Our Three Girls: Seuss on the Loose

Last week Nicole's school held a literacy night event called "Seuss on the Loose," in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Prior to the event there was an invitation to participate in a contest where students and parents would come up with a literacy-themed board game. We signed up. So, several ink cartridges, reams of paper, a couple of trips to the store, a laminating spree and three 2:00 a.m. nights later... we came up with what we thought was a fun, creative and educational book based on Dr. Seuss' book, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut."

Each of the four kindergarten classrooms had their own game contest. Students played the games and voted. The winning games from each of the four classes were on display in Nicole's classroom where people could come in and play them. Only two other students in Nicole's class even participated in the contest. Unfortunately, our game took third place. Unbelievable. Fortunately, Britt and I took it a lot harder than Nicole. She didn't seem to care at all. Of course, she didn't do nearly as much work as we did! (And, in my opinion, neither did the winning game's parents! Okay, maybe still a little bitter.)

A lot of people dressed up as Dr. Seuss characters. This is one of the other kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Lowe. She was actually Teacher of the Year last year for the entire district!

One of the classrooms had a "Bedtime Story" theme. There were lots of pillows and stuffed animals. We spent some time reading books here before the event was over.