Let's not judge.

I just read a great article by Mayim Bialik (you know, Blossom or Amy Farrah Fowler) about some of the celeb parenting things that have hit the news lately.

She talks about not judging others parenting choices, and has two great thoughts "I am not a bad person, a crazy person, or a freak and neither is Alicia Silverstone or January Jones." and  "Let’s reserve judgment for people who beat their children, sell their daughters into prostitution, or deny women the right to make decisions about their bodies and their lives."

You can check out the whole article here

Thanks to the Feminist Breeder mentioning the article

A science-y afternoon

How to pass an afternoon and have fun with a toddler - see what a magnet will stick to

Page 1 of our 'experiment' list

Update: A spring project Day 6

The boy was very excited to share this picture he took of his lettuce sprouts. He's thrilled his greenhouse is starting to come along.

Sign of Spring part 2

With the weather being so nice here lately, we've been spending a lot of time in the backyard. I decided it was probably time to plant the boy's poor primula out into the garden, as it was looking more than a little unloved.

 

 

Step 1: Dig hole, making as much of a mess as possible

Step 2: Admire handiwork

I'd like to point out that it's not really poor lighting/camera issues in the second picture, his primula leaves really are that pale yellow. It was in desparate need of sunshine & water. I swear I heard it say 'thank you' when we planted it in the soil.

A spring project - Day 1

The boy got a greenhouse for Christmas, and decided he wanted to use it to grow plants that could then go outdoors in the spring. This means that we just planted it today.

The boy picked what he wanted grow, so we have a tray of leeks, a tray of carrots, and two trays of lettuce (apparently he really likes lettuce!). We made little signs so we know what is growing where - I wrote the words out and the boy drew pictures of the veggies. He also decided that he needs to talk to the plants to help them grow, so he kept going out to chat with them today, telling them they need to grow up big and strong so we can pick them and eat them!

We grew some bean seeds last year in cups, and it was a lot of fun for him to watch them grow. Growing plants with little ones is great as not only is there a fun end result, it also helps to teach patience - since nothing grows as fast as they would like!

We decided that we would document how they grow, so here is the boy's first picture of his plants

Hopefully they're not cowering in fear at the thought of being picked & eaten.

He's really into this at the moment, so I hope we can carry it on, and it won't be too long before it's warm enough that we can transplant the seedlings outside. Then we'll see what he wants to grow next.