Make Way for Teddy! and Other News of the Week
NASA finds water on one of Jupiter’s moons, performing medical techniques on stuffed animals is good practice for future veterinarians, the end of animal testing, and other news of the week.
“How do you trim a cactus?”
Last week, one of my readers lamented that with all the questions my daughter asks, I’ll never need to take reader questions. But the fact is, I love those too. This week’s question comes from Chris, who writes in to ask “How do you trim a cactus?”
Mind-Control Zombie Parasites and Other News of the Week
What? A rant about penguins wearing sweaters on a Friday? Science news on a Wednesday? Doesn’t this woman know how important routine is to preschoolers? What the heck is going on?
“When did penguins first wear sweaters?”
Loyal Readers, I have done my best to shield you from the crazy, but I can hide it no longer. This week, I have been haunted by penguins in little woolen sweaters.
Yet Another Reason to Hate Laundry and Other News of the Week
Plastic pollution, comets, a stash of Roman hobnailed sandals and other news of the week.
“Do mice have eyebrows?”
This week I discovered Amigurumi, the art of knitting and/or crocheting small stuffed animals. The Four-Year-Old is highly enthusiastic about this art, as it promises to pad her collection of toys very nicely.While putting the finishing touches on my first mouse, the residents of Caterpickles Central got into a heated debate on the subject of eyebrows. Specifically, whether mice had them.
Breakfast at Caterpickles
Preschooler, munching thoughtfully on some Kix: “Mommyo, I know a woolly mammoth who lost his wool.” Mother, sipping her tea as fast as she can because…
“Why is a watermelon red inside?”
My daughter is a watermelon fiend. Given the option, she would eat nothing but watermelon at every meal. In the midst of a recent watermelon binge, my daughter paused long enough to spit out a question along with a black seed. “Why are watermelons red inside, Mommyo?”
Science News Roundup: Raptors, Ammonites and Preschoolers, Oh My!
New dinosaur found in North America, another penguin makes headlines, and other news of the week
“What is a dormouse, and how did it get its name?”
Last night during storytime, my daughter listened patiently to an entire page of Under the Harvest Moon by Stella Gurney before interrupting my husband with a question. “What’s a dormouse, and how did it get its name?”
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