Wednesday, October 4

Our large Wednesday group kept very busy.  We were happy to welcome Willa, who gave KW a trial run today.  We offered many leaf drawing opportunities today, but the nature experience that drew a crowd was projecting materials on the shadow screen. Children created beautiful compositions, and we noticed connections between this work and other recent themes.  For example, Hadley moved a stick around saying, "It's not a brew, I'm making a potion."  Potions were also a part of our dramatic play at Rose Park last week.  Take a look at these stunning images:

We also tackled what is perhaps our most complex cooking project.... ever!  The group began making sweet potato cinnamon rolls.  A small group started the process in the morning so the dough would have a chance to rise.   At various points in the process, children noticed the way things smelled.  
   Hadley - It smells like eggs, scrambled eggs.  It smells like chicken nuggets.
   Grace - It smells like where I wish I could be.
   Max - It smells like dough.
   Lila - It smells like cinnamon.
Tomorrow we will bake and frost the rolls and they will be served at our Friday morning parent coffee.  We'll let you know how they turn out!