Imagination Station Preschool

11/04/2025

📢 MOM SHOP THE SWAP!
Calling all moms out there! Feeling overwhelmed with clutter or hoping to save money this holiday season? Join us for The MomCo Shop the Swap!

📍 1307 S 4700 W, West Weber 84401

🗓 Drop-off Day:
Friday , Nov 7 | 11 AM – 6 PM
Bring your gently used, clean, re-giftable items.

🛍 Swap Event:
Saturday , Nov 8 | 10 AM – 12 PM
Come “shop” for free—everything left after the event will be donated.

🍪 Extras:
Baked goods and hot drinks available for purchase.

Come declutter your home, get ahead on Christmas shopping, and help the environment—all while connecting with other moms! 💚

— The MomCo
Kaelyn & Addie

11/03/2025

Here at Imagination Station, I support the Finnish model. I encourage a love of learning through curiosity and play!
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Research shows that Finnish children start school at the age of 7, yet they consistently outperform their peers worldwide in literacy, mathematics, and overall well-being.

But here’s what’s striking:
They don’t get ahead by rushing.
They thrive because they aren’t rushed.

Because here’s the truth: in Finland, childhood is still sacred. The early years aren’t filled with flashcards, early readers, and pressure to perform. They’re filled with forest walks, open-ended play, and long, unhurried moments of discovery.

🧠 Decades of research (Sahlberg, 2015; Whitebread, 2012; OECD, 2018) reveal that this slower start protects a child’s developing brain. Early play isn’t wasted time; it’s wiring time. When children build forts, climb trees, and explore mud puddles, they’re also building executive function, problem-solving, and emotional regulation, the very skills that predict lifelong success.

In Finland, teachers don’t “teach to the test.” They teach the child. Recess isn’t a reward. It’s a right. And homework in the early years? Almost none. Because rest and family connection are also seen as part of education.

Why does this matter?
Because too many children today are burning out before they even learn who they are. We push academics before self-awareness, competition over curiosity. We teach them to chase achievement before they’ve learned to love learning.

However, the Finnish model reminds us that a child who plays deeply learns deeply.
A child who feels safe will explore bravely.
And a child allowed to grow at their own pace will often surpass those who were hurried.

So maybe the question isn’t,
“How can we help our kids get ahead?”
Maybe it’s,
“How can we protect their joy long enough for learning to bloom naturally?”

Because childhood isn’t a waiting room for “real life.” It is real life… the most formative, fertile soil for everything that comes next. 🤍

References:
• Sahlberg, P. (2015). Finnish Lessons 2.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?
• OECD (2018). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators.
• Whitebread, D. (2012). The Importance of Play: A Report on the Value of Children’s Play with a Series of Policy Recommendations.

10/21/2025

🎃 Ghosts, spiders, witches brew, corn mazes & corn pits! Lots of Halloween fun & learning going on here this month!

10/21/2025

October is fire safety month!🔥 🎶 Stop, drop, roll, stop, drop, roll.... if your clothes catch on fire, stop, drop,roll 🎵What happens when you mix red & yellow? It makes orange!

10/21/2025

We started out October reading "The Color Monster". We learned to name our feelings and had lots of fun with colors!

09/16/2025

"When learning and fun become one!" That's my modo and we do it daily here at Imagination Station Preschool!

08/28/2025

Back to school day was successful !!! It was so great seeing old friends and meeting new ones! So excited for a new preschool year!