Thursday, November 08, 2007

Germs

Lately we’ve been talking to Ella about germs. We’ve told her that they can make you sick, and the best way to get them off your hands is with soap and water.
Here are some of her suggestions for the germs . . .

“We could catch them with a net. Let’s put them into a cage.”

“Let’s just put them into this box. Or we could make a bed for them in my drawer.”

“I have a pet germ here. He would like to get into this box.”

We’re not sure if she is showing strong empathy for the germs or just trying to get out of washing her hands.