Our current theme for OCR and ELD is ocean. So, the kids have been learning a lot about sea life. They were fascinated by Sea Stars, which have the ability to grow a new arm if one is lost. In fact, a new arm can sprout a whole new Sea Star. This is neat stuff for Kinders!

One of our workshop activities today was a sea star craft - the kids cut out 5-armed sea stars and glued "suction tubes" to the edges to simulate a real sea star - which uses the tubes to hang on for dear life on the ocean floor. Our tubes happen to be macaroni and beads - very neat stuff for Kinders.

In order to properly affix the beads, the kids need glue. Do you know what one of the Kinder Mottos happens to be? YES!

More is better! This means if a 'little' glue is called for, MORE must be better! If a bit of glitter is required, MORE must be better! Same with sea stars. MORE glue is definitely better for affixing suction tubes. So - the sea star projects are completed and moved to a table for proper drying.

You KNOW what happened, right? YES! Many were stuck to the table. One yellow sea star was so thoroughly affixed I that I considered decoupaging it to the table's surface permanently. But alas..... I got it off but at great expense to one of the arms. I was annoyed when I pulled it free and the arm fell off. Seeing my consternation, Gianncarlo called over to me, "Don't worry, Mrs. Lengning. He'll grow a new one."