Camp

Both kids got the chance to go to a short "camp" last week. The teacher at Erin's preschool organized 3 4-day camps throughout the summer. Each had it's own little theme. The July one is the only one we were able to sign up for due to some other things we had going on. Since Jeffrey is starting preschool 2 days a week in the fall I asked the teacher if he could try out the camp. He's been obsessed with Erin's preschool ever since she started going last fall. So he got his chance to try it out for a few mornings last week.

The theme of the camp was food and cooking. This is a perfect theme for my 2 kiddos who LOVE cooking (especially baking bread with daddy). I dropped them off the first morning and Jeffrey never even looked back. A little kiss from Erin and half a wave from Jeffrey and I was dismissed. Jeff had been instructed that it was very important he listen to his teacher if he wanted to stay at school (something I said in front of her as well so he knew she knew his instructions). To my surprise he made it through each day wonderfully.

They both LOVED the camp. They made all kinds of things. The favorites seem to be the mini pizzas, fruit kabobs (with different shaped fruit) and Popsicles. Erin also talked about a volcano (which she remembered bubbled up when baking soda, "red stuff", and vinegar were added). The best part though was the field trip to a local pizzeria. They got to ride the bus (a major addition to the excitement of the morning) to the restaurant. There they got a behind the scenes tour of how the pizza was made. They got the see the ovens and how the dough was made. I asked Erin if she saw them toss the dough and she just giggled at me. She said that the chef did but not Erin. They did let her touch the dough which she described as "really cold."

After the tour the kids got to make their own small pizzas. Jeffrey put sauce, cheese, pepperoni and bacon on his. And then apparently ran around the restaurant like a mad-man (so says Erin. Teacher didn't mention it). Erin didn't want sauce ("I don't like sauce at restaurants") and put cheese, bacon and more cheese on her pizza. Each ate one little piece and brought the rest home.

Wait, did I mention the hats? They all had little white paper chef hats they decorated themselves. One of the cutest things I've ever seen. Now the kids have something to wear when cooking with daddy.

Jeffrey had an awesome time at camp. I'm so glad he enjoyed it and am certain he'll enjoy school this fall. We really were lucky to find such a great school to fit with our philosophy of learning through play.