Every child loves stickers. The children at my daycare are no exception, stickers are awesome. Given a piece of paper and a bunch of stickers, the children could craft for hours.
Character stickers change over the years, and in the earlier daycare years, Winnie The Pooh was the coveted stickers of choice.
The craft of the day was a printed scenic picture for them to color, telling them there was a surprise after. I had purchased stickers of the beloved character, hiding them for later use. I encouraged the kids to do the best work on their coloring pages, telling them there was something special coming. Smiles spread across their faces, the delight in their eyes was everything I had hoped for. I couldn’t hold my excitement any longer, as I pulled open the bag for them to see, stickers flew everywhere 🙂
After cleaning up the mess, pictures were adorned with Winnie the pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, and Christopher Robin. The children were all very pleased with their masterpieces.
Knowing the amount of time and concentration put into their art work, as a result their energy was overflowing. Exercises, and stretching were in desperate need to help bring them back down.
Exercises are greeted with excitement, but this time they were being just plain silly. Giggling, stretching, running in place, laughing, on the floor for deep breathing, hysterical laughter rang loud. At this point I was admittedly a little annoyed, so I ask them, “I am glad your are all enjoying the exercise break, but can you please share with me what is so funny?” Through giggles and snorts one of the children say “Because you have Pooh on your sock, you stepped in Pooh”.