October 28th

I had fun doing art today. I am glad I was able to mix up the regular art I had been doing and include a sensory experience that the children were able to help make too. Michael was really into it as always and Wyatt seemed to be interested with it too. Michael told me that the mixture of blue water, oil, and a ton of green glitter reminded him of a frog. It was cool to see that the experience triggered those memories or associations. He also told me to put food in it, so I could tell he wanted to expand upon the experience with his own ideas. When the second group came around, it seemed to me that the plain water sitting out caught everyones attention. While Joey did not last long, Drew stayed a pretty long time and stirred the mixture and examined it. My favorite was Gavin who stayed the entire time. I know when I interviewed his mom she said that he has trouble focusing on anything for more than a few minutes. Once Gavin was engaged, he was there for the entire 15 minute art slot. He got up from his chair at one point, and I thought he was done, but he sat down at the chair next to him and started looking at that container of water. Whenever we had to clean up for song, he would not get up until the art was taken away. I was happy to have found an interactive activity that he was drawn to for so long. I made sure his mom knew about it when she picked him up today.