So let's begin at the beginning, actually let's go back a little further. Yesterday I gave my kids playdoh to keep at their desk for some extra "quiet play time" activities. These were some of the creations (sorry for the terrible quality pictures my camera was dead so I had to use my phone to capture the moment):
Kira's messages to some of her friends.
Chas's moon rock!
Emily's penguin, this girl knows the way to her teacher's heart (penguins are the greatest!) you can't really tell here but she made eyes, a beak, and little feet.
Andrew's Angry Birds.
Now back to today's festivities. First thing through the door I was greeted by this little guy:
First round of almost tears, I think it was the combination of the Angry Birds tie he was wearing and the fact that I had been hugged roughly 37 times by his friends already that did it.
After our Bible lesson we read this book:
Did you guess this was the second time I almost cried? Wrong, it was the second and third. I have a lot of feelings and this book hits them all. If you haven't read it the main character is a wooden puppet who lives in a village where people give each other gold stars for good things (having nice paint, doing tricks, singing well) and gray dots for bad things (falling, not being able to sing, having chipped paint). Punchinello has A TON of gray dots, he's just not good at ANYTHING, but then he meets Lucia, a girl who has no stickers or dots, and she tells him that Eli (the puppet maker) will help him get rid of them.
This book is just amazing and we had a really great discussion about how God gives each of us special talents and He watches over us all the time. All of my students are so caring and selfless but unfortunately that doesn't mean that they don't sometimes feel like they aren't good enough when they see what others can do. That's why I love being a Christian educator, because I can share God's word with them to show them that He has a plan just for them.
Then when all the work was done it was PLAYDOH TIME!!!
Here are just a few of the creations:
Simon's Crabby Patty (in Mommy's favorite color)
A burger Chas made for me, unfortunately I was still full from my snack.
Jasa's ice cream cone.
A Valentine Message from Andrew.
After lunch it was PARTY TIME and we had a blast thanks to some hard working parents!
I was too busy having fun to take pictures (I'll get the hang of this blogging thing soon I hope) but we played a game where we had to pick up and move marshmallow from one bowl to another with only a straw (shout out to the 5 kids who just stabbed theirs, creativity I love it), then we had to eat Twizzlers without using our hands, and we finished off the fun with a Pinata.
Now I sit here reflecting on the day's events, the handmade cards and sweet little notes, cuddled up in maybe the softest blanket ever, eating way too much delicious candy, and I feel so blessed to have these children in my life. These smart, hilarious, and most of all caring boys and girls come to me looking for knowledge but at the end of the day they teach me as much as I teach them. They remind me why Jesus called us to make ourselves "like the little children" I listen to them talk to each other and ask questions and I know that it is the pure hearts full of love and the eagerness to learn that helps us walk closer to God.
Oops I need a title change.
Make that three times I almost cried and one time it rained on my face.
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