SPARKLY TREE
It’s a tree. We did it in winter when there was snow on the ground, because we couldn’t go out into the playground. We hoped to, but it was too snowy and the teacher wouldn’t let us. So, we stayed inside and did a picture of a tree. All the glitter’s snow, apparently.
Age 5.
Cold but happy – Jan 2013
D: That’s you and me, and we’re all happy because that’s an ICE CREAM VAN!
Snow penguins – Jan 2013
D: That’s a boy penguin [right] and that’s a girl penguin [left], with eyelashes. They’re friends.
Wintry weather – Jan 2013
D: That’s you and me all cosy in our house and there’s all snow outside. That red bit there is the fire.
D: I like doing Snow Angels… How do I get up? …Mum, will you lift me straight up please, so I don’t break it?
1. Wait until it snows
2. Lie on ground
3. Flap arms and legs up and down
4. Levitate and move away
Me: What did you talk about at school today?
D: What’s our favourite weather.
Me: And what’s YOUR favourite weather?
D: Snow… No… Sun.
Me: Why’s that?
D: Because when it’s sunny you get all toasted and you don’t need the heating on. What’s your favourite weather?
Me: I like a bit of snow sometimes and I like a bit of sun sometimes. I don’t much like rain though.
D: No, I don’t like rain. What’s your favourite year?
Me: Do you mean time of year?
D: Yes.
Me: I like ALL of the seasons – they all have something to offer – Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Although I don’t much like it when leaves fall off the trees in Autumn and ALL decide to fall into our garden.
D: Do you want to know my favourite season?
Me: Go on.
D: Summer – because it NEVER rains in Summer. It’s sunny EVERY day.
Me: It rains sometimes in Summer – what would happen to all the plants if it didn’t rain?
D: Yes – they’d die…
Playmobile Advent Calendar – 24 December 2012
Winter Wonderland – Dec 2012
D: That’s some snow in a cone [top right], they’re some snowflakes [top left], they’re snowmans [centre] and that’s Father Christmas [bottom].
Me: Why is Father Christmas lying down?
D: He’s having a bit of a rest!
D: It used to be quite sunny when you put the swimming things away.
Me: Yes, it’s dark now because it’s autumn.
D: Is it winter soon?
Me: In a month or so.
D: Does Halloween come first? And Easter?
Me: Halloween does, Easter’s at the start of spring.
D: Is it the first day of spring?
Me: I don’t know about the first day, but it’s about then – when the bunnies bounce around and the daffodils start to grow.
D: Like a curtain that’s opening for a show…
D: Why is it dark already?
Me: Because autumn’s coming – the days get shorter because the sun goes to bed earlier and gets up later.
D: Oh yes – I remember.
Me: In the winter the days will be really short, and it will get dark really early.
D: So on Christmas will the sun just pop up really late and then say goodbye and go straight back to bed again?
Me: Well it’ll get up slowly and go to bed slowly and hang around for a bit in between, so there will be some daylight, but yes – there won’t be as much.
D: Do we still have to get up at 6 o’clock?
Me: Yes.
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