I'm a regular classroom volunteer. (DH comes home early so I can go in, so it takes a bit of effort on both our parts.) Last year I helped in K every week, doing messy projects with the kiddos. Like Jack's Mom, I found it fun.

Before kids I was a regular literacy volunteer on my lunch hour, so I'd started out volunteering simply because I know how much volunteers can help, bringing the adult:child ratio down and helping to facilitate some different types of activities in the early elem classrooms.

An unexpected outcome was that I was able to see firsthand what was happening in the classroom academically, which was helpful when it came time to consider a skip. Didn't expect it, but it ended up making our decision clearer.