The Field Trip To End All Field Trips

Yesterday, the kids from Sunflower South walked to Caras Park to enjoy "Out To Lunch."

They got to meet - and get autographs from - the Osprey baseball team:

Then, Miss Julia led the kids in the "Open and Shut" song, and everyone got to dive into their picnic lunch catered by Chef Byron: vegetarian Sloppy Joes with peas and watermelon.

I learned what it's like to order 31 ice cream cones from an ice cream truck, but it was totally worth it for these faces:

Lots of parents came to help out (thank you, you're amazing), and the kids were so well-behaved, that after lunch, the gang stayed at the park to dance to the live band and ride the Carousel!

  

We ended the day with our Wednesday art class back at the school, learning about color mixing by turning three primary colors of Play Doh into secondary colors.

The kids each got a bag of Play Doh to take home (I used this recipe - it was super easy, especially if you have a stand mixer).

Thanks to Miss Julia for being brave enough to take the kids on extra adventures, and thanks to the parent volunteers for making it possible. Oh, and thanks of course to the kids for being such good sports - you're the greatest!

For more pictures of the all the kids' summer adventures (this includes you, too, Seeds!) be sure to check out the new Sunflower Instagram account: "sunflowermontessori."

-Brooke