The Bell Center Toddler Times

October 2017 Teachers: The 2017-2018 school year is in full swing at The Bell Center.  Earlier in September, past and present TBC families joined us at the Birmingham Zoo for an exciting evening with the animals and enjoyed a catered meal from Taziki’s.  Be on the lookout for future TBC...

Tailgate Challenge

Fall is in the air and that means a couple of things…pumpkin spiced everything and football! Getting ready for the beginning of the football season, The Bell Center held its 9th Annual Tailgate Challenge on Saturday, August 26, and it was so much fun! The streets and the parking lot were packed...

Grateful for another year at The Bell Center

August means back to school for Marissa Benjamin, a math specialist in the Hoover City Schools. It also means back to The Bell Center for her daughter, almost 3-year-old Cami. “This is the time of year that’s hard,” says Marissa. “I’m excited about starting my new year at school, and...

The Bell Center Toddler Times

Monthly Theme: EveryBODY at School Signs: more, please, eat, drink, ball, my turn Key Vocabulary Words: hi/hello, bye/goodbye, girl, boy, yes, no, head, shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, feet, friend Nursery Rhymes, Finger Plays, and Songs Head, Shoulders, Knees and...

Summer at The Bell Center

Summer at The Bell Center We are finishing up our summer programs next week, and we wanted to share with you a little about what summer at The Bell Center looked like this year. We served over 80 children in seven unique programs. • Munch Bunch - Due to rising needs, we were able to offer two...

Working all things together for good!

Mary Laura Day is embarking on her 9th year as an occupational therapist at The Bell Center. She also has worked as a Kindermusik educator for seven years. She considers it a great honor to serve children and families in this capacity and is ever thankful for this opportunity. Beginning early on in...

A Father’s Secret Wish

A Father’s Secret Wish   It was an early and quiet February morning in 2007 when Craig and Meg Krawczyk got up, headed to the hospital and checked in to Labor and Delivery to settle in and prepare for the birth of their second child.  After a relatively quick labor (about 90 minutes),...

The Bell Center Graduation 2017

The Bell Center held their yearly graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 21st. There were thirty-three graduates in the class of 2017. They were the stars of the show with a short performance of three preschool classics after a processional into the chapel of Canterbury United Methodist Church. The...

The Bell Center Toddler Times

Wow!! It is May already!  Can you even believe how fast this year has flown by?  This has been a fantastic year and we will have a fantastic summer! Monthly Theme May, Bugs and Flowers Signs: bug, butterfly, flower, leaf Key Vocabulary Words: sun, rain, rainbow, water, dirt, seeds, plant,...

Going from frightened new mother to “mom”

Becoming a mom is supposed to be a magical time, filled with joy and promise. But for some mothers, the magic of this time is clouded by frightening diagnoses and procedures. Like Whitney Smith. Just three weeks after her daughter Hailey was born, she was told her tiny child had hydrocephalus, or...