The kids have to do this "project" at school called Periquito Azul. It's kind of like Flat Stanley. For those of you that don't know who Flat Stanley is, he's a paper man that you send to your friends and have them take pictures of all over town and then send back to you so you can do a report. Periquito Azul is sort of like that except you don't mail him anywhere. You just keep him for a week or long weekend and take pictures of him and your child wherever you go.
The kids love it. What pre-schooler wouldn't love an extra stuffed animal for a few days? The parents, on the other hand, not so much. Okay, I won't speak for all the parents. This parent does not enjoy it because you have to go all these places so Periquito can go and then you have to take pictures that your kid doesn't want to smile for and then you have to put it all in a journal at the end of the week which is work for me. Since the last time I checked Amanda could not write a few paragraphs detailing her adventures with her friend (however she did look at a word today and point out an "A" to which I was amazed because I haven't taught her anything about her letters), I have to write about how much we loved sharing our home with our visitor.
Whoever told you that your homework was done when you graduated college was wrong, because you sure do spend a lot of time helping your kids with theirs. Even in pre-school.
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