The Children's Depot

     The kids at The Children's Depot were so fun!  I had a great time and was able to spend my whole day with different age groups, rotating to every classroom.  I read my book, Meanie Muffins, to the kids and then asked them what they learned.  Here are some of the responses I got...

• "Treat other people how you want to be treated."
• "Just because you're different, doesn't mean it's bad." 
• "It's not nice to bully." 
• "Just because someone is mean, doesn't mean you should be mean to them too." 
• "If you are being bullied, tell your teacher." 

Last but not least the cutest little boy that said...

• "I just don't like books!"

     I am so happy that every class learned something and took away a valuable lesson.  The kids at this daycare were so open and told me stories about times they have been made fun of and how they handled it.  One little girl told me about a time that her best friend was teasing her, but she didn't think her friend knew that it was hurting her feelings.  So, she told her friend that her feelings were hurt and sure enough, she didn't mean to hurt her friend.  Listening to that story made me realize how mature these kids are.  It proves that kids have different tolerance levels and may be more sensitive to being teased and sometimes you just have to say, "hey, that hurts me."

     I am so impressed with all of the classes I visited, they were so well behaved and listened intently to the whole book and to everything I said.  I also want to thank the staff for being so welcoming!!

Here are a few pictures from my visit...

The kids played in the rain. Of course, it's still raining in Oklahoma!