I had Valentine's Day off, but Jesper and I went to his school for his classroom party. The look on Jesper's face when he realized I was going to hang out with him for a little while at his school was priceless. :) It was so fun to see him interact with his classmates and see what his days are like.
The kids all sit around a rug on their special animal at circle time (Jesper sits on the cow). Then the teachers, Christa and Allie, sing an introduction song for each child and they all jump around in the middle of circle at their turn. Jesper did his "Jesper shuffle" - it's a little like a jump and a gallop in one move.
They read books and sang songs and then had free play. All the other kids ran over to the toys, but Jesper played with the garbage can - it had a foot pedal that made the lid open. I should have known that would be most interesting to him - it has a lever. :) After some free time, they gathered back around the circle to hand out out the Valentine's Day candy and then played with balloons.
I have a new appreciation for Christa and Allie. They do a great job with getting the toddlers to listen and follow directions and move on to the next activity.
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