February 27, 2009 Zoomagination Station

Filling the bird feeders at the bird seed station. There were little stuffed birds that landed in the bird seed table for the children to feed.  
Max and Sophia playing with the water animals at the water table.

Sophia looking excited about all the play stations in the Zoomagination Room
A quick moment of reflection as mommy told Sophia that the house was to recycle the things we use like we saw Curious George do on TV.  The recycle bins were located out in back of this play house.

Sophia is showing me the sign for "Wash Hands" and demonstrating how to wash hands in the mini sink.

Sophia checking out her size to see how tall she is.  She selected the King Penguin as the one that was her size. I have to admit, I think he was the closest in size to my daughter.

Gotcha!  
You can't get away Giraffe.

Oh no!  Who let the animals escape from their habitats?  Sophia, can you catch them and we will get them back in their respective homes?

A quiet moment as Sophia looks at the amazing animals and reflects upon what she is seeing in real life.

The slide show of all the photos taken today is below for all to see.

Today we went to the Zoomagination station with our playgroup friends.   The zoo has this each year.  Several stations are set up around the room for the children to play, explore and discover.  Sophia enjoyed it more than last year because she could take an active part in exploring the different stations and learning while playing at each station.  I really think she got a lot out of this experience and look forward to many more learning opportunities such as this for her to explore  and learn through her experiences.  After the class was over, we strolled around the zoo and viewed the animals in their real live habitats. Althought it was cold outside, we were comfortable in our warm down winter coats.  Sophia and I really enjoyed our cold day at the zoo.