Slugs... Like snails but without a shell...

A slug crawled into the studio today while we were working, so of course, being the family that we are, we took the opportunity to continue talking about Gastropodas (fancy word, I know :). We talked about how slugs and snails are different (shell vs. no shell) and how they are the same (slimy, crawl on the ground) and how they react with salt (dad didn't want it crawling to the garden). Funny thing was that I thought that salt killed slugs, but this one just crawled out of the salt heap and kept on going...

Pumpkin Patch

We visited a pumpkin patch today with the Tacoma Learning Center. They provided a short educational talk for the kids as well as a tractor-trailer ride around the farm ending at a special pumpkin patch for the kids. Each kid got to pick their own pumpkin to take home. They also got to visit the goats that were on site. Loren told me that those goats were nice, but she likes her goats better because they're fuzzier. Love it. On the walk back from the pumpkin patch to the main farm, we discovered a duck race setup and learned about pumping water, floating objects, water flow, and sharing and taking turns with other kids.

 

There was also a kids activity area with piglets, chickens, turkeys, bunnies and baby chicks as well as a selection of coloring sheets and crayons.