Favorite Christmas movies: National Lampoon's and Elf. Hubs and I love Bad Santa too!
Favorite Christmas song: Wonderful Christmas Time...
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Recipes? Activities? Gift Ideas? Gifts received?
All things Christmas 2020.... and go!!
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I am closed 12/21-12/25. Been posted since October 2019. Two dkf mentioned thar it’s inconvenient for them since they’re off from 12/24-1/2......
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Does anyone give christmas gifts to children in your care and/or have a holiday party for families?
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I am now required to add a section to my handbook entitled "Celebrations and Holiday Policy".
It is to be listed in between "Multiculturalism"... -
I am not sure if anyone has posted about this for 2017 yet. If so I couldn't find it.
In my contract I close (paid) Christmas Eve and Christ... -
I know this comes up every few years but don't know if this has been asked yet about this year.... Xmas Eve and Xmas Day and NY Eve & NY Day fall...
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In 2016 Christmas Eve is Saturday 12/24 and Christmas Day is Sunday 12/25. I take both holidays as paid closures.
My contract says "if... -
I'm trying to think of what books to buy for my dcks for Christmas. They are all book loving families so I'm sure they have a good library of their own....
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I'm really stuck for inspiration this year and a wander around target proved fruitless. So, I'm looking for inspiration for small gift ideas for my little...
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My ds goes to preschool 2 days a week, only a few hours a day. For Christmas, I decided to get each of his 2 teachers a $50 gift card to Target. I debated... -
We put our family Christmas tree up in our living room. This year I will have 3 little ones who will more thank likely be messing with it. Can anyone... -
Hello all,
I'm at a lost for words which is so crazy because I actually love all my current parents and kiddos...I guess all the not so... -
I am asking this question here because I find many of you have wonderful ideas or incite. My sons P-K class is not doing a gift exchange and is putting... -
So I was wondering what you all do as far as Christmas gifts for DCKs.
Usually I give them an inexpensive $5-$10 gift. This year was thinking... -
What are you taking off this year? Christmas falls on Wednesday and so does New Years, making for an odd break. I like to take Christmas Eve off which...
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Hi Everyone
So is anyone interested in doing an old fashioned snail mail Christmas card Exchange? I do it on several other forums and it... -
Planning for our Christmas party next week. My kids are all infant through 3 years and NO older. I am planning to do something with the kids from about... -
We are on year four now and it gets better every year. Our elf, Flick, is here.
He's hanging out on the speaker shelf today.....who knows... -
If you guys are going to make reindeer food with your kids, please use colored sugar instead of glitter, as glitter is not safe for animals and birds...
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http://reindeercam.com/
Neato! Check out this reindeer cam! Fun to watch...might help pass some of the time between now and Christmas ... -
I know there are lots of threads with IDEAS on crafts, but just curious what everyone has completed so far.
We did the snowman fingerprint... -
Next week will be our fun week. I'm open only 4 days next week. Monday we are having "Polar Express Day" and we will watch the video...wear...
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I found this while looking for calendar ideas. TOO cute, especially if you use a picture of the child's face for the angel's face! Either way, these are...
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I'm thinking about spending December teaching my kids about some of the other notable December traditions/celebrations. I have young kids (2.5 to 4) so...
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I do not have a religious program here at my daycare/preschool.
I teach my focus on winter, Snow, winter animals, and the commercial side... -
What do you guys think of this? Is the poem the best one to attach to the snowflake too? I never heard this poem before.
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What are you taking off for Christmas holidays? Christmas eve is a Sat. and Christmas day is a sunday. technically I can take off the Friday before and...
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Christmas Eve and Day fall on a Sat and Sunday this year. I have it written in my contract both are paid holidays however I don't think its fair to charge...
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Actually, I am redoing my parent handbook. I plan to take a one week paid vacation during Christmas vacation.....but now I see that Christmas and New...
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I want to celebrate all children's birthdays on or near their birthday and have this in my handbook. I have it under the same category as holidays. ...
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LOL Just wondering, since I am going through all my reciepts!
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and one more to go then I get my 4 day weekend. I'm so excited I can't wait...
Hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas.....
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At my day care we celebrate Children's Day rather than any of the numerous religious holidays. It's a day all the kids come and we have a little party,...
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so today was my ydd's christmas concert at 1pm so we drive to the school, and we have to drive by dcb's house, but mom's not home, hmmm thats weird because...
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My daycare kids have been practicing for a little play for some very special community neighbors (whom they all have interaction with) and a snack time... -
Okay, I need some advice on how I should handle this situation: (Sorry this is long....)
A DCM asked me in like June what my Christmas vacation... -
My teachers kid "probably" wont be here the week after Christmas. They come 3 days/ mon thurs, & fri. As of right now, I am closed on monday...
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Has any one done it before? Here is what I plan to do this year.
Instead of giving daycare kids a presents for Christmas,I want to do a gift exchange... -
Sooo...in a not-entirely-off-topic-I-promise post, I have to say that I just found out that one of my favorite food blogs (http://cookitallergyfree.c...
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Do any of your families give you gifts for Christmas? Just curious....I have one family who gives me a weeks pay in addition to their regular payment...
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take your dck's to see Santa?
i was thinking of doing a fun fieldtrip, parents invited so see Santa and have a group picture. I have to... -
I had this great idea to have the kids tell me the things they are thankful for so we could make a list to send home with the parents. Stupid me... I...
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Wow I feel like I ask a lot of questions on this thing
but its so nice to have thoughts of other providers. The same family I posted about earlier...
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I just opened a new Daycare center in June.We have a Nursing home right next door and I would like to maybe teach our school age children some Christmas... -
whats your opinion on this?
i have several kids/ part timers and of course parents...i was thinking instead of buying each and every one... -
What do you guys usually do for the dcks for Christmas? This will be my first Christmas with the daycare.
I was thinking maybe memory... -
I have a mom already asking about my christmas holidays, this is the same mom who last year pulled this stunt. She booked me early and then a week before...
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I am getting in the mood for christmas already and I am most excited about my first year having a daycare christmas. The thing about daycare that gets...
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Do you consider Christmas eve a holiday? And with Christmas falling on a sat, how do you plan ontreating 2 these days and holiday pay? I was thinking...
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I'm wondering what everyone else does. When I had my licensed daycare in another state I use to do Birthday parites, Valentines Day parties, and Easter...
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Hi! My name is Jana & I just started doing daycare 3 months ago. I essentially care for one family (three kids, one is in school full-time, one...
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Hi!
I was wondering what everyone was giving their daycare kiddos for xmas? -
HI!
I have been doing daycare for over 6 yrs. now, and I was wondering if everyone purchased presents for daycare children?
I have every... -
Hi all...I know Christmas has passed, but I will see my daycare provider tomorrow for the first time since before Christmas, and I intend to tip her then....
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Is it legal to charge for day care for days the children are not at day care or days the day care close because of weather or holidays.
