6 yr old DD and skull 💀

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Posting for traffic ... currently arguing with DD 6 so need some quick back up!

I found a skull in the garden. Asked DH to move it before DD saw (he had gloves on and I didn’t). From teeth and size I’d say a badger skull or maybe a fox (I didn’t examine too closely). DD overheard, wants to see it and maybe take it for show and tell 🤮

I found skulls myself at her age but small rodenty or bird ones on wood walks. This feels.. different. Would you let a six year old a) see it b) take it to school? Thanks!

Speaking as somebody whose DD used to appropriate the feet of the rabbits we ferreted when DH was skinning them, take them to school and hand them out - yes and yes. Kids love that sort of thing, and it's a good gateway into some elementary biology and ecology.

Yes! And get her to your nearest natural history museum while her interest is peaked!

Yes and yes!

I'm jealous!

I'd be saying No. I'd let her see it, but fuck me I'm not boiling a skull in my kitchen. Puke. What is she going to 'tell' anyway? Daddy found this skull in the garden, we don't know what animal it belongs to, Mammy boiled it?

Skulls are absolutely fascinating! We just found a perfectly picked-clean rat skull in the compost heap.

Yes and yes!

Also - any chance of a pic OP?

Of course!

It's biology, it's great that she is interested!

I had a sheep’s skull in my room I found on a walk when I was about eleven. Kept it for years 😂

Ooh yes.

I can’t see a problem with that at all. But then I once took a human skull in for show and tell and was surprised when people got upset

Yes and yes.

My son took a skull in for show and tell at that age but I did email the teacher beforehand to ask/warn her! I then gave it to the beaver leader as she had a collection of natural things she kept to show the kids :)

Yes to both.

Out of interest, would you feel differently if she were a boy?

You won't get TB from a skull!

Clean it thoroughly, soap and water with a toothbrush then soaking in hydrogen peroxide solution as it doesn’t destroy the delicate bits like ordinary bleach does.
Depending on your school, they may want it in a sealed container.

What is it with dead badgers and TB this week?

Silver if it is what I think it is, it will still be in the tupperware Just shake the last bits of rice out OP.

I work in a school and we have had a dead snake, skulls and all manner of bones for show and tell.
The children find it fascinating so I’d say yes!

As long as she doesn't get scared etc. when she sees it then it's a big yes from me.

When ds4 was in reception next doors cats left a mouse in our garden. The slugs stripped it clean and he wanted to take it to school to show the class the whole skeleton.

We put it in a clear bag and let the teacher know what it was in case there were some children who wouldn't like it and that his older brother wanted to show his class too. All the kids loved it and I believe it had a trip around a few more years than just the two the boys were in.

They would have loved a bigger skull to show around too.

Of course Id let her see it!

Me and my brother collected sheep's skulls at that age. We'd specifically go looking for them in areas where we knew dead sheep could be found. Skulls are absolutely fascinating, they are incredible bones, theres so much going on.

Let her have it, she can look online to find out what it belonged too and then take it to school for show and tell. Skulls are pretty cool, I wish I had a collection 🤣

See it - yes.

Touch? Hmmm depends. I’d rather clean it first. Museum taxidermists use biological washing powder to remove any remaining tissue residue.

@BathFullOfEels where the hell did you get a human skull from?????

You won't get TB from a skull!

Thank goodness someone said this. I thought "TB from a skull?? Surely not!"

You don't live near some woods in Hertfordshire do you?