Movin' on up!

Well it is getting close to that time of the year when kids start switching classes. I decided not to move my kids till May. Since they are going into the Preschool class I think that they need to be going into preschool first not just moved cause they turned 4. Now the younger kids that I am getting are moving once they turn 2 because they are bored in their class. Our church is growing with all the babies coming and people getting married. I still like to think back to when I only had 1 child in my room. So much has changed since then and I can see God working in the lives of these kids. It is so much fun watching kids grow with God and seeing them actually understand what is going on when us as leaders talk about the Bible.
Hope you had an amazing weekend! Talk to you more this week, don't forget to follow.

Kids love nature!

I have to take an environment class at my school to graduate. It actually got me to start thinking about getting kids involved now. I am going to start working on a nature activity with my kids. I am debating exactly what to do with 2 year olds, so if you have any ideas let me know. But I really want to get the kids more involved outside. They love going outside and keep asking me if we can. I might have them help plant some flowers outside  the building.
I really want  the kids to get involved more at the church to show them that they are never too young. It is really important to me to show them that they are never too young to do things for God. They are just as important as their parents and they can do amazing things too. Have a great day.

Kids need attention

It is really easy foe us to forget that we have to pay attention to children's needs sometimes. I mean we play with them, but we miss the red flags that could warn us that there is potentially something wrong.
Children show signs of abuse and disorders, that if we don't notice it when they are young, then a child could go unnoticed. I'm not saying confront the parent directly about it. I would talk to someone else first. More importantly try talking to the child. I have seen when people thought a child was autistic because she didn't talk. In reality she spoke a different language and no one bothered to get to know her. Knowing each child is really important. I make sure I spend time with my kids individually so that I can get to know them, and they know they can trust me.
Once kids have your trust they will be more open, and listen better. Kids just want to know you care. Hope you have a great day.

Change is coming!

So after 3 weeks of me working on my door and finally getting it all nice, I get a new door to my room. It's really nice I just wish someone would have told me so that my stuff didn't get destroyed. But I fixed it all so it looks just as nice. Besides just getting a new door I'm adding a lot more ark like things in my room. I want the kids to have fun and feel like they are on the ark. Only problem is everybody, including me, rather just have a new building. Our rooms are trapezoid so things get a little weird when it comes to where things can go. But we work with what we have. That's why I'm not doing any big projects unless I know it will be there a while. 

I'm getting more kids it seems like each week. I still remember the days when I had only one. It's amazing to see God working in my class with kids so young. 

Hope you had an awesome weekend! Have a great week. 

Stressed filled life!

Every day can be filled with stress. New stress, old stress, it can seem like a lot is piling up up on you sometimes. I have to remember to let God take a hold of my stress and give it all to Him. I know that not everything is perfect in life, and sometimes you get a curve ball that you never saw coming. On my worst days I find myself coming to God more than ever. I look towards Him for guidance and I thank Him for each moment He has given me. I decide to make each day great because that is how God has planned it. We may not see it at the moment but there is a bright future planned for you.
Hope you guys have a great week!

Relaxing

So today I took a break. I didn't go to work, I just stayed home and caught up on some homework. It was nice, and was needed for sure! It also has helped to relax and get some energy back so that I can be well rested for the next few weeks. I have to make it to spring break before I can "rest" again. Have a great day! 

Wild Child

We all get the one child who is crazy and tears everything apart in our room. They dump and run as I like to say. It can be so difficult sometimes and honestly I use to dread that child coming in. But then I came up with a plan. I made that child responsible for everything they destroyed or dumped out. Amazingly the child realized it wasn't fun to clean up something they didn't play with. The fact that it worked was amazing to me
I've done the same thing with one year olds and it works too! Kids understand more than we think. Once they know how it makes us feel they will understand that they shouldn't do it causes  they don't like it either.
In high school I used to hang up posters for drug prevention. I would spend hours hanging them to make words and pictures. Literally it would be up for an hour during school and someone would tear it down. I started getting people involved and they realized how much work it was. Some of the kids who torn down the posters no longer did, and they made sure their friends didn't either. It gave them the realization that it took someone time to do this and it wasn't fair that someone would rip it down in seconds.
It works for every age so just try it out! Have a great week!