Our Nature Study Club held its April meeting yesterday; our theme this month ~ A Spring Scavenger Hunt.* As you can see from these pictures it was a bright, sparkling day - so very spring. And as the lines from Frost's poem suggests, the sun was indeed warm, but the air was still cool. Spring in New England unfolds slowly, and the changes to the landscape are subtle. There was not too much to see just yet, so the kids pretty much just had fun running around together. Really, after the winter we had, it just felt good to be out in the light, fresh air again.
I hope you enjoy these pictures, and check out the list at the bottom of my post - you might try using it with your children one fine spring day. :) This list was adapted from one I found in Let Nature be the Teacher, one of my favorite nature study resources.
*Search for Spring Scavenger Hunt*
Can you find ...
Signs of nest building?
Buds on a tree or a bush?
A spring flower?
Three shades of green?
A fresh smell?
Mud?
A new bird sound?
An early spring insect?
A fiddlehead (young fern)?
A migrant bird?
An amphibian or reptile?
Bill and I plan to take the boys to an Audubon sanctuary this weekend and if we are patient and aware I'll bet we'll find quite a few things on this list!
Off for a bit now - hope you all have a great weekend!
