Scouts is going well, this week they decorated cupcakes blindfolded and Caden made a friend (they were holding hands in the class - sweet!)
The boys attended the monthly home educator's early years group. We are playing a game of 'guess the animal' here. The questions had to be closed questions and this prompted question about the classification of animal, whether amphibious and so on and its diet and habits.
The boys attended a workshop from a woman who works for MK Council about town planning. It was good, they enjoyed it. Firstly she asked the kids to put flowers and animals in a park area, then add playground equipment. She talked about being safe in play areas. Then she got the kids to add litter and graffiti and talked to them about what that would mean for the play area and the enjoyment of the children who went there. It was a nice little introduction into environmental awareness and quite age appropriate I thought.
Miles always loves these events.
Caden wasn't feeling as sociable as Miles today so he practised his art and drew loads of Pokemon.
I took them swimming to Aylesbury Vale pool. It is a fantastic pool with loads of cool stuff for kids. There is a little kids area with slides and a boat which is very shallow, in addition to water slides, rapids and a lovely warm new outdoor bit. They had an AMAZING time. I was fed up before they were... The best thing out of this particular trip is that Caden and Miles borrowed their friend's goggles and Caden tentatively put his head in the water and kept pushing it a little bit more and a little bit more. In the end, he actually had his head under and started swimming. He swam properly for a couple of metres. Then he became really excited when he realised he had put all the learning to swim together and managed it. Then he was like a child possessed, he kept pushing it and pushing it once he realised he could. The last swim before we left he did a proper swim with his head out of the water. He did it! Now he has done it he is so enthusiastic. We are clearly going to be swimming a lot more from now on. I don't think I have a choice about it. What an achievement, I am so happy for him! Miles also had a great time. He can swim around easily with his armbands on, it is just a matter of time. He will see Caden doing it though and want to do it himself. I think he will be swimming quite soon! It was such a wonderful parenting moment!
Here they are walking to the pool carrying their 'equipment'. I always prefer them to carry something to help me out, good practise I think ;)
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