Christmas Playgroup

This past Tuesday we had a playgroup at our house.  It was actually supposed to be the week before, but Madeline had a croup episode the night before the morning of was not a very good morning.  Anyway, we postponed it until this week. 

Mads and Abs helped me get ready by coloring a sign for one of the games we played.  They are both very helpful and sweet. 

Our friends came over and we made a reindeer craft, using the kids handprints as antlers. Then we played some games - Pin the nose on the reindeer, Frosty's snowball toss, Stack the presents, and the kids danced to some Christmas tunes. Then the kids finished the activity off with some reindeer cupcakes.
Even though half our friends couldn't make it (due to the date change) we had a good time!

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My First Playgroup

Today I hosted my first playgroup for a 0-2 year old playgroup here on camp.  We had a lot of fun! Since it was close to Halloween some of the kids came dressed up.  I had the kids put noses and eyes on a cute little pumpkin picture frame and I took pictures of each child for the frames.  The kids had a good time playing with toys, sliding on the slide, and dancing in bubbles.

We also had some snacks:
Creepy Cheese and Crackers
A Vicious Vegetable Tray
Frighteningly Fresh Fruit
Dried Scabs (raisins)
Eerie Eyeballs (cherry tomatoes w/ cream cheese and olives)
Glazed Swamp Cakes (green muffins with spinach, cinnamon, and orange frosting)
Tangy Toddler Tears (Lemonade)
and
Coffee/Tea/Water/ etc. for the Moms

All in all I think it turned out great and I look forward to future playgroups.