Make Week

This week we participated in "turn off the tv week" and "make week" and today was Earth Day! We have been making lots of things this week and enjoying time outside learning and exploring. It's been lots of fun and we plan to carry over to the coming weeks too. Here are some of the things we did during our week:

Monday: We planted some seeds to grow wildflowers and set them outside to start growing. I'm so excited for the boys see their sprouts come up soon! We also painted some egg cartons that we made into caterpillars with colored pipe cleaners.

Tuesday: We did some exploring on a walk around our neighborhood, looking for birds, flowers, squirrels, and caterpillars.

Wednesday: We finished making our caterpillars. We also laid out a huge piece of white paper on the ground and painted with our feet. The boys LOVED getting naked and running around with paint on their feet.

Thursday: We made a bird feeder and a watering jug out of empty milk jugs. We also planted some vegitables and flowers around the house. The boys really liked grabbing handfuls of birdseed to fill the birdfeeder and dirt for the plants.

Friday: Tomorrow we plan to make lots of fun indoors since it might be raining. We are going to make forts, make popcicles, and make believe with stories and pictures. It's sure to be lots of fun!

Here are some pictures of our painting adventure.

Oh, and I also started my compost pile...I'm so excited to make some rich nutritious dirt for our plants!

And on a side note...we got a pup from the shelter. His name is Duke and he's a beagle/boxer mix. The boys love to chase him around the yard! Here is his sweet little face...

What did you do for Earth Day? I am always looking for new ideas of things to do with my little guys!