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toddler time: let it snow-man! (or not!)
i was holding back my winter themes waiting for some of the usual january weather but i got sick of waiting. so this week our theme was SNOWMEN!Mystery Box: We found a cute snowman in our box!
I’m a little snowman short and fat (Stand with arms in circle above stomach)
Here is my scarf(Point down front of shirt)
Here is my hat (Pat top of head)
When the sun comes out (Make sun with hands in circle above head)
I cannot play (Shake head “no”)
Slowly I just melt away (Bend slowly down to floor)
my snowman has a friend today!
Two chilly snowmen sitting on a wall.
One named BIG and one named Small.
Bye bye Big, bye bye Small!
Hello Big, Hello Small!
Playing in the snow, 1 was fast and the other was SLOWWWW...
Skating on the ice, 1 was mean, the other was nice...
Books We Read:
An Amazing Snowman- wasn't sure if kids were still into Olaf but mine definitely were!! hard to get everyone's attention after that but we did our best...
Flannel Board: Three Little Snowmen
i couldn't decide whether to use my clipart Olafs OR my felt snowmen. finally chose felt.
Cut my # of snowmen from 5 to 3- THANK GOODNESS! MY KIDS WERE CRAZY TODAY!!!
Craft: Paper Plate Spiral Snowman
i LOVE this craft!!! i usually do sensory bag snowmen but wanted to save that for babies & brew next week.
i printed this adorable snowman face on white cardstock but i think regular paper would have worked fine also.
kids just colored the face and/or their paper plate then they (or their grownups) cut a simple spiral into the plate, its impossible to mess up really! great for kids who want to practice scissor skills.
we taped on pipe cleaner arms and white ribbon hangers. sooooo cute!! this is one to repeat every year for sure!
confession: some of my programs have been rough this month, especially my early toddler sessions. one child starts screaming, then they ALL SCREAM! same with running AND banging their little fists on my table (while i stand there wondering what is going on bc i have NEVER EVER experienced this before in over 5 years of toddler programs.) its like everyone just ate cookies, donuts, candy & cupcakes on their way to the Library or something.
today, i just waited a while (NO reaction!) then finally i explained to the grownups that if we couldn't calm everyone down, we would just have playtime today. i literally could not hear myself over the toddlers and it just wasn't going to work this way. i explained that it is perfectly ok if you aren't in the mood for stories today. just step out for a few minutes & come back when you are ready to listen, no worries.
reminded everyone about our guidelines: NO EATING for our friends with allergies, NO RUNNING so we all stay safe
miraculously, everyone quieted down enough to get thru most of the program tho i did have to stop a couple of times, including once at the end for grown up chatting. second session was better.
LOVED my snowman songs so much as well as my craft. two well attended sessions with about 18 kids each.
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