We have really enjoyed the Nature Classes offered through the Parks and Rec. this summer. Lydia adores the Nature preserve where these classes are held. The natural playground entertains her for long periods of time! The fairy trail also filled with logs, rocks, tee-pees, and such are a very special place to this little girl. Basically exploring nature has become a favorite activity for Lydia.
We have gone to three classes this summer. The first we learned about mammal babies (where we even saw a real deer sleeping in the woods!).
We have learned about frogs and toads - we built a "toad adobe" for our yard. Lydia chose to put our toad adobe on the driveway soooooo I think we are going to do a bit more reading on toads and see if toads like hot sunny driveways ;)
Lydia's very very very favorite class though was the butterfly class! I should have known that. She adored flying around the Nature preserve pretending to be a butterfly. The straw in the picture below is the butterfly's tongue. Lydia happily sucked dirt up the straw into her mouth just like a "real butterfly" would do. The moral to that lesson: "Dirt tastes yucky".
After we got home that day, Lydia turned her string cheese into a butterfly tongue. Creative right?
