"Let's celebrate the season with friends that are near,
And decorate Gingerbreadmen with holiday cheer!"
Tonight's fun was filled mostly with Alex running around the gym with some other boys screaming at the top of their lungs, repeatedly jumping over some mat toys. He was fast asleep at 8:00 p.m., which begs the question, "Are these Parents as Teachers get togethers for the kids or for the parents?" (Smile, smile, wink, wink)
Anyway, there were lots of activities. Alex could hardly be bothered, but he did stop long enough for me to be able to make a reindeer for him. These were made by tracing the kids' feet and hands...a super cute idea.
Chris and Alex made this Gingerbread Man together...and for the record, there was one other red Gingerbread Man in the group. (Red Rum! Red Rum! {just kidding})
The Christmas Tree activity wasn't really a possibility for either of the kids, so they get one from mom...you can see the creativity it took for me to get through these!
Finally, after a chili dinner with corn bread, Rice Krispy treats, and chocolate milk (Grace ate some of the corn bread), Alex decorated his Gingerbread Man. We talked about teamwork as I put on the icing, and he decorated the cookie using a cupfull of goodies. He really did do a great job, three in the mouth, one on the cookie, three in the mouth, one on the cookie (this must be genetic...on both sides). Unfortunately, by the time the little man got home, there wasn't much decoration left. That's part of the fun, right???
And we can't forget the singing. Each kid got to hold some jingly bells and we sang some songs. It was a lot of fun!
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