After skating, Sam went back to his Pre-K classroom and we left him there with his class for the rest of the party. Lloyd and I went for lunch and then to Costco and while we were gone, Sam had fun decorating a Rice Krispy Christmas tree - each parent was asked to make a tree following a template we were given. Then the teachers supplied the icing and candies for each child to decorate the trees during the class. I love this idea so much that I kept the template and am going to do this again with my other children during the Christmas holidays! Its a great alternative to gingerbread houses too! Great idea for dayhomes too!
We made a point of finding each teacher and saying goodbye and thank you and wishing them Merry Christmas - even though it was chaos at the end of class - I noticed many people just left without even saying goodbye. I know they had each given gifts at the beginning of class, but still......I also wanted to ask if they would be the same teachers in the New Year and to let them know we'd look forward to seeing them again then. They have been GREAT teachers and with Parks and Rec you are not always guaranteed great teachers. I wanted them to know they were appreciated! I am really happy that Sam has a place for the new year!
Sam came out of class with lots of treats and had had a lot of fun - he fell asleep very quickly in the car. Tired but happy :) He shared his tree with his siblings after dinner while Lloyd and I went on a date night :)
