I hope you have a chance to hear about the 'pumpkin patch' from your child this afternoon! It was such a beautiful day today and we enjoyed being able to got from pumpkin to pumpkin in the sunshine. After looking at and touching each pumpkin (or nearly every pumpkin!), we picked out our favorite pumpkin. The kids also got to choose a small gourd to bring back to school so we can explore them.
Our walks during 'Out and About' are getting easier! I think the kids are gaining endurance as we walked between 6-8 blocks today with a good deal of energy. Thanks to Ms. Tiffany's mom who drove all of the gear back to the school for us. We did take the classroom pumpkin to the park. I cut the top off and we explored all the inner workings of the inside of the pumpkin. "Oooooh! This is gross!" was a common response while the kids dug the seeds out and put them in a bowl. We did learn the word 'pulp', but somehow the word was changed the minute we stopped practicing it. Ask me if you want to knows! We plan to carve the eyes, knows and mouth tomorrow and put a little light inside. Our plan is to read Halloween books by the glow of the jack-o-lantern!
The kids loved playing at the park after the pumpkin activity. Up and down and all around! Running, chasing, climbing, sliding, peeking, swinging! Lots of great gross motor action going on!
Lunch is always quiet after our long walks. However, the kids were alert during show and tell as they waited for their promised treat bags. Evan handed his treat bags to all of his friends. It was SO hard to wait to open them until they were in the car with mommy. Thank you, Evan!
Dress the kids warmly tomorrow as the temperature is dropping. It might be a bit cool in the room and we sure would love to get some exercise on the playground too!
