Warm fuzzies

I read a story called "Fuzzyland" to the children today. It's about a place called Fuzzyland, and the people there love to give other people "warm fuzzies" to make them feel warm and happy inside~ Warm fuzzies are free, and people are generous to give them freely to people that they love and care about. The problem came when the bad witch came to Fuzzyland and cast a spell to make people believe that warm fuzzies are running out, so they're not willing to give them out freely anymore. The bad witch began to give them "cold pricklies", which made them feel sad and angry. Fortunately, a good witch came, and she gave out lots of warm fuzzies to remind people that there will never be a shortage for them. So they began to believe again, and Fuzzyland returned to the way it was before. =)

Before I read the story, I introduced Ms. Warm Fuzzy, the little "warm fuzzy" that I made. =P I held it as I read the story.

Ms. Warm Fuzzy~:


After reading, we discussed what a warm fuzzy is. It could be a hug, a word of encouragement or appreciation, thoughtful gifts, etc. It means anything that make people feel warm and happy. Giving out warm fuzzies mean being nice to others.

I told them that we're going to make a warm fuzzy bag today. I'll give each of them a ziplock bag, and then they'll decorate and personalize it~ When they're good in class, I'll put something in their bags -- it could be anything, like stickers or a note of appreciation. I also told them that if they think that their friends are nice to them, they can also make something and put it inside their friends' warm fuzzy bags. =)

To send them to the table to decorate their bags, we sat in a circle and sang, while passing Ms. Warm Fuzzy, like the game of "hot potato". When the song ends, the person who's holding Ms. Warm Fuzzy will go to the table to wait for the rest of us. We sang different songs each time, until everybody was sent to the table~ They love Ms. Warm Fuzzy! =)


Sophie's warm fuzzy bag:


Reya's warm fuzzy bag:


Cooper's warm fuzzy bag: