Originally Posted by MissAnn:
Although unregistered I am sure you are a pot stirrer....in case you're not I thought I would assure you all is fine. I had a picture of my mud day put into a DHS magazine and my DHS lady asked to attend my next mud day. Getting in touch with nature.....even mud....is very much encouraged.
100# agree!!! Dig holes, move rocks, play in the mud and serve your mud pancakes to all your friends, pick wild flowers, watch bugs and touch but be respectful and careful, make campfires and pretend to roast marshmallows with sticks, get downright dirty, muddy, wet, you name it.
But then you've got the other camp that says don't touch the bugs at all, keep your clothes clean, and omg if you build with sticks someone will surely get their eyes poked out!
It's all about teaching respect, caution, wearing old clothes and constant supervision and COMMON SENSE. What better way to teach about nature than getting right into it?? Some things you just cannot learn from books.