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35 Years of Memories

35 years of learning, laughter and growing up together

From our photo album: children learning and playing at Next Generation over the years.

Art & Creativity

Finger painting together — Finger painting togetherChildren in art smocks spread finger paint across the table with their hands.

Watercolor painting — Watercolor paintingChildren paint at the table with a watercolor set and brushes.

All smiles at the art table — All smiles at the art tableA smiling girl in her art smock, ready for a painting project.

Egg painting — Egg paintingTwo girls in art smocks paint eggs at the craft table.

Art project time — Art project timeChildren work on an art project with yarn and craft supplies.

Sidewalk chalk art — Sidewalk chalk artTwo girls draw with sidewalk chalk on a sunny day.

Music & Movement

Drumming circle — Drumming circleChildren in paper headbands play drums together.

Making music — Making musicTwo boys smile as they play a toy guitar.

Xylophone fun — Xylophone funA toddler plays a colorful toy xylophone.

Music time — Music timeA toddler taps out a beat with drumsticks on a toy drum.

Keeping the beat — Keeping the beatA child plays hand drums on the playroom floor.

First music toys — First music toysA baby explores musical toys on the playroom floor.

Music lesson — Music lessonChildren sit together as a music teacher shows them a picture of a piano keyboard.

Learning & Discovery

Shape puzzles — Shape puzzlesChildren match pieces in wooden shape puzzles.

Early math with shapes — Early math with shapesA toddler explores colorful shapes on a hands-on learning toy.

Alphabet puzzle — Alphabet puzzleA boy puts the letters of an alphabet puzzle in place.

Bead maze counting — Bead maze countingA girl slides beads along the wires of a bead maze.

Science discovery — Science discoveryTwo boys explore colorful science and discovery toys.

Science table — Science tableChildren watch closely during a hands-on science activity.

Meeting a bird — Meeting a birdChildren meet a gentle white bird up close.

Meeting a turtle — Meeting a turtleA girl gently touches a turtle's shell.

Computer time — Computer timeA boy uses the computer during learning time.

Reading & Stories

Cozy book corner — Cozy book cornerA girl reads while a toddler laughs beside her in the book corner.

Reading together — Reading togetherTwo toddlers look through picture books side by side.

Story books — Story booksA smiling boy picks out a story book.

Puppet story time — Puppet story timeTwo girls listen to a story on headphones and act it out with a puppet.

Puppet theater — Puppet theaterA child puts on a show in the puppet theater.

Pretend Play & Dress Up

Tea party dress up — Tea party dress upA girl in a fancy dress and hat pours tea at a pretend tea party.

Dress-up costumes — Dress-up costumesTwo toddlers crawl around in lion cub costumes.

Pretend play — Pretend playChildren play pretend with a helmet, a ride-on car and dress-up clothes.

Play kitchen — Play kitchenA boy cooks up a pretend meal at the play kitchen.

Caring for a doll — Caring for a dollA toddler carries her baby doll.

Scarf play — Scarf playA toddler and an older friend play with colorful scarves.

Playing together — Playing togetherChildren share a pretend meal at the play table.

Building & Blocks

Building a block fort — Building a block fortChildren sit inside a round fort they built from cardboard blocks.

Unit blocks — Unit blocksChildren build roads and pens with wooden blocks and toy animals.

Block tower — Block towerA child peeks out from a tower built of cardboard blocks.

Train table — Train tableTwo boys play with trains on a wooden train table.

Soft foam blocks — Soft foam blocksA toddler plays among big, soft foam blocks.

Active & Outdoor Play

Swings in the back yard — Swings in the back yardTwo girls on the swings in the fenced back yard.

Swinging high — Swinging highA boy swings high in the back yard.

Sandbox and climbing — Sandbox and climbingTwo children climb and play by the sandbox.

Summer sprinkler fun — Summer sprinkler funChildren cool off running through the sprinkler on a summer day.

Parachute game — Parachute gameChildren play a game with a colorful parachute on the grass.

Picnic lunch — Picnic lunchChildren sit together on a picnic blanket on the grass.

Exploring the garden — Exploring the gardenA girl takes a close look at the flowers in the garden.

In the flower garden — In the flower gardenTwo children explore a bed of purple flowers.

Down the slide — Down the slideA toddler smiles at the bottom of a twisty slide.

Ball pit — Ball pitChildren play in a ball pit full of colorful balls.

Ride-on toys — Ride-on toysA happy toddler stands in a ride-on toy boat.

Seasonal Fun

Bobbing for apples — Bobbing for applesChildren in smocks gather around a tub to bob for apples.

Making a piñata — Making a piñataChildren decorate a piñata with colorful tissue paper.