Mar. 20, 2008
Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt

The weather has been beautiful around here lately and we wanted to get OUT.  Not to mention I needed to get some exercise.    So I decided a nature walk would be fun.  But not just any nature walk.  Oh no, we had to have a scavenger hunt.  So I looked up some free clip art of things the kids might be able to find outside. (Just words would have been fine for Taylor, but I really couldn't expect Isaac to read yet.)   Then I copy and pasted the pictures into a word document and printed them out.  They each took a crayon and a plastic bag and set to work.

We had fun and were even joined by one of the neighborhood boys.  One of the challenges of homeschooling is getting the neighborhood kids to understand that just because Taylor and Isaac are at home doesn't mean that that are always available to play.

Isaac had an especially good time.  He isn't allowed off the deck usually and he's never allowed out of the front yard.  So getting to walk all over the park was a real treat for him.

After we were done I even managed to get all 3 kids and myself to pick up a ton of sticks that were in the yard.  It wil be time to mow before we know it!  Plus those sticks will make great kindling when we go camping!

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Comments

• Mar. 20, 2008
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Posted by keldaris

This is such a great idea! I need to get some exercise, too, as always! I'm going to do this!

I'm glad my blog made you chuckle out loud. There's nothing like quietly sitting at the computer when suddenly a chuckle bursts out!

I'm a bit behind in blog reading so I read several entries back. I never did SOTW 1 with my kids, but now I'm inspired to get it for the next time through history!

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• Mar. 26, 2008
your lapbook

Posted by Anonymous

taylor you look like you have so much fun ,it looks like to me you have alot of time putting your book together .it looks great,i am so proud of you
love ya grandma peggy

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