Zoo Tots

Today we went to our first toddler class at the zoo and it was great! They start with all the kids and parents at the front of the room in a circle. Today, we learned about backyard animals and they had a lot of stuffed animals that they brought out during the discussion, but then they brought out a live possum named Rose and a crow named Scully. They let the kids pet the possum and I was surprised how cute it actually was.

Then, we went to some tables to do a craft and today, we decorated a drawing of a possum. Noah's favorite part was painting on the glue to get the pom-poms to stick. Then we went back to the circle for storytime and a snack (animal crackers of course) and then they close with a song. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was really impressed!

Here is Noah at the beginning and end of craft time ...




And here is the class teacher and helper with the crow. Noah actually took this picture...




And, par for the course, Elena slept through the entire class. Here are some pics of her around the house and with Noah...