Noses (or All about Boogers)

The holes in your nose are called nostrils. They are for smelling and breathing. When your nose is full of boogers you blow them out so they don't go into your mouth and you don't have to pick it. It make it easier to breathe too. - Zachary S., age 4

My daddy bleeds his nose and I get him a tissue and he turns it and puts it in his nose so it will stop.- Madison B., age 3

I'm not supposed to pick my nose because boogers get on my fingers and they get on the toys. Boogers are made of dirt and mucous. They are dirty!- Kodah C., age 4

My nose is used for smelling, not for picking! Picking your nose and eating it is yuck!

- Jack P., age 4

I blow my nose with a tissue because boogers are coming out. But only sometimes like when I'm crying and when I have a cold. When I have a cold I sneeze a lot and my nose gets sore.

- Abigail L., age 3

Noses are used for smelling hamburgers and cheeseburgers. When I smell yummy food I feel hungry. Smoke from a cigarette smells stinks and smoke from a campfire smells happy. A camp fire keeps you warm but you can get burned too so be careful. - Madelynn C., age 4

I have a nose. I can't breathe if I hold my nose and I sound silly when I talk. I breathe with my nose when all the air comes out and then it goes back in. - Erin B., age 3

I thought snakes do not have noses but they do. Two tiny holes on its face are the nose but you can't see it very easily.- Sean E., age 3

Your nose is in the middle of your face on the front of your head. You blow boogers into a tissue to get the boogers out. Never share a tissue, only a box of tissues.- Ashlyn S., age 3

We can smell stuff with our nose. Skunks smell bad. Carrots smell good- they smell like the ground because we pull them out of the ground. Dog poop is stinky. Apples smell good, especially when we make apple sauce and apple pie. - Chase M., age 4

You smell stuff when it's stinky. When your nose is full of boogies you can't smell anything and your voice sounds strange like when you block your nose with your fingers.

- Celeanah L., age 4

Earth Day Musings

All living things live on the planet Earth. We have to keep the homes for the animals clean. We keep garbage in the garbage can. We don't put schloppity schlop in the water because the butterflies and fish will die. I don't want to drink water that has schloppity schlop because it will make me sick like it makes the fish sick. All living things need clean water.- Madelynn C., age 4

We need trees because the animals eat nuts and fruit and leaves when they are hungry. On a very very very hot day I want to go under a tree because it's cooler when it's too sunny out. We need trees to breathe. Abigail L., age 4

We need bears. Some people need to eat bear and deer to stay alive and the skin is used to make a soft blanket and making shoes called moccasins for Indians. Bear and deer like to eat apples that grow on trees and people pick apples to make apple juice.- Kodah C., age 4

We need apple trees to eat apples and apples are food. People and bunnies and deers and bears and worms eat apples. Ladybugs eat aphids and aphids eat plants so we need ladybugs to eat the aphids so they don't eat the plants. 
                                                                                                            Erin B., age 4

I don't throw my garbage on the ground. Garbage is ugly and it's not good for the animals because it will make them sick. Animals need trees and clean water and a clean safe place to live. Garbage makes the Earth not safe for animals. 
                                                                                                      Zachary S., age 4

We have a beautiful garden at Growing Places. It's a nice place to play and animals come to live there. Fish live in the pond.. we have to keep the pond clean and take out the leaves so the fish can swim and breathe. Birds live in the garden too. We feed the birds and they eat the bugs. If we kill the bugs the birds won't have enough food.- Christian B., age 3

We plant trees for the animals so they can eat the leaves and fruit and bark. Animals like squirrels and birds like to make their nest in a tree. If animals live in a tree it protects from animals that want to eat them, like wolves.- Chase M., age 4

We have a garden at my house. Flowers grow and make the world beautiful. Butterflies love flowers and bees love flowers so they can make honey. 
                                                                                                        Ashlyn S., age 3

People need to take care of ducks because if the water isn't clean then they will get sick or die. When ducks go really far away they fly. There needs to be a Mom and a Dad so they can have babies that come out of eggs. Some animals eat the eggs and some animals eat the ducks. Some animals have to eat the ducks or there will be too many and the water will get too dirty. Turtles like to eat duck eggs. Owls like to eat small animals on the ground. I'm glad I’m not a small animal! Jack P., age 4

Spiders eat bugs but not ladybugs. Birds don't eat ladybugs either because they taste disgusting! Ladybugs eat the aphids so the aphids don't eat the plants. Birds eat worms and bugs. If we kill bugs the birds won't have enough food. And birds need food. Some birds eat fish and owls eat little animals and bugs.
                                                                                                   - Madison B., age 4

Owls need mice because if they can't find mice they won't be able to have enough food. If owls don't eat mice there will be too many mice and then they will come eat our snacks. Cobras are poison if they bite you or an animal like a lion, but people can make medicine from the poison. Sean E., age 4

                                                                                                                April  2013

Winter Solstice 2012

This is the time of year that the days start getting longer- there is more light and less darkness. We each have a light that makes another's world brighter, and there are people and things that make our world brighter. What kinds of things make your world brighter, or do you do to make someone else's world a better place?

I make Non happy when I go to her house, and then we make cookies for Papa and that makes him happy. Ashlyn, age 3

I make Mommy happy when I don't throw my toys at her but put them in the playroom instead. Christian, age 3

I make beautiful artwork for the wall and for the Christmas tree, and I say HoHoHo like Santa Claus. Evalani, age 3

I plant flowers with Grampa and it rains and makes a beautiful garden for everone to see. Flowers make everyone happy. Celeanah, age 3

I give some of my presents to people that I love. And I just be me. Chase, age 4

I help Mom grow food in my garden so we can eat it together. Kodah, age 4

I sweep the garden to clean the leaves that fall out of the trees. Then me and my brother jump in them. It's so much fun we laugh and laugh. Watching us makes Mommy and Daddy happy. Erin, age 3

My Mommy and Daddy and Grammie and Papa make me happy- like the sun makes me happy because we can play outside more. Madison, age 3

I love to sing because it makes my heart feel better. Madelynn, age 3

Peanut butter and jelly dinosaur sandwiches make my tummy happy, and Mommy Hugs are like sunshine in my heart. Chase, age 4

It made me really happy when I puked on my blanket and Daddy washed it and dried it because he loves me so much. Jack, age 3

Snuggling with Mama makes me happiest of all. When I play nicely with my brother Ben it makes us all happy like the sun shining. Sean, age 3

All About Peace and Being Peaceful

Mom's lap and reading stories. Taking a bath iPeace is sitting in myn warm water feels nice and smells good and makes me feel cozy. Froggie makes me feel peaceful because she smells good and feels soft and she's made of beautiful colors. And she's fun to play with.- Adalynn W., age 3

Peace means you have to be quiet, and you can't interrupt; making friends be happy; making clay beads for everyone because we share something we made together.- Nevaeh L., age 3

Going for a walk with Daddy makes me feel peaceful: it smells good outside and sometimes the sky is beautiful when it's red. Going on the slide is peaceful and fun but falling down is not peaceful because it hurts. - Annabelle R. age 3

I like to be naughty sometimes but being naughty is not peaceful. But I be careful with a pen and that is peaceful. Cats are peaceful. Running around makes me peaceful. Davin M., age 3

Singing a song and playing good is peaceful. Playing with a friend is happy. Sharing toys is peaceful. When my Mom makes cookies in the oven they smell really good and they make me feel peaceful. Dancing makes me feel peaceful too.- Kiera N., age 3

Peace smells and tastes like hot chocolate and marshmallows. It looks like flowers- pink and red and purple and blue flowers. It feels like when you touch flowers because they are very very soft too. Picking flowers for my Mom and putting them in water so they can be pretty on the table is Peace. Giuliana M., age 3

Flowers make me feel peaceful because I like the colors and the way they smell. Bananas make me feel peaceful- they taste good and they smell good and when I eat them I'm not hungry anymore. Being hungry is not peaceful and having an accident is not peaceful. But chocolate makes me feel peaceful because it smells and tastes so so good! Robin G., age 3

Making beads is peaceful. First I pick my favorite color Green, like the grass and the leaves on the trees. Those are peace. I made a green bead for Giuliana, Daniel, and Jonny and Zoe and Robin and me and some other kids like Annabelle. Matt B., age 4

Playing with the little cars makes me feel quiet and peaceful because it is peaceful. Grabbing is not peaceful. Listening is Peace. Running around in the Quiet Room is not peaceful because I might get hurt. That's not peaceful!, Daniel Y, age 3

My Mama is peaceful when I snuggle with her. My Daddy is peaceful when I read stories with him. Sharing with Zachary is very peaceful. Zoe S., age 2

My friends make me feel peaceful because they play with me and playing is fun. I don't grab from my friends and they don't grab from me. I say please can I have that when you're done? That's good manners and manners are peaceful.- Celeanah, age 3

Whining is not peaceful because it makes a ugly noise. Using words is peaceful. Grabbing is not peaceful. Riding my bike is peaceful because I love riding my bike. Falling off is not peaceful because it hurts! - Evalani, age 3

Asking “How's your day?” is peaceful. I'm peaceful at school because Growing Places is a peaceful place. Making huge messes at my house is not peaceful but picking them up is peaceful. Listening to my mom is peaceful. The pictures on the wall are peaceful. Sometimes I be mad and that is not peaceful.- Chase, age 3

Making a garden is peaceful. Trees grow in the garden and fruit grows in the trees. When I eat the fruit I’m not hungry anymore. Being hungry is not peaceful because it doesn't feel very good. You eat and when you eat with friends that is peaceful because you use manners like please and thank you.- Ashlyn, age 3

Fighting is not peaceful. Playing nicely with my friends, that is peaceful. Sharing is peaceful. Grabbing things is not peaceful. You have to wait for your turn. Christian, age 3

Riding in the car is peaceful because you see deer and bunnies, and the cows and the horses. Listening to music is peaceful. Riding in a truck with Ben is fun and fun is peaceful. Sean, age 3

Peace is playing nicely with my big brother, and Maddie helping my Mom put clothes in the dryer is peaceful. Working with my Dad and watching a movie is peace. Throwing things is not peaceful- it's naughty and naughty is not peaceful. Playing with my friends is peaceful. Growing Places is a peaceful place. Abbie, age 3

We have a garden that grows food- tomatoes, beans and onions and lettuce and squash. Food is peaceful because you eat it with your family. Good vegetables help you grow big and get strong just like Josh and that is peace too. Kodah, age 3

Peace is sitting in my mom's lap and reading stories. Colors are peaceful because they are beautiful like a sunset. Thunderstorms are not peaceful when they scare me when I'm sleeping. Scary is not peaceful. Jack, age 3

I feel peaceful when my Dad wakes me up because I love him and love is peaceful. Being angry does not feel peaceful. Hurting someone when you're angry is not peaceful. If I’m angry I can jump up and down. Roaring like a lion when I'm angry is peaceful. Closing my eyes and falling asleep is peaceful.- Erin, age 3

When Grammie reads me stories all the time I feel peaceful. Laughing makes me feel peaceful because I'm so happy. Snuggling with the kitties is peaceful but Bailey is not peaceful because he scratches. Minnie makes me feel peaceful even if I'm very sad because she is my friend. -Madison, age 3

Peace is quiet and playing with quiet toys. You need to share. That means giving the toy to someone else sometimes. Taking a toy away from someone is not peaceful. If someone has a toy you say please can I have that? And you wait for your turn. You say please can I have a turn on the rocking chair if someone else is using it. -Nolan, age 4

Peace is when rain comes pouring down out of the sky and I stay inside and watch it out the window. When the rain stops the sun comes out and we can play outside and that's peace. Rainbows are very peaceful because they have beautiful colors and make me feel happy. -Madalynn, age 3

                                                                                         

Sometimes friends hurt each others feelings. Sometimes they might hit you or make you bump your head. When my feelings are hurt I say I don't like you- you're not my friend anymore. I wanted to make her feel bad but now I feel bad. Now I feel grumpy. That is not peace...Dawsyn Mistretta, age 4

Peace means being calm. Peace is when my mommy and daddy read to me. Emma H., age 3

Peace looks like a soft breeze. Peace is when you can read a story. Peace is spending time with your family. Fighting is not peaceful. Killing someone is not peaceful. Peace makes the world better because peace makes the world more beautiful. Analea B., age 5

Peace is being quiet. Playing with kids is peaceful. Slapping is not peaceful. Peace is good because it helps me play. Colin B., age 3

Peace would be dark and quiet and soft. Peace is sharing and playing. Jacob O., age 3

Peace is sitting by the window and watching snowflakes fall. Peace is quietly drawing. Yelling is not peaceful. Listening is peaceful. Kyrie G., age 4

Peace is a big giant hug. Singing is peaceful but hitting is not peaceful. Sophia S., age 2

Peace is keeping the environment clean and healthy. Peace is giving. Peace is having a special talent. Peace would smell like a sweet flower and taste like your favorite food. War is not peaceful. Fighting and bickering and guns are not peaceful. Peace is good because peace keeps the peace wherever you are. Serena B., age 7

Peace means I love you. Peace feels warm. Yelling in your sister's ear is not peaceful. Peace helps people work together and everyone can pick up. Grace H., age 3

Peace is sitting quietly. Peace is being nice and kind. Being mean is not peaceful. Peace is good because it helps people be nice to each other. Elijah S., age 4

Peace is me sharing with my brother Jace. Playing football makes me feel happy and happy is peace. When Daddy puts me in time out and I want to get out of there, that's not peaceful. When Jace takes my helmet or anything, it's not peace. Caden C., age 3

Picking apples off the tree is peaceful. Drawing a picture is peaceful. Hugging and going to nursery school is peaceful. Being mean to someone is not peaceful. Madison W., age 3

Peace is quiet. We can't run in the yellow room at school because someone might get hurt and getting hurt is not peaceful. Coloring makes me feel peaceful. Amber H., age 3

Peace is being nice to everybody. Peace is saying I love you. I feel peaceful inside my house because it is my favorite place. You can't hit and grab. Just hugs and kisses. Madalynn H., age 3

Playing with the choo-choo trains makes me feel peaceful when Aiden helps me. Sitting in my mom's lap is peaceful. Reading stories is peaceful too. When I fight with my brothers I cry and that is not peaceful. Elliot A., age 3

2007 Peace is not running around the quiet room. It makes me feel calm like reading books with my Mom and taking a bath. - by Kyrie Gibson, age 3

Peace is coloring. It makes me feel quiet. A movie does too. And being with my Mommy. - by Courtney Rhodes, age 3

Peace is being calm and happy. My mommy makes me calm. And being with somebody when I go to sleep. - by Aidan Decker, age 3

Watching the snow is peace. Sitting with mommy is peace. Laughing is peace. -
by Sienna Montague, age 3

Peace is quiet. Being in this room. Playing nicely with my brother Jakers. Sitting in Mommy's lap. - by Timmy O'Toole, age 3

Smelling flowers and not grabbing and saying peaceful words. Giving people hugs and loving people. Watching the snow makes me feel peaceful and happy. -by Elizabeth Brice, age 5

Peace is quiet and calm. Holding one of my stuffed animals. Picking flowers with my daddy for my mommy because she likes flowers. And making tracks in snow.
-by Nathan Lafaye, age 3

Peace is quiet. Peace is sitting on Daddy's lap and reading Cinderella. And playing with my sister. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is peaceful. Sleeping is peace unless you are snoring. - by Erica Patanella, age 4

Peace is being good. Peace is saying sorry when you hurt someone. And when your parents ask you to do something and you do it.. - by Abigail Harrington, age 4

Peace is my blankie with butterflies. Mama reading books to me. A bath makes me feel warm. I feel peaceful when I'm in my room. And I feel peaceful in Miss Ruth's office. by Annaliese Petti, age 3

Thanksgiving 2012

I'm thankful for my brother Ben because we play games and he shows me how to somersault and he reads stories to me because he's learning how to read. I'm thankful for Mama because she makes projects with me and when I'm sad she helps me feel better. She reads to me when I go to bed and she tucks me in. She makes hotdogs and sandwiches when I'm hungry. I'm thankful for Daddy because he does fun stuff with me. He takes me for a ride to the store and sometimes he brings me here. I love to go to Growing Places. I love these rooms because I love to play with all the toys, especially the food and the blocks. I love to play with my friends. Jack is my favorite friend, and Maddy and Abbie too, because they do fun stuff with me. Sean E., age 3.

I'm thankful for you and Miss Jen because I love Growing Places so much because it's peaceful and quiet and I have lots of friends. I'm thankful for going to sleep and having nice dreams, but I'm not thankful for shadows because they scare me. I'm thankful for my Mom because when I'm scared she rocks me in the chair. When I wake up she gives me breakfast and she helps me get ready for the day so I can go to school. I'm thankful for Pooh Bear because he comes to school with me. I'm thankful for my dad because he goes to work to get money to buy food because if I don't have food I get a tummy ache.. I'm thankful for Jeffrey because he gives me hugs and kisses because he loves me so much and I love him. Erin B., age 3

I'm thankful for my toys and my brother Kyle and my sister Emily. We love to play together and help each other. I'm thankful for my mom because I love her so much. She makes dinner and gives me snacks and lunch. When I get sick she grabs the puke bucket. My Dad fixes the TV and the air conditioner. He tells me which berries are poisonous and keeps me safe from sharp things and other dangerous things like volcanoes. I'm thankful for Gramma because she does fun things like bounce balls. I'm thankful for the cookies that Mom makes for me with chocolate chips. Jack P., age 3

I'm thankful for the food that grows in gardens- corn and pineapples and beans and carrots. We need farmers to grow food. Sunshine and rain help the food grow. I'm thankful for refrigerators that keep the food cold and the store that has people to sell the food. I'm thankful for Dads and Moms because they cook the food for me to eat. I love corn on the cob and peanut butter and jelly. The food goes in my tummy so I'm not hungry and it goes in my brain to make me smart. Abigail L., age 3

I'm thankful for my family. JP is my Dad. He cuts down trees so Grampa can burn wood so it gets warmin the house. I'm thankful for my Grampa because he makes maple syrup and I love to eat it on sausage and waffles. I'm not thankful for my microwave anymore because it broke. I'm thankul for my mom because I love her and she loves me and she got me a goody bag. I'm thankful for my dog because he licks me and puts his paw on my mommy. He loves me because he's happy to see me when I get home. I'm thankful for my grandmas because they do fun stuff with me, like make cookies and watch TV. Chase M., age 3

I'm thankful for trees and cool breeze and food, sunlight and stores, lights, fire extinguishers and fire trucks and dryness and playgrounds and fun and balls and my friends and my family and trucks to ride in and Growing Places because it's so fun. I'm thankful for zoos because we can see animals that live on the other side of the world and they protect the animals that are endangered. I'm thankful that I'm an animal rescuer because I save animals that are in danger. I'm so thankful for animals because they are so cute and they can eat disgusting rotting predators that don't smell very good. We need animals for food sometimes, like chicken. I'm thankful for restaurants that have chicken and chocolate chip pancakes. Nolan D., age 4

I'm thankful for my home. Auri comes to my house but she doesn't live there, but Josh and Mom and Aurora and Lily do. We have a whole bunch of toys- puzzles, games and blocks. I'm thankful for my toys because I love to play. I love my warm cozy bed because it's soft to sleep in when I'm tired. I'm thankful for the table because that's where we eat dinner together. I'm thankful for turkey and hotdogs and chicken and sausage. I'm thankful for my mom and for money too. I'm thankful for my sisters because they help me and we pick grass to feed to our bunnies- Snowy and Rosie and Christopher. At my house we have chickens that eat bugs and lay eggs for us to eat. I'm thankful for our cows because they give us milk. I'm thankful for our ducks and the pond they swim in. I'm thankful for Mommy and Josh because they take care of us and all the animals. And I’m thankful for the couch because it's good for flipping on and it's squishy. Kodah C., age 4

I'm thankful for my mom and dad because they like me. They take care of me and Kayden. Kayden is my big sister. I'm thankful for her because she plays with me and she helps me with my homework. She reads to me sometimes. I'm thankful for Grammie because she brings me to school and she takes care of me when my mom goes to work. I'm thankful for dance class and for my binky at home in the kitchen. I'm thankful for Dansville because that's where I live and where I go to school. I'm thankful for Erin because she's my friend and I love to play with her and she keeps me company at school. Madison B., age 3

I'm thankful for my family because they love me so much. I love to give them hugs and cuddle with them and we go and play in the snow. I'm thankful for Miranda and Nicole. We play together and they help me if I can't reach the cupboard or the bananas or the paper towels. I'm thankful for Minnie and Murphy, our dogs, because they are part of our family. I'm thankful for cheese burgers because they are yummy in your tummy. Madelynn C., age 3

I'm thankful for my eyes so I can close them when I go to sleep. I'm thankful for my ears so I can listen to the birds and stories and puppies barking. I'm thankful for polka dots because I like them on my clothes. I'm thankful for Autumn because I like to pat her soft fur, and LilyLou because I like to play with her. I'm thankful for pizza because it's my favorite thing to eat. I'm thankful for my feet because I can tap on them. My mommy because she's my favorite person in the whole wide world. I'm thankful for baby dolls and babies and writing because it makes me happy to get big. I thankful for preschool because I love it and I love to see my friends everyday and play with all the toys and make beautiful projects and read stories and sing songs. I love that. Celeanah L., age 3

I'm thankful for the rain because it makes flowers and trees grow. We need trees for apples to grow, and birds and squirrels live in them and squirrels need the nuts tha grow in them. I'm thankful for showers and mommies because they make me warm and cozy. I'm thankful for the store because my mom can buy chicken nuggets and toast sticks. I'm thankful for giraffes. I'm thankful for yellow because it's my favorite color and corn on the cob and the leaves on the trees are yellow. And bananas and some books and butterflies, birds, and fish are yellow and they're beautiful. I'm thankful for my cozy bed because I can sleep in it when I'm tired. I'm thankful for Azlyn because she's my best friend, and my mom because she loves me and my dad because we like to eat together. Ashlyn S., age 3

I'm thankful for a Happy Birthday steak and apples because they are really yummy and you can make applesauce and apple pie. You can even make apple bread. I'm thankful for pumpkins because you can eat pumpkin pie and make jack-o-lanterns and we make pumpkin cookies with miss Jen. I'm thankful for Chuck E Cheese because it's my favorite place to go and there's a jeep that goes over and up. I'm thankful for the sun because it keeps me warm and happy. The rain doesn't make me happy but it makes the flowers grow, and seals and frogs and puppies and fish and ducks happy and i'm thankful for all of those. I'm thankful for Growing Places because we do special things like projects and I have lots of friends there.

Chase M., age 3

My Mama

I was in Mommy's tummy and I was crying because I didn't want to come out. She helped me grow up until I'm almost four. She kept me safe in her tummy and I got out and she keeps me safe now. She holds my hand when I cross the street, and she gives me good food that makes me strong. My favorite is noodles with butter, and apples and bananas. She gives me pancakes for breakfast. She puts me to sleep, and reads stories to me. Sometimes I have bad dreams and when I open my eyes I see my mommy. Sometimes when she goes away I want to find her but she is taking a shower. Sometimes I cry because I miss her, but then she comes back- every time she comes back. I can hug her so much because I love my mommy really so much. Macy Q., age 3

My Mom always lets me go outside by myself but sometimes she doesn't. But I tell her “No bad guy's gonna mess with me!” She brings me to Growing Places. I'm going to surprise her at the Mother's Day Tea and she's going to see my beautiful projects on my wall. She says “don't let Nate hit you on the head with a shovel” and she takes care of me when I’m bleeding and puts band-aids on my booboos. She kisses me when I’m sad and hugs me all the time. She loves me lotsa much and gives me huge hugs like bear hugs. I love my Mom real much! Evan, age 3

I love my mom because she makes dinner and watches Dora with me. We go outside together and she puts lotion on me because we might get sunburn. She lets me go to Daddy's work. She takes me to Shelly's and to the store to buy groceries. She makes chicken salad for me- that's my favorite. She reads The Cat in the Hat and Bunny Rabbit. She snuggles up with me when it's time for bed. She makes me laugh and she loves me too! I love her three!- Dawsyn M., age 4

My mom is really tall. She tucks us into bed. She do's her homework. She goes to school to learn. She takes me to school so I can do lots of things and get bigger and learn and play with my friends. She takes me to the zoo, and to the park. She lets my friends come to my house so we can play. She makes pizza and pickles. Actually she doesn't make them but she gives them to me when my Dad brings them home. We go to the store where there is cold ice cream and I got ice cream at my house too. She teaches me how to brush my teeth. I help her make flowers. She played with Paxton while Dad helped me make a pumpkin for Halloween. We give each other presents. She gives me toys and I made a necklace for her. I love Mama “wery wery wery wery” much and she loves me too! Parker F., age 3

Mommy helped my brother in the hospital because he was sick and she takes care of me and gives me medicine when I'm so sick. She puts my brother to sleep. I go to sleep by myself but my Mom reads me stories because I have lots of books at my house. She makes potatoes and meat for dinner. She sings Twinkle little star how I wonder what you are. Mommy watches TV with me and she takes me places like the store. She brings me here because I like it so much. I love my Mom as much as the whole world. Renee T., age 3

My Mom takes care of me. She gives me food like eggs and good hotdogs that aren't spicy. She washes my clothes and cleans the house, and gives me a bath. She helps me do schooling with Ayla. She takes me out to eat at MacDonalds. She takes care of the animals- Sunshine, Nibble and Lily, and the babies,one is Badger,and Teddy and Sweetie. I help her. She gives me vitamins when I get sick. I think my mom is beautiful and I love her so much. Ben S., age 3

We have chickies at our house and Mama and Josh take care of them. She put them in a diaper box. She takes care of me and takes me to the doctor. She loves me soso much that she cleaned the sheets up when I puked in my bed. She makes me feel better when I cry and she plays with me and the blocks. She loves me and I love her so much., Kodah C., age 3

I have the best Mom ever because she puts the dishes away and makes dinner. She makes yummy chicken and dip, and she puts the chicken on my plate so I can dip it. She gives me strawberries and grapes. She buys my clothes so I can put them on my body so I don't get cold. Mommy yells at Marshall when he spits at me. She says “Pick up the toys", and we pick up the toys. She takes me to Vick's and to Tops when she goes to by food. When I was sick Mommy put that thing in my room so I can feel better. She reads Dora Dora and she reads the book that has lots of colors and maps and houses and eggs and doctors and elephants and cows and stuff. She puts me to bed and covers me with the blankets and sings ABC's and Jesus Loves Me, and Rock-a-by, Don't You Cry. And she kisses me goodnight. I love my Mom! Lily B., age 3

My mom holds me when I go to sleep. She reads stories and night night books. She goes to the carnival with the rocket and we get a fish in the water. She comes with me and Daddy and Reese when we get our Christmas tree at the Christmas tree farm. She keeps my house clean and she buys food for Daddy to cook. My Mom is beautiful because I love her, and Mommy loves me huge much. Quinn D., age 3

My Mom is Stacy. She exercises and helps me write my name and drives me to Grandma's house. She makes a lot of stuff for dinner. My favorite thing is a kind of fish. She brings me to the pond to go fishing and that's my favorite kind of fish! And she brings me to the doctor's when I'm sick- I don't know why I didn't think of that before! She loves me. She colors with me and writes with Griffin. That is a good mom. My mom is a great Mom. I love her 40 years much! Connor M., age 4 

 

My Mom- I love her so much because she helps lots of babies be born so much, but I miss her when she's gone. She feeds me gluten free food. Well she doesn't feed us but she cooks and gives us food. She lets me have green bubble gum, blue bubble gum, pink bubble gum, every kind of bubble gum in the world except for gluten bubble gum. And my mom likes to have the same bubble gum as me! She likes to tuck me in bed. She hugs me and pulls over the blankets and kisses me. She helps me make the bed on the floor sometimes. She loves me. I know she misses me when she's gone. And Mrs. Witte. They rhyme!! Lilyanna C., age 5

Once my Mom was jumping on the trampoline with me. After school me and my Mom go do something. She makes me dinner. Sometimes she makes me Ramen noodles. Sometimes we go to Burger King together. She puts me to bed- she makes sure I have my DS because that's what makes me go to sleep. She works in the garden. One time Miss Ruth gave me some flowers from her garden and I helped my Mom plant them in our garden. She lets my cousins Hannah and Zachary and Matthew come to play at my house. I love my mom and she loves me. Aaron M., age 3

My mom always gives me a hug and lets me watch movies on the computer. My mom always makes me go to bed when I really want to watch movies. Sometimes she falls asleep and when she falls asleep I watch movies. She cooks for me- sometimes chicken nuggets with ketchup. Her favorite color is purple. Kim takes care of me when I’m sick by taking me to the doctors- but I do not like doctors. Mommy puts me to bed. She sometimes sings me bedtime songs. She walks with me when I ride my bike. She watches us play in the grass but my little sister likes to go in the road but Kim keeps her safe. Sometimes I don't listen but my mom keeps us safe from dangerous things. I think I should listen to my mom because she knows what's right. My mom loves me and I love her. I love to be with her and I'm so happy Kim is my own Mother. Nolan D., age 4

I love my Mom so much!! First thing she does is tucks me in bed and the second thing she does is kiss and hug me. She lets me go to Growing Places. I love coming here! She keeps me safe. She doesn't let me play in the road and she doesn't let me eat stuff that isn't food. She takes me to the doctor when I'm sick. She plays cars with me and she takes me to the playground and to ride my bike at BackBack Park. I can put clothes on by myself because my mom showed me how. She has a lot of stuff to do and I help her. She helps me when my foot's stuck. She makes red pasta and chicken, and she gets pizza at the pizza store. She goes to work every day but she stays home in the summertime and we play play play! I love that!! Ethan L., age 4

All Around the World In the Winter

In the summer it's hot and in the winter it's cold. The butterflies fly far away and birds fly far away because it's cold here and warm someplace else. When it's cold the leaves fall off the trees. When it's always warm the trees get really really tall. The birds and the butterflies rest up high in the tree. They stay safe from the coyotes because the coyotes can't climb trees and eat them up. The coyotes can eat the animals on the ground but chipmunks go to sleep under the ground so the coyotes can't see them. The chipmunk keeps nuts in the ground where he sleeps so he can eat the nuts and the coyote can't see him. Coyotes eat rabbits and chickens and eggs, and you hear them at night. By Ben S., age 2

Bees go in their nest in the trees when it gets cold. Frogs go in the bottom of the pond in the muck. Eeeew! Turtles do too. The fish go in the water at the bottom of the pond because it's warmer down there. Mice go in a tiny little hole in the ground. Skunks might go in a cave. Bears go in a cave- but not the same one. Skunks spray stinky out of their tail and make the bear mad! So he has to live someplace else, like underground. Birds go in the trees to get out of the snow. When it's not snowing they eat worms but when it snows they go to the bird feeders. By Connor M., age 4

Penguins and polar bears and reindeer and Santa Claus like winter. They always live in winter and never summer. It rains in the summer and makes sticky mud. Polar bears and penguins don't like sticky mud. Polar bears are white. Snow is white! Mud is brown. If the polar bears roll in the mud they can't be white. By Kodah C., age 2

The desert is sunny and hot. Sometimes it rains in the desert but only a tiny bit. Camels live in the desert. They don't need too much water because they have a bump on their back. When it gets windy the sand hurts your eyes and your skin. The people wear clothes that cover their face and skin so the sand doesn't hurt and the sun doesn't burn their skin because it is sunny sunny sunny there. But if they cover their eyes too much they might walk into cactus. Then you would get poked very badly with sharp pokey things! By Lilyanna C., age 4

Snow is kind of slippery and you fall down. If you go out in bare feet they get freezing cold. You have to wear snow boots so you don't ruin your new shoes and they keep your feet warm. You don't wear snow boots in the summer- you go barefoot or wear shoes. The ground gets too hot because it is summer and it's hot. Sometimes it never snows so the kids never wear snow boots and snow pants. In some places it's always summer! But I like snow! By Evan B., age 3

Bananas cannot grow in places that snow because they need lots of summer. Snow water is too cold but they need to grow where it rains and rains. Some kids live where it never snow and it's always summer. They even have a banana tree in their yard! They don't go sledding and make snow angels and they don't shovel the sidewalk cuz it's not snowing- ever. They can go to the beach and they can go to the playground. They can wear bathing suits and go barefoot whenever they want- even in the winter because it's always summer! By Lily B., age 3.

Sometimes it just rains all winter. The ground gets too muddy. The sun comes out and dries it. When it rains and rains and rains the plants and trees and flowers grow into a jungle. Monkeys live in the jungle, and giant snakes and parrots that are green and yellow and red and orange birds. The jungle is filled with butterflies because it never snows and butterflies do not fly in the snow because it is too cold. By Renee T., age 3

I like summer because you can go in the sprinkler. I have a old sprinkler but it doesn't work. Running in the sprinkler is like running in the rain. The sprinkler makes the grass all wet and the rain makes the grass all wet so it can grow. When it doesn't rain the grass is hot and scratchy, and when it rains it's cool and soft and nice to roll in.. By Quinn D., age 3

It's cold and the trees blow in the winter. So you stay in the house and paint and play. My daddy paints my wall in the winter. We don't go in the zoo in the winter because the monkeys stay inside, not outside. In some places it's always summer and the monkeys live in jungle and play in the trees all day long. They sleep in the night and when it's morning time they climb in the trees and get a banana. But they can't live when it's winter because bananas can't grow when there is winter and monkeys love bananas! By Parker F., age 3

It's cold in the winter time. The grass goes to sleep. When it snows it makes a blanket. When the leaves fall off the trees the trees go to sleep. The chipmunks go to sleep in the ground. They sleep in a chipmunk room and they keep nuts in a different chipmunk room and they go potty in a different room in their hole. Chipmunks do not like snow so they sleep all winter long like the trees and the grass. Bears go to sleep in a cave. I go to sleep in my warm house and my blankets keep me warm and cozy. By Macy Q,, age 3

I would like it to be summer always because I like to go to the playground and ride my bike. I have a big boy bike but you can't ride a bike when it's all snow because it gets stuck in the snow and you fall down. You can't move your legs very easily when you have snow pants on but you can when you wear shorts and just pants. Ethan L., age 4

I like to make a snowman in the winter. You roll the balls- three different sizes. First you make a big one for the bottom, then smaller, then smallest of the head. you make a nose with a carrot and use rocks for the eyes. You put a scarf on his neck. I like white the best buy blue shows better on the snow. Then you make the arms with sticks that you find on the ground. Some kids live where there is no snow. But that means it's summer all the time. That would be awesome! Some places in the world it snows when it's summer and it's HOT in the winter! Here it is cold in the winter and hot in the summer. By Dawsyn M., age 4