Chapter 502 Early Childhood Education Experience
After receiving the handicraft kits, Anding and Jinghe did not rush to work, but first helped the children to understand the materials, because everyone's lantern shape is different. After they finished explaining, they began to guide each one.
Children like Xiaotao, Haohao and Leilei are already in the first grade. They must have stronger hands-on ability and comprehension ability. They know what to do with just a little guidance, but the results they make are not that beautiful.
Cha Cha also does handicrafts on a regular basis, and Du Yunxiang has also enrolled him in some extracurricular hands-on courses, so making such a simple lantern is basically no problem for him.
It is a little difficult to take care of the remaining four-year-old Xiaopang, three-and-a-half-year-old Yaya and Youyou, and Fengfeng, who just turned three years old half a month ago.
In Youyou's words, "The rope and the little bamboo are not obedient!"
Xiao Pang also said: "That's right, I told it not to move, but it kept moving and I couldn't tie it properly."
Although Yaya is young, her hands are very dexterous. She tied the rope carefully, but she couldn't control the length of the bamboo strips well, so the petals were of different sizes.
Fengfeng couldn't do any of it right. No one knew how he did it, but the ropes were all wrapped around the bamboo strips, and the knots couldn't be untied. He kept pulling Leilei's sleeves and shouting at her, "Sister, help me, help me."
Leilei was concentrating on piercing the small carp she had chosen, and pushed Fengfeng's hand away: "Wait a minute, brother. I'll help you when I'm done."
Fengfeng tried to untie the rope himself. He picked at it with his short, fat fingers and muttered, "I can't untie it." Then he let out a "wow" and burst into tears.
An Ding, an adult, Jing and a half-grown child were responsible for taking care of eight children. The two had never had this experience before and now they were simply unable to take care of them all. When they went to guide one child, they were called by another one. When they went to guide one child, they were called by another one. They were extremely busy.
Suddenly they heard Fengfeng crying, and they were both startled, fearing that the child had hurt his hand, so they quickly put down the "guidance work" in their hands and went over to check.
The other kids put down their things and came over to look at Fengfeng, asking him what was wrong. Even Pengpeng and Xiaoci, who were basking in the sun on the swing, came over, and Guaguao also flew down from his perch, staring at Fengfeng.
Youyou: “Why are you crying?”
Yaya: "Don't cry, your face will hurt if you cry."
Xiaopang: "Maybe he wants to cry."
Cha Cha: "Maybe he thinks the lanterns are too difficult and he can't do it well."
Fengfeng felt extremely aggrieved and could not utter a word. He just sat there with his face raised and cried.
Lei Lei knew her brother very well. She had no intention of comforting him and even said to Anding and Jinghe, "Uncle An, Brother Youyou, don't worry about him. He will be fine after crying for a while."
Xiao Tao and Hao Hao, who often played together, understood what Lei Lei said. They moved back to their original positions and picked up the small bamboo strips to continue making the frame of the lantern.
Xiao Tao said: "He is like this, he cries when he encounters difficulties."
Haohao said: "Just wait until he finishes crying, he will continue."
How could he just ignore it? Anding got up and took a tissue from the tea table to wipe Fengfeng's tears, but it seemed like there was no end to the tears, and the whole tissue was soaked.
What should he do? All of Jinghe’s usual tricks to coax Youyou were useless. He was about to go downstairs to call another adult, but when Liu Wangxue came up, Fengfeng’s crying suddenly stopped.
Fengfeng raised her sleeves to wipe her tears, and immediately two large tear bubbles overflowed. She held up a few bamboo strips tightly tied with ropes in her little hands and showed them to Anding: "Uncle, I can't untie it."
So it was because of this. Anding was relieved now. He took it from Fengfeng and coaxed him: "It's okay, uncle will help you. We are not in a hurry. Just do it slowly."
"Okay." Fengfeng raised his hand to wipe away the tear bubbles.
Seeing that Fengfeng stopped crying, the three little ones returned to their respective positions. Youyou and the others also moved back to their original positions to continue working. Xiaopang and Yaya called Jinghe over to help them at the same time.
After a while, Liu Wangxue came up with a tray. After the children received their craft kits and started making lanterns, she went downstairs to the kitchen to prepare some food and drinks for everyone. On the tray was a large teapot and a stack of disposable paper cups. The teapot was filled with freshly brewed sweet tea. In addition, there were two plates of cut fruit on the tray. She also had a plastic bag full of snacks on her wrist.
When Jinghe saw her coming, he quickly stood up to help her open the door, took the tray, walked in and put it on the tea table.
Liu Wangxue reminded him to be careful: "It's freshly cooked, very hot, cook slowly."
Youyou put down what she was holding, stood up and followed Liu Wangxue, sniffing pretentiously: "Sister, is it delicious?"
Liu Wangxue pinched the baby fat on his cheeks and praised him: "Oh, whose little nose is so sensitive~"
Youyou giggled and said, “It’s from Youyou’s house.”
Liu Wangxue smiled and squatted down to hug him: "Yes, it is delicious, it is the sweet tea that Youyou likes to drink."
“Wow——” Youyou clapped her hands, “That’s great!”
Liu Wangxue said, "But it's very hot now. We need to let it cool down before drinking it. Let's make lanterns first, okay?"
"Okay!" Youyou replied loudly, running back to the carpet and picking up the half-finished cat head frame.
Liu Wangxue put the bag in her hand on the tea table, and helped the children together with Jinghe and Anding. Having one more person can really share a lot of pressure.
Liu Wangxue noticed that Fengfeng's eyes were red, as if she had just cried, so she asked Anding what was wrong.
Before Anding could answer, the other children explained what happened one by one. Xiaotao and Haohao also commented on Fengfeng's behavior, saying that he was crybaby and not strong at all.
Leilei nodded, indicating that this evaluation was very correct.
Fengfeng didn't understand what "not strong" meant. He instinctively felt that this was saying something bad about him: "I'm not weak. I, I can't solve it."
Yaya also spoke up for Fengfeng: "He is not weak, he just can't get rid of it."
Xiao Pang shook the unfinished frame in his hand to show Liu Wangxue, and said, "Because it keeps moving, it's hard to tie it, and then Feng Feng got tangled up by itself."
Youyou looked at Jinghe helping him tie the frame and nodded, saying, "Shengsheng and Xiaozhuzi are not as obedient as us. They listen to their brother."
Every time they spoke, Fengfeng nodded: "That's right."
Cha Cha's parrot frame was already tied up. He didn't say anything, but put it in the middle of the carpet to make sure everyone could see it. But the smug look on his face betrayed him, and it clearly meant - are you disobedient? Mine is very obedient. Look, I've already done it.
Youyou was the first to notice it and exclaimed, “Chacha, you’re done!”
When the other kids heard this, they all looked over and cheered, praising Chacha for being awesome. Meanwhile, Xiaotao and Haohao felt like they had faced a challenge, and after praising Chacha, they focused on their own work, as if they were competing with each other, both wanting to be second.
Cha Cha tried to be reserved so as not to appear too proud. He took back the parrot frame and took out the rice paper from the craft bag. He didn't know many words now, so he couldn't read the instructions. He could only understand the diagrams drawn on it. Recalling what Anding and Jinghe had just said, he began to prepare to paste the rice paper.
When Liu Wangxue saw this, he reminded him that he should first put the small light bulb into the frame and fasten it before pasting the rice paper, otherwise the light bulb would not fit after the rice paper was pasted.
"Oh, I forgot." Cha Cha said, taking out the small light bulb from the craft bag and installing it under the guidance of Liu Wangxue.
After a while, the frames of several other children were completed and light bulbs were installed.
Xiao Tao took the second place, Haohao got the third place, and the others also spontaneously ranked themselves. Leilei was fourth, Yaya and Xiaopang tied for fifth, Youyou was sixth, and Fengfeng was seventh.
During this time, Gu Xuelan came back from town and came up to take a look. She put the egg tarts she bought on the tea table and asked them to eat them later.
After Du Yunxiang finished his work and went out to the bathroom, he heard the children's voices and laughter in the sun room. Then he pushed open the door of the corridor and came over to help Liu Wangxue and the others with the children to paste rice paper.
After the rice paper was pasted, it had to be left to air for a while to allow the latex to dry. Liu Wangxue went to test the temperature of the sweet tea and found that it was no longer scalding, so he asked everyone to sit over and have some tea and something to eat first.
The sun room was airtight and the sun was shining, making it really warm. The children were all hot, with beads of sweat on their foreheads. Xiao Tao, Hao Hao and Lei Lei stood up and took off their outer cotton jackets, and the other children followed suit and took off their jackets as well.
The adults, including Jinghe, had already taken off their thick clothes and put them on the back of the chair. Now they helped the children take off their down jackets and let them sit in a row on the sofa chairs. Each of them had a cup of sweet tea and an egg tart, and they drank and ate happily. After they finished drinking, everyone had another half cup of tea. After the fruit was distributed, snacks were distributed.
Children talk a lot when they get together, sometimes talking about food, sometimes about games, Xiao Tao and Hao Hao also talked about the cartoons they watched recently. When it comes to cartoons, Youyou has the final say, he wants to tell everyone about his favorite Monkey King and Earth God, and then the children's topic is all about "Journey to the West".
Liu Wangxue and the others sat at the tea table, eating, drinking, chatting, and listening to the children talk. They were so amused that the smiles on their faces never stopped.
After eating and drinking, Liu Wangxue went downstairs and brought up a large piece of plastic sheeting. This was what Liu Nanshan had left on the vegetable patch. He brought it up and spread it on the carpet to prevent the carpet from being stained by paint when coloring the lanterns, which would be difficult to clean.
Gu Xuelan also found a few disposable raincoats and put them on the children to prevent their clothes from getting dirty.
After the preparations were done, the little kids sat on the plastic sheet one by one, and Anding handed them paints and brushes, letting them create freely. These were also in the craft bag, and they were confiscated at the beginning to prevent them from messing around.
The coloring step is very simple, but it is still a bit difficult for children. The rice paper in the handmade bag is relatively thin and not very tough. The brush should not be used too hard, otherwise it will be punctured.
The children couldn't control their strength well, and Liu Wangxue didn't think of this at first, until Youyou took the lead in poking a hole in the cat's head, and then Yaya and Xiaopang's were also poked, and Fengfeng's had a big hole.
Everyone was stunned. The four little faces were at a loss for a moment. Youyou was very sad: "What should I do, brother? The cat is broken."
Xiaoci, who was sitting on the swing, heard Youyou say "cat" and thought she was calling him, so he jumped down and ran to Youyou, put his two front paws on his knees and leaned over to look.
Youyou touched Xiaoci's head with her paint-stained hand: "I'm sorry, Cat, I poked you."
Xiaoci shook her head like a rattle and ran back to the swing.
Fortunately, there was spare rice paper in each craft bag. Liu Wangxue and the others took out some, tore off the punctured side, pasted a new layer on it, and continued painting.
Xiao Tao and the others' weapons were not broken, and they became more cautious after seeing it.
After all the lanterns were made, everyone looked at theirs and thought theirs was the best. In the end, no one was convinced and asked Liu Wangxue and the others to judge. As adults, of course, we have to treat everyone equally, so we thought of an award name for each child, all of which started with "the best", and everyone was satisfied.
Xiaopang held his diamond-shaped lantern in his hand, turning it on and off. He painted each of the eight sides of the diamond a different color, thinking it would look good when the light was turned on: "Hey, why isn't the lantern on?"
Lei Lei looked at her red carp and liked it more and more. She even painted fish scales on it. She thought Xiao Pang was a little stupid: "It's daytime now. It will definitely not be bright if you turn on the light during the day."
Xiao Tao said, "You have to wait until night to open it, it will be bright at night."
Youyou nodded: "Yes, the lights should be turned on at night."
Haohao said: "It can't be opened at night either."
Yaya asked: "Why?"
Haohao replied: "We need to save electricity and wait until the Lantern Festival. Otherwise, the battery will run out, and how can we compete with Yueyue and the others?"
"Oh, that's right!" Xiao Tao almost forgot, "We can't turn it on. We need to save electricity and defeat Yueyue and the others!"
Fengfeng immediately turned off the switch and said to Leilei, "Sister, I won't turn it on either."
Yaya and Xiaopang turned off both of them.
Cha Cha didn't understand and said, "The battery can be replaced when it runs out of power."
Xiao Tao said: "But we don't have batteries."
Cha Cha said, “You can buy it.”
Haohao said: "Pocket money is used to buy food, how can it be used to buy batteries?"
Xiao Tao and the others nodded: "Yeah."
Cha Cha was stunned by this question and didn't know how to respond for a moment. Why couldn't she buy batteries?
Youyou asked his doubts: "Why can't I buy batteries?"
Xiao Pang listed them one by one and said, "Because I want to buy spicy noodles, lollipops, bubble gum, sour plums, and potato chips, I can't buy batteries."
Youyou still doesn't understand: "Why can't we buy batteries?"
"Oh," Xiao Tao explained, "It's because I need to buy food!"
The wheel question and answer session begins.
Jinghe and the three adults on the side were laughing non-stop.
It was almost noon now. Several grandfathers or grandmothers came over to call for dinner, and then they stood at the gate and chatted with Gu Xuelan for a few words.
Liu Wangxue and her family brought the children down from upstairs. Everyone held lanterns in their hands. They said goodbye to Liu Wangxue and her family and went home with their grandparents.
Jinghe also took Youyou back home. Before leaving, the two children made an appointment to play together in the afternoon.
Cha Cha said, "I'm going to visit my uncle this afternoon. I'll go to your house first. Come with me to play with my uncle."
Youyou said: "Okay, then come find me."
Gu Xuelan was already preparing lunch. She bought some fresh noodles from town, sautéed some green vegetables, and cooked some noodles with shredded pork. Anding also put on an apron, saying he wanted to show off his cooking skills. Gu Xuelan couldn't persuade him, so she let him do what he wanted.
Anding fried two side dishes from his hometown. Du Yunxiang was a little surprised. She didn't know that Anding could cook.
After lunch, everyone took a short nap. Chacha opened his eyes and went to look for his uncle. Du Yunxiang helped him put on his clothes and wiped his face, then took him downstairs.
Liu Wangxue had also gotten up. Gu Xuelan and Anding were also sitting in the living room downstairs. The three of them were chatting together. When they saw the mother and son coming down, they knew they were going to the studio.
Anding stood up and took the bag from Du Yunxiang's hand. Inside was everything that Cha Cha might need outside, such as a water cup, handkerchief, tissues and so on.
Liu Wangxue and Meng Luoqiu had agreed to discuss the script this afternoon, so I didn't go with them.
If she didn't go out, the three little ones would naturally not move either. Cha Cha wanted to take Gu Gua with him, but Gu Gua refused to go with him, so he had to give up and waved to the little parrot: "Then wait for me at home, I'll come back early to play with you."
Guaguai made two chirps as a response.
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