Extra Time

If the kids in my Thursday group finish their activities before the moms are done, we can pull out jump ropes and a soccer ball and play in the street in front of the house. That isn't really an option with the Wednesday group, so when we finish first it becomes a bit of a challenge to fill the time for the older kids and absolutely impossible to appease the 2 year olds. Lately the older kids have gotten good at helping me invent games to play during that time. For instance, Samaria wanted to play hot potato with an interesting twist. We used my Bible for the object to pass as they said a little rhyme, and whoever was holding the Bible at the end of the rhyme would open it and read a verse. This past week as we thought up games to play they were all calling me "Maestra" (teacher) and backing me into a corner with their enthusiasm. Such great kids!