Bringing the inside out.

It's been a little chilly around here lately, but A really loves going outside.  The other day, I brought a few of her inside toys out with us.  We ended up playing with her play dough for half of the time (best recipe found here.)
It's amazing what just a simple change of scenery can do for kids.  Try it!

She LOVES nature

We've been able to get outside and play lately and A loves it.  Her new favorite thing is to hug and greet each individual bush, saying, "Hi bush!" or "hug bush"

She has such a tender heart.  It makes me smile.

Nature Walk

Yesterday we went for a Spring nature walk.  A took her beach pail and we took a walk (okay, three walks) around the neighborhood looking for items to collect.  She had so much fun searching for items.  She even asked for a snowball.  I made her one and she put it inside her pail.  I explained to her that it would melt and turn into water.  At the end of the walk, she was looking for her little snowball. 

Here is what we ended up with: a few dead leaves, pine cone, pine needles, and some rocks.

This was a great activity and A really took her time on our walks.  She even wanted to keep going!