Au revoir, Winter!

I can hardly wait til this Saturday when winter officialy hands the seasonal baton over to spring and life can begin to live again, at least according to the calendar. I consider myself a hardy farmgirl, but the past 3 months were a bit of a challenge. We survived, however, with the help of lots of art supplies, a well-stocked dress-up trunk and a few adventures in science. I've often said that I don't need to go back to teaching because I have my very own classroom right here! Enjoy some "survival pix" from the last 2 months and then it's on to spring!

ART CLASS

For Valentines Day, we (ahem....Mom) made DumDum posies for all the classmates at preschool. Instructions: cut out 3 heart-shaped petals, 2 green leaves, a ruffly center; hole punch each and insert lollipop. Write "Will you be my Bud-dy?" on each and tape everything together at the bottom. Repeat 50 times. Minimal child assistance recommended.

BIOLOGY CLASS

We learned about prune fingers after tubby time

and followed that shortly by a more serious physics lesson in how smacking one's head against a countertop can result in a trip to the ER.

HOME EC CLASS

We made "hairy hotdogs" for lunch.

Instructions: cut up hotdogs and insert pieces of dry spaghetti into them;

boil until soft and serve when cooled.

Reminder: don't forget to dress kids before lunch next time.

CHEMISTRY CLASS

More fun with science...Grammy kept us busy with this crystal growing kit. J had a hard time waiting the 24 hours needed for the crystals to grow. He hovered over it for an hour and was sure it was a dud, til the next morning.

DRAMA CLASS

Acting like it's already summer in our shorts/tshirts (over sweats and long sleeves) and dressing up like SuperHeroes in Underoos that came at Christmas

RECESS

As much as I am ready to see winter wind down, I have to admit I'll miss seeing the kids in their snow hats and mittens. They look so darn cute in their get-ups!