While working at various nurseries I've rounded up sheep, forded streams and climbed over barbed wire fences with children while being lost somewhere in the countryside, and I have tried to persuade a German lady that our nursery garden wasn't a public park.
I've narrated a play, paraded though town dressed as Mr Tickle, played an elf to help Santa deliver presents, helped run jumble sales and organised sports days. During an ordinary working week I sing, dance, pretend to be animals, make dens under tables, cook, garden, make things, play games and much more.
Do plumbers get to do stuff like that? How about office workers or people building electrical equipment? Childcarers have one of the most varied, interesting, fun and unpredictable jobs. That's why I think it's one of the best careers. When was the last time a dentist was asked for reptile dating advice?
Childcare is such a varied job because children are varied (even identical twins can be told apart by their personalities), parents are varied, staff are varied (the more mixed, the better), and because children are incredibly inquisitive.
Children are interested in everything: What are rainbows? Why is grass green? What is a boy ladybird called? The word 'why?' is not to be feared. Go with it and see where it takes you. By following children's interests you'll do some fascinating things! 'Can we keep a worm?' Start a wormery. 'What sort of dinosaur is that?' Search the internet or dinosaur books and learn some rather tricky names - everybody likes a scansoriopterygid! 'What happens if we mix blue and conkers?' I reckon you'll get blue conkers, but best take the paints out just to make sure.
Oh, and by the way, I've always found that the safest option with a turtle is a quick peck on the top of its shell.