Week 2 with the 2's:

It was such a joy working with these little ones this week! In the past, working with the 2's didn't involve much more than trying to keep them out of the way of what the "big kids" were working on. So this year, it's really nice to be able to spend intentional time with the little ones as well. I only got a couple pictures the first day because it was so tricky just keeping track of the kids! These guys sure are busy! But by the second day, Evelyn and I seemed to have found a bit more of a groove, and we were able to get a few decent shots.

Day 1:
We started with free play to let them get some wiggles out. The kids headed for the play kitchen and played nicely for quite a while (meaning Doc and Juliette didn't hit or bite one another...we've been struggling with these two big time!)

They can trash a room in 5 seconds flat!

Kelda was a little worried about leaving Gus but he did GREAT! He was an absolute joy to work with. Good job, Gussy!

We then moved on to calendar and Bible time. They kids did well sitting through the story for the most part. Doc was the most distracted, but I think a lot of that came from being at home. We let them play again after that to get some more of those two-year old wiggles out. Then it was time for our story and snack. I made them yogurt with blueberries (since our color of the week was blue), and we read When the Elephant Walks, which everyone liked. Then it was time for our elephant craft. The kids did GREAT at this part. They painted small paper plates gray, and then glued on ears, feet, a trunk, and a googley eye. All three kids concentrated so much on this activity. It was really fun.

Next we headed outside to play in the water table with blue water, and the kids took turns painting horizontal and vertical blue lines on my sliding glass door. After that we called it a day and made lunch. Over all, I would call it a success.

Day 2:

I felt SO much more comfortable by day 2. Now that I knew what to expect, it was much easier to pace the activities and to fit more into our time together. We started again with free play, and then moved into calendar and Bible time.

The felt board was SO wonderful for these guys! I read the Bible story to them first, and then we retold it together using the felt. By the second day, they knew just what to do. Even Gus got in on the action.

Next we had a snack and read our story again. I made flower snacks since on the 3rd day, God created the flowers and plants. The kids did such a great job sitting through the story while they ate that we read two additional books (Little Blue Truck and My One Book).

Then it was time for our craft. We made a picture of God's creation on the 3rd day using construction paper and a bunch of foam stickers. They were fully engaged and did great once again.

Next it was time to work on fine motor skills with some play dough.

And then we did a little obstacle course to work on our gross motor skills. This one was a big hit! First the kids had to hop like kangaroos on the blue dots.