Happy Wednesday Academy of Westhaven families! I can’t believe how fast this week is flying by. What a wonderful start we’ve had to the New Year! We’ve been busy with fun activities and crafts. And the littles are l o v i n g the warmer weather! We are all about our Fitness Fanatics this month and we are coming up with fun ways to keep our bodies moving! The littles enjoyed our obstacle course that we set up each day in the Enrichment room for them in addition to all of the fun calendar activities we have planned! This week we have done a melting snowman science experiment, read Snow Day, and then we did a Penguin Waddle gross motor game! It was a favorite right off the bat and all of the littles had a blast. Leading up to it we talked all about Penguins, and where they live, what they sound like..We even talked about how penguin daddies keep their eggs warm on their feet and have to shuffle around to move anywhere while the mommy is out getting food. Which was a perfect way to start the game! Each of the littles would use balloon and put it between their feet just like a daddy Penguin. They thought it was the funniest thing and were giggling away. Once they got the hang of it we had Penguin Waddle Races! They got pretty fast too, and was great for their gross motor and building those cognitive skills. They are already asking to play again! Check out the fun below!