Even the best laid plans will fall apart! (sigh) We made these cute little leaf bags and a leaf idial from Naure Detectives. They were so cute and easy to make after all just print and cut. Simple but adorable. After making these I should have laminated before putting them together they will not hold up long but oh well, live and learn! So the assignment or activity today was basically a Fall Season scavenger hunt with a check off list and collect leafs. Well the children had other plans and I decided to let "nature" take it's course so to speak. We had a great picnic, started off down some trails, they were so cute with their clip boards! I showed them how to use a crayon to make a rubbing and well that is all she wrote. For the next two hours the boys made bark rubbings of every tree they could possibly could get close to. They were having so much fun I just had no heart to say "no we have to collect leaves". Skyler was content picking out trees but didn't want to to the rubbings herself. The boys once again take care of their baby and her wants by making some for her too. It was a great day maybe we will gather leaves another day I am just happy they enjoyed themselves doing something other than a video game and I got to see all the happy "wow mom look at that smiles". If you would like to see more wonderful pictures of our day please go here. 
Thanks for sharing the nature detective site! All kinds of awesome stuff. I am going to print the leaf idial...I am even going to use color ink!
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