A friend brought her pet parrot to church yesterday. She invited the children outside afterward the service to meet Aries, a very colorful and friendly bird. Such a treat!Five year old Sweet Pea enjoyed seeing Aries and was very gentle stroking it with only his pointer finger, just as he was taught when meeting an animal at the zoo a few weeks ago. He was a bit scared to do much more than pet it and look at it. He did ask a lot of questions, and listened to answers of others that were asked and was able to tell Nana all about it later in the day.Cutie Pie, on the other hand, overcame his initial fear and put out his finger, in just the way Ms. A. instructed him. The bird stepped carefully onto his pointer finger and Cutie Pie’s face grew into a mesmerized smile! Aries perched there for a moment, then climbed up his arm a few steps. Cutie Pie was brave, gentle, confident, and so glad he stepped a bit out of his comfort zone to have that experience! And I’m glad he did, too!
Does it add up? (experiment)
This is a fun experiment that's almost like a magic trick. I came upon this when we were having fun with the materials for the Sky Blue Experiment and Cutie Pie was trying to make his own little experiment. Since this involves both water and rubbing alcohol, which...
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