Luke's Valentine's Day Preschool Program

Luke's Preschool Program on Valentine's Day was just adorable, with perfectly age-appropriate and holiday-appropriate songs and skits.  I loved it.

Luke started things off as the flag-bearer for the Pledge of Allegiance, which the preschoolers recited without any help from the adults.

Then he and his classmates did some great songs/dances for us.  He said his favorite was "If You're a Boy/If You're a Girl," but I'm pretty sure he just enjoyed the whole thing.  He was into it, grinning the whole time.

The little girl Luke Square Danced with was the one he told us he might ask to be his Valentine, but I don't think he ever went through with it.  Also, after the kids danced with their kid-partners, they were told to choose someone who came to see their performance to be their partner for a second round.  I tried to convince Whit to dance with Luke, but he wasn't interested, so Luke and I did the Square Dance together and it was so fun.

Excited to start the Square Dance!

Then the kids worked together to perform two skits based on clever fractured fairy tale children's books, The Paper Bag Princess and Falling for Rapunzel.  For the first, Luke was part of the dragon.  For the second, his job was to throw socks off of the tower.  (It will make sense if you read the book.)

And they closed with another great song, perfect for a kid to sing to his mom on Valentine's Day, "Skinnamarinky Dinky Dink." 

Once the program was over, there was a quick Valentine exchange, and Luke thoroughly enjoyed all of the treats he received from his friends and teachers!  (The bummer of the day was that he dropped his entire bag of Jolly Rancher Lollipop Valentines on the sidewalk as we were walking into school, so many of them got completely crushed.  Oh well.  Hopefully the kids still enjoyed the little candy bits.)

Happy Preschool Valentine's Day!