Last week, Judah and I took a Nature walk. By that I mean we went around the neighborhood looking and collecting natural objects with different textures, shapes, and colors.
Hand in hand with the sand pail, Judah and I picked up things off the ground that seemed interesting. We would talk about the item, naming it. We would examine the texture and color as well as the purpose of the item. Then we would put it into our pail to bring back home after our walk.
We found some interesting things too. We collected some different colored wild flowers along with some of mommy's flower petals from the garden. We picked up some twigs and bark from trees, feeling the texture. We discovered several shapes of leaves, seeds, and tree nuts. Of course, we found rocks, revealing the hardness. Perhaps the most cool thing we found was an EMPTY wasp hive that had been knocked vacant from the side of our house. And lastly but not least, we found an empty, blue, robin egg shell by a nest, a bird feather, and snake skin all of which mommy did not want to pick up for fear of germs.
Once at home, we took some construction paper and glued the items onto the paper. Judah helped squeeze the glue onto the paper and then stuck on his little treasures. Hanging in our dining room once dried, Judah now refers to the items he found on his walk.
Judah really liked exploring and learning about his world. He talks about his picture that he made, even calling it his father's day gift. It has turned into a nice educational, conversation starter whenever we sit at the table.
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