Maylinh Nguyen began her time with Buddings as our afternoon all-star Storybook centre volunteer in 2021 to gain experience working with children. Her interest in the field was piqued through her [ … ]
Tag: development
10 Years of Buddings
10-Year Introspection Aside from everything else, this 2021 year has also been a whole series of mini-milestones for me: the 10th anniversary of Buddings incorporation, last February; a 10 year anniversary lunch [ … ]
Setting a Routine
Routines can be anything! Flexibility is what makes Buddings famous, but we still incorporate consistency whenever we can. Meals, bathroom visits, handwashing, and any daily activity could be done any which way, [ … ]
How to… Prepare Safe Snacks
At Buddings we practice extra safe snacks! To prevent choking, the teachers closely supervise the children and make sure they are seated with their feet under the table and keep their sillies out of [ … ]
Top 10 Best Books
The fall season is here, and with it the new BKC season, Autumn Top 10. Buddings newest teacher, Johanna Robert, and I are co-presenting our Best Books program at Storybook, and [ … ]
How your body works?
Have you had a chance to teach your kids about their own body? How it works? Or had an experience to be asked so many questions about their body by [ … ]
Working so hard!
I’ve been teaching about Jobs and Occupations through the role-playing activities. Kids love to pretend to be adults around them. So every time, we enjoyed it, and had a meaningful [ … ]
Learning about jobs and occupations!
I have been teaching about jobs and occupations, and lots of fun so far! One day, we became a hairdresser! The hair model was Mrs. Potato head. She ordered haircut [ … ]
Greek facts, Mythology and more!
All civilizations have a cultural heritage. While traveling around Ancient Greece, we found out that a lot of mythology characters influenced people believes, their imagination and creativity. It´s been fun to see [ … ]
What is your future dream?
Wednesday Big Kids Club is about Jobs and Occupations! When I was a kid, my future dreams were a daycare teacher because I loved my preschool teachers, a trainer of [ … ]
Celebrating Everyday Heroes
“A hero is a person who is really intent on making the world a better place” – Maya Angelou Fire Fighters During our first month of [ … ]
Healthy Storytime 2019
Hello from Japan! Yes, I was visiting my parents in Japan by January 14th. I enjoyed eating Sushi, Matcha tea, and Japanese sweets…Umm, Yummy! Today, I’m here for introducing my [ … ]
What is Buddings Foods Guide?
Did you know all of our snack recipes are created based on Canada’s Food Guide? The guide says having the amount and type of food recommended and following the tips in Canada’s Food [ … ]
Art Therapy Classes
I am happy to introduce our Winter Art Therapy Big Kids Club at Buddings. Art Therapy is a method of creative techniques and procedures helping children and adults any age [ … ]
Healthy Japanese Storytime on Wednesday
This winter season, I am going to introduce you Japanese Stories with Healthy tips. For example, there a Japanese traditional story which is about a superhero who is saving [ … ]
BKC Presents: Healthy Beginnings 2019
What is Big Kids Club's Healthy Beginnings 2019? Every afternoon, from December until February, our teachers present a structured educational program that will allow our preschoolers to find Healthy Beginnings. Through sharing and team [ … ]
That was Awesome Autumn!
The trees are getting naked, the autumn leaves are falling and dancing in the wind. It’s about the time to say goodbye to Fall. This season, I’ve carried out some [ … ]
The Ladies of Buddings Daycare
This fall, I am privileged to spend my days in the company of a truly fantastic group of women. If your child attends with us, I’m sure you’ll agree, the [ … ]
Investigation finds no clues on Finch Mystery
Oct. 9, 2018: vancouver, east side Reported on Instagram twelve days ago, the Storybook Birds, Pebbles and Finch were found – … and not found – dead… [ … ]
“We have a pet” returns this fall!
What do we learn from animals? When I was born, my parents already had a dog. His name was Barney. He was a HUGE black Newfoundland/Lab cross, and the stories [ … ]