So, this past Friday we did what we are calling “freestyle Friday”. Instead of having the children follow a schedule, we had the teachers each stay in a designated classroom and let the kids “roam and choose” which class they wanted to visit! Wow, what a day! We painted with flavored syrup in the Let’s Create room (yes, we did taste it), we did ice and food coloring in the courtyard, bubbles and chalk outside, building with lots of open ended stuff in the Let’s Build room, French Valley Idol in the Let’s Pretend, and lots of “mad” creations in the Mad Lab. Most of the children had no problem with the change, some of them were partial to stay with their teacher. Surprisingly the twos were great about moving around! Miss Julie was exhausted trying to keep count and keep up with all of them. But, what did I notice the most about the day? They all wanted to be outside! We actually had a wait list for the children who wanted to do all of the outdoor things! Parents; remember when you are trying to think of something fun to do with your child, play outside. We have soooo many parks in our community.
The bottom line is the children love to be outside. That doesn’t cost a thing!