Tremendous Truffula Trees

Who doesn't LOVE reading The Lorax?

It is a creative tale written by Dr. Seuss with 

magical characters and whimsical words.

It teaches a valuable lesson about caring for the gifts of the Earth.
'UNLESS...
someone like YOU cares a whole awful lot, 
nothing is going to get better, it's not!'

The story focuses on the beautiful TRUFFULA trees 
which sadly were all cut down. 
So, we decided to have a truffula-focused afternoon and 
tried to build as many truffula trees as possible.

 It was sooooo fun that our full-day friends said that the half-dayers NEED to try these truffula challenges on Fun Friday:)

Challenge #1...

It always amazes me how many different ways the 

children can use the same materials.

 Check-out the intense concentration.

Part of the challenge was seeing how tall we could 

build the truffula trees, so these little smarties 

decided to combine their tree towers.

 A new twist on using the same materials.

Challenge #2...

One of our busy boxes was filled with wooden 

spools, craft sticks, and pom poms.

How can we use these materials to create a truffula tree?

Challenge #3...

One group of kiddos asked if they could use the Earth 

tinker tray to try to build truffula trees.

These children never cease to amaze me!!

Challenge #4...

Can you paint a truffula tree?

We couldn't pass by an opportunity to make 

beautiful truffula tree paintings.

 Some children printed with sponges and pom pom poofs.

While others used fingers.

The 5K kiddos visited this afternoon and this 

was their take on the challenge...

You gotta' love creativity!!