Apples and mud

We picked apples the other day with friends.  Lupe inherited rain boots and she and her friends could not resist the mud puddles.  For a moment I thought, "Oh no, you're going to get all muddy, I don;t know if I have a change of clothes...."  But then I realized, it was only my own laziness not wanting to deal with the mess. Kids should get muddy in mud puddles when the opportunity arises.  So she did.  And I did happen to have a change of clthes in the car. It all worked out.  And since that day she has been asking to eat apples all the time.
Letting children play. Giving them opportunities to see where food comes frm. This is what it's all about.