Lovely, lovely, lovely mud! The playhouse is steadily being plastered. The children began last week mixing the mud plaster--a recipe of clay, sand, straw, and water. It is definitely hands on work with new plaster being mixed each day, as the playhouse receives three coats of plaster inside and out.

The Kindergartners decided that since the house has four outside walls, and there are four groups in the school--Nursery, Kindergarten, Younger Group, and Older Group--that each group could do the finish and decorating work on one side. The Kindergartners chose the tunnel side, and then sent a note to the Nursery to see which side they would like--the one facing the school, the slide side. The Older Group chose the side facing the merry-go-round, the window side, and the Younger Group will decorate the entrance side.

This week began with the children adding the decorative touches with smooth glass pieces, tiles, imprints, and even relief sculptures.