Drumming Demonstration

 We love having special guests visit us and we especially love when Mr. Clifford  comes to visit with his amazing drums and all his knowledge.  The kids and teachers learned all about how his special drums, there was even one called a talking drum and instruments were made by his drum teacher in Africa as well as that some were made from gourds, sticks and even bones.  Probably everyone's favorite part was getting to play the drums with Mr. Clifford and there was lots of excited squealing from both the teachers and kids while trying out the drums.  We can't wait for him to come back to visit us at AOFC! 

Showing everyone his "talking " drum.

The bottom of this instrument is made from dried gourds.

He is loving the drum sounds!

What the drum looks like underneath! 

Drumming away!

So excited to play the drums with friends!

Grandparents Day at AOFC

 We love celebrating at AOFC and today was no exception as it was Grandparents Day!  All of our amazing Grandparents and sweet kids enjoyed a delicious breakfast as well as plenty of  snuggles this morning.  Special gifts made by each child in their classrooms were given to each Grandparent as they celebrated this morning followed by tons of  hugs & kisses.  There are some very lucky kids at AOFC to be loved and nurtured by the parents that do it best, their Grandparents!  Happy Grandparents Day! 

Sweet Grandparents on display! 

He loves his Mimi!

So Sweet! 

Nonni is the best!

Getting a little help with his breakfast! 

       

The best Grandparents! 

Out of this World week

 We are Out of this World at AOFC this week and we have been experiencing lots of fun space activities, including constellation art, a magic space show, and an Asteroid toss just to name a few.  We still have some play dough aliens ready to make an appearance on Friday which will be an extraterrestrial experience to say the least.  Our friends love learning about space and the planets from infants to Pre K we love being Out of this World at AOFC. 

Watching the magic show! 

Mr Dean the Magician and his space show! 

Robot trick!

Love it! 

An Astronaut! 

Waiting for the trick!

Cheese!

Asteroids! 

Ready to toss them!

Adopt a pig

 AOF'C had it's first ever Adopt a Pig event and it was so cute!! All of our families got to pick out their very own squeaking pig, name it and take it home.  There were so many awesome names like, Bacon, Sausage, Piggy Piggy, and some were named after brothers and sisters all were taken home with pride.  We even had some pigs come back to join us the next day at school with their special owner! Lots of fun and squeals were had at our first AOFC Adopt a Pig event.

Pigs ready for Adoption

All set up ready for a new name!

What will your Pigs name be?!

He got a pig!

A pig for her and her brother!

Sausage is the name of the pig

Mother Goose's Commotion in the Ocean

 We always have so much fun when Mother Goose comes to visit us especially when she brings us her Commotion in the Ocean show featuring all her special ocean stuffies complete with lots of funny songs. We love dancing , clapping and singing along with Mother Goose and we can't wait for her to come visit us again.  It was a Commotion in the Ocean at AOFC with Mother Goose !! 

Clapping to the song! 

Showing off her Jelly Fish!

Mother Goose is so funny! 

Cheese! 

Special Starfish! 

His last Mother Goose show! 

Ocean Animals!

Listening at rapt attention to everything Mother Goose says! 

Dino Week

 Its Dino week at AOFC and we have been doing all things Dinosaur, from Dino hunts,  to Fossil digs and even spotting Dino's visiting on the back deck, all of our budding Archeologists have been on the hunt for roaming AOFC Dino's.  Not only have we been having fun but also learning using Dino's for measuring,  counting and matching as well as using some of our senses like touching and feeling.  We love Dino Week at AOFC..ROAR!!!

Hiding Dino's

Trying to spot the Dino's 

Dusting off the Dinosaur fossil 

She loves Dino's

Putting together a Dinosaur

Looks like a T-Rex

Superhero Social

 We had a very special gathering where we called all of our Superhero's for a top secret get together where they could power up with a snack, run through an obstacle course and then zoom out to get ready for learning the next day!  Just in case a mask or a cape was forgotten, we were here to save the day by providing one so the Super hero's in training could have no worries while climbing, testing their strength by lifting super weights and bending noodles with their bare hands! It definitely was a "Super" gathering and one we would likely do again. Its a bird, it's a plane, it's the Superhero's of AOFC !!!!

What will your Superhero name be?

He is on the way to save the day! 

Working on her flying move!

This weight is of no object to this Superhero! 

Supergirl!

Snack fit for Superhero's!

Super pops!