We had fun this week getting ready for Halloween! We read books about spiders and trick-or-treating and monsters and fall leaves... The kids painted these spider webs with water colors over a web I made out of rubber cement. They were excited when they saw that the paint didn't stick very well to the web. I think they turned out VERY well.
We read Where the Wild Things Are and drew our own monsters. We talked about some of the scary costumes and decorations we might see on Halloween. The kids were all excited to show how brave they were going to be on Halloween. I love that these are the scariest/meanest faces they can make. They are such sweet boys.
Sometimes the floor is the best place to do their work. I am loving seeing their writing samples and how they have improved even in a few weeks.
Quiet book time is a very peaceful part of the day. The kids love reading alone and to each other.
I made "moon goo" (which is cornstarch and water) for the kids to play with. It is a very strange sensory experience. If you move it quickly, you can roll it into a ball, but then if you stop moving it, it becomes liquid again and drips out of your hands... Everyone took a turn.
We brought the blocks downstairs to play with while we waited for the parents at the end of the day. They work together very nicely for the most part, but when there are disagreements, they figure it out themselves. They are so smart.
Mega block building takes over the whole room when we play. They make elaborate stories and creations, but it takes a loooong time to clean up. :)
Working together on these 60 piece puzzles is another favorite. They always fight over who gets to put in the last piece though.
Rescue bots and super heroes were a big part of our week. They make voices and story lines and build houses and plan rescue missions... It's serious business.
On Halloween, everyone dressed up, and not surprisingly, everyone was a super hero! I was a standard witch, but the kids told me I wasn't a very convincing witch because I wasn't scary. The kids loved being in costume AND being at preschool. They talked about themselves in the third person a lot too. "Wolverine is still hungry, can Wolverine have another apple please?" or "Iron Man needs to go potty. Can Iron Man be excused?" It was so funny.
One last Halloween project, they made jack-o-lanterns. I had them rip paper instead of cutting it. That works different muscles in the hands and is good practice for improved dexterity.
Outside the kids played, although I had to keep reminding them to be careful with their costumes so they could still use them to go trick-or-treating with. They were especially excited about making this super hero train down the slide. I bet they did this 20 times.
Then of course, we did a little photo shoot. They were too cute all dressed up. Logan and Ryan were Iron Man. Jeff and Lullaby were Captain America. Hawken was Wolverine. What an adorable group!
Being TOUGH!
Being HAPPY!
