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We have a field trip planned to the real pumpkin patch this week so in preparation for it we set up a pretend pumpkin patch.  I decided to o...

     Last week’s nature adventure involved rolling a die and a mystery bag.        The children took turns rolling a big yellow die th...

                           Locks and keys   Feed the birds – paper tube birds, sunflower seeds and tweezers.             Weaving...

     I cut a leafless tree from tissue paper and taped it to a white board, hanging on the back of a shelf that faces the entrance of our...

 We collected leaves and added them to the art table           with paints and paper.    I chose paints to match the colours of leaves i...

  At the art easel I noticed children painting trees.  Long strokes with shorter strokes out to the side.  Dots and spots for the leaves...