After I showed Froglet how to fill in a drawing he decided to do a flower (we sometimes make flowers with smarties so he knows about that already). He got frustrated with trying to get the petals in a nice circle - here is the conversation that ensued:
M: It's much easier if you start in the middle with flowers.
F: That is how God made them.
(...)
M: Those are borlotti beans.
F: Autumn beans, because it's turning to start to be autumn and the leaves are turning brown. This is a long long sonneblueme [sunflower].
(...)
F: Puddles and long grass and raindrops raindrops raindrops, and a long sonneblueme and some leaves that have fallen down. And lentils.
And the result:
On the left is the one his comments above refer to. The second one also has a sunflower and a rainbow (which he got me to draw for him). The small white beans are raindrops.
I should have used split peas because then I could have made pea soup. Any good recipes using dried beans? Will they germinate if I plant them?
