Valentine's Day!

e had a fabulous morning which started off outside in the crisp cold! As the morning went on, the day became more beautiful and we decided to have a picnic outside. Wren was a part of the primary room today and had a great play-date! The primary was preparing chain links for our Valentine's celebration while outside, and some of our friends decided to join. Paislie, Koichi, Alanna, Theo, Asher, and Ivy were the ones wanting to show of their scissor skills! We talked about only using the blade for paper, only using them in front of a teacher, and never running or walking with them in your hand. Theo was especially enthusiastic about cutting paper. He had a strategy of standing part of a paper up, and using two hands to open and close the scissors. He spent most of the morning working his skills. Alanna was very happy to use the scissors, and she, too used a similar strategy with both hands and paper standing up. Paislie and Koichi had the paper laying down, and they both used both hands. Asher tried his best to use one hand, and Ivy had the strategy of stabbing the paper with her scissors. Soon, we brought out our boxes to decorate before we create a train out of them. We brought out red paint and large paint brushes to use. Alanna, Teo, Annabelle, Ivy, and Paislie wanted to paint, and they sat, watching each other and observing each others' strategies. Annabelle was excited to switch paint brushes again and again. Ivy was excited to ask for more and more paint. Teo only stayed briefly before he decided to run around instead. Olive was initially hesitant to participate, but got excited once she found out we were using brushes. She got no paint on herself and and was ready to be “all done” after a few expertly applied strokes. Paislie was excited to feel the paint between her fingers, and to look closely at the paint she was applying. Ben was very busy in the sand box during this time, and spent much of the morning talking about his “hot sandwiches” that awaited him in his lunch box! Soon it was time to go inside, and Alanna lovingly escorted Olive to the gate where we wait with our friends. What a morning filled with love!


We came in and got busy, washing our hands and getting trays to put our lunches on. Every one was super excited to pick a tray, and it helped every one understand how to keep their space a little neater and tidier than usual. Dom read us a book about passing gas while we were eating, and it really made every one laugh. Then we got ready for nap time, and had a chance to read Theo's nightmare book before going to sleep (well, it has a happy ending!). After nap, every one had a chance to use our centers, but then it was time to decorate envelopes for our valentine exchange. Every one used stickers of different kinds to create their beautiful envelope. We had just a bit of time to have snack and exchange a few valentines before it was time to head out and celebrate together. It was a lovely day!