Monday, November 07, 2005

Ink Blots...But With Leaves

Today at the park Jack came to me with a small white oak leaf. Showing me the fallen leaf, he said, "Look ma, the leaf looks like one of those sting fish."

That morning we had just watched together as a family our 3rd Blue Planet CD about the ocean. Included in this CD was a clip about an extremely large manta ray combing the deep ocean for food. I looked at the leaf, and Jack was right. It did look very close to a manta ray in form.

The children love the Blue Planet DVDs. They have been so much more educational than a half hour of "Miffy" or "Dora" before breakfast in the morning. Watching their cartoon choice in the morning, the kids become lumps, but with the Blue Planet DVDs they are on the edge of the couch asking 101 questions.

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