September 16

Sprouts opening day went really well this morning! We had about 50 kids and 35 moms there, so it was very crowded. We do have a big play area, but that's 85 people!!! In the past, the crowdedness has seemed quite chaotic to me. I didn't feel the chaos as much this morning, and I think the new arrangement of our play area helped to keep things running smoothly.

We also began a new Clean Up Time system this morning, and it worked wonderfully. We got the whole place cleaned up (it doesn't take 50 kids long to make a really big mess!), and all of the moms and kids to story time in only 7 minutes. Then everyone enjoyed a fun storytime and a yummy snack.

I like when things work out just like we planned them! It makes all the hard work seem worth it! Oh, and this picture is of our updated Baby Patch play area. It may not look all that exciting, but it is a huge improvement over what the space looked like last year.

So, this crazy busy week is almost over. One more big event tomorrow night--South Side's annual Worship Ministry Party. This year we are doing an 80s theme; it's going to be a lot of fun!