What We’ve Been Up to!

Hi Friends,

The Pom has been busy, busy! With winter over and spring pushing forward, we have been doing many fun projects and activities here. The weather has been so nice lately and the kids have been able to enjoy a little outdoor time on our patio behind the Pom!

We’ve had a few birthdays to celebrate, some great new staff members and a whole lot of fun a long the way! Here are some photos of my favorite projects we’ve done over the last three months.

 

Paint Swatch Bookmarks

 

Fairy and Gnome Homes

 

Nature Hunt at the Pom

Finished Bookmarks

 

Planted Wildflowers

 

 

The Pom offers themed activities and projects each week Monday thru Friday. We are open m/w/f 8:45-3:330 and t/th 9-7pm.

 

Visit us on Facebook and follow us on twitter:@paintedpom

 

Have a POM-tastic day!

 

1/9-1/20 at The Painted Pomegranate

Hi friends,

Welcome back to the pom blog!

The past two weeks have been super busy with changes being made at the pom! We are now extending our hours on tuesdays and thursdays! We will be open 9am-7pm on those days with a new addition to the pom; a baby safe zone! From 4-7pm parents can drop their child(ren) of any ages at the pom. The same rules apply for kids that aren’t potty trained: parents must remain in the building.

We are also offering an unlimited pom pass as part of a promotional 3 month trial period. Unlimited pom and babysitting pass to be used up to 1.5 hours per day. This offer is valid for JCC members only. Arent a member?  Members receive discounted prices on classes, a gym membership that includes any fitness classes, spa access and many other awesome amenities.

Call to make an appointment for a tour today! 203-387-2522 x227 or “0″ for the front desk at the JCC.

The past two weeks at the Pom we have had “Senses” themed activites and “I spy” themed activites. The kids enjoyed exploring all five senses in activities like feeling different shapes and objects in dishes, seeing colors mix to make new ones and other fun sense “tests”.

“I spy” week was filled with visual exploration. Games requiring each child to spot an object and describe it to the others. We made our own “i spy” boards out of magazine clippings too!

This week we are having “nursery rhyme” week! Songs, games and crafts based after classic nursery rhymes.

Pom Hours

m/w/f: 845-330pm

Tuesday/thursday: 9-7pm

1/2/12-1/6/12 at The Painted Pomegranate

Hi!

We had a GRRRReat week learning about animals at the Pom! From a moose eating a muffin to fish swimming through the water and many animals in between. We also went on an animal scavenger hunt. Each child had to complete a small concourse in the pom that consisted of a lake ( our blue mat), a mountain ( our red teeter toy), a rope bridge ( our pillows spaced apart in a line) and a river ( our gymnastics mat). At the end, each child chose a treasure from our found treasure chest! We pretended to be a different animal at each place ( i.e monkey at the rope bridge).

Here are some photos from the past week. These were my favorites:

Join us this week at the Pom for “senses” week! 1/9-1/13

12/26-12/30 at The Painted Pomegranate

Happy New Year!

This year we are excited about some new things at the Pom! We will be rearranging the room in the near future for a fresh look! We are continuing our themes each week and our art projects, storytime and circle time.

Last week was “Around the House” week. We learned about the different rooms in a house and what we do in each room (i.e kitchen:cook!) The kids enjoyed decorating cute door hangers and other room related activities!

 

 

Join us this week at the Pom for “Animals” week. Check our facebook daily or updates and info!

 

12/19-12/23 at The Painted Pomegranate

The past two weeks has been all about SNOW at the Pom. With the official start to winter being last week and the lack of actual snow we’ve had, we wanted to celebrate that wonderful white, cold, fluffy stuff!

From “snow white” mirrors to paper mittens, the kids have been creating some awesome projects! Here at the Pom we hope you have been enjoying your holidays, eating a lot of yummy food and spending time with the ones you love!

 

Here are some of my favorites from the past couple of weeks:

 

 

 

 

 

This week (12/26-12/30) is “Around the House” themed activities! Come in and visit on your week off of school! If not, we look forward to seeing you in the new year.

 

Twitter: @paintedpom

12/5-12/9 at The Painted Pomegranate

Happy December!

Winter is fast approaching. Although it may feel a lot like winter, the first official day is over a week away. Last week we had “Safari” week at the Pom. The kids made their own binoculars to spot the different animals in the room! They also made animal masks, went on a safari scavenger hunt and we read about Lions and tigers!

Now that the cold months are upon us we expect to be busier at the Pom. Feel free to book your mom’s group or play date here! We are open 8:45-330 Monday thru Friday. You can contact the pom directly @ 203-387-2522 extension 389 or lauraf@jccnh.org

Here are a few pictures from this week:

 

 

 

Don’t forget to check out KidHaven.com for my guest craft blog each month!

11/28-12/2 at The Painted Pomegranate

Hi Friends!

Last week at the Pom was ” Around the World ” week. We explored different places around the world and also what things came from that area. The kids enjoyed making collages from pictures of places from around the world. We also discovered different foods and animals that live on each continent.

Here are some pictures taken from last week. Collages, puzzles and books oh my!

Join us this week for “safari” week! Monkey masks, make-your-own binoculars and more!

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11/21-11/25 at The Painted Pomegranate

Hi Friends!

Hope you had a great thanksgiving and some nice time to relax. Last week at the Pom was “Give Thanks” week. We did activities based around the Thanksgiving holiday. The kids took part in painting their own “giving tree” like the one on our display board. They also made turkeys from old toilet paper rolls, pilgrim hats and other festive pictures.

Here is a look at some of the things we did last week. Thursday the Pom was closed.

11/14-11/18 at The Painted Pomegranate

Welcome back!

This week we learned all about the Alphabet! We did a matching game, alligator craft and many other themed activities! Check out some of our pics from the week below.

This week we read the “ABC” book! ( Below)

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A” is for “Alligator! A craft we made this week (below)

Join us at the Pom next week for “Giving Thanks” themed activities in honor of Thanksgiving!

Reminder: The Pom is CLOSED next Thursday (Thanksgiving). All other days are normal hours (open 8:45, close at 330pm)

11/7-11/11 at The Painted Pomegranate

Hi Friends!

This week we celebrated America in honor of election day and veteran’s day! “America the Beautiful” week was filled with pride and honor for our troops, veterans and the citizens of the United States. Check out some of what we did this week!

 

 

Join us this week 11/14-11/18 for Alphabet week! We hope to see you soon!!!

 

-the pom