Nest Day Home - Sage Hill

Bug and Meadow soup
A structured yet open-ended cooking activity where children follow illustrated recipes to create different bug soups.
The use of "recipes" turns play into a learning opportunity, encouraging children to practice counting, sorting by color, following directions, and refining fine motor skills as they scoop and mix.
It is a perfect example of tactile play that encourages both imaginative storytelling and quiet, focused exploration.

Exploring the world of insects:
​Our recent insect-themed play provided a rich, hands-on environment where early literacy, mathematics, and sensory exploration came together naturally. Through a series of multi-sensory invitations, the children deeply engaged with language and STEM concepts in a meaningful, context-driven way.

The young mechanics exhibited exceptional proficiency in tinkering and problem-solving, utilizing an assortment of tools to repair vehicles and motorcycles with remarkable focus and fine motor precision.

Children engaged in vibrant outdoor activities with color tubes and water, demonstrating playful learning schemas through color mixing.

Happy Mother's day! To all the incredible moms who are always there for their children, even when times are tough, Happy Mother's day!

Little Chefs: From Fine Motor Skills to Sensory Salads!
Today was a wonderful day of discovery as our little explorers transformed simple kitchen scraps into a sensory masterpiece! We began indoors by honing fine motor skills, using safety scissors to carefully chop fruit peels and scraps.
​The fun then moved outside to our sensory water station, where the children embraced their roles as "little chefs" to mix their clippings with dandelions and grass. It was a fantastic session of imaginative play and hands-on exploration that turned a "garden feast" into a rich learning experience!

Utilizing Natural Materials for Outdoor Sensory Engagement

Today, our environment was fueled by curiosity as we explored the mechanics of space travel and the building blocks of our own identities. The children dove into a multi-sensory project that blended scientific inquiry with essential fine motor development.

In our space story, the children launched a shuttle by counting together and sent astronauts to the moon. The astronauts used rovers to dig into the lunar surface and discover magical space stones. We also learned that satellites fly in space so that we can talk to people all over the world. our space story, the children launched a shuttle by counting together and sent astronauts to the moon. The astronauts used rovers to dig into the lunar surface and discover magical space stones. We also learned that satellites fly in space so that we can talk to people all over the world.