We've got class!

Two classes, actually. Art and Music.

I signed Marin up for some classes through our Park District this fall, and we are having a blast at art class on Tuesdays and music class on Thursdays. Marin's the youngest in her art class, so I was a little taken back the first day when one little girl explained in perfect diction, that she was drawing a butterfly out of circles and it was pink! I looked down at Marin's page where she had scribbled a few lines with her marker and was one quick save away from eating her marker. We've decided to make it a great introduction to colors, shapes and art appreciation- even if most of our take home projects look like Jackson Pollock's.

Thursday are a little more our speed, and you know music is Marin's absolute favorite. She's one of the oldest children in this class and it showed the first day. All of the children were asked to sit with their adult (mom, dad, grandma, nanny- we have them all) in a circle on the floor. But as soon as the music started to play, Marin popped up to the middle of the circle and put on a dance show for everyone. This class stresses sharing, borrowing, rhyming, dance and music. Marin's in heaven. She really liked the week when we sang twinkle twinkle little star and she got to run under the parachute to put her star in "the sky". Thursday totally redeems Tuesday.