Kids don't need electronics... these hand-held devices (clip clothes pins) provided a challenging fun activity with many learning components and vocabulary words. Everything you do with children can be a learning experience. Alex and Charlie are strengthening all of their hand/finger muscles... not just their thumbs.
Our neighbors' garden is amazing. In a few short weeks we will not be able to see across the yard, as the Bosnian beans will climb, the Bell peppers and the tomato plants will rise, creating a small jungle for rabbits, field mice, chipmunks, and birds to forage in.
One of my fondest memories of Alex, who is standing behind Charlie, happened two years ago. I caught his little two-year-old hands inside the fence picking a green pepper and walking it hand-over-hand up the fence from the neighbor's side. He beamed with pride when he was able to grasp it with both hands and show me his treasure.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, that the boys are incredibly fortunate who has a grandmother who can mentor them like you do.
ReplyDeleteThe boy's grasping of the pepper with his bare hands - a nice achievement, indeed.
ReplyDeleteYour mention of the clothes clip has reminded me of a rather unpleasant incident. I cut my finger and couldn't stop the blood flow with any known method. Finally, I did that in seconds, by using a clothes' clip. I felt quite proud of having come up with this strange but useful idea.
Good thing there's a fence, or he may have helped himself to all the crops. I know my daughter attempted that one summer. Luckily, we caught her mid-theft.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda. The boys are so cute. They really are growing up quickly. I hope the neighbor shares some of his veggie garden bounty! Hugs. Susan
ReplyDeleteI think you might have coined a new phrase: He's so dexterous he could pick a pepper through a chain-link fence.
ReplyDeleteI love all the things you do with those lucky little boys. My grandmother would "let" me pin all the wash clothes on the fence on laundry day. A big event with a wringer washer and three tubs of water. Bet she had no idea she was teaching me anything. I just loved being with her and "helping".
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet story. There is nothing like a garden. My Dad used to have one across the street from our house growing up, and I would go over there and help him water and just talk about things. Home grown tomatoes are the best.
ReplyDeleteThis is a cute picture of Alex and Charlie, and it's cute that they are wearing the same colors. Yes, children find pleasure in the most simple things. A garden is pure and simple, with nature providing us with food. How wonderful is that?
Happy month of May, Linda.
~Sheri