Max at 3 year old Kinder

I had Kinder duty at Coonara yesterday. It was really weird being on the other side of the fence as a parent rather than a teacher. It was nice though, I got to have a chat with his teachers, see who the other kids were in his group and generally watch what goes on. I checked out all the lunchboxes to see who had what and how much the other Mums packed in their child's lunch.

Max was excited that I was staying for the whole time, but then he didn't really mind whether I played with him or not. No surprises...Max went straight for the cars on the mat. It got a bit hairy for a while, with about 6 boys ALL wanting the same ones. So we played a game. We had to line all the cars up and see who could find particular ones. We made a long line that reached all the way to where Lisa was sitting and then we measured how many children were as long as the line of cars. It made me miss teaching.

Outside time was fun.

It's such a lovely playground with lots of little nooks and crannies but you can still see what's going on.

Max likes the guinea pigs but he can't tell me what their names are and I forgot to ask.

They had a sand tray with dinosaurs that was very popular, although the dinosaurs spent more time in the bushes than in the tray.

But like all Mums.....no kinder day could be considered complete without....A Painting! I won't hold my breath for the next one.