How-to-Make a Calming Bottle

We enjoyed creating our own calming bottle 

using real pine branches and some sparkles.

 First, stuff pine branches into an empty water bottle. 

 Next, add a few sparkles and fill with water 'almost' to the top.

 Shake and watch the sparkles settle.

So relaxing!!

This is an activity that can easily be done at home.

Be creative!

What can you add to an empty water or juice bottle

to create your own calming bottle??

Evergreen Building Challenge x Two

What can you make with a ball of green 

playdough and craft sticks?

Evergreen trees, of course!!

Amazing results!

Well, as if that wasn't fun enough...

what can you build with a pile of pine branches?

An evergreen tree!

We have to work together!!

Hmmm...

something just doesn't look right!!

"We have to FLUFF it!"

 Now it's looking better.

Stay-tuned as our little evergreen tree transforms 

into a Christmas Tree over the next few weeks!

Urban Ecology Trip

It was a glorious, crisp, sunny, cold day and 

we had a blast in the woods of Riverside Park. 

The children had the opportunity to explore in nature's playground: climbing, jumping into self-raked leaf piles, exploring in huts made from branches, balancing on fallen tree trunks, and 

even riding a wiggly fallen tree.

Let these pictures tell the story...

Click on the link to view the entire Google album which even includes some video:)

Urban Ecology Album, 2018