Welcoming Children to
Nursery each week
by Linda Vaughn / ga09212006
 

We have 32 children, with five more coming in before the end of the year, so I know what you mean! It's hard to get names and faces for everyone. I brought my digital camera to church for several Sundays  and took everyone's picture. Then I bought wooden flowers at the craft store, painted them all a different color, and glued their photo to a flower. The wooden flowers are indestructible, so the children can't smoosh them and ruin them. I used a Sharpie to write the child's name on the flower. We use a basket to hold the flowers, and as each child comes in, they find their flower and attach it to a poster that I made. It's a field of 'stems' with a piece of Velcro at the top of the stems. I have a Velcro dot on each wooden flower. The poster says: "Our Nursery Friends". The kids Love their flowers,  and it gives them something to do when they get there. Helps with separation anxiety a little bit.