Knots etc

So I started to carry a few pieces of rope around. Sure enough, we have all learned to tie the Bowline. My 4 year old daughter always has a little trouble at the start but once we get that first loop right she can finish the knot. I am going to try to keep this up a while to really get it into out long term memory.

Not Knots!

A couple of days ago we were at the beach. We lost our raft. We had used a granny knot to secure the anchor line. Guess what? A granny knot will not hold an anchor line. Luckily we were able to find the line and with only two attempts I was able to recall a bowline. So I decided that we would start practicing knots. We started with the Bowline. We are practicing it everyday. My son and I are going to master these knots. I should have known better. And how cute is it anyway to see my 4 year old tying a bowline.