Perks

Have I mentioned how much I love Ian's Nursery School? If I have, I apologize for telling you again, but I Love Ian's Nursery School. He's still in the toddler room - and will be until the end of June when the school closes for the summer - and it can be busy and loud at times, but he loves it there. The best part is that there's so many little perks for the families.

A few weeks ago we took advantage of a Date Night only for nursery school families. It involved us dropping off our kids there at 5 o'clock for a pizza supper, crafts, a movie, a snack, and other activities (Shaun reported a scavenger hunt in his school-age group) and being able to leave for 4 hours and do whatever the hell we wanted. Yup, 4 hours of no-kids-so-what-should-we-do-with-our-time free time. When we picked them up, both were exhausted and Shaun told stories all the way home of all the fun he had; even though it's Baby School, according to him.

Tonight I braved the snow and cold and an infant with a terrible cold and brought all 3 to a Christmas Craft Night. Snacks were provided again, and they had a huge room set up with tables all covered with various craft activities. Staff were on hand to help direct each craft while I chased Kyle around as he crawled everywhere and tried to eat every single tiny bead he found on the floor. It was exhausting and I was worried I would regret heading out tonight, but the kids had fun and each ended up with a pretty snazzy mini Christmas tree outta the deal. We didn't get to the last craft: an angel to top the tree. It's okay anyway because Kyle was starting to get pretty crabby by the end.

I'm not completely decided on whether Ian will return to this nursery school for his preschool years or not. Mostly because their preschool program is very large (like, 50 kids kinda large!). The larger group is split into 4 smaller groups, each with their own teacher, but the children move from room to room throughout the morning so there's a lot of transitions. I'll have to ask more questions as the decision approaches. For now though, the perks are almost enough to send Ian back for preschool!