Wee Wild Ones
10 11A ST NE T2E 4Z3 Calgary, AB, Canada

The gift of giving While this year’s pandemic has thrown us all for a bit of a loop, we want to share the love this season by giving back to our community. This year we've created Holiday Love Boxes! Similar to "Operation Christmas Child", our families pick a shoebox, fill it with love, and we deliver them to our partners at the @childrnscottage & the @calgarydropin! ... For each box donated, one adult, teen, youth or infant will open up a Holiday Love Box on Christmas morning! Let's spread the love this holiday season, share your box filled with goodies and tag us @weewildonesyyc + use the hashtag #spreadloveyyc

We're so excited to partner with Banff Sunshine Village this holiday season! Purchase our Monster March Coupon Book and receive $50 off a 2 adult lift ticket pass originally $254 + GST, now $204 + GST! Purchase now and save big! https://www.weewildones-yyc.com//p/monster-merch-coupon-bo

Happy Hanukkah! From December 10th - 18th, our little ones, friends and families from around the world celebrate Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights! Hanukkah means "dedication" in Hebrew and is typically celebrated with the lighting of a menorah and traditional foods. ... This year, our wee ones celebrated in a variety of different ways! Our Acorns read one of our favourite Hannukkah books, made handprint menorahs and discussed the lighting of the candles, while our Blossoms created a Hannukkah board book and lit small, imitation candles that were then set up as a menorah! Our Wilder-Garten classrooms also created menorahs out of craft paper for all our families to see! Swipe to see their finished crafts!

The holidays should be a time for celebration, but for many children, families, and vulnerable populations, the most wonderful time of the year can often feel overwhelming. So whether you’re in need of a little extra support or looking to pay it forward, donating your spare change or just giving the gift of time, check out our latest blog post for a few of our favourite local resources, non-profits, and local businesses to connect with this holiday season! Let’s support l...ocal, give back to our communities and spread the holiday spirit Link in bio for the full blog post

Today we celebrate National Child Day, a day that marks two historical events: the signing of the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. As leaders in the child care industry, we must recognize today's importance and the steps that we, as a community, can take to support children and families' lives. In part of improving children's welfare, our annual fundraising event for the @childrnscottage, whose... mission is to build strong children and safe, nurturing families through prevention programs and support services, is still underway! Our goal is to raise $50,000 by the end of 2020. To support us in reaching our donation goal, click the link in our bio and stay tuned for next weeks Monster Merch Blowout Sale! Did someone say #blackfriday? #nationalchildrensday

Our Monster March Coupon Book is available for purchase! For just $25, you can save up to $500 and support local businesses this giving season, including @sunshinevillage, @rossocoffeeroasters, @plantshopyyc, @recessshop, @blushlane, @withoutcoyyc, @biteyyc, @monsterminigolfcalgary, @movementuyyc, @calgaryfarmersmarket vendors and many more. All proceeds from the sale of coupon books will be donated to the @childrnscottage, contributing to our goal of raising $50,000 to ...support their essential services. Limited quantities are available, so head on over to the link in our bio to purchase yours now

This year's Monster March event was bigger and better than ever! Instead of hosting a one-day fundraiser, we decided to change it up and bring the Monster March event to the entire month of October! Together, with your support, we raised an incredible $30,653 for the Children's Cottage Society! Thank you to our local partners for all their support - True Buch Kombucha Milk Jar Candle Company Sock Rocket Eighty-Eight Brewing Company Village Ice Cream and Lil’ Empire Burger ... and our Calgary community for participating in this year's 4th annual Monster March event! We are incredibly grateful for everyone's contribution to this year's Monster Month and are thrilled to share this year's fundraising recap with you! Check out our latest blog post to see all the details on our event winners, partner support and more LINK BELOW! Also, stay tuned for more Monster March madness, as we still have 43 more days to reach our $50,000 donation goal!

THE STEPS ARE IN, THE WALKS ARE COUNTED! Our Monster March Strava Contest Winners are our NE Willows Team! Marching a monstrous 21.82 km for the month of October, our Willows preschool classroom took home the highly coveted Village Ice Cream party! And you bet they were all screamin’ for ice cream! ... Swipe to see what pure happiness looks like

Next on our list of Monster Merch Partners is Lil' Empire, an ethical, sustainable, and locally-sourced burger joint located in Annex and Bridgeland. With a variety of delicious food options that your whole family can enjoy, for the month of October, Lil' Empire's new Bridgeland location is donating $1 from the sales of each Plain Jane Hot Dog in support of the Children's Cottage Society! Check out our latest blog post to learn more about Lil' Empire and how you can support ...the Monster March Initiative! #MonsterMarch2020 #SupportLocalYYC #YYCEvents

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is India's biggest holiday of the year! This five-day festival coincides with the Hindu New Year and is seen as an occasion that symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil and hope over despair. Celebrated by families across the world, our classrooms celebrated the Festival of Light by participating in a variety of Diwali inspired activities! Our Wilder-Garten participated in creating hand-made clay lamp...s and hand-painted henna, while our BAS made mandalas out of coloured sand and loose parts that were then swept away. The meaning behind this activity was to learn an understanding of non-attachment. In this case, having our little ones take the time to create something special that then disappeared teaches them to let go of the past, set free of what they can't control and while embracing the change and forward thinking #diwali #diwali2020 #diwaliyyc

In a world where you can be anything, be kind Happy #worldkindnessday

Milk Jar Candle Company is another one of our amazing partners for this year's Monster March event! This not-for-profit company strives to support the community and bring clean candles into the lives of Canadians! This fall, Milk Jar is adding a new candle to their current lineup - Aurora. For the month of October, $5 from the sale of each Aurora candle will be donated to Wee Wild Ones Monster March in support of the Children's Cottage Society! Check out our latest blog po...st to learn more about what Milk Jar is up to in the community, and how you can order the Aurora candle, available October 1st! #MonsterMarch2020 #supportlocalyyc #YYCEvents

Because we are committed to leading the way in sustainability. Disposable diapers simply create far too much waste. An estimated 28 million diapers end up in Canadian landfills, and it takes about 500 years for them to decompose ... now that's alot of diapers. Every diaper disposed of today will stick around for generations to come. That's why switching to cloth diapering at our centres is one of the many ways we're committed to creating a more sustainable planet that our... littles will inherit. For more details about our cloth diapering program, visit our @naturecallsyyc website Link in Bio

Welcome to the Zen Zone: A space where our littles can relax, decompress and engage in peaceful, education materials This morning, the space was used for reading Swipe to see the joy on this littles ones face

Next up on the roster for our Monster Merch spotlight is Eighty-Eight Brewing Company. This wonderful local brewery gets much of its inspiration from the 88 Olympics that were held right here in Cowtown. Our friends at Eighty-Eight are rolling out a one-of-a-kind small-batch brew this October, in support of the Children's Cottage Society! Check out our latest blog post for all the details, including how you can order your next beer batch!

Happy World Gratitude Day! In a fast-paced, ever-changing world, sometimes we forget to take a moment to appreciate what we have. Take to day to think about what you are grateful for, whether that be your family, friends, health, or even the little moments and activities that fill each day. ... At our centre, we are grateful for our team members who continuously strive to improve children and the lives of others. We are grateful for our families and our little ones who are apart of our community. We are grateful for our health, our space to learn and grow and all the little things in between!

Thank you Local Laundry for sharing our annual Monster March fundraising event in support of the Children's Cottage Society! Check out their latest blog post to learn more on how we've reimagined this years annual Monster March! #MonsterMarch2020 #supportlocalyyc #yycevents

Win a Village Ice Cream party! Round up your friends and family and register for our annual Monster March walk-a-thon this October! Create a fundraising team on our official event page and join the Monster March 2020 club on Strava! Integrate your kilometres walked in Strava on your team's fundraising page so we can keep track of all distanced covered throughout October! ... The team with the most kilometres walked will receive a grand prize from our friends at Village Ice Cream! To learn more about registering and connecting your team's Strava account, check out our blog post: https://www.weewildones-yyc.com//monster-march-partner-spo

Introducing our Monster March Merch Partners! We're doubling the fun and linking up with some amazing Calgary-based businesses to offer exclusive Monster Merch! This week's merch partner spotlight is True Buch Kombucha, a handcrafted, small-batch kombucha business located in the heart of Calgary. Check out our latest blog post to see how they are supporting our annual Monster March and how you can take part in the initiative! #MonsterMarch2020 #supportlocalyyc

TEAM MEMBER APPRECIATION POST! Ms. Diana, our NE Wilder-Garten Educator, has been with our team since August 2017! Since being here just over 3 years, Ms. Diana has made our centre feel like home! Her kind and positive energy do not go unnoticed within our centre.... Ms. Diana loves working in the Early Childhood Education field because every day is a new adventure, and she enjoys how children are so curious about the world and environment. Her favourite thing about working with children is listening to all their stories, imagination, and watching them grow during her time with them! A goal that Ms. Diana is working towards is taking time out of her week to read and get lost in her books! Thank you, Ms. Diana, for all that you do; we appreciate you.

Introducing our Monster March Merch in partner with our favourite local businesses! Support Calgarys best local businesses and help raise funds for the Childrens Cottage Society! @childrnscottage Weve partnered with Milk Jar Candles, True Buch Kombucha, Sock Rocket, and Eighty-Eight Brewing to bring you Monster Merch. ... A portion of proceeds from the sale of all Monster Merch items will be donated to the Childrens Cottage Society. Stay tuned for the official release and find limited edition Monster March themed products online and at select locations throughout the city starting October 1st! @milkjarcandleco @true_buch @sockrocket @eightyeightbrewco

Word of the Week - Empathy What does it mean to be empathetic? At our centres, we educate our little ones on different qualities so that they, in turn, understand it and learn to express it within themselves. This week, the word empathy is our chosen focus. Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within; that is, the ability to place oneself in another's position. ... When children develop and understand what it means to be empathetic, they build security and stronger relationships with others. Being empathetic helps promote social harmony and reduces the likelihood of bullying while also lowering stress levels and increasing happiness. #Empathy

Morning arts and crafts with our Wilder-Garten class Every morning at our centres, our little ones engage in open explore time. Open explore allows children to engage in their interests and build upon them while encouraging free play! Today a few of our Wilder-Garten classmates decided to spend their Monday morning creating, colouring and connecting!

Introducing Monster March Partner Spotlight Series... This week's partners are the Calgary Dayhome Agency and Village Ice Cream! Registration for Monster March 2020 has officially been live for over a week, and we cant thank our fundraisers enough for their efforts! Nearly $5,000 already? ... We cant believe our communitys generosity. With that being said, we are introducing a blog series surrounding our Monster March partners to highlight them as members of our community and thank them for being a generous partner during this years Monster March. Check out our latest blog post on how this week's partners are supporting us in raising $50,000! Link in bio! @villageicecream

HAPPY FRIDAY With second week of school officially complete, we hope that things are settling down and that you and your family are finding a new rhythm! We also recognize that this transition may be tough for some, but to remember to take a moment and enjoy the little things, as there are many bright moments to each day

Our new NE basement is officially complete! As our little ones continue to grow, so does our centre! We have now expanded into the NE basement and are so excited to share the finished product with our community Since our expansion, we are now able to accept more little ones! Head over to our website to register your wee ones for preschool, before and after school care or aspens!

Soaking up the last little bit of summer with our Wilder-Garten littles

As we transition back to school, our little ones are also transitioning into their new school schedules. At our centres, our flow of the day consists of may activities, including creative arts exploration! Our preschool, acorns classroom has been busy bees building their creative minds with one of these many art projects!

HAPPY PRIDE WEEK In Calgary, we celebrate the end of August-beginning of September as Pride Week. At our centres, we celebrate by encouraging our little ones to read different narratives to share what it means to build community, practice resiliency, and always come from a place of love! ... Check out our latest blog to learn more about upcoming Calgary Pride events and a collection of pride inspired books that we recommend reading with your little ones! BLOG LINK: https://www.weewildones-yyc.com/blog/prideweekyyc #prideweek #prideweekyyc

Morning reads with our before and after school care Now that our expansion into the basement is complete, our Before and After School Care has transitioned downstairs to continue their learnings! To start the day off, two of our BAS spent their morning exploration beside our book wall relaxing and reading

Monster March registration is live! For the month of October, were inviting Monsters of all ages to dress up, get active, and explore YYC in support of the @childrnscottage. Register as an individual or with a team, collect donations, and track your distance for a chance to win Monstrous prizes from some of our favourite local businesses. ... Click the link in our bio to register and check out our latest blog post as we cover all Monster March event details, registration and set-up related questions! #monstermarch2020 #monstermarch

September 1st marks the first day back to school for our little ones! We are thrilled to see new and returning faces at our centres and couldnt be more excited to watch our wee ones grow! Swipe to see how classes started their first day back with story time and intention setting for this coming year!

Happy Friday At Wee Wild Ones, outdoor play is an important component of our programs and curriculum. Our methodology focusses on what we are doing outside, versus merely being outside. Letting our little ones explore while also engaging in group activities like jump rope provides a variety of learning opportunities so that our wee ones are continuously engaged!

With September coming in full spring, weve we extra busy organizing classrooms and setting them up for the beginning of the school year! Here is a sneak peak of our SE Acorns classroom! Comment below if your little one will be attending this program!

GROW WITH US Are you or someone you know passionate about educating little ones to be innovative and creative thinkers? Do you want to grow in the field of early education and make a positive impact on children? We offer multiple opportunities, all at different levels, to support your growth within this field! ... To explore career options at Wee Wild Ones, visit our website under - About Us - Careers! Link in Bio!

In need of creative activities for your little ones? Let's go back to the old school ways where simple craft materials brought out our imagination. A box of crayons and your children's excitement is all you need to make these 3 activities fun and creative: ... 1. Melt crayons on paper or canvas to create a colourful masterpiece 2. Make "stained glass" with crayons and wax paper 3. Collect leaves from outside and leaf rub with crayons on paper Comment below how you incorporate crayons with your wee ones?

Our little blossom is out to play! At our SE location we have a large outdoor space filled with a variety of materials to support in childrens exploration! This little ones favourite is bowls and rocks; simple, yet so intriguing for this curious toddler

Welcome to our Willows SE classroom Since opening our second location September of last year, we not only have been able to provide work for many early childhood educators but also support in the growth of littles ones develop and learning! Thinking about registering your wee one? We still have spots available at our SE location! Check out our website to learn more link in bio!

Team member appreciation post! Ms. Stella, our NE Sunshines Educator, joined out team October of last year. In just under a year. Ms. Stella truly has made a positive impact on our team members and our little ones within our NE centre. Ms. Stella loves many things about working in early childhood education; in particular, she loves how this industry helps shape and equip children with the capacity and skills to be effective and engaging learners through school and beyond...! She also enjoys how working with children allows her to work and play at the same time, as she shares that working with little ones is "never a dull moment." Ms. Stella's biggest takeaway from working with children is that she gets to make an impact on our future leaders' lives. A fun fact about Ms. Stella is that she loves to sing! When our wee ones ask her to sing and dance, she often finds herself creating songs about specific topics that our little ones enjoy. This not only expands her creativity but brings laughter to her interactions each and every day. Thank you, Ms. Stella, for all that you do, we appreciate you.

HAPPY TUESDAY! Our little ones spent the morning free exploring! This time allows them to engage in what interests them, enhances their creativity and builds their friendships with their classmates through play!

Introducing our 4th annual Monster March event this October! This years event is bigger and better than ever, as the annual Monster March becomes Monster Month! Weve reimagined our favourite fundraising day of the year as a month-long, city-wide campaign. Together, with friends all over YYC, we hope to raise $50,000 for the @childrnscottage How can I support? ... - Attend our Monster March virtual walk-a-thon from October 1 - 31st! - Shop local and help raise funds with limited-edition Monster March Apparel - Purchase a local-family friendly coupon book with discounts from businesses within Calgary! Got questions? Check out our website under - Events - Monster March 2020 for more details on this year's event or DM us! Registration opens September 1st! LINK IN BIO!

Preschool meets wacky weather week at summer camp! Located in one of our five preschool classrooms, the Acorns use this chalk paint board not only for learning but to embrace their creativity and support their visual learning. How do you learn best?