Yesterday we spent the morning (and evening for that matter) at the beach and the tide was in. While we splashed about the high tide, the girls and their friends found the following real deal sea creatures: 2 hermit crabs and a sea urchine, all alive and well. We observed them all morning, made a habitat for them in the bright orange bucket (I sure hope these guys are color blind) and at the end of it all released them back "home" per Ana's request.
Ana really wants to know which animal group a sea urchin is in and truthfully I have no idea, so I told her we'd look it up..... anyone want to save me the time??????????
Here's the conversation with our THREE YEAR OLD
Ana: Mom is the sea urchin a crustacean, fish, mammal or anenome?
Mom: You know Ana, actually, it's none of those.
Ana: Well then what family is it with?
Mom: Ana, I have no idea- Katie, Mama do you know
Katie/Mama: No we really don't know and we're even teaching it now? (my friends in town from MN who happen to BOTH BE TEACHERS)
Ana: hmmmm I wonder what it could be?
Mom: You know Ana we can look it up later.
Ana: OK mom. Hey, look at this!
It sure is a good thing that, while longer than many 3 year olds, her attention span is fleeting- PHEW saved by the waves.
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