Assemble the Minions!

Wow it has been a crazy time in my life.  My dad was rushed to the hospital with pancreatitis and will eventually need to have his gall bladder out.  Going back and forth to the hospital every day was exhausting and I'm so glad to have a long weekend to try to get myself back to normal.

While all of this happened, my students earned their first party by filling up the jar with Mr. Wiggle counters.  I decided to give the party a minion theme and it was a hit.  They had so much fun...and so did I!

First I decorated and yes I may have went a little overboard blowing up 20 balloons and drawing faces on them with a sharpie, but the kids loved it.  And then there were the cupcakes I made with little Twinkie minions. Delicious!

 The look on the children's faces when they came in were priceless.  They were so excited, but of course we had to still have some learning time so I created these minion practice activities.  They had a great time counting the minions and reading the book.

Then we did my favorite activity of the day.  I found this video on Youtube where someone was going step by step on how to draw a minion.  He had 2 kids drawing next to him which was great.  My kids (and their teachers) really listened and followed his directions and we all drew our own. What a fun way to practice our listening skills and following multi-step directions. Here are a few I managed to snap a picture of... too cute!

Then we made a minion visor and chose whether we wanted a one-eyed minion or a two-eyed one.  Most chose one-eyed.  Here's my sample.

It was a fabulously fun day.  I seriously don't now how I am going to top it!

In other notes we also completed our Veteran's Day projects thanks to Deanna Jump for this adorable project in her Veteran's Day packet.

Lastly, here's a look at who will meet next week...