Cement

Today at Mud Pies and Butterflies we learned about cement. The kids (and parents) got to learn how to mix cement and how to make it the right consistency to make a hand print in. We learned about why it's important to make cement rough for sidewalks so they are not slippery when wet and this evolved into a conversation about what makes a house structure sound in an earthquake. Each child got a box of wet cement with which to make a hand print and decorate with shells, stones, or beads. The photo of Nora Lee's hand print did not turn out very well, but the hand print itself did. I was particularly tickled since today is Nora Lee's 5th birthday. It seemed special to mark this day with a print of her sweet hand.