little ones hands onto brown construction paper for your antlers. Glue three popsicle sticks into a triangle. Cut the cellophane or paper into the triangle shape to fill in the centre. Add the eyes and nose, we went with red for “Rudolph” but you can use black or any colour really if you like.  Glue the antlers onto the back side as well as a string or ribbon for hanging.  That’s it, enjoy your adorable new keepsake reindeer ornament! 
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