Science class

Today was our second toddler science class (I guess the actual title is Parent/Child Exploration Time or some such thing). Kate absolutely loves it! The things that we are supposed to do seem like they wouldn't be that interesting, but the kids eat them up. Last week, for example, they sorted through a bin of pine cones and wine corks and could organize them in different buckets, ice cube trays, etc. Now, that doesn't sound like the funnest thing to me (probably why my house looks the way it does; I guess organizing is not my strong point) but the kids were happily occupied for the full 45 minutes!

Today's topic was on water exploration. Let's just say, I'm glad I brought an extra outfit for Kate. It was fun, though; she dumped water from bucket to bucket, soaked it up with a sponge, squeezed it out, etc. She was as happy as could be and was sad when it was time to leave. The whole concept of the class is that parents are there to support their kids in what they want to learn, but we're not the teachers; we're supposed to let the kids lead the way because then their attention span is often longer if *they* are the ones deciding what to do. I have to say, it definitely has some merit! We'll miss next week's class because we'll be in Utah, but we still have two after that, so that should be fun. And as an added bonus, it's right by one of our favorite restaurants, The Laurel, so we always swing by there afterward for lunch.


I'm in my adorable new outfit and ready to go, Mom!


Watching me fill up the bins with water and making sure I don't go too far


Let's see, what's in here?


This red shirt did squat to protect her clothes from the water.





I love this picture of her; she looks so excited to be squeezing this sponge!