The Turtles @ AFS: What do you celebrate?

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Monday, December 12, 2011

What do you celebrate?

At Morning Meeting, we talked about all the holidays that people celebrate this time of year, and each child got a turn to share about their holiday traditions.

Here is what they said:

Madigan: I put purple balls for Christmas. And I made a gingerbread house.

David: I celebrate Christmas. Also, I like to trick-or-treat.

Madison: I be a princess and I also eat cookies.

Mimi: I eat cookies with my mommy and daddy.

Wills: I celebrate at my house birthday parties.

Sadie: Christmas.

Gabby: I celebrate Christmas and trick-or-treat. I was Ariel.

Caimin: I'm decorating for Christmas.

Patrick: I decorate my tree with Charlie Brown stuff.

Jacob: I bring home a big Christmas tree. Me and my mommy and my daddy decorate the tree.

Ella: Sleepover. I'm going to play something.

Matthew: Christmas. Its special to me because its my favorite time because you get toys.

Zara: Stripes and toys.

Flubber-stache

flubber races

Flubber cookies

Other choices included:

mosaic pictures,

books,

and watercolors.

At Movement, Missy had brought even more things for our obstacle course! There were TWO hopscotches, many hula hoops, the monkey jump mat, and the balance beam where we could walk BACKWARDS!