Easter Party

Here at Baby MacBean we were delighted to see everyone that was able to come to the Easter party on Saturday. It was so great to have an exciting egg hunt, food, and meet and see the live bunnies and ducks :) It was such a blast for us to see all the children with their families and friends, and there were lots of fun pictures from the party, so please enjoy the slideshow below!


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What's up at Baby MacBean?!

There were just too many cute photos this past week to only pick a few, so enjoy this fun slideshow!

Art and Sunshine

This week at Baby MacBean we got to take advantage of the beautiful January sunshine here in Benicia, which all of the babies loved! They got to play on the outside toys and it was even nice enough to use the art board and paint with the new spray paint bottles.

Everyone was having a fun time going in and out of the house.

Gabriel exploring the sophisticated workings of the spray paints.

  

 

 

Even though it was nice outside, the sit and spins were also popular.

Baby Tovi finding a new place to play!

 

Everyone at Baby MacBean loves the slides!

And just because it was nice outside, didn't mean that there couldn't be just a little snow somewhere.

Tea Time at Baby MacBean!

Today all the children got chef's hats made specially by Elle! Madison was inspired to have a tea party in the play room with the baby dolls, so the party was soon moved into the kitchen, where everyone got to wear their hats and enjoy all the yummy food :)

Elle played hostess to her excited guests!

Bounce House Boogie

Baby MacBean has a Bounce House for the day! The large inflatable jumper, with the air blower humming, can be a little...unfamiliar to the little ones. It took about an hour before all the children dared climb inside. But they finally did, with Madison boldly leading the way!

Painted Faces

The children had so much fun painting their hands and making Mother's Day hand prints that they wanted to do it again. A few of them were a little apprehensive that we wanted them to get their hands "dirty" and covered with paint when we were making the presents, but they soon warmed to the idea and wanted to paint their arms and faces, too!

 

 Impressive goatee, Ryan!!

"Hey guys, am I putting this on right? I can't see..."

 Shay's hands, after...

"I feel pretty, oh so pretty..."

 The painting table, afterwards...

 Caught red-handed...literally!

Pizza Party!

Baby MacBean hosted, with Miss Marla's Building Blocks Child Care, a pizza party at Pizza Pirate in Benicia. It was so much fun! All the children were pleasantly surprised to see their friends in a different setting. The parents had a chance to chat and get to know each other better, especially since some parents had never met since their children attend on different days of the week. We even had a few prospective parents come so they could meet all of us and ask questions and chat with other parents. We're so glad that everyone took the time to join us for a fun evening. We're planning several more parties for this summer - so get ready for more fun!

Here are some photos from the party:

Play dough, crayons, sand oh, my!

Caroline, Joey, Madison, Shay and Ryan have been up to their ears in all sorts of art activities these past few weeks. We picked up these great window crayons from Wal-Mart and the children just love them! The windows clean up easily with a quick spray from the hose, which makes it extra nice. The play dough and sand are big hits, of course, even after the repeated "tasting" - it's all non-toxic so no worries there. :)