You probably noticed our very spooky Jack-O-Lantern window,
carefully designed and painted by Jordan and Addison along with the help of
several other children. We also have lots of beautifully decorated pumpkins
lining our window sills!
The kindergartens have done several Halloween crafts and
activities, and had a blast joining preschool for a super fun party Halloween
morning. They loved De’s new Halloween songs and dancing and howling to the
“Monster Mash”. They were also proud to be the very first group to read two new
Halloween books, Miss Fiona’s Pumpkin
Pies and the very silly Room on the
Broom. They even helped with sound effects the next day when I read it to
the Kinderstart group!
Leading up to Halloween, we had the very entertaining
Captain Jack Sparrow pop into the center. The children helped him find the Lost
Treasure of the LaSalle River, supposedly plagued by invisible monsters. But
don’t worry, he made sure each child was armed with a balloon sword to keep
them safe. He was so grateful that they helped him find the treasure that the
all got a gold coin and candy as a reward!
The children are still very excited about building and
forts, and luckily the last fundraiser provided us with tons of cardboard to
use! We saw muffin trays become lawn chairs, table hockey rinks, and bey-blade
stadiums, and cookie boxes transformed into cars and houses!
There has also been a lot a beautiful and creative art made
in the room, this is a very talented group of children! The art table fills up
as soon as the children return from school and we try to add new and
interesting materials as often as possible. They truly have a knack for using
the materials in unique and unexpected ways! The biggest challenge is keeping
enough paper in stock to meet their creative needs, so if anyone is looking to
get rid of bland/scrap paper we will gladly accept it!
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