Today marks one year since I began the For the Children blog and can't believe all that's happened in that year, but before I get all mushy, I wanted to highlight the 10 posts that have been viewed the most this past year along with a few of my faves.
Coming in at #1: Preschool Time: Welcoming Parents and Helping Them Feel Connected. http://msbarbarasblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/preschool-time-welcoming-parents-and.html As of this date, this post has received 4,719 views and it came out on 8/9/12. I believe this served as a guide for educators and providers of practical means to really connect with families. This post continues to get lots of traffic.
Preschool Time: Welcoming Parents and Helping Them Feel Connected |
Our Top 5 Outdoor Musical Activities |
#3: Christmas, Preschool Style is one of our most recent posts, but still managed to have a huge following. http://msbarbarasblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-preschool-style.html It highlighted some of the seasonal activities we were busy doing in our program.
Christmas, Preschool Style |
10 Ways to Know It's a High Quality Program |
Another fun one we included came in at #5: Tissue Paper Rainbow Art. http://msbarbarasblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/tissue-paper-rainbow-art.html This was such a fun activity and one that always revealed surprisingly beautiful results.
Tissue Paper Rainbow Art |
How to Lure Them In |
#7: Preschool: Cutting with Scissors was another fairly recent post that received lots of attention. http://msbarbarasblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/preschool-cutting-with-scissors.html In this post we discussed providing children with the opportunity to use scissors, how to teach them scissors safety, as well as our Mr. Smiley approach to helping with the proper hold while cutting.
Preschool: Cutting with Scissors |
#8: We Tip Our Hats to You, Dr. Seuss!! This post wasn't about an activity we had done in our classroom, but was a glimpse into the world of Dr. Seuss through the traveling exhibit "The Art of Dr. Seuss: A Retrospective and International Touring Exhibition". http://msbarbarasblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/we-tip-our-hats-to-you-dr-seuss.html We were extremely fortunate to have this exhibit visit us locally and was honored be able to share some of the highlights of it with you.
We Tip Our Hats to You, Dr. Seuss!! |
Flower Petal Sun Catchers |
Kool-Aid Dying Play Silks |
It's More than JUST Buttons |
And It Begins... |
I just needed a little nudge that I received from my friends: Shannon Small Wonders Preschool of Fall River, Jula Redding Cooperative Preschool, and Christina. Thanks, friends!!
I had not thought of creating a Facebook page for the For the Children blog, which made a huge difference in our following and has given me the opportunity to post lots more photos than I'd include in a blog post, until talking to a friend I made during this process, Jackie from Happy Hooligans. Jackie patiently walked me through the process and invited me to join her at two different Facebook groups for more inspiration and information. Thanks so much, Jackie!!
I had never heard of PicMonkey, but love the difference it makes with the titles of my posts and the ability it gives me to watermark all my photos to link back to my blog. Thanks, PicMonkey!
I've met lots of amazing people along this journey and look forward to continuing this adventure with you. Thank you for walking this path with me.
As I click on the Publish key, we had 36,270 visits. I'm humbled and honored. Here's to many more!
Much love,
Barbara
Happy Blogaversary, Barbara! What a trip down memory lane this is! I remember and loved so many of those posts. Your button post especially hit home with me. I can't believe it's been a year, and at the same time it feels like you've been here forever. Remember our late night chats getting things up and running? What a hoot! I absolutely loved giving you a hand, and it's hilarious because I was so new to it all myself, I'm amazed that I was able to even help you! lol Congratulations on hitting your one year mark, Barbara! You're a blessing to moms, teachers and carers everywhere!
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Thanks so much, Jackie. You were definitely an integral part in getting me started and keeping me motivated.
DeleteHappy Anniversary. Looking at all these fun posts over the years is so inspiring and fun. May the future be filled with many wonderful shares.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, JoAnn. Thanks for joining us for the journey.
DeleteLots of great ideas here. I really like the cutting one as it is an area my daughter has been working on.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your feedback, Vicky. Mr. Smiley always makes cutting easier for the little ones.
DeleteHappy aniversary with the blog. I watched and its' really amazing, so much ideas you share. I'm living in Belgium, Brussels, working with 2,5 to 3 years old, in my classroom, and your blog is a new inspiration to me!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Kris. I love seeing new ideas and new twists on things I've done before. Thanks for joining us.
DeleteHappy Anniversary! This is a great collection of ideas!! I would love to invite you to link up in our Share It Saturday linky party. We have lots of creative bloggers sharing with us each week and you would fit right in! http://www.sugaraunts.com/2013/02/share-it-saturday-7-and-our-week-in.html
ReplyDeleteWe are also inviting contributors to join our collaborative Share It Saturday Group board on Pinterest. It's a great way to reach out to new viewers. The link is on our post. Hope to see you there!
Colleen at Sugar Aunts
Thanks, Colleen. I'll definitely check it out!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on making it one year!! What a wonderful round-up of posts. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Carrie!
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