February is the month for LOVE! The Bunny Rabbits painted large hearts with race cars -their wheels made really cool tracks. The Bunnies also decorated their own Valentine bags and exchanged Valentines with their friends. Some of the children could even spell LOVE using some die cut letters in our office center.
The Bunnies learned to sew. It is very easy for little children to learn IF you give them the right supplies. We use burlap, a large embroidery or quilting hoop, a large plastic needle, and yarn or other neat fibers. All the grown up does is tie the knot and give some verbal directions like "Go up from the bottom" and "Go down through the top". Sew simple!!
We spent some time exploring what it must have been like for Jesus when he was a boy. We had a book that we discussed that showed pictures of modern life and what life must have been like thousands of years ago. It was a great way to practice comparing and contrasting. 
This is a game called Feed the Bunny. There is a little basket, about 24 little carrots, a pair of tongs, and a bunny face with an open mouth. (You can only see the back of the bunny in the photo.) At the beginning of the year very few children could operate the tongs well enough to pick up a carrot, transfer it to the bunny's mouth without dropping it, feed it to the bunny through the little mouth, release the carrot, remove the tongs and do it over and over again. Now it's February and EVERY child can do it!!
After a long absence, Zoe, the guinea pig from Mrs. Magee's Zebra class, came for a visit. We were all amazed at how much Zoe had grown since she was last a guest in our Bunny class. 
Owen is serious about tape. Notice the double dispensers!
Recently we replaced our beloved playdough with Floam. Floam is an interesting thing - hard to describe. It's like teen tiny little sticky balls. 
When we have read a book in class as a group, we leave it out on the book shelf for children to explore on their own for a few more weeks. It's nice to hear the children chat about books they've read!
