Fly to Florida

A beach, Busch Gardens, the Everglades... oh my! Every year ABC Academy transforms from a child care center into the Sunshiney State of Florida; engaging our student's imagination and creativity by promoting an exciting and stimulating learning experience. Each room portrays a different Floridian theme and the classes rotate between them. This year we boarded an "airplane" in Kanga's Kids and prepared to visit the beach, Busch Gardens, a bibbitti-bobbitt boutique, and the Everglades.

At the beach... Big Bird Buddies was disguised in a sand and shovel covered floor. Three water tables were filled with fish and fishing poles, boats, and ducks for the students to explore. Sea shells, sea creatures, and a real lobster were displayed for their observation.

In the boutique... Magic Kingdom became a salon fit for a queen or kids! There were princess and fairy costumes for the students to dress in, hair styling materials, and children's make-up for creating the ultimate "princess" feel. Then we had crowns and eye-patches to be worn by our little pirates and sensory table filled with shaving cream!

Visiting Busch Gardens... Sesame Street was the home of stuffed animals caged by waffle blocks. The students were given a cup filled with beans and rice and encouraged to fill the food bowls inside of the cages. They also had the opportunity to decorate a jellyfish using glue, tissue paper, aluminum foil pieces, and markers to take home as a souvenir.

The Everglades... Kanga's Kids provided stuffed alligators for the students to explore. Buckets filled with water and plastic sea creatures for the students to "dive" and search for.

We are grateful that we have the ability to provide such an enriching and amazing experience for our little learners!

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
Chinese Proverb