I know I’ve talked about wanting to get out of the city, but there are a few good reasons for wanting to stay too. Recently my oldest daughter and I just hopped on the streetcar to visit the Word on the Street book and magazine festival.
Another great reason is the Nature Centre, located in High Park. It’s just a short walk away from our house and they offer amazing educational programs and workshops for families, kids and schools. I signed up my two youngest to attend their Tuesday morning Kneehigh Naturalist program and today was our first day.
The program usually starts off with a craft based on the day’s theme. Today the kids made Bluejay birds.
Handmade Bluejays
So can you guess what today’s theme was? Bluejays. After a discussion about Fall and the park and a counting story on birds, the kids had a snack and then it was hike time, my kids favourite part of the morning. Today we were on a scavenger hunt for a Bluejay party: oak leaves, acorns, ants and crickets.
Looking for oak leaves...
...and burying acorns.
Did you know:
- A group of ten or twelve or more Bluejays is called a party
- Bluejays can fly holding seven acorns in their throat
- For a bath, Bluejays use ants. They place them on their features to eat smaller bugs.
A kids program where even I learn a thing or two has to be pretty amazing.
Tags: kids and nature, kids learning, raising kids, those darn kids
