Breathe in, breathe out… A fourth wave, unrest in the middle East, and a climate emergency that can’t be denied: after that hot vax summer, the world is just [ … ]
Tag: preschoolers
Communication is key
"Use your words" If you didn’t know yet that Communication is one of our values from all of our many channels… no problem! Where it really shines is in our [ … ]
Summer 2021: Out of the Storm
Sail away with us, this summer! Never more than this year, has the rainbow better signalled the end of the bad weather. As we sail into summer, Out of the Storm [ … ]
Zero-Waste Recap
Monitoring our Energy After almost three months dedicated to saving the world, the kids and teachers have accomplished a lot! First off, we learned that tracking consumption is the first step [ … ]
Buddings Presents: Zero Waste Spring
It's a Zero-Waste Year! The year is 2021. The global pandemic has shown us how interconnected our world has become, and how technology, and innovation, can help us solve real [ … ]
Buddings presents: Brave New World (of play)
A new winter! “Brave New World” is a big title for incredible books, tv shows, and for our 2020/21 Winter Season. The world is brave! We continuously adapt, overcome challenges, grow and [ … ]
Meeting Physical Needs
Check the physicals When ordinarily happy children are crying “for no reason,” most often, the reason is an unmet physical need. Did they sleep well? Have a light lunch? Children’s [ … ]
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, [ … ]
Getting to Yes
DE-escalating a tough situation When physical needs are met, kids know what comes next, and they communicate with words, one word they might choose to use is “No!” Whether they [ … ]
Summer Dance Camp – at Buddings and online!
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Code of COVID Conduct
Please click here for a video of our space and arrival instructions What it means: Assumption of Infection: we will treat everyone as possible coronavirus contact, maintaining distance, washing [ … ]
Spring Things Swap
The days are flying by, cool and wet, but warm in the sunshine, and we’re gearing up for our annual As usual, we will be accepting any and all infant- and [ … ]
Holiday Party & Regift Exchange – Dec. 14 @ Storybook
Everyone’s Invited! Have you ever received A gift you don’t need? It’s nice, as you see, But not your cup of tea. From sweet old Aunt Pat, or your thoughtful friend Sherry Bring [ … ]
BKC Presents: Vision 20/20
Getting ready for the future! 20/20 vision is a measurement of central visual acuity that defines how much a person can see. This is only the standard of normal vision that indicates the [ … ]
Save memories, save money, save the world!
Repost from November 17, 2016 Written by: Talia Erickson Kids grow quickly, but the memories their clothes and toys can contain make parents want to see those items loved [ … ]
Big Kids Club: The teachers’ drawer!
Storytelling or Brain's work out! Big Kids Club is a place where the magic happens! All the teachers agree that Storytelling brings such an incredible moments for the children that [ … ]
Autumn Top 10 Kids’ Toy & Clothing Swap
You’re invited to our Toy & Clothing Swap! Register HERE or check out the recap video from last year below… and then register 😉
BKC Presents: Autumn Top Ten 2019
New season, new theme: Autumn Top 10! Fall is the best season to track the greatest hits of the year and all the teachers are excited to share their personal [ … ]
BKC Presents: Summer Daydream 2019
What is Big Kids Club's Summer Daydream 2019? Every afternoon, from June until August, our teachers present a dreamy structured educational program called Summer Daydream! Through sharing and team work, Big Kids Club [ … ]
Seeking Creative Daycare Teachers! (ongoing)
Budding Children’s Garden & Daycare is looking for motivated and creative Early Childhood Educators to join our floor team. Our team is BUSY, with two flexible centres, on West Broadway and our Storybook Centre, in [ … ]