After a playful morning, making a beach in the bedroom, a river from bottle tops including 2 frogs, and the train set out, we put on our waterproofs and headed off to Gaston farm again.
It is well known in Early Years settings that there is no inappropriate weather, just inappropriate clothing, having said that we managed to avoid all the showers and hail stones today only really making use of our wellies on the muddy farm. Having no food in the house ment a rare treat of eating out- hot dogs and burgers.
Plum had managed a happy transfer from car seat to sling and slept for 2 1/2 hours giving me lots of time with the boys. Having taken Pumpkin in the Easter holidays and comparing it to now I wonder why I ever did.
It was beautifully quiet and the boys got to ask as many questions as they could think off:
Why do those ones have feathers?
Why are they sleeping?
What is the lamp for?
Why is he sitting in the food?
Where are their wings?
How did they get here?
Where did they come from?
Where's your crook?
And the staff were friendly and helpful and answered all their questions. Having fewer people there also meant that Bean was able to take his time when handling the animals and return to try again until he felt comfortable enough to do it himself. Having this freedom and space to do things in his own time is so important and not to feel rushed or pressurised allows him to feel relaxed and not stressed about the new things he is doing. He succeeds when he sets his own challenges and works towards achieving them in his own controlled steps. Just one more reason I like home ed. He held a day old chick, a duckling and an older chick. Pumpkin as usual jumps in feet first and even managed to hold a very wriggly lamb on his own.
We also saw a lamb being born and enjoyed two tractor rides. We waved at daddy from the views from the tractor. Not sure if he was at his office in Chichester or Bognor so we waved at both!
Plum had managed a happy transfer from car seat to sling and slept for 2 1/2 hours giving me lots of time with the boys. Having taken Pumpkin in the Easter holidays and comparing it to now I wonder why I ever did.
It was beautifully quiet and the boys got to ask as many questions as they could think off:
Why do those ones have feathers?
Why are they sleeping?
What is the lamp for?
Why is he sitting in the food?
Where are their wings?
How did they get here?
Where did they come from?
Where's your crook?
And the staff were friendly and helpful and answered all their questions. Having fewer people there also meant that Bean was able to take his time when handling the animals and return to try again until he felt comfortable enough to do it himself. Having this freedom and space to do things in his own time is so important and not to feel rushed or pressurised allows him to feel relaxed and not stressed about the new things he is doing. He succeeds when he sets his own challenges and works towards achieving them in his own controlled steps. Just one more reason I like home ed. He held a day old chick, a duckling and an older chick. Pumpkin as usual jumps in feet first and even managed to hold a very wriggly lamb on his own.
We also saw a lamb being born and enjoyed two tractor rides. We waved at daddy from the views from the tractor. Not sure if he was at his office in Chichester or Bognor so we waved at both!
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