Friday, May 22, 2015

Hedge Maze Scavenger Hunt

    Today was our monthly outdoor day and we visited a local nursery.
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    It was a perfect morning to be out and exploring flowers and plants.
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When we arrived Cassandra, the owner, had set up a table with soil and
tomato plants for the families to re-pot one and take it home.
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She offered two kinds of tomatoes and after the children chose one they filled their pot and added their plant.  I look forward to hearing how each grows and if they produce any tomatoes.
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We spent a little time exploring the greenhouses.  This nursery is very family friendly.
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And just before the opening to the Hedge Maze there is a little putting
green, with clubs and balls.  That was very popular. 
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     Entering the maze everyone picked a book that contained pictures.
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They had to search through the maze to find the same pictures hanging
                                   on the hedges.       
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Then they stamped their book to keep track that they found them all.
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One thing that I have learned by observing young children is that they like to search.  Today some of the children would run ahead of their grown-ups to find the next picture.  After finding several they were quite familiar with what to do and could stamp their book on their own.
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Once everyone made it through the maze we met in the middle for songs, story and snacks.

                    Thank you to Paradise Plants for a great morning.