2015! A new year full of possbilities, challenges and opportunties!
For our first trickle in activity of 2015, the kids created a self portrait (of sorts) listing some of their hopes, committments and dreams for the year 2015. We've got some really ambitious Sibshoppers. (Don't worry, they have plenty of fun activites on their lists as well! They understand the motto "Work hard, play hard!"
A game of "Knots" truly had us tied up, twisted up, and in all sorts of trouble! The kids demonstrated teamwork and patience and a great sense of humor as we struggled to complete the task. We never quite got there, but they sure put in a lot of effort and we laughed a bunch!
A silly game of "Freckles" was next on the agenda. This is truly a nonsense games where partners work together to place as many freckles (damp, tiny paper circles) on one another's faces in the time allotted. They make quick friends this way! Super silly and easy game for them to teach your family and play at home.
Tina led us in a blibliotherapy activity which involved reading a couple of books related to our Sibshoppers experiences as siblings.
Lunch was followed by a marshmallow tower building activity, that never really seemed to get off the ground. Our architects ended up "smooshing" their (teeny tiny) towers into existence.
Ingrid introduced us to a great new game that the Sibshoppers initially thought sounded way too easy! Oh boy, were they wrong! It wasn't as simple as they thought to work in pairs and complete various "tasks" while their team balloon was floating in the air. Try as they might, only two teams were able to accomplish their tasks before their balloons hit the ground.
Happy New Year to all our Sibshop families!
