The title of this post sums up any child/interest led program very well…while there were a lot of “airplane” things happening and planned, the most memorable may be the things that happened in between. Read on to learn more about our day!
Sticking with the best flow we’ve come up with for our Play Days, we started the day outside. Once again the beautiful pavilion made the unexpected sprinkles no obstacle to getting our work done. The airplane wings were prepped on the tables for children to complete anytime before Circle Time.
Did you play with bubbles? Were you the blower or the chaser or avoider? One friend had varying techniques for catching bubbles from Grandma Bonnie using his hat! Today’s group added a layer of play that involved standing in front of the bubble wand and trying to move side to side to avoid them. Clever friends!
How does someone get unfrozen? We’ve got one friend who is guaranteed to start a game of tag and today’s game evolved into “freeze tag.” There were a few techniques to unfreeze someone- a simple touch, a group touch or a distance touch. Grandpa Kelven was by far the most active teacher tag player.
Have you ever found a 5 leaf clover? One friend shared that his mama is looking for a 5 leaf clover so a few friends sat down and got searching. We found a lot of 3 leaf clovers and turned some of them into 2 leaf clovers, but no 5 (or 4) leaf ones. Keep looking, friends!
What do you call this toy? This is one of the items that we haven’t decided on a consistent name for. It was described very well by one friend: “the board with the little balls that come up to the stick thing when you put it close by.” Brilliant description! These are very popular and outdoor friendly items.
Another item yet to be consistently named: our colorful liquid filled floor sensory art tile squares (it just doesn’t roll off the tongue).
Why was the paper bag wet? After many guesses of what could be in the paper bag, it was disclosed that it was apple sauce! Ms Kristin demonstrated how one can eat applesauce with the airplane spoons right before we went inside to have snack.
After eating, friends played and cleaned up before the big swing came out.
Did you go on the big swing inside? The very last thing we did before going back outside was put up the big swing. It’s load bearing enough to handle all the preschoolers at once which takes a lot of patience to get bodies comfortable.
What showed up just outside of our fence today? A real firetruck! The “lunch friends” with Peace Connections arranged to have them come for their last day of SEAK. What a treat to be up close to see the two fire fighters unroll 3 hoses, hook them together, attach one end to the fire hydrant and the other to the truck. After watching for a bit, we ran to the gate to be with Ms Brenda until our grown ups arrived.
I’m thankful for the people who are working hard to show up for children and families in our community.
AFTER PRESCHOOL BONUS PICTURES:
As I was going inside, two former preschoolers found me! These sweet girls were here in 2020 when the pandemic hit our town. It was such an abrupt interruption which makes these moments all the sweeter.
As Grandma Bonnie was going inside, she couldn’t resist playing in the firetruck’s spray. A mama sent me this sweet picture.
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