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09/16/2004 Archived Entry: "dance class"
The hula class went very well, I thought. She's in the absolute beginner class that is for ages 2-6, but the girls in the class one higher are welcome to be there to practice the basics so there are more advanced girls to kind of help out the littler ones. I was watching very intently so Tabitha can practice at home and Saturday I'll be taking the video camera so she'll have the musical beats down as well. But Tabitha absolutely loved it and cannot wait to go back Saturday. It's a very nice family atmosphere with older kids and moms helping the kids get the correct form. The Saturday morning class is going to be a struggle as we don't want to borrow a car every week nor do I want to drive Chris to work at 5:30 in the morning every week. We'll work something out though, I'm sure.
I'm going to try and incorporate more art into our lessons. Tabitha does plenty of crafting on her own, but after lessons she could use a little down time by giving her left brain a break. The other day I just had her draw a picture while I read Fairy Realm to her. Today she's going to do some sponge painting. We finished her book and haven't bought the next one in the series yet, so I'm just going to turn on classical music while she paints. We also had the idea to do bubble painting from watching The Wiggles yesterday, so I'm going to find an online recipe and we'll do that soon as well. I know we'll also do chalk drawing on black construction paper. One day we'll make some homemade playdough. Not sure what else at the moment, I want to stay away from craft projects with a specific desired result and just work on free-form art. We'll do crafts too though, especially as the holidays approach.
Speaking of the holidays, I've already RSVP'd for breakfast with Santa in November. I can't believe it's time to think of that! I'm so behind on my Christmas shopping. I've bought the child one thing, pathetic. I want to hit the Mattel outlet stores soon before they get wiped out. They are always a great resource for obscure Disney toys, Barbie sets and Hot Wheels. I need to make a long end-of-the-year to-do list to make sure everything gets taken care of before the last minute.
