Summer 2026 photos coming soon!
Wild plant hikes and planting outside!
As we immerse ourselves in nature, relaxing, playing and exploring, we have been paying particular attention to the plants growing around us! On our wild plant hikes with Elisa, we have discovered and identified wild spinach and plantain, talking about what each plant looks like and it's many uses (plantain is an antiseptic which can be crushed and soothe bug bites!) This growing awareness and gratitude can also be inspired in planting our own seeds to grow. Combining our recent studies of both earth and wind, we used funnels to put seeds, soil and water in clear balloons to create our own green house environments for germinating seeds!
The joys of art outside!
Nature is a brilliant canvas for children to get messy and creative, using various mediums to add color and design to our already brilliiant outdoor environment!
Playing with the wind!
Homemade bubbles, sticks swinging from trees, using branches to swing dripping paint from to create art, discovering and examining how insects move, and fabric scraps blowing in the breeze...all ways the kids have experimented with how the wind works!
Adventures with dirt and tulle!
Magical things can happen when kids are let loose outside with piles of fabric and piles of dirt! Using sticks, the kids experiment with the wind, tying the tulle to the top. And imaginations run wild, as kids wrap themselves in the fabric and creating elaborate games and traveling to faraway places...