Time with T.J.

In Zoe's class at school, there are some special traditions practiced to celebrate each child's birthday.
1. Little birthday party with table settings and special decorations.
2. Glittery birthday crown made by Kristi.
3. A special snack brought from home to share.
4. Pictures brought from home of the child at each year of life.
5. Special circle time ritual of walking around a sun, and talking about how the child changes each year.
6. The birthday child gets to take home T.J. for a couple of days.

All of these traditions make the children feel very special, but none may feel quite as special as getting to take T.J. home.
T.J. is a stuffed mechanical bear that sings and tells stories. All the children love him so much that they could just sit and listen to him all day every day in class. So Kristi starting reserving his services for birthday children.
Zoe took advantage of this opportunity to have T.J. tell stories for about 48 hours straight. She was so happy. Nico was so happy when it was time to take him back.