tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930979739232936699.post1154332231729786877..comments2023-08-17T01:27:00.183-07:00Comments on Simple Livin: Diy play birthday cakeAnghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04274736093292219382noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930979739232936699.post-19949356696403246912014-01-08T21:33:24.945-08:002014-01-08T21:33:24.945-08:00How very cute, you did an excellent job making you...How very cute, you did an excellent job making your cake. My last job and I must add the best job that I ever had and that I absolutely LOVED was a preschool teacher, I worked as the assistant teacher and we taught 3 yr olds. The following was in place before I started working there and was part of the teaching program which was fantastic. We had a birthday cake that was made of one of those round boxes that you buy at a craft store, very similar to a hat box though much smaller. We used ours to celebrate the children's birthdays. Our cake had holes made by pushing through birthday candle holders and reinforced the holders with glue so that they wouldn't topple over especially while lit :). The cake itself was decorated with rickrack, sequins and whatever else was available and foam letters were used for "HAPPY BIRTHDAY". We had a silly birthday hat for the birthday child to wear during the celebration and we lit the candles and the class sang the birthday song. A photo was taken of each child in the silly hat and it went in a special album that was made for each child to take home at the end of the year. Those pictures were adorable! That age is such a fun age, their little minds are growing and they suck up information like a sponge (good and bad). It's so important to help children along creatively when they are young and learn how to use imagination to play. I can't tell you how many children just don't have those skills. The first year that I witnessed it I was in total shock, I mean who would ever think that a child wouldn't know how to play creatively. Then I started thinking about it and it made perfect since; our electronic games (even those that are teaching games like shapes,colors etc) provide everything necessary to set the scene, and the same goes with TV. If the child isn't played with by an adult that encourages them to imagine what something might be or look like etc. they have no idea that the concept exists. Eventually the child would catch up but it took a lot of one on one roll playing with a teacher. In the meantime other children that were able to independently play would get frustrated with the other child and even though they were playing in the same center they each played alone not knowing how to play with the other, a sad site indeed. So, kudos to you for helping the minds of your youngsters mind, they are blessed indeed.Wendelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07566012452696563097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930979739232936699.post-60260318435491685052013-12-13T23:55:23.908-08:002013-12-13T23:55:23.908-08:00This is so amazing! I LOVE everything about it, e...This is so amazing! I LOVE everything about it, especially being able to store everything inside. Thank you for sharingJolenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170214671911141148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930979739232936699.post-55823369123821924262013-02-23T10:59:10.071-08:002013-02-23T10:59:10.071-08:00Thanks so much! :)Thanks so much! :)Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274736093292219382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930979739232936699.post-33817689145670518282013-02-23T10:58:49.405-08:002013-02-23T10:58:49.405-08:00Thanks so much! :)Thanks so much! :)Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274736093292219382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930979739232936699.post-21753554740477879872013-02-23T08:24:25.039-08:002013-02-23T08:24:25.039-08:00You are so creative! Love your blog :) Will be try...You are so creative! Love your blog :) Will be trying your maxi skirt tutorial this summer! Thank you and keep up the great work!! -High regards your newest follower friend!L. Buchholzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092040791983387859noreply@blogger.com