$2 Tater Thursdays - Thanking Others and Library Fun

If there's one thing that I want my children to learn, it's that every act of kindness, regardless how big or small, should never go without thanks. We are fortunate enough to have a free "Baby Time" class at our local library. Every week, there's a half-hour session where Nathan and I both get to spend time singing songs, doing activities/crafts and reading together. His teacher, Paula, is by far the sweetest woman I've ever met. And it doesn't go unnoticed! The children all love her! And it is very obvious that she puts so much of her own quality time into running the program. Her activities and games are very creative and we end up "mocking" them at home quite frequently.

So today, Nathan and I went to thank Paula for everything she does for the children's program. Our first step was to make some treats for her. Since we had brownies on hand, we whipped up a batch of them. I figured that some people aren't "cake people" but we should be lucky with some brownies! While I was cutting them into squares, I had Nathan color on a paper plate. I figured she'd love to see his artwork! I then put the brownies in sandwich bags and tied them with bows made from yarn. We added a hand-written thank-you note on the plate and sealed them up for safe transportation.

We then stopped by Jewel to pick out some flowers. I figured we'd have better luck with pricing there and quite honestly, I've always felt that grocery store flowers were actually better than those from a florist. Nathan got the biggest kick out of picking out his own carnations for her. (We found out later that he actually picked out her favorite color, too.) The clerk was nice enough to wrap them up for us and I let Nathan pick out a colored envelope for the card. When we went to check-out, all the lanes were 6 people deep. So we went to the self-checkout. Nathan got the biggest laugh out of putting the $2 bill into the money slot and collecting the change!

When we stopped by the library, Nathan handed the flowers to her and it really seemed to brighten up her day. She was excited to hear we'd be in the next session(she wasn't sure if I was up for it with the pregnancy getting farther along.) I then let Nathan pick out a few books from the Toddler area. By dumb luck, I stumbled onto a "magazine" called "Baby Bug." It was actually in book form and was a 10 month subscription. I had to pick one up to check it out.

Our original plan was to have a picnic in the park and read his books but it was starting to rain so we had to settle for a "carpet picnic" at home. After lunch, I gave Nathan the Baby Bug book and he climbed up into the chair with his "kitty cat" and blankey and began excitedly flipping through the pages.

All in all, we had another fun Thursday. Nathan learned the importance of thanking others and had fun picking out some new books. I'm hoping his love for books will continue as he gets older! And I am now on a mission to find a great price on the Baby Bug subscription! (If you find one, please let me know!!) The cost of this week's adventure: $1.89, with $.11 going into the end of year fund.

Here's hoping your Thursday with your little ones was fun, as well!