We had such a great time taking our first major field trip to Circus Smirkus! We took 25 kiddos and 16 adults on the Blue line to Beachmont, where we watched a talented troupe of acrobats, all under the age of 18, perform an amazing cabaret of circus acts. The Tugboats were quite inspired–I think we’ve got some future acrobats on our hands!

Later in the week, we experimented with making our own sensory materials by dyeing rice! Working in pairs, we carefully added delicate amounts of colored water to bowls of rice and stirred to mix. Too much water would make our rice soggy, but too little water wouldn’t change the color at all! We spread our rice out flat so it could dry. Once it was finished, we added it to our sensory table for further exploration. Check out the photos below for our rainbow rice!