Teddy Bear Day!

Today was Teddy Bear Day! All of our friends were able to bring in one of their special stuffed friends! Since our special visitors never had Morning Meeting or a Moment Silence before we had to explain to them what we do. Our stuffed friends are great listeners because they were able to do the Moment of Silence. 

Next, we headed outside before it began to rain.

Katy brought her polka dot bear.

Tori brought her elephant.

Alexander brought his big brown bear.

Kevin brought his Red Dolphin.

Miles had his Moo Cow.

Elise had her Orange Turtle.

Evan brought his Camel.

Mason brought his puppy.

Our stuffed animals loved swinging on the swings and sliding down the slide! Some had so much fun they may need to take a bath when they get home!

We then headed inside to have a dance party with our animals! 

Some of the Caterpillars came to our room to visit Princess Froggie and Nellie. 

Danielle read us a book called My Friend Bear. The Little Frogs are getting good at looking at the pictures to figure out how the character may be feeling. 

Not only was today Teddy Bear Day but it was also Kevin's birthday! He is now four years old! Kevin's mom brought in delicious cupcakes and juice boxes for us! The cupcakes had Lightening McQueen and Mator rings on them! We got to lite a candle and sing Happy Birthday!

After we were finished eating out snack and got all cleaned up, Kevin's mom read us a book! We love it when our family members come and spend time with us!

Before Choice Time we got out the drums and played. This a great activity because it helps work our fine and gross motor skills! We are also learning about rhythm and how to play together.

Our choices for Choice Time were Flubber, Books, Blocks, Dramatic Play and Animal Making. 

While some friends played with the blocks others helped make enough flubber to fill the water table. This was a lot of work as well as messy! (If your Little Frog comes home with Flubber on them, in their hair, or on their clothes, it comes out with vinegar.)

For safety we wore our safety goggles when mixing. Friends had so much fun getting messy!

One friend made his Giraffe out of different shapes, while another started work on his character, "Mrs. Icicle."

When then cleaned up for a quick story and to eat our lunches. We did not want to get our animals dirty so we had them eat at another table. We told them "NO GROWING FOOD!" but they did not listen. 

Another Day in Paradise

Our day began with a little air guitar...

...some Mister Potato Head...

and building with the counting cubes.

There was also some character research on the Internet for our book project.

Then we danced to our new song, "My Name is Joe."

At Morning Meeting, we read a book to prepare us for the day,  Into the Forest, about a boy who takes a walk in the forest and meets all kinds of animals who join him. We talked about our walk today, and what kinds of animals or creatures we might see.

Then we were off to the Magical Forest with our friends, the Turtles.

We hold on to a buddy's hand until we get past the driveway. Then, every RUNS down the big hill.

We spent some time playing on the stage, in the house, on the hill and climbing the sculpture. Then we all met in a big circle on the stage for a...

PUPPET SHOW!

Carol and Tamara introduced The Chef and Teresa Meresa, who had just met and were trying to be friends. Every once in a while, Tamara would stop the action and have friends decide if what the puppets had done was kind (thumbs up), or mean (thumbs down). It was very fun and funny.

Then, we headed for the Magic Gate into the Magic Forest. Today, we had to say Magic Words to get the lock opened.

It was a beautiful morning to explore and climb and collect treasures.

We went down to the pond, only to discover that it was full of sea serpents and crocodiles. We were not afraid, and we stayed to look at the birds and toss sticks and stones into the water.

Then we hiked up around the pond and headed back. All of our friends are really happy when we are out in the woods - there is so much to see and hear and touch and do - it is a feast for the senses. It was another beautiful day in paradise.