The Joy of Spontaneous Delight--Day 3

Kai brought the share today--pirates. There were enough for the kids to each hold a different one. After practicing writing the letter Q, singing some fun songs and reading some silly stories, we went in the kitchen for snack. I brought the popcorn popper right down on the table, and the kids were "delighted" watching it all pop in front of them. They loved the snack, and even had to pop a second batch which they devoured as well. After outside playtime, they came into the living room to see a giant present in the middle of the room. They all sat like angels so they could be chosen to unwrap it. Grant unwrapped the box, but inside it was another wrapped box, and so on until all of the children had a turn to unwrap a box. Eve unwrapped the last box to reaveal a small treat for everyone. We then used the biggest box to play "Jack in the Box". Each kid got a turn to "pop" out of the box after we all sang "Pop Goes the Weasel". I could tell they loved it. We then talked about the delighted feeling we have whenever we see a rainbow in the sky, and then made a rainbow craft before everyone went home. It was so fun to see so many happy smiles during this unit with our activities that brought on "Spontaneous Delight"!