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About Lil Bebe Academy

I am a wife and mother to two beautiful children. Since 2008 I have been providing childcare and have tapped into a very rewarding field. My joy has been the ability to watch the metamorphosis of little gems I call butterflies. Browse the website and see why I love my job ~~*
Jan18

Mittens and Insulation

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Mittens and Insulation

Purpose : To see which mitten is a better insulator? Does layers keep us warm?

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We placed a ziploc bag containing one ice cube in a mitten and set it aside

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In another mitten we tucked the other pair of mitten inside along with the  ziploc containing one ice cube

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We then set the ice mittens aside for a few hours. We wanted to see if the ice dissolved or not.

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We discovered that the mitten that had more layers kept the ice from melting, and the ice in the mitten without layers melt at a faster rate .

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Conclusion: Layers are better insulation during the cold season.

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Jan10

The lonely balloon

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The lonely balloon

A purple balloon that was left over from a get well party I had for my own kids caused a stir in the daycare. It so happened that the lonely balloon was bouncing all over the room when one kid got it and asked, ‘why is it up there and not down on the table?’

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And so a demonstration ensued.

The children were asked to let go of the balloon and observe what happened.

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Giggles filled the air as they desperately tried to catch the lonesome balloon from way up there.

One child said, ‘I know how to make this stay down here!’ And he sure did – he clipped the balloon onto the clothes pin and it was going no where.

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See…I helped to secure it for them:)

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It was good that the children though preschoolers had fun with science.  I believe it was too abstract for them to understand the use of gas in the helium balloon. Following this activity the children asked for more balloons and because I had no more of the helium balloons they were given the skinny ones to play with.  As you can see they had fun knocking things and hmm each other.

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Balloons can be choking hazards so, if you decide to play with these in your childcare keep an active eye on the children or do not use with children under 2 years old.

Nov10

How much water can a Diaper Handle?

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The purpose of this experiment is to see how many bottles or ounces of water a diaper can handle.

The experiment was conceived because the children in the daycare have been curious  to know why the babies get changed as often as they do (every 2 hours except when there is a BM).

We use the Pampers size 5 diaper because of my love for pampers and it’s super absorbency, my toddler is not potty trained so he uses the size 5. I tried Huggies in the past but, both my children were allergic, it leaked more and the diaper always had a foul smell. So for years I swear by Pampers or the Members Mark sold at Sam’s Club.

You can wear it on your head..

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Let’s get it on!

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 3 bottles of  20oz water

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Examining the dry diaper

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Let the dunking begin!

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Is it full yet? …no, no  pour some more!

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Testing the strength of the diaper -after 2 bottles

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That’s it…2.5 bottles – there is not doubt a diaper can hold a lot of water

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Of course we will not keep children in their diaper until it’s soaking but, it was great addition to our many experiments.  As usual the children were intrigued by yet another science experiment:)

Oct1
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During the month of September we focused on painting with black and white.  I usually use two colors on a monthly basis because the aim is to get blended colors.  I love when discovery sets the tone for an evening of activity.

Here I gave the children paints and asked them to use the cars to make whatever patterns they wanted.  Just randomly dip the car in the paint..doesn’t matter if the white gets on the black.  Very soon after painting I heard, ‘I see gray!’  That’s what fun is all about – discovering and learning along the way.

Painting with black and white

Sep5

Fine Motor Skills

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Our fine motor skills activities were loved by these children.  They find simple things fascinating and I enjoy seeing them try to grasp and maneuver these skills.

I gave them some marshmallows and ask them to place these on skewers….oh boy …it was a joy to see how trying this process was for them.  As you can see it took a lot of thinking, aiming and persistence to get it done.  We then use the marshmallows to color paper using blue and yellow to make green as seen in the other post.

The pear they are cutting up was picked from a neighbors pear tree.  I did not allow them to eat it but they sure had fun dissecting it.

The Lite-Brite Cube they are working on is a sure hit for the rainy days when they are stuck indoors.  I like it but warning it’s not a good tool to work on when you have babies around…(for those who have babies in the mix).

Thanks to Melissa the mom who always help me when I ask her for chopsticks. When the children saw the chopsticks they were expecting food..haha.  No! I gave them the chopsticks to  hold the cotton balls. ….See the intense look at some of the faces.  Can you see the heehah moment on the young lads face.  I love my job!!