Holiday Parties

The last day before Christmas Break the kids' school celebrates with class parties and Pajama Day! It is fun having all three of the kids at the same school this year. It will be the only year that happens. I am the room parent for both Aaron and Hannah's classes. Luckily the third graders don't party as often as the kindergartners so I haven't had any major scheduling conflicts. The good thing about P.K.'s non-traditional work schedule is it has allowed him to attend several morning functions at the school.

The older grades have a brunch for their holiday party. P.K. and I both popped into Rachel's classroom long enough to drop off our food contribution and some festive paper products. I helped serve the kids their yummy looking brunch which included a homemade blueberry French toast casserole that smelled WONDERFUL while P.K. snapped a few pictures.

This is Rachel with her teacher and a few of her peeps. Her teacher didn't wear her jammies. Party pooper!

Rachel's activities are a bit bitter sweet this year because I know there won't be such fun festivities once she starts middle school next year.

P.K. hung out with Rachel for a bit longer while I ran down to get brunch set up for Aaron's class. Notice the tray of pigs in a blanket. I made a double batch and the kids devoured them. Next year I'll have to remember to make even more of those.

P.K. snapped this picture of me in my jammies waiting for the kids to return to the classroom.

After they ate, they painted an ornament. This craft went over really well...

and their finished products were very creative. One of the grandparents gave me a generous gift card to use for items for the parties and activities with the class. I checked with Aaron's teacher and we decided it would be nice to use some of that money to purchase board games for the classroom. I wrapped them in multiple layers so all the kids were able to help open them.

Hannah's teacher has her class make gingerbread houses every year. That got me off the planning hook. I just had to show up and help set up.

Each parent was assigned an item to donate to be used in decorating the gingerbread houses. It was so much fun and I am sure that the kids ate as much of the sweets as they placed on their houses,

Hannah is hard at work.

The finished product.