It's almost April and it's been below freezing every morning for too many days to remember. I said I wasn't going to complain about the weather, but this is absurd. On Sunday morning, we took matters into our own hands by planting a little indoor "garden" with M. I was unsure of how to explain what we were going to do - so we just did it more or less. She understands words now, but with something like this with a concept that she's never really been exposed to, I have no idea what it means to her. First we did pumpkin seeds. She thought that the seed packet contained crackers - or she just wanted to eat crackers - she kept saying crackers while checking out the packet. Then she put a seed in her mouth. We got the seed back and planted six little containers. I chose pumpkin so that the seed was substantial enough for her to see clearly. We also planted six containers of Marigolds, for obvious reasons. Our watering device was a stripped down sippy cup that sprinkled quite nicely. Bringing water and dirt within her reach (indoors) seems a little counterintuitive and perhaps a bit soon (for her age) - but after the initial interest she has pretty much left the "garden" alone - save a few shakes of the sippy. We'll see what happens.
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