We Decorate: Finding The Perfect Tree

Using the story "Night Tree" we created a checklist of things we wanted 

to do that are the same in the story. "Don't forget the hot chocolate!" 

After gathering the popcorn strings, birdseed pinecones, and apples 

and bread crumbs the children got ready for outside. 

Rielle put our actions to song "Hi Ho the derry oh we'll find the perfect tree!" 

The children hung the decorations with care

and then we laid out the blanket and drank hot chocolate.

Just like in the story the children chose songs to sing as we admired the tree.

ABC's and Old MacDonald were their choices.

Decorating the tree

There were lots of speculation as to when the animals would come and 

we agreed to come back on Tuesday and Wednesday to see if any had been eaten.

Just as we were leaving our tree the children noticed a two squirrels way up in the canopy

travelling along the branches towards our tree!

"Good bye squirrels, enjoy our decorations!"

Pinecone decoration

Drinking hot chocolate