Tis the Season"s"

A week of Earth Sciences.  One topic, our 4 Seasons.  We were surrounded by blooming fruit trees to aid us in discussion on our topic.  Check out PattyKakesKidz smiles as they discover our ever so changing seasons.

Cold, wet and yes, it tickles.

Press here for our Summer tree.

It really tickles right at the elbow.

Spread those branches, ummm, 

I mean fingers LOL.

Let's count, one, two,.....

Watching intently.

Giggling even before the arm is painted. 

And the fall tree goes....here.

A summer tree in the making.

Now it's time to paint our teacher's arm.

Oh yea, this is cold and tickles.

Everyone gets a chance to paint teacher's arm.

Now it's time to make our trees come alive.

Pink blossoms on the apple tree for spring time.

The ambiance of birds chirping while working below the blossoming apple and loquat trees was just right. 

The final touches on the ripe apples during our summer season.

Proud to share their vision of the 4 seasons.

PattyKakesKidz, just another group of brilliant minds!

Celebrating Spring at Hakone Gardens

I was asked the question, "what will the preschoolers do at a garden?"  Well, I had to think about that and came to the conclusion that nature is the best playground for any age.  

Check out our beautiful morning and afternoon at Hakone Gardens, located in Saratoga mountains. It's a traditional Japanese Garden surrounded by a bamboo garden, koi ponds, mountain trails, tea houses, Zen gardens, and strolling gardens.

Welcome to Hakone Gardens.

 The excitement of feeding large koi fish brought the biggest smile to his face.

 Here the kids stand on the bridge to feed the koi.

 Teacher Cassy shows how beautiful the fish are up close.

 A little closer by sitting on the rocks at the koi pond.

 A pose on the rock stairs.

 A hike in the Hokone mountains.  Led by kids with a map.

 A beautiful Zen garden for contemplation. 

 A small water fall.

 A tea house porch.

 Another Tea House porch overlooking Hakone Gardens

 Feeding ducks and koi fish.

 
Nature at is finest.

 My little posers.

 

 With 135 pictures to choose from, it was a challenge to keep this blog to a minimum.  

We enjoyed a wonderful spring side lunch at their picnic tables and headed home with the biggest smiles.  What another beautiful day with my favorite kids, 

PattyKakesKidz that is.

Happy Easter

Easter comes but once a year. This is a fun holiday to share with the children. From coloring eggs to hunting for eggs, it's been a very fun, educational and eggciting week.  Check out our little kiddos during their week here at PattyKakesKidz.

Happy Easter Everyone!