Next week we will continue with some cookie play in the kitchen area but we will also have a center set up as Santa's Workshop. The children will have access to wrapping paper, tape, and bows to wrap up blocks. It always makes me smile to watch as the children try and figure out the tape dispensers. This will be a wonderful fine motor exercise. On Wednesday, December 6, we will also be treated to a visit from Spikey Mikey. He will put on a holiday themed magic/comedy show. It is sure to tickle everyone's funny bone! Enjoy your weekend and we will see you on Wednesday!
The boys and girls were very excited to head back to the classroom and enjoy more time playing in the bakery. The centers kept everyone busy this morning. I sat in the dramatic play this morning and modeled some role play for the children. When the cookies came out of the oven I pretended they were hot and burned my hand. The kids caught on quickly and everyone was blowing the cookies so I would not get burned. Then several children helped serve me some milk to drink with my cookies. We are slowly developing play skills where we are not just playing with new props but using them to pretend and tell a story as we play. After sitting with the children for a few minutes, I quietly excused myself and stepped back to watch. They continued with a deeper level of play. It is so much fun to watch and listen as this new stage of play emerges. When we returned from Motor Skills we were delighted to find Tootsie had brought everything we needed to make our own cookies. We washed our hands and sat down to mix up some dough. We all took turns and not only mixed the dough but scooped our own cookies onto the baking tray. While our cookies were baking we took out some play dough and pretended to make cookies for the bakery. Many of us discovered that we could roll our dough into a long snake and then use the scissors to cut the dough into bite size pieces. Others just made cakes or cupcakes. When our cookies were baked and cooled we cleaned up the play dough and washed our hands again. It was finally time to decorate our cookies and eat them! The perfect end to Cookie Week!
Next week we will continue with some cookie play in the kitchen area but we will also have a center set up as Santa's Workshop. The children will have access to wrapping paper, tape, and bows to wrap up blocks. It always makes me smile to watch as the children try and figure out the tape dispensers. This will be a wonderful fine motor exercise. On Wednesday, December 6, we will also be treated to a visit from Spikey Mikey. He will put on a holiday themed magic/comedy show. It is sure to tickle everyone's funny bone! Enjoy your weekend and we will see you on Wednesday! Comments are closed.
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