Today I got to witness pure joy.
This morning the Soosim children read the story of The Gingerbread Man. The children then went on a gingerbread horse (because they are the horse room) hunt. First they baked a big gingerbread horse cookie. While it was in the oven it "ran away" but left them a clue. They followed the clues until they found their gingerbread horse safely in their room.
The Soosim children came galloping into the office looking for their gingerbread horse and I got to have the pleasure of reading them their next clue, "gallop, gallop, gallop of course, you can't catch me I am the gingerbread horse." The excitement in the office with all the children gathered around was electric. Their smiles were gigantic and you could feel their energy and curiosity as they were reenacting their own story from the book The Ginger Bread Man.
It reminds me that we need to take advantage of young children's imaginations while they still have them and how a simple activity can leave a lasting impression in our children.
Elijah loved the Gingerbread Horse hunt! He talked about it all night and wants to know when we are going to make a gingerbread horse at home.
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