Terrific Thursday!

Another great day at the Sprout!

It was a beautiful morning and what better way to begin our day then by blowing bubbles and going down the slide! Not to many friends were here, so Jasper, Paislie, and Alanna all thought It’d be a good idea to avoid the lines when more friends showed up, and go down the slide over and over again! Wren found some bubbles along the way and stopped to blow and enjoy them! Theo and Paislie had some important phone calls they needed to make before going off to explore! Joey had a great idea to make a track in the sand, and Jasper joined in the fun! We welcomed our good friend, Bennett, who will be hanging with the Toddlers for a few days! :) There was lots of action in the sandbox, as Bennett was tryin out the smaller slide, theo was balancing on a log, and Jasper was bouncing beach balls around enjoying the sand between his toes!

We made our way inside for AM and greeted Koichi, as he was just arriving! We had some sweet blackberries and raisins. We washed our hands, and made our way to the carpet, where we found tons of new books, from Jackies visit to the Library and some new ones, that were donated from Teo’s wonderful parents! We asked which book everyone would like to read first, and everyone choose “I’d like a Hug”. So Jackie sat with the pack and read, everyone listened attentively, and soon hugs were being given all around! We sang our circle time songs, “days of the week”, and “whats the weather?”  We were having so much fun reading and looking at our new books, that we didn’t realize it was almost lunch time, so we made a quick trip to the deck, where we found our Pre-Tot friends hanging out! We explored all the new push-cars, an eggplant that you can ride on, and lots of fun other gross motor materials they could explore. Everyone was so tired out, we did a quick hand wash, lunch, and transitioned to nap!

After nap, we had another awesome book/cuddle time, while some of our friends made their way to the potty. We read the “Belly Button” book, and many, many more! We worked a little at our stations, and had a quick “Yo Gabba Gabba” dance party, before Ms Leona made her way to our class. We cleaned up, washed hands, and sat for snack and Spanish time! We started with our “Hola” song, which of course everyone loves! Then Ms Leona brought out her “Itsy-Bitsy Spider” (La Arana pequenita) poster board, and everyone found their “Aranas”. We sang a couple of other new songs with Leona before it was time to say “Adios”! Our friends Koichi, Bennett, and Joey quickly made their way to the building area, while Jasper, Teo, and Paislie brought the step stools to look out at the big Trucks! We put our shoes on, and marched out for some afternoon exploration and free play!

Dom