When the sun comes out we go on nature hikes and see what has bloomed since we last were there. We listen to the roaring sounds of the river, which we can't see but we can hear it! It sounds so strong!
We are awaiting the hatching of our first parrots of the year..it's very exciting to check on them each day.
And we poke our heads into the greenhouse. The kids get so excited to see how everything has changed each day. So far only peas, sunflowers and borage seem to have survived our planting day.
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I have another spring project for you. Make a flower card to send to grandma. Go pick several colorful/multicolor flowers (pansies are perfect for this). lay the flowers and some leaves and blades of grass in a nice pattern, flat on a piece of watercolor paper, cover carefully with a paper towel. Here's where it is fun for kids: Using a flat head hammer or, better yet, a wooden kitchen mallet, carefully smash the flowers so that the pigment is transferred to the watercolor paper. Then, pick off the petals, being careful not to smudge your "painting" and you have personal stationery! I did it with some flowers I picked while walking around. I admit I may have taken them from some corporate gardens near my office, but I thought this was a worthy use for them. You can "set" the color by ironing them (cover with paper towel first!
Love,
The Art Fairy
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