Mittens Warm the Hands, Friendship Warms the Heart!

February flew in with a flurry of snowflakes this winter and our preschoolers went straight to work equipping themselves with that which makes a cold month just a wee bit warmer... a cute pair of mittens!  But while mittens keep frost from out digits, we've learned there's a whole lot more to keeping our insides warm.  When we get that cozy and warm feeling in our hearts that's the sensation we call love, and February reminds us that those who give us that gift, our family and friends, are a very important and special part of our lives.


Kicking off February and our Mittens Warm the Hands, Friendship Warms the Heart topic, Grovedale Preschool designed smart mittens with string, foam stickers, and tissue paper to hang upon the hallway bulletin board.  To accompany these each student also created a friendship project which consisted of fine-motor practise, sensory fun, and blow-your-mind fashions!

These foam sticker kits included foam dolls with a great assortment of fun outfits for both boys and girls which could be mixed and matched.  Each child had a blast deciding upon which shoes best suited which hairstyle; the conversations were fabulous!

Each student was able to dress two foam children who, upon paper, represented friendship.  As each class played while they worked, we discussed what having a great friend means, why friends are important, and how our friends should be treated.


Once every foam friend was dressed to satisfaction, our preschoolers went to work getting... well... pretty messy!

Yes!  It was time to give friendship a high-five... no, two high-fives!  Using the colors blue and red, we turned our handprints into symbols of love.  And what a beautiful job everyone did doing it!

 



 

 

Great work Preschoolers!