Harvest Party

We had such a great time at our harvest party!  We opened up both of the kindergarten classrooms and had many stations set up for kids to choose from.  The kids have gotten used to being able to go back and forth between classroom because they are allowed to do this during Center Time on Fridays.  We love giving them the opportunity to self-select the places they would like to work and also be able to interact with kids from both classes.

Thank you to all of the parents who were able to send supplies or help out during our party!  We really appreciate your support.  At Cascade View, we realize that we are not only in the business of educating children, but we are also charged with the task of making memories!  We weren't able to get pictures of all of the stations, but here are a few.

All of the kids loved the cookie decorating station!  We don't have many food-treats in the classroom, so this was extra special.

We made pumpkin bookmarks with our thumbprints.

Straws are the perfect thing to use for necklaces.  Some students stuck with a pattern, while others simply focused on the small motor task of threading straw pieces onto the yarn.

Beaded bracelets on pipe cleaners have quickly become a favorite fine motor station!

Again, sometimes patterns are used and other times threading beads is the bigger challenge.  Side note... If you work with pipe cleaners at home, nail clippers are perfect for cutting these.

The kids did some sponge painting onto construction paper.  We'll cut these out and they will brighten up the room with their rich fall colors.

Thanks again for helping out!  We had a fantastic day!  I think we all can agree that Halloween should be moved, permanently, to a weekend.  The kids were pretty tired on November 1st, but we were glad they had so much fun on the 31st!  

Happy Harvest!