There is little more amazing to watch then a child learning... Our experience as leaders in our local 4H club has given us many opportunities to see this first hand. Whether its learning to cook, sew or fix an engine, how to take care of an animal or grow your own food... watching them learn and grow is pretty amazing to see!
This month we've been hatching chicks and thus have had a number of visitors!
A couple of the 4Hers have been following the chicks progress and have waited anxiously for their eventual arrival.
The kids have learned how the egg is formed inside the chicken and how often they lay eggs. We have also learned how long it will take for the chick to grow inside the egg (21 days) and finally they've watched them emerge and thrive.
While they may not grow up to be chicken farmers, they have learned important lessons of life, natural selection and the responsibility of caring for another being.
Hope they look back on these experiences as fondly as we do...
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