fun. part #476

Cajer loves to play with water. Duh, sorry. Water is fun. Don't fuss that your kid is a mess, God made them extra washable! (Again... more water to play in... !) There is a reason they get less slimy as they grow up, you don't have to wash a new baby nearly as often. He's playing with qtips, water dropper, spoon, cotton balls, and water with a drop or sixteen of food coloring. (He's quick, damn!)

A great way to teach so much. gardening! animals!

Hubby and I both enjoy gardening. It's a fantastic way to teach SO MUCH. From the compost pile to seeds to plants to food... and yes, I'm dealing with a four year old who has several much older brothers. So the end result is A) we poop. Which led to a lesson on septic tanks, sewers, holes in the woods and outhouses. Or, B) the animals we raise eats it, giving us healthy food (pigs, chickens, eggs) and they poop which gives us fertilizer. (And flies, whines the city girl!)

Practicing animal care, hand eye coordination, counting, cleaning out leftovers, so much more. We aren't raising a bubble filler here, y'all. At the moment, he's a chef!

Here is the Cutest Grandson Ever, he loves animals of all kinds. But we found out he's very squeamish about lil baby chicks! Ha! (I may or may not have chased him with a feather...sigh. mature move, gramma...!)

    

Eggs. Of course we have eggs. Collecting eggs is how my man has learned to count. 

Here's a great summer find: 

Indians

Cajer has developed an interest in Indians! Here we sit in the woods, in a canoe. We didn't care for cold Wisconsin winters so we came south to Florida. He also is curious to learn about their picture language - I created flash cards using symbols I found on Google image search.

Of course, every Indian needs a tipi. (3 sticks and a sheet!)

Testing, testing... 1..2...3....

Hello...

I'm Alli... still weak in the knees in love with my hot firefighter. When we met, he had one, I had three... we Brady Bunched it, adding Cajer to this zoo we call home on Halloween afternoon of 2010. We are in north Florida on a little chunk of land.

The older kids survived public school, I suppose. I often gave them a semester off and either homeschooled or virtual schooled. I won't go too deep into my opinions on public (and many private) schools; let's just say Cajer will be taught by the adults in his life that we approve of. After much research on curriculums I learned about Florida Unschoolers... hello!! :::lightbulb::: Definitely the way to do this, in my opinion... and here in Alli land, my opinion is All That Matters.

Anyway, Cajer turned 4 last week and I decided to keep a blog of his educational wanderings. So, here goes....