Working Hard Wednesday!

It was another magnificent day at the Sprout! The beginning was much like yesterday--loads of entertainment in the sandbox. The sand becomes whatever we want it to be, but I think today it was mostly sand! As friends were hanging out, doing their usual digging, piling, and cooking there, Dom brought out the water hose for some plant watering. Annabelle was the first to take hold of the hose, holding it while Dom turned it on. Soon Theo and Alanna joined in on the fun, and they all looked like Firemen/women holding a hose together! Then, Ms. Toni came out to make a grand announcement. She called to the school to meet in the sandbox for her special announcement, and quickly every one came and turned their listening ears on. (It was impressive to see such mature audience members ready for these special words!) Nick, Dom, and I were behind the scenes preparing our new toys to be introduced while Toni had the kiddos feeling and jumping on the new sand. We brought out loads of shovels, trucks, balls, and other toys and one by one asked the kids, "which toy would you like to use?" Every one had something they enjoyed and we had plenty left over. Then, Toni talked to the kids about what it means to respect and love our toys, and to please take care of them, as it makes the toys happy and helps them to last longer for our enjoyment. And then the business began!

Asher and Wren were quick to pick out a couple of diggers, and they stayed teamed up most of the day, digging in the sand, mulch, and dirt on different parts of the playground. Annabelle, Alanna, Paislie, Theo and Ivy all picked shovels, and started working hard, digging holes and filling them again and again. Ancel (our friend visiting from the pre-tot room) picked a bucket and filled it with sand many times over! Teo and Ben picked dump trucks, and were busy filling the backs of the trucks with sand and dumping them, but soon, Teo left to chase after a ball with Ivy, and the two of them practiced bouncing and kicking balls to each other. After a long morning of activities, every one was super hungry. We had a picnic and enjoyed the beautiful weather, sang some songs, then read a book that Theo brought called There was an Old Woman who Swallowed a Fly which Ancel, Wren, Ben, Alanna, Paislie, Teo, and Annabelle really enjoyed. After this, every one was ready to start digging again and stayed busy until it was time for lunch and then nap.

After nap, we had some free-play and sang a couple of songs in Spanish (Ms. Leona was out sick, we hope she gets well soon!). Then, we had a small dance party, got changed and dressed, and headed out to end our day!

Love,
Jackie and Dom