This was our first preschool group! Our theme was introduced by reading Seven Hungry Babies by Candace Fleming. This cute book told the adventures of an overworked mom bird (we’ve all been there!) trying to feed all of her babies. Of course, all the babies wanted something different to eat, which made me think of “I do not run a delicatessen!” Or, “restaurant” depending on where in the country you grew up. After reading our story and discussing what some of the birds ate, the kids started at a “worm” sensory table made with cooked spaghetti noodles. Needless to say, some of the kids took to it a lot faster than others. After our morning of activities, the boys returned to the table to drive their trucks all over it. Poor worms! After interest waned with the worms, our leader had us fan out and collect items that may be used in the construction of a nest. We picked up sticks, grass, leaves, and straw – all good nest-building items. We guided the kids as they glued the materials into place to look like a nest. Who knew that birds used glue too? The silver glue was a hot commodity. Finished product! Then we settled down to create pipe cleaner and Cheerio bird feeders. Most of the kids did a great job threading the Cheerios onto the pipe cleaner. Jeff ended up just eating them like a candy necklace. Oh, well… String one Cheerio, eat two! Our yummy snack consisted of bird nest rice krispie treats with jelly bean eggs. Yum!!! It was a great morning.