So what about those beautiful shoes you just bought for your child. They go to school with them, what will the outcome be?
Change those shoes!
As an educator I would often remind children to make sure they change out of new shoes and put on their wellies!!!
Not been able to check on thirty children at a go, some children will remember to change their shoes and some simply forget!
Getting messed up!
The odd character would go out and jump about in the muddy field, or play in the water area just enough time to mess up those sparkling new kids jelly shoes, trainers or lace ups!
When playtime is over, we ask the children to take their shoes off and together we try to clean them up.
Oh dear!
Unfortunately by then they are not sparkling anymore, but instead show they have had a hard days play!
So can you imagine their parents faces when they come to collect them at hometime!
Yes you got it.
This amuses me!
I have had on numerous occassions, where children come into class and straight away they would stick one leg out infront of them!
Or standing in front of me, trying to grab my attention, with a big beaming smile!
Kids will be kids!
In anticipation to get me to look at their shoes, hobble or keep pointing one foot towards me.
This is a Haha moment, so knowing their intention I would give praises for their beautiful new shoes, as they slide past me!
Cheeky chap!
On one occassion, I was busy settling some chiidren down and forgot this little scene that was going on.
We have a funny little character in our class, who started to follow me around with a gigantic grin on his face sliding his shoe towards me.
Teasing him a little bit, I asked him if his leg was alright, as it looked like he had lost control of it!
Wanting praises!
Laughingly he answered ‘No Miss Julia, look, look!’ pointing down at his new shoe!s
Eventually, I thought he deserved a bit of fuss, after all the hard work he had put in to capture my attention to show off his brand new shoes!
He was elated!
I looked down and with the most surprising face said ‘wow, what beautiful shoes you have, are they new?’ he nodded his head, keenly and relieved he had finally managed to get my praises, run off to play…….. and it had not long rained! Whoops!
Whether, it’s kids Jelly shoes, new trainers, new boots or smart lace ups as proud owners they like to make a big deal, as for them it is an important moment.
This brings me to this neat Peppa pig video, only she did the right thing in the end and saved her brand new shoes!