Daily At-Home Project: Gratitude Dandelion Prints

by | May 4, 2020 | At-Home Enrichment | 0 comments

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May 4, 2020

SolBe Families,

I am declaring this week “GRATITUDE WEEK”. Inspired by showing our educators and nurses appreciation, I have decided to spend each day this week spreading the attitude of gratitude.

How can we express our gratitude with a little Montessori flare? Enjoy this (under 2 minutes for set-up!!) dandelion print project. Who would we like to treat to a beautiful flower? Is there someone or something we are thankful for? Someone or something that makes us happy or feels warm and good inside?

You can pair this project with a favorite (and a #sloaneyapproved pick), “Dandy“ by Ame Dykman. It’s a lovely story and the reading I linked on YouTube is quite fun… co-narrated by a very funny lion puppet.

Project of the Day: Gratitude Dandelion Prints

Materials

  • Paper
  • Paint
  • Cue-tips
  • Marker or Pen

Step One

Lay out the paper. Older kiddos can work on drawing the stem and the seed head (top of the dandy) with a pen or marker. It can be nice to draw an example for them to work off of, or show them a picture of a dandelion to model. Set up a nice glob of yellow paint and lay out 2-3 Q-tips.

Step Two

Use the Q-tip to dot the yellow flower petals on top of the dandelion. Younger friends will enjoy this “dotting exercise”. Picking up and handling the small Q-tip is yet another fine motor skills development exercise.

Most important direction, as always: HAVE FUN!  

More resources to follow in the coming days. Feedback and more ideas welcome! 

Above all, be well and stay healthy!

The SolBe Team


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From our experience, children rise to the intellectual life of those around them, so we are committed to growing as individuals and as a team. You can count on us to provide a warm and engaging learning experience for your little one.

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We’ve spent thousands of hours in classrooms that either overstimulate, underwhelm, or actively prevent educators from delivering the highest-quality education and care. At SolBe, you’ll go beyond the traditional four-walled classroom.

Our award-winning, inventive and uplifting learning spaces stimulate the senses and instill feelings of home-like safety and comfort. They allow for your child’s, and our educators’, changing needs and emotions. They create room for wonder—for learning, and living, outside the lines.

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We’ve seen what’s lost when things are done the way they’ve always been done before. SolBe is an adaptive Spanish exposure program that refuses to accept the status quo.

Our inventive practices grow from the shoulders of giants, with roots in the Reggio Emilia approach, the Montessori method, and well-researched cognitive disciplines that attend to the whole child. We create opportunities to develop character attributes that your child will benefit from for a lifetime. Collaboration. Communication. Independence. Healthy risk-taking. Critical thinking. Emotional awareness. Resilience. Intellectual curiosity. Creative innovation. An authentic love of life and learning.

Be Well

We know what it’s like to forget to feed ourselves—physically, mentally, and emotionally. At SolBe, we understand it’s impossible for you to pour from an empty cup. And we do what we can to keep your cup full.

Our learning ecosystem is designed with children and educators—and you—in mind. Seed-to-table nutrition program. Yoga and mindfulness. An all-inclusive experience so you don’t need to worry about finding time to provide meals, diapers, or wipes (unless you want to). Evening and weekend family programs.