"We want to play in the sand table!"Well, it doesn't get any more child lead that that! I asked the children if there was enough room for everyone and enough tools for everyone. We checked and there was. They had plans to make a sandcastle, mouse, a pie and starfish. The pink egg carton dominated the play as the start of a bakery assembly line - they decided to make cupcakes. Chocolate cupcakes with mint chocolate icing (oh yes, we voted). I wondered out loud if there was anyway we could share this fun with all of the children at Creative Minds? Pauline said that there was no room at the sand table but we could make real cupcakes.....
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| Tai and Jeffery put the paper cups in the tins |
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| Eggs were cracked |
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| Every child had a turn to use the egg beater. Francine used both the handle and the wheel to move the blades |
The children were more than happy to share the fruits of their labor. The challenge came in serving all of their peers before themselves. They made some great arguments for why they should "taste test" the cupcakes, but I encouraged them to notice how their peers react - are they happy, smiling, do they say thank-you? Waiting is a skill vital to a child's success in both school and in life. The children were very proud of themselves and so was I.
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