OTB Paper Party 04/12/09

The babies were fast to figure out how to have fun with paper confetti strings! They also were happy miners, sharing their fool's gold and amethyst with mom or whoever happened to be there. Pin press was hugely fascinating...as usual, everyone earned his or her nap!

OTB MidCity Baby Yoga & Spaghetts 03/15/09

Midcity Fabric and Fringe 03/8/09

It's been so long since I have updated--SORRY bout that! hope you're still checking in :) These babies explored a bedazzled trunk filled with swatches of all different fabrics and trims = awesome! Penelope and Milena had their first classes and did great! Our "old timers" got deep into this fabric event, gimme some more.

Ice Cream You Scream Preschool Yoga!

Beachwood Babies Bubbles of Fun

The regulars in this class are really showing us they know what to expect with the curriculum. Everyone did great on their parachute ride. Isaac seems to get very upset with our soccer game as soon as he sees the ball, whereas the rest of the group can't get enough--Lennon! Isaac is very intense and is the first YB I have seen do the rythym sticks correctly with no assistance. We blew some bubbles, and the babies focused very hard to try to catch them with their hands!

Cell Phones and Baby Yoga in Los Angeles, OTB MidCity 01/24/09

Gabriel was so pleased when we gave him one phone to play with, then a few minutes later when the phone downpour came it was too much and he needed to nurse for the rest of class :) Oliver loved to hear the remotes rubbed together button side, it made kind of a lousiana sound. yarden and oliver seemed to play together the whole time, trading phones and patting each other on the head. James lay on his back (though he is able to sit) in ecstacy playing with the phones and talking the whole time. Ricardo loved this activity but he too weaved in and out of nursing to manage the input.

Toddler Class OTB Beachwood 01/22/09

Sophia is catching up to Taylor in Wheels on the Bus! Noah did the elefante boom boom boom hands by herself. Taylor and Dashel did Hola together--on Lori's lap, nice job Lori! We will repeat the Dice activity, the tots enjoyed finding the colors, but definitely needed assistance. Everyone put on (and took off :) animal masks for OldMacdonald and we read the story, but the song proved to be more engaging for this group. Iola was the new girl on the bus, and she did great!

Silverlake Spaghetti Party OTB Class 01/17/08

Beachwood Toddlers Fingerpainting OTB Class 01/15/09

Great things come to those who wait, the tots fully enjoyed fingerpainting! Sophia and Diego kept coming back to me with empty trays, fill up please. Dashel was fixed on Taylor and after sampling each color in his mouth, decided to nurse, Mom was clever enough to wipe his mouth first :) Taylor covered herself in paint and perched herself on my lap, she used every paint brush. Noah and Nathan did a little painting and a lot of watching. Sasha kept neatest of all and painted with the brush and then delighted in everyone else's painting. We sang Happy and You Know it at the beginning of class, and it came on at the end of class accidentally, and everyone remembered and did a great job with the cues! When we sang Mr. Toe at the end of class in mom/nanny's laps Noah tugged her own toes!

Buttons in Beverlywood OTB 01/14

These babies were so ready for Buttons Bonanza, they spotted the box and it was on! Almost all of the babies in this class are walking. We learned Hola! today and London, our explorer, sat on my lap and demonstrated how-to :) The tots were completely enthralled in the phones. London preferred the phones with people on them. Olivia and her mom liked to make them bang together! Charley liked to feel the different buttons. Daniel liked to pick up a phone from the pile and give to mom. Abby liked to tell me what the phone was for, "call." Abigail liked to take the phones and put them on the furniture. Everyone did great. This group needed innovation when it came to the carwash, the swish swish did not last as long without some peekabo and chasing streamers as they passed along the floor.

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Cell Phones, Remotes and Cameras--Beachwood 01/13

Woo Hoo, this was the babies dream come true. Everyone of these babies could have played with the phones and remotes endlessly. There was even an occasion when Gaia and Lennon were eyeing the same remote and Lennon spread his fingers wide and gently covered the phone with his hand, saying I got this one babe. Gaia also figured out to pretend play and she held each phone to her ear and said dadadadada. Harper's dad also pretended with her and held up a phone and said I got to call you back I've got Gaia on the other line :) We warmed up with 5 little monkeys and it is a close call between Sofia, Lennon and Wolf who is the happiest jumping monkey--pure joy! The babies loved Carwash! Some liked it hot, some liked it cold, some liked it in the pot 9 days old. Isaac liked when the ribbons were immobile and then frenetic, some babies preferred the swish swish swish. Charlotte and Chloe were feeling the carwash vibe. All of the babies were ready for the cool down, lavender dreams foot massage peace.

Hope some pics to follow!

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