As the temperature rises, it’s time to start playing in the water! After seeing the children collecting water in buckets and tubs, we tried making a pond in the sandbox using plastic bags. The children quickly found out and got into the pond barefoot. Then, “Teacher! Bring me a big pot of water!” Hmm?! Big pot of water? Ah, that means it’s full. They quickly filled a bucket with water and poured it into the pond, eliciting cheers of “Whoa!” The “big water” from that time left a warm feeling in my heart, and I remembered that when my daughter was about two years old and attending nursery school, she called her favorite teacher, Noguchi, “Nojuku Sensei,” and I thought her slip of the tongue was so cute that I didn’t correct her. Try to find expressions at home that are unique to your child’s current situation.
It’s like a foot bath. It’s cold but feels good.
She is getting bolder every day as she plays in the water, and she can’t wait until the day she can really play in it. And I’m grateful to her parents for washing all of his clothes for her.
