Not sure where my kids got their love for worms, but they love playing with them! They think they are soft and love to have them wiggle in their hands. Often, I get asked to hold the worms, NO THANK YOU!!
Recently the kids have been collecting worms and putting them in a dump truck. They (the kids) have built a nice house for the worms. Lots of dirt, grass, rocks, flowers and of course water. We now have a little worm habitat growing in our backyard. The kids check on the worms frequently, holding them when needed. (Which is quite often).
The other day the kids were playing with sidewalk chalk in the back yard. I had them color the rocks thinking it would not go any farther than that. I went in the house for a moment and when I came back outside, sweet Allie came to show me her worm. "Don't you like my pretty colorful worm?" she asked. Yes, you heard that right, colorful! She colored her worm with chalk. Silly girl. She even put him in a plastic egg for safe keeping.
Not sure if the worms liked being colored or not, but they were trying to color them again today. I tried to explain that worms do not really like to be colored on. We'll see if they remember that the next time they play outside with the chalk. All 3 kids giggle when they hold the worms and they start to wiggle in their hands. The girls even try petting the worms and say they are so soft and pretty. Not sure we are looking at the same thing here. I never thought of worms as pretty.
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