Birthdays
Birthday Celebrations When Return to in Person Classes
Birthdays are very special in the Kindergarten. The teachers regard your child’s presence in the kindergarten as a blessing and are grateful for the opportunity to express our appreciation on his or her birthday. Since every child will turn six sometime during their time with us this is the birthday we invite parents to attend. A birthday story is told, songs are sung and we gift the child with a golden silk cape, a felt crown, book of drawings from their peers. Five and seven year birthdays are celebrated with their classmates at the start of the day with birthday songs, lighting a candle and a purple or blue felt crown.
Birthday Details
We will celebrate a child's 6th birthday on their birthday if it falls on a school day or arrange for another day if it falls on the weekend or during a holiday.
Summer 6 year birthdays from June to end of August are celebrated on their half birthday.
Fifth Birthdays are grouped together by season or month and celebrated as a group.
No birthday treats are brought from home due to the pandemic
Birthday Celebrations During Distance Learning
Summer 6 year birthdays from June to end of August are celebrated on their half birthday
6-year birthdays ~ A gold cape, felt crown and birthday picture book will be sent home. Teacher will record the birthday story and songs and share them with the family. We will celebrate them during the closest Tuesday or Thursday morning social on zoom.
5- year birthdays ~ A purple felt crown and birthday picture book will be created through the year and rebound for the birthday child when we come back together. Teacher will record birthday songs and share with the family. We will celebrate them during the closest Tuesday or Thursday morning social on zoom.
Birthday Book Drawings
When drawing birthday drawings,on the backside of the page write:
To: (The birthday child's name
From: (Your child's name)
Start a New Tradition
Decorate their Chair
Decorate your child's chair with flowers on their birthday using ivy, floral tape, bud vases and flowers. We still decorate our girl's chairs. This daughter's chair who turned 29 this spring.
Decorate their Birthday Candle
Using decorating wax, that can be purchased at Bee Kind or Art and Soul, bring your child's birthday candle to life. We kept our girls candles when they were young and brought them out each year to light with their new candle.
Gift Ideas for Young Children
Tool Box or belt- with small hand tools, nails, drill, hammer, screwdriver, saw, sandpaper etc....
Basket of Wood Scraps
Hand Made Doll- cradle, simple bedding can be made from scrap fabric, clothes
Basket filled with Scraps of Material and Yarn- felt, wool fleece, cotton and wool yarn, beautiful fabric scraps
Art & Craft Material- drawing paper, crayons, scissors, modeling beeswax, clay, paints
Treasure Sack- filled with marbles, crystals, “fairy tears”, polished stones, acorns, shells etc.
Gardening Tools- seeds, trowel, rake, shovel
Fabric- silk, cotton, gauze of various sizes for dress ups and plays
Clothespins- for making play houses with cloth
Fine China Tea Set, Wooden Bowls, Spoons-
Apron- for working or dress up
Dress Ups- hats, crowns, capes, silk scarves
Kite
Rope- for jumping, tug of war, practice tying or “Cat’s Cradle”
Wooden boxes to crawl in and build with
Planks to create structures with
Folding frames
Branch blocks
Colored wool for felting
Backpack for hikes
Stone mortar and pestle for making plat potions