Do you see what I see? It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s… a sky of infinite possibility! The way I see it, “looking up” is the perfect metaphor for [ … ]
Tag: early childhood education
BKC Healthy Beginnings 2019 Fieldtrips!
Checklist Toques, Gloves, and Scarves: It’s always a good idea to keep these items in our back pack just in case it gets too cold outside to expose our bare fingers, [ … ]
Indigenous Animals: Continuous Learning
Sharing our world. Learning from the values of Indigenous peoples of the Pacific North West Coast. Native Peoples of the North West Coast About 14,000 years ago, after [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Guilt-Free Children’s Market
Our Guilt-Free Children’s Market invites you to explore eco-friendly alternatives for your favourite parts of the holidays. Visit our East-Van location Storybook Buddings at 1438 Cedar Cottage Mews on December 15 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Fun time at Circus Play Cafe!
It still feels like it’s October when remembering our field trip to Circus Play Cafe! Buddings Big Kids had such a great time there and we had the chance to [ … ]
Thankful for Autumn
How do you enjoy Autumn? Some harvest events? Seeing the autumn leaves on streets? There are a lot of nature things around us we can play with in the season! [ … ]
Awesome Autumn!
Wednesday Big Kids Club in Fall 2018 is Awesome Autumn. Autumn is my most favorite season in a year. That’s because we can see the changing the seasons from summer [ … ]
Buddings Broadway and Storybook are Painting the Fall!
Why Artful Fall ? I grew up in Catalunya surrounded by art. One of my favorite memories when I was a child was when we celebrated Joan Miró’s 100th birthday [ … ]
Dig Deep Every Monday at Storybook!
Who doesn’t love Dinosaurs? Isn’t it fascinating how kids are so drawn to these prehistoric animals? We know so many buddies who can name more Dinosaur species than their family [ … ]
“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 [ … ]
Mondays at Broadway, We’re Getting Back to Our Senses!
Senses and Sensibility with host, Jane (the puppet) Austen! Inspired by Jane Austen’s novel of (almost) the same name, Senses and Sensibility class is all about falling in love…with [ … ]
Storybook Tales
Summertime Rhyme went flying by… When Jenny Bachhuber returned this July, my BKC responsibilities lifted, and with help from Ayumi (pictured here, always smiling ;), the two centre managers Sarah and Ehlssie, and the [ … ]
F for Fridays, and F for Friends of the Ocean
At Ocean Motion, we always try to tackle the big questions like … “Why do otters float?” “How can belugas see with their voice?” “How big is a whale?” and [ … ]
Bacteria Saturdays!
This Big Kids Club is focused on showing kids that the food they eat often involves bacteria and a fermentation process. That’s why teacher Aïda made the sourdough bread sandwiches [ … ]
European Stories
Enjoying our adventure with Hop around Europe Big Kids Club We don’t even use the map anymore as we get to know this continent so well:) Our last visit was [ … ]
Bacteria Cafeteria on Saturdays!
Saturday’s Big Kids Club is called Bacteria Cafeteria! One day, we have tried to taste Kombucha and make homemade one. And also used Yogurt for our snack time. Today, I [ … ]
Snack Hits at Buddings!
One of the best compliments that we receive during snack time is when children ask us for seconds. “More please! More please!” brings a smile to our faces, especially when we provide [ … ]
Nature Adventure on Wednesday!
Hi, it’s Ayumi. Summer is here and our adventures of the fieldtrips are a lot of fun so far! Adventures are not only going to elsewhere special. I believe that the [ … ]