Today we welcomed a special guest to Little Frog Land - Alexander's grandmother, Laura, came to spend the morning with us! Not long after she arrived, friends discovered that she had brought a ball of yarn with her - they were intrigued. Before we knew it, friends were bringing animals over to have make collars and leashes. Other friends played with the tools, opened the store and built with our new blocks.
After a weather check (where we were chased all over the place by a variety of wild animals and blown about by a tornado), we came in for snack. We decided to test out whether our bean sprouts were ready. We decided that they were and, despite our efforts to stop them, many friends gobbled up this growing food!
Then we sang and danced to a new favorite sang, My Name is Joe, and it was time for Morning Meeting. After our Moment of Loudness AND our Moment of Silence, Grandma Laura shared a story with us about How the Robin got it's Redbreast. The Little Frogs were enthralled.
At Choice Time, all of the Frogs spent time either painting backgrounds with watercolors and big textured brushes, or making macaroons with Laura. Everybody got a turn at both things.
Before we knew it, it was time to head outside. Some friends wanted to keep playing store, so we moved our store outside.
Then, as promised, Carol brought her scooter into the playground, put it up on it's steady kickstand, and let friends take turns "driving" it - they all had to put their helmets on first!
When we got back inside, it was time to dip our macaroons in chocolate! We especially enjoyed liking our fingers off after.
Danielle read us a new book, If You Give a Pig a Party, which many friends liked. It is interesting to note that many of the Little Frogs are getting very descriptive when they talk about parts of books that they like and don't like, as they are taking in more of the subtleties of the stories.
After we sat down to lunch, Laura came back with our chilled macaroons, and put one by every one's plate, to save for dessert. Then it was time to say goodbye to her and Alexander, but we hope she comes to visit us again!
