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It's National Cookie Day!🍪

'Tis the season for all the treats. Celebrate the day with your own homemade cookies. Try one or all of these easy Christmas cookie recipes with your kids! www.allrecipes.com/gallery/easy-kids-christmas-cookies/

Or, share your favorite cookie recipe in the comments below. 😊

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My 2-year-old loved going here so much. The staff was very friendly and caring. She loves and misses her teacher!! They helped potty train my baby in such a short period of time! I loved all the updates and pictures we would receive daily.

Thank you Sunshine House for the awesome care y’all provided for my little one. ❤️" - Maribel M., Greeley, CO

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Throwback Thursday! 🕺

Our schools in Florence, SC, Lawrenceville, GA, and Columbia, SC at Greenlawn Dr. and Clemson Rd. took it back to the 70's, 80's, and 90's during their Spirit Week. What's your favorite era? Tell us below!

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Do what you love, and love what you do.💗 Join our team of amazing people today!

We are always looking for experienced teachers, daycare and preschool educators, managers, and caregivers to join our team. Ready to partner with us to create a better world? 🌎 Apply today! www.sunshinehouse.com/jobs

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Your baby is 100% unique. And so is our individualized Brain Connect Infant Curriculum. 👶

🧠 Our curriculum is designed around the five building blocks of brain development:

1️⃣ Critical thinking
2️⃣ Language
3️⃣ Movement
4️⃣ Relationships
5️⃣ Sensory

When your baby is playing, your little one is also learning. We’ve created thousands of play based activities, each designed for a specific purpose based on these 5 components of brain development.

💭 Learn more about our Infant Program today! Visit www.sunshinehouse.com/infants

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Thank you, Sunshine House of Hixson, TN, for raising 124 pounds of food during the Give-a-Gobble Food Drive!🦃

Your donation to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank will make a huge impact on the families in your community. 🥰

The Pre-K classes in Concord, NC enjoyed making bread during their bread study. Ms. Becca’s class made Cheddar Bay biscuits and Ms. Janice’s class made bread from scratch using yeast. Check out the amazing results! 🍞

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We are so thankful for our Sunshine House families! 🌞

Check out all the turkey-lovin' festivities happening around our schools! From Thanksgiving feasts to crafts and turkey hats, we wouldn't have it any other way! Thank you for being a part of our family. 🥰

Featuring the Sunshine House of Columbia, SC at Greystone Blvd., Greenwood, SC at Calhoun Rd., Spartanburg, SC at Ferwood-Glendale Rd., Travelers Rest, SC, and Summerville, SC.

The Sunshine House of Easley, SC collected nearly 500 donations towards their Give-a-Gobble Food Drive! 🦃

🥰Thank you, families and team members, for your generosity. Your donations will help feed hungry children in your community through the Pickens Shelter of Hope.

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It's Small Business Saturday✨! Which small businesses are you supporting today? Spread the small business love and tag them in the comments below. 🥰

🎁 We are shopping local at Swoozies for all the personalized gifts for kids, preteens, friends, and everyone in between! Swipe for inspiration and check out all they have to offer at www.swoozies.com.

The Sunshine House families in Concord, NC donated 1,581 items this year for their Give-a-Gobble Food Drive!🦃

Thank you to everyone who participated this year. Your generosity is going towards helping the hungry children in your communities. 🥰

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The Sunshine House of Duncan, SC had a Thanksgiving lunch this week, and everyone had a great time! We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones. 🥰

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Are you a Black Friday fanatic, or did you sleep in after all the turkey? Tell us with an emoji in the comments below! (There are no wrong answers!).

🖤 = Team Black Friday Shopping
🦃 = Team Turkey Coma

Happy Thanksgiving from The Sunshine House of Greenville, SC!🥰

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Happy Thanksgiving! ✨

We hope today you enjoy quality time with your friends and loved ones. Tell us: what's your favorite Thanksgiving dish? 🦃

The Sunshine House of Irmo, SC enjoyed some quality time with their families at their Thanksgiving lunch!🦃

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Gobble, gobble! The toddlers in Florence, SC are excited for Thanksgiving! Check out their handprint turkey shirts! 🖐🦃

And, the school had an amazing time at their yearly Feast of Thanks. 🥰

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The Sunshine House of Mount Pleasant, SC at Long Point Rd. has a bunch of little turkeys!🦃

The infant room is ready for Thanksgiving! They turned their baby faces into turkey heads and used footprints as feathers. So clever! 😍

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🎉 Congratulations to DeAndra Sosa, our Thanksgiving Giveaway winner!

Thank you to everyone who participated and shared with us what you are grateful for this season. We love our Sunshine House families and team members! 🥰

💭 “Teaching is not about answering questions but about raising questions – opening doors for them in places that they could not imagine.” – Yawar Baig

📅 The Sunshine House will be closed this Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 in observance of Thanksgiving.

We hope you enjoy quality time with your family and loved ones. We are so grateful for our Sunshine House families! 🥰

Congratulations to Mary Johnson!✨

🎉 Mary Johnson is celebrating 30 years with The Sunshine House of Decatur, GA. We are thrilled to have someone as dedicated to early education as Mary on our team. Thank you, Mary, for your many years of service! 🌞

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Students in Columbia, SC at Broad River Rd. learned all about Pumpkins through hands-on experiences. 🎃

Teachers set up a pumpkin patch at the school for the children to pick their own pumpkins. Then, students listened along as their Story Teller, Mrs. Yami from the Richland County Library, told them a story about pumpkins. 📖

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✨The holidays are just around the corner. Whether you are a Black Friday fanatic or you’re just looking for some good deals on toys, this season is full of savings. We found some of the best deals this year, and you don’t even have to wait until Black Friday to start shopping. 🖤

🎁 Check out our list of the top 12 toys to buy this year before Black Friday to benefit your child. https://sunshinehouse.com/10-toys-to-buy-before-black-friday/

We still have pumpkins on our minds this fall. 😍 Get cozy this Thanksgiving season with pumpkin cinnamon rolls! Check out the easy recipe below!

🍂 1 can Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations refrigerated seamless dough sheet
🍂 1/4 cup pumpkin butter
🍂 3 tablespoons brown sugar
🍂 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
🍂 3 ounces cream cheese softened
🍂 1/4 cup butter softened
🍂 1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
🍂 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
🍂 1 tablespoon milk, more if you like a thin frosting

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Unroll sheet dough into a large rectangle. Spread pumpkin butter evenly over dough. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon evenly on top.
3. Starting with short side of the rectangle, roll into a log. Cut the roll into 10 slices. Place slices flat onto a greased 8 x 8 baking sheet.
4. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool in pan.
5. While cooling, make cream cheese frosting. In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Whisk in confectioner’s sugar, vanilla, and milk. Whisk until smooth.
6. Spread frosting over cinnamon rolls, serve and enjoy!

🍽 Check out more yummy recipes at https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/easy-mini-pumpkin-cinnamon-rolls/

*Our giveaway has been closed. Congratulations to our winner, DeAndra Sosa. Thank you to everyone who participated! We are grateful for all our Sunshine House families and team members. 🥰

Thanksgiving Giveaway! 🦃

We are so grateful for our families and teachers at The Sunshine House!
To show our gratitude this year, we are giving away a $100 Amazon gift card to one lucky family! 🥰

To enter, all you have to do is:
1. Tell us what you are thankful for in the comments below.
2. Tag a friend.

That's it! The giveaway closes Tues., November 21 at 3pm. We will choose one lucky winner at random and announce it on Facebook Tuesday evening. ✨

Happy National American Teddy Bear Day! 🐻

We all love the nostalgia of a classic teddy bear. But, did you know how the teddy bear came to be? The first stuffed bear was made in 1903 by Margarete Steiff after visiting the zoo with her nephew. Stuffed bears were later named "Teddy Bears" after President Theodore Roosevelt.

School Age students in Irmo, SC had fun playing outside and getting artsy with sidewalk chalk! So creative. 😊

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Veterans, we thank you for your service.

The Sunshine House of Columbia, SC at Broad River Rd. honored and learned about Veterans this week through storytelling, read-alouds, drawing, and coloring activities with local Veterans.

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Working at the car wash! 🚗🧼 Explorers in Cartersville, GA hosted their own little car wash.

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The Pre-K class in Fayetteville, NC at Ramsey St. enjoyed making lemon tree paintings after reading “Under the Lemon Moon” 🍋 in their Seeds of Literacy Program. 🌱📖

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We invite you to help The Sunshine House put the "giving" back in Thanksgiving this year. Each year we choose to give back to the community and help those in need through the Give-a-Gobble Thanksgiving Food Drive. 🦃

🥫 Please join us in making a difference for a hungry child in our community by placing your non-perishable food items in the donation box in your lobby this November.

Check with your Center Director for more details.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I love that my daughter attends here! She comes home happy, and the communication of the director and teachers is amazing. The director makes sure the children are well taken care of. I know my daughter is safe when she goes to school every day." - Christian W., Greensboro, NC

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Congratulations to Andrea Chappell!✨

🌞 Andrea is celebrating 20 years with The Sunshine House of Easley, SC, and we couldn't be more thrilled to have her on our team. Thank you, Andrea, for your loyalty and dedication to the community.

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We’re always looking for loving, talented teachers and caregivers to join our school family. 🥰 Does this describe anyone you know? If so, you could get $200 in FREE childcare!*

📣 Tell your friends! Email, text, tweet, Facebook; whatever you prefer. Just share www.sunshinehouse.com/jobs for a list of open positions and to apply online.

Be sure your friend mentions you referred them to apply to The Sunshine House!

Thank you for being part of our school. We 😍 our families!

*Referring party will receive $200 in tuition credit when referred teammate has been actively employed for 30 days. Account must be in good standing to receive credit. Account credit cannot be converted into cash. Program can be discontinued at any time without prior notice.

Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour tonight! ⏲

💡 Did you know? Daylight Saving Time was introduced to America in 1918 to help lower fuel costs during World War I. A bill was passed to shift the time each season, but was repealed several months later. The concept of Daylight Saving Time was reintroduced in 1966 as the Uniform Time Act, which was amended in 2005 to what it is known as today.

We love fall!🍂

🎃👻 Here's just a small glimpse of all the fall and Halloween festivities happening around The Sunshine House this year!

Did you dress up for Halloween? Tell us what you dressed up as in the comments below!🥰

Our Infant and Toddler classes have been reading "One Special Day" from our Seeds of Literacy program. 🌱📖

Infants in Florence, SC enjoyed reading it with their teacher! Meanwhile, Toddlers in Summerville, SC learned how to take care of babies after reading through the book together. Diapering skills at their finest!

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💡 Trivia Time!

Which year did the first Thanksgiving NFL game take place? 🏈