outdoor challenge
Our day in pictures-
Great Blue Heron
Outdoor Challenge Participants that aren’t gonna let a little cold rain stop them from playing outside-
Megan and her lovely ladies, from Sorta Crunchy, made stick and leaf soup in a classic red wagon today. I love what Megan had to say about the day, “Yes, I allowed the girls to play outside (barefoot) in the rain for almost half an hour. And it was not a warm rain, nor was it a particularly warm day.”
Dottie, from The Addams Remedy, felt the need to water the flowers, although it was already raining.
Visit the other Great Outdoor Challenge players- 155 so far! It’s never too late to join; people are still entering daily!
lisa, sanders, angelina, phyllis, sarah, christie, jennifer, debbie, dong dong, denise,luisa, joy, stephanie, cori, alex, dawn, kristen, catherine, tricia,becky, christy, ruth, kari, courtney,branflakes,jessica, renee, haiku,brynn, amy, clemencia, sherry, leslie, lise, renee, anet, jenn, marina, amy, ella, marcia, karen, beth,julie,kyndale,kelly,lizzie, eileen,ag, mari-ann, cindy, robin, nicole, debbie, julia, renee, anita,lisa, jenn, montessori, marita,jeannie, hallie, mandy, kangaroo, andrea, joey, carmen, teena, stephinie, gidget, elizabeth, emma, rosina, saminda, melissa, katie, becca, atouria, barbara, ariella,missy, elizabeth, sarah, eileen, lisa, stacy, jennifer, tulsileaf, lisa C, morticia, angela, rana,jamie,lisa c, luz, charley, heather, valerie, kirsten, rachel, annie, kendra, beth s, lindsey, michelle, megan, jen, jenni, gabby, renee,korina, linda, adventurekerrs, laura, melissa, eva, jenny, amber, deb, wendy, courtney, shanti, msrev, kellyi, tammy, julia , maureen,indigomum, andrea, mindy, becky, dawn, sarah,michelle, shelley, amber, nicole, cara, ginny, kris, tawnie, nancy, alex, kathi, ana, sarah m, stephanie, jen, dena, sharon, courtney, colleen, jillian, jennifer, amanda, desiree, vanchy,
If you leave a link on the days you participate, I will know I have permission to share, for Outdoor Challenge Participant of the Day.
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We have lots and lots of maple seeds in our yard…will have to do the dragonfly project with my daughter. She would love it!
http://littlehouseinhillsboro.blogspot.com
i LOVE the stick easel idea. thanks so much! i think the kids will dig the dragonfly idea too. nature and art are often one and the same, and when they’re not, they make a great combination.
http://wonderlove.typepad.com/wonder_love/2010/04/in-nature.html
Thanks for putting up this challenge– and creating a place for sharing stories… lovely!
Love your pics! Your flowers bloom sooner than ours… we’re in MA.
precious pic at our house today
http://www.childinharmony.com/2010/04/girl-talk.html
Gorgeous photos as always
We did some reading out in the garden today, all sitting on the trampoline as a family. I love bearing witness to my children enjoying the sunshine!
http://classroomfree.blogspot.com/2010/04/sunny-monday.html
Great photos! So nice to see kids playing in the rain! We are having some nice, almost spring-like weather!
http://bluebirdfamily.blogspot.com/
Oh, lilacs! My favorite, something I’m looking forward to here… in a couple of months!
http://dena-ouradventures.blogspot.com/2010/04/getting-outside.html
Fabulous outdoorsy pictures! I have some photos of our outdoor fun today that I’ll send you. We made nests with grass cuttings on the village green and decorated them with daisies and dandelions. Mr P distracted them for a second and put in an egg-shaped stone. There was general excitement at the th0ught that a little bird had come and used the nest!
I just clicked over from Megan post on Sorta Crunchy about your Outdoor Challenge. I love this — please count me in! My son and I have fallen into a rut of only heading outdoors on “nice” days…and I know he (and I) can and will benefit from much more time spent outside. You’ve inspired me, and I’m going to be sure our raincoats and rainboots get plently of use from here on out!
Hello there! We do play outside everyday, and the play gets longer and longer with this good weather. I always find your blog inspiration in regards to your use of herbs. A friend and I are going to do an herbal focus throughout our next school year with the girls to ensure a little real-life science in our Waldorf-inspired K year. Our girls already love gardening, so it fits!
Here’s my latest posts which show off the muddy kiddos. Feel free to use pictures if you like:
http://www.euphoriababy.com/blog/children-3-6-years/good-dirty-outdoor-play/
http://stitchedincolor.wordpress.com/2010/04/18/reluctant-gardening/
Great shots! Princess used to love to play in the rain or in any weather as long as she was outside. Hopefully she will find that joy again.
Okay! It’s time for me to enter the challenge- my girlies have been on their DS’s a little too much lately!!
Creative and Curious Kids!
Gorgeous heron picture!
We had a great family hike this weekend. My kids ground up juniper berries with sandstone mortar/pestles and my son made a mandala a la Andy Goldsworthy with sticks, juniper berries, soil and elk poop. Yes, elk poop.
Thanks for all the great ideas! I love this challenge idea! We’re in: http://4get-regret.blogspot.com/2010/04/get-out-there.html
We went slightly farther afield for our weekend Outdoor Challenge:
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Our latest. Hope your weekend was great!
Jeannie
http://backroadfamilyadventure.blogspot.com/2010/04/great-outdoor-challenge-kite-festival.html
http://backroadfamilyadventure.blogspot.com/2010/04/great-outdoor-challenge-japanese-garden.html
I love that water boots…i want a pair for me!hahahah
I can think of a number of days past when my grandson has wanted to stay outside to play when it hasn’t been very pleasant and I’ve opted for doing some art work inside instead. I really have to just go with him one of these days – it IS great fun to be outside in all kinds of weather! At least for a while. That’s why this is called a “Challenge”. Thank you for that.
What a lovely bunch of flowers. Its so nice to see kids out in the rain.
Our recent outdoor adventure was to the beach where we said hello to some starfish http://littleecofootprints.typepad.com/little_eco_footprints/2010/04/starfish-shoes-.html
LOVE that heron shot!
Hi there!
I hope it is NOT too late to join in the Outdoor challenge! We have been following your blog and others I have found here for a couple of weeks now and I am so incredibly inspired! I thought I was the only one… lol it feels so good to find such awesome community of bloggers, parents, educators and overall free spirit lovers of nature!
Our first adventure involved snails!
it was so much fun. I grabbed the camera, snapped away!
our little blog is called, Something happened on my way to Buddhahood
http://oncetherewasatreeandthetreewashappy.blogspot.com/
Desiree
We love the heron, we saw one from the car the other day. We’ve been messing about in boats! http://nugg.typepad.com/blog/
Ah, lilacs! Such a beautiful arrangement. I blogged about lilacs also. http://chocoeyes.blogspot.com/2010/04/great-outdoor-challenge-time-with-my.html
Becca
Hi, we would like to join to the Outdoor Challenge.
http://mytreasurybook.blogspot.com/2010/04/f-is-for-fishing.html
You know, we don’t have a wagon-what’s wrong with us? I’ve got to start looking for one.
And I said I wouldn’t be playing everyday and well, it seems that I am
http://www.gsheller.com/2010/04/grateful-weekend.html
I love seeing great blue herons!
We only made it on a walk downtown today, but the blossoms made it special:
http://thebinkerfiles.typepad.com/the_binker_files/2010/04/a-shower-of-flowers.html
Just saw the Outdoor Challenge as I’ve been away from blog-land for a few weeks! We’re jumping in immediately, although I can’t promise we’ll post every day
LOVE hearing about all the wonderful things families are doing!
Squeeee! Love the flowers – so pretty. That heron shot is so inspiring.
LOVE Dottie’s boots. How precious!
Thanks for featuring my girlies and their wagon soup. We probably wouldn’t have been so inspired to go outside in the rain if it weren’t for this challenge! So thank you for that. Good, good memories.
That’s how our wagon often looks, though with more dirt, and rust…
Such pretty flowers, such an amazing bird!
I did grab the camera on my way out one day last week…
http://heirloomseasons.blogspot.com/2010/04/looking-for-greenness-finding-beauty.html
Renee
Sweet photos! Love all the kids in the rain.
We spent the entire weekend outside (and hubby has the sunburn to prove it, ouch!) You have beautiful flowers blooming up there!
wonderful bouquet!
i am so glad to see Dottie’s picture up here
after her nap it was still raining and we all went to a nature preserve to walk the trails. Dot got cold and her ever-adoring Pop gave up his shirt and hat to keep her dry. how i wish i had remembered my camera!!!
love the leaf & stick soup!
I love all the pictures! Playing in the rain is so much fun! And stick and leaf soup…genius!