While we were waiting for everyone to arrive the children were able to look at different books about being a big brother or sister. Casey of course picked out a Bernstein Bear book.
Once all of the participants arrived the kids got to watch a video about being super siblings. It went over everything from what the baby will look like to how they can help. It was actually rather amusing and held the kids attention pretty well. After the video we all got to go see the room where their mommy and new baby will be staying. This was good for us because we haven't been to this hospital before. We got to see a newborn baby in the hallway which got Casey very excited. He can't wait for the baby to arrive!
When we got back to classroom they had different stations set up for the kids to participate in. The first station the boys wanted to do was to color and create their very own
big brother buttons.
We then moved on to the puzzle station where Casey put together a puzzle of a newborn baby. You can see their finished buttons on the bottom of the picture.
Caleb got to pick the next station which was to trace his feet. We also traced his hands for him. Casey decided to draw me a picture for my hospital room. He drew a picture of me holding Squirt in the hospital bed. Since then he has drawn tons of pictures for me to bring along. My favorite is the one of him and I...it says "I love you mommy" on it.
Then it was time for the boys to learn about how to safely hold their little brother. This first picture makes me laugh. They both look thrilled to be holding dolls!
They learned about how they always need to ask an adult and wash their hands before holding the baby. They also learned that they can't just put them down when they are done, they need to tell an adult. While the nurse was talking Caleb was poking at the dolls eyes, mouth and nose....
When the class was over the boys got a Certificate of Completion. It was a really cool class and we had a lot of fun. I would recommend it to my mommy friends.
Afterward it was off to KOPS for burgers...yum!
Once all of the participants arrived the kids got to watch a video about being super siblings. It went over everything from what the baby will look like to how they can help. It was actually rather amusing and held the kids attention pretty well. After the video we all got to go see the room where their mommy and new baby will be staying. This was good for us because we haven't been to this hospital before. We got to see a newborn baby in the hallway which got Casey very excited. He can't wait for the baby to arrive!
When we got back to classroom they had different stations set up for the kids to participate in. The first station the boys wanted to do was to color and create their very own
big brother buttons.
We then moved on to the puzzle station where Casey put together a puzzle of a newborn baby. You can see their finished buttons on the bottom of the picture. 
Caleb got to pick the next station which was to trace his feet. We also traced his hands for him. Casey decided to draw me a picture for my hospital room. He drew a picture of me holding Squirt in the hospital bed. Since then he has drawn tons of pictures for me to bring along. My favorite is the one of him and I...it says "I love you mommy" on it. 
Then it was time for the boys to learn about how to safely hold their little brother. This first picture makes me laugh. They both look thrilled to be holding dolls!
They learned about how they always need to ask an adult and wash their hands before holding the baby. They also learned that they can't just put them down when they are done, they need to tell an adult. While the nurse was talking Caleb was poking at the dolls eyes, mouth and nose....
When the class was over the boys got a Certificate of Completion. It was a really cool class and we had a lot of fun. I would recommend it to my mommy friends.
Afterward it was off to KOPS for burgers...yum! 
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