Questions, questions, questions.

Bean, 10, is on a crafing role. Today he began his day by makin a snowglobe for Plum. After alt of years of harbouring and collecting crafting items, they are now being used. Bean was notinterested in making using paint or glue when he was younger but recently asked if we could have a desigated crafting table.

Pumpkin, 8, was in a question asking mood. Do fish close their eyes when they sleep? What is nitroglycerin? What doyou call itwhen the moon is moretan half amoon but not a fullmoon?

Plum, 5, played doll's house and dollies with pippin, 3.

In the afternoon our friends came to play. A, J, H and their mummy. The big four played upstairs making traps and hideouts and playing roblox and sims4. H, plum and pippin played play dough pizza making and ice cream sets they also played momentarily in the garden with the small world.
We took themall to the park. Bean took the boomerang and they played a real life version of a roblox game similar to winking murder. This continued when we got home.

Saturday, daddy took all four smalls to bedgebury pinetum and meet FA#3 with cousins C and H. They had a good day exploring and climbing and doing a gruffalo trail. We watched Men In Black in the evening together.

But no rain on me

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!