Monday Farm School - Sheep

We had a great day on Monday. Last week, Ladybug was not feeling ready to attend her farm class. This week we arrived super early so she had plenty of time to warm up, literally and figuratively. We sat in a side room off the main classroom for about half an hour, reading books and playing with a few rocks and bits of fur in cups (the kind of touch and feel nature stuff you would find at an exhibit for kids). Although she remained fussy-sensitive for most of the class, she was able to experience it. We got to play with fleece and card the wool. Then we strung cereal on necklaces, which Bug was more skilled at than I expected. She made me laugh when I noticed she was stringing cereal and just as quickly eating it off the other end of the yarn. I do think I will look into lacing beads!

The main event was getting to feed and pet sheep. I wish I had a picture of Bug, and all the preschoolers, holding armfuls of hay as big as their little bodies, waddling in snowsuits to drop the hay in the trough. Then, because the children had helped out on the farm, they were allowed inside the pen with the sheep. Sheep really are docile, which is a good thing since we were letting at least ten 2-4 year olds run wild in their home. Ladybug was excited about the sheep, and cried when one walked away from her. We followed the whole herd outside and up a hill with a lovely view of bare winter trees against bright blue sky.