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!

We're NAFCC Accredited!!

After more that 2 years of hard work & change we are officially NAFCC Accredited!! NAFCC updated their website with our information last night so we are official! Click on the thumbnail below to see the official paperwork. You can also see us on NAFCC's website by clicking the link below and searching under Claudia Claverie in CA...

http://nafcc.org/accreditation/acclist5db.asp?appSession=43291478875837

Baby MacBean 1st Annual Art Gallery Show

Baby MacBean held the 1st Annual Art Gala this weekend. We've been collecting art samples from the children for the past year and dedicated  wall space for each child to display their art. We hung the art in chronological order so the viewers could see how each child's art changed over the past year (or however long they've been with us).It was so fascinating to see the many changes! From barely making marks with a crayon to drawing heavy and colorful lines to making aggregates (intersecting shapes) to form airplanes and boats! We also hung large posters of the developmental stages of children's art, block building, bead stringing and cutting. We had stations set up for all of these activities next to the posters so parents could see in real time which developmental stage their child was at in their play. We spoke with the parents about how to talk to their children about art (No need for constant praise and "good job") and creative ways they can store the art that will accumulate over the years. It was a great time!