Our first quarter is already over
In the past three months, our kids have raked up the leaves in a nearby park, crafted feathery turkeys, and made Christmas ornaments. More importantly to me, they’re learning how to play together! This is my son’s main source of interaction with other kids, so it’s good experience for him to start learning (slowly, very slowly) how to share. The big kids are just dazzling to him, and he wants to do everything that they do . . . even if it means riding on a big boy’s back in order to participate. Everett, one of the older boys, has been especially caring with the little ones, and played peekaboo with them in the tunnel in the romper room (and didn’t even seem to mind that one of the toddlers was crawling slowly through it).
Our monthly seminars have been pretty interesting. Besides housekeeping tasks like voting on a budget and talking about fundraisers, we’ve learned about making environmentally friendly cleaning products, and two parents did a really informative presentation about different methods of saving for college. (Also: we have really good treats at these meetings. Especially the maple cookies we had the first month!) We missed the Halloween party but are looking forward to the upcoming holiday gathering, where Santa will pass out books to the kids.
Here’s a peek at some of our fun. (Click on one of the photos for a gallery to open.)
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- The pink stoller has been a hit with my son, who recently started walking. We’ve got really fun costumes for the kids to wear, from the Blanche Devereaux-inspired vest shown here to fireman’s helmets and hardhats.
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- Teacher Gail brought her apple corer, which everyone had fun trying. We experienced how different the varieties of apples (and one Asian pear) taste. In September, the co-op had a field trip to Greenbluff and took a tour of an orchard.
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- One friend rakes leaves into a pile for his buddies to jump (or crawl) into!
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- More fun in the leaves! This boy filled up his wagon with leaves, while other friends look on and one of the girls plays around. This was a really beautiful day.
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- Teacher Gail supervises my son in the kitchen. We’ve got lots of play food, including a plastic croissant!
