We went on an amazing 4 1/2 hour hiking trip today with our Early Learners group (10 kids aged 2-5) through the beautiful fall forest. The kids had a great time collecting their favorite items, exploring tree stumps and holes in the ground, and navigating roots and rocks on the path. We stopped occasionally for learning activites along the way, Charlotte Mason style, and tried leaf and bark rubbings, collecting nature treasures for wreath decorating, reading stories and general exploration.
The day was fabulous, the weather was ideal and the kids behaved excellent, with very little complaint even at the end of the long trek.
We are looking forward to making it an annual event! It would be awesome to see the kids give it a go next year! Maybe we could even shave off 1/2 hr!
Aislinn and Tara's results!
They set to work after dinner to put their wreath together, and then happily filled their nature books with leaves and bark stuck down with contact paper and drawings of themselves.
We then chased runaway milkweed fluff around the house!
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