Tiny Tots

Fiona and I have started taking Tiny Tots at the farm, just like I did with Luli back when she was just two years old. It's a great class for 2-3 yr olds and their moms (or dads or caretakers). Fiona's really enjoying it and especially fond of having her own "school" time. Our first class made me think that Fiona needed some work in getting more assertive. She didn't want to take out a puppet without me by her side, or go up to Miss Blair without me holding her hand. Our second and subsequent classes she's done much better.

We start the class doing fine motor activities, these pics from this week's class are painting shaving cream on a laminated picture (which Fiona was very focused on) and playing with a magnet and a tin of magnetic objects. Another activity was sorting objects but we didn't get to that table because Fiona was really loving her painting.

After fine motor skills we do circle time with the "Hello" song, and some other songs that correlate to the theme of the week (this week was squirrels). Then off to craft time! This week we painted a squirrel with watercolors, and attached a furry tail. Fiona again LOVED the painting. After craft we go for gross motor skill activities, this week we played with tents and tunnels and picked up "acorns" or balls. We finish off with a snack and the goodbye song. On the way out all the kids get a sticker on their hand.

Fiona was especially happy because this week the weather was nice enough to play outside for the 15 minutes we had in between our class ending and Luli's class ending. I think it's another successful experience with Tiny Tots...hopefully meaning another successful transition to preschool in the Fall!