Our homeschooling experience has been rich and full these past few days. Yesterday marked the beginning of our first full week, and full it is! We were blessed to have Daddy home with us, which always makes our days seem as though they run more smoothly. I find that having a buddy around for the majority of the day helps me accomplish more, or I at least have help. Lee is our biggest motivator for taking walks about and exploring. While I really enjoy being outside and exploring, sometimes I find it really sits at the bottom of my "what's important for today" list. The girls get plenty of outside time; they swing, play in their sand box and the garden, and run about on their adventure park. Mostly, I feel compelled to use that quiet time they're outside for quick clean-ups, laundry, cooking/food prep, and to tackle the never ending pile of dishes. Some days I'm able to just let it all go, like yesterday. It meant way more to me to be a part of our little "field trip"!
Our goal with this meandering was to find varieties of nuts and leaves to take back home with us so we could learn about them. We learned all about the parts of a leaf, how the stem works, and the importance of the waxy, waterproof coating of a leaf. We learned about seeds and how they are all different for each tree. We learned about the two different kinds of trees that exist where we live and how evergreen trees hide their seeds in pine cones. Charlotte is investigating the inside of a pine cone in the photo above.We also gathered a bit of nature stock to create our Autumn Nature Table. Wow! We sure collected some bounty!
We found piles of acorns, pine cones, milkweed pods, hickory nuts, many different and beautiful varieties of grasses, and leaves. Lots of leaves! Oh! And we picked our very first pumpkin out of the garden!
To celebrate all the wonderful and beautiful gifts we found yesterday, I thought it would be fun to make beeswax acorns to add a bit of color to our table. We found plenty of acorn caps and used those. We simply warmed up our beeswax and rolled it and shaped it into the form of an acorn. Then, we topped them off with an acorn cap!
The girls love them, and so do I! They add a bit of whimsy and delight to our very colorful Autumn Nature Table.
What are you creating for Autumn with your littles?
I love the colorful acorns ( and seeing you over at KCCO made my day <3 ). I am hoping to collect some more acorns before we move. We didn't see very many trees in Idaho...let alone oak trees. :p
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for stopping by, Nicole xoxo You made my day when I saw you here!! We wish you and your family and smooth transition into your new adventures to Idaho <3
Deletewhat a great idea for the acorn caps.
ReplyDeleteyour land must be amazing. <3
It was super fun to see all the empty acorn caps along the forest floor. The littles thought they were perfect for fairy hats. Naturally, I agreed :) In our lessons we're learning about trees and their seeds and leaves, it seemed like a perfect seasonal activity using one of our favorite modalities. So glad to see you here, Heather xo
DeleteI love your tablescape with the colorful acorns.
ReplyDeleteThank you! We love the changing of the seasons and revamping our Nature Table. Autumn colors are our favorite. Thank you for visiting our blog! It's wonderful to have you here xo
DeleteWhat a great idea. I might try to make the acorns too! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOoo! How fun! These were super fun and quick and easy. Perfect for the littlest of hands (although mine needed a bit of help warming up the wax first :) ) I'm glad you stopped by xo
DeleteWhat a neat idea! My little girl would love this!
ReplyDeleteThey are wonderful to look at and really an age appropriate activity for any little :) Thank you for visiting xo
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