Sunday 29 August 2010

Going to the kindergarden

The Netherlands is the country where you will find any possible bike. It is pretty flat so going around riding a bike is extremely easy.

And this is the bike that my husband uses to bring the children every day to the kindergarden.



We chose it because it is light, foldable (so it does not take a lot of space in the shed) and, above all, I thought I would manage riding it. And the children like to sit together and enjoy the views!

Monday 9 August 2010

How to grow lentils

This idea came from my primary school times. Why not growing some lentils and see the results?

So, here come the instructions:
- Take a pot and put some dry lentils. Just take the normal ones you can buy in a supermarket. You have to check that they are full and not split into two parts.
- Add some cotton or cloth (below or above) the lentils. The purpose is to have something that keeps the humidity.



- Keep your pot inside and make sure the cloth remains humid. You will see that after two or three days, the lentils have grown some little sprouts. Those are the roots.

- Now, take a pot, fill it with earth and carefully move the lentils in there. Make sure that the white roots are placed under the ground. After few more days, your plants will look like this.



- Let the plants in a place with not too much sun. After three weeks or so, you will get some cute plants.



What is my evaluation of the whole process?
Well, it is fun, you get nice plants for the garden at no cost and I think it is also educative for children to see where does the food they eat come from. However, you get two lentils from each plant, so do not expect to harvest huge amounts of lentils!

Sunday 1 August 2010

Measuring

This is a very simple game you can play with your young children.

Take a measuring tape, like the one you use for sewing, those are very nice because they are flexible and made from an easy material



Now, just ask this kind of questions:
- How long is your arm?
- How long is your leg?
- How long is your nose?

The point is not really that the child gives an answer, but he will probably be busy getting the measuring tape all around and recognizing the parts of the body that you mention.



Note: Anna is equally interested in the measuring tape than in a shoe.

Enjoy!

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