From Our Classroom to the Community: Serving up kindness
Novemeber 17th, 2025Last week in our classroom: thanksgiving food and kind hearts
🍂 This Week at Playschool
Circle time this week was all about “I can be kind, and I can be polite.” There’s something so precious about toddlers pointing to their hearts and declaring, “I am kind.” 🧡
We sang songs all about kindness, and throughout the week the kiddos took such ownership—proudly acknowledging when they made a kind choice or helped a friend.
For arts and crafts, we leaned into Thanksgiving fun! The kiddos created their own plates filled with a variety of Thanksgiving foods, practiced fine motor skills with a corn craft by placing Cheerios on glue dots, and enjoyed sensory fun by making letters and shapes in shaving cream on a pumpkin pie mat.
To this week from our partners: PElvic health with MINdset PT
To this week from our community: mini mamabear
With this month’s partnership focus being pelvic health focused with Mindset PT - playschool invited the mamas of the playschool family and the community to attend a Mini Mama Bear session. This event was so near and dear to my heart. Three years ago I reached out to Mindset as I was having severe back pain. Fast forward to today, I still go to their gym multiple times a week and have come so far in my journey with their help. It was such an honor showcasing this amazing resource our community has for all mamas!
A special shout out to Juicy Leaf LLC, House of Figs Asethetics, Zen Dens and Kara Markovich with Origami House for helping making this dream a reality by spoiling the mamas with goodie bags and a finishing the night with a sound therapy session.
Here’s to community, connection, and caring for the mamas who give so much.
To this week in our community: upcoming events
Christmas co-Op
Small Business Saturday → this is the place to be!
We can’t wait to see you there!
Playschool will be hosting a Kiddie Corner so your little ones can feel the joy of community through a local, family-owned business too.
The best part? The Co-Op is completely FREE and open to the public. No tickets needed—just come hang out, shop small, and join the fun!
Mini berry holiday session
Instructors: Melissa Ludwa, Lisa Brown, Rachel Stratton
Fa-la-la-la fun! Holiday and wintery themes will be infused into this 3-week series of Music Together classes. Sing, dance, and play with us in class and take home the Mini Berry song booklet (with music access code to 15 Music Together favorites) to keep you singing and dancing until we start again with our 10-week Sticks semester, beginning in early January.
Class Days and Times:
Classes at Crescendo Academy of Music:
Mon: 9:30 am & 10:30 am
Tues: 9:30 am & 10:30 am
Fri: 9:30 & 10:30 am
Sat: 9:30 am
Sun: 5:30 pm This is a collaboration with OutFront Kalamazoo for queer families and allies
Details and registration: here
Brookdale Senior Living
There are so many benefits to intergenerational relationships—come experience them with us this December 5th 10-11!
✨ Join us for a cozy holiday-themed session featuring:
Interactive holiday songs
Hands-on sensory activities
A seasonal craft
Snacks & story time
💵 Cost: $5 per child - payment via venmo @alliesplayschool (free for Playschool kiddos) - Register here.
