Valentines

What a blustery day Wednesday was!  The children made the most of it though.  They were creative and made  kites/windsocks out of plastic grocery bags and yarn.  They had the best time flying them!

We took a break from our study of hibernation and winter and we learned about being bucket fillers on Wednesday.  We read the story, Have You Filled A Bucket Today? and we learned that everyone has imaginary buckets that they carry around.  You can fill other buckets by doing and saying kind things.  You also fill your own bucket this way.  You can be a bucket dipper by doing the opposite.  It was an especially wonderful theme for Valentine's Day.  We decorated buckets to go with our theme.  They made great Valentine holders.

Thanks to all of you for bringing in treats for our party.  The children loved having snacks throughout the day.  Also, we made a healthier Shirley Temple drink  for the party and the children really liked it.  Here's the recipe in case you'd like to recreate it at home:

1 cup of pomegranate juice
2 cups of club soda
2 cups of Sprite
maraschino cherries (for garnish)

Next week, we'll be reading about Goldilocks and her encounter with the three bears.  We'll be decorating porridge bowls.  After this month, I'm considering spending the final months of class doing creative art activities and learning about famous artists.  I mentioned it to the boys and they seemed excited.  They've been less interested in art lately so maybe this will spur on their creativity!

I hope that you all get to enjoy another rare weekend of snow!