A Bit Overboard Matey…
Hudson had his good friend, Avery come over to play last weekend. Naturally, I took all of my pent up teacher thoughts and emptied them into their play date. Hudson is on a pirate kick and Avery a princess kick so they ended up with a bit of a theme. Hudson played the role of pirate and Avery had to be a princess pirate. The teacher in me wanted the fun to include learning since learning can equal fun. Ha! So my brain sorted the activities as follows:
1. Treasure hunt sorting pirate gold …..gold needs to be sorted by high frequency words to get the next clue…word to focus on…AND!!
(High frequency word = word which occurs often in almost any text = in, the, and, is, I, etc.)
2. Food that looks like sea creatures – namely octopus…………alluring food that will turn into energy to play other educational games
3. Making a lei from straws and paper flowers…………focus on fine motor skills.
4. Building a pirate fort and walking the plank………….encouraging creativity.
I decided to save the eye patches, flag making other odds and end for a later date. I am very aware of my obsession and my tendencies to go overboard. Curbing that obsession is a work in progress. Effects of my obsession include Hudson now only eating hot dogs if they are in the shape of an octopus. What have I done?! If anyone knows a good shrink, I’m open to suggestions!
P.S. – The shrink is for me, not Hudson.
I am impressed with your octopus. Although, I use play dates as a time I don’t have to entertain the kids. Enjoy having some time to yourself.
August 21st, 2008 at 1:06 amI think that’s awesome. Sydney would love to come have playdates with Hudson. I’ll just have to put her on a plane…
August 21st, 2008 at 1:38 amWe know where to send OUR kids when we want to get out of town!
August 21st, 2008 at 4:17 pmSend everyone over! The more the merrier!
August 21st, 2008 at 7:56 pm