This week Exploring Outdoors post is Hunting for Spring in our garden. Last week I posted about our adventures in the snow in our garden where temperatures were -4 degrees centigrade. A week later and we've been out today and the thermometre is reading 13 degrees centigrade what a difference a week makes.
So we've been looking for Spring as we know it's just around the corner and J and I have spent some time looking at pictures of signs of spring as well as reading our outdoor book link this week.
Armed with a camera and 2 children we spent a little time looking for flowers and buds around the garden and most of the time either transfering stones from one location to another or jumping in our water filled sand pit.
J spotted the first flower of Spring in the garden - a little yellow crocus hidden in the leaves at the back of the garden. He was so excited to see it although a little disappointed that it wasn't a white snow drop like in his book.
T played with the stones on our edging of the lawn and kept moving stones from there to the deck and then back again - using her indoor play in the garden.
J couldn't resist jumping up and down in his water in the sand pit and I couldn't resist taking lots of picture of him doing it - this is my favourite as can see all the water drops as well.
Our book link this week is Here Comes Jack Frost - this is a really good tie in with the end of winter and looking at spring - it revisits all the winter activities that J has been experiencing and reading about this season and then right at the end introduces Spring - just as we have on our Hunt for Spring today.
Cerys Parker
Cerys is a marine biologist, environmental educator, high school teacher and mum. Realising that life doesn't have to be put on hold and you don't just have to survive whilst the kids are young she shares ideas to inspire you to LIVE with the kids, with activities to do together, recipes to cook and enjoy and family travel to make memories to last a lifetime.
abbie says
LOVE hunting for spring. I can't wait to find that book. We had to bury some of plants back in the ground recently because they came up too soon. Hoping we will get spring in the next few weeks though and the plants will safely be able to emerge and not freeze!
Sharing your post as my feature! Should be up later tonight.
Thanks for linking up to the outdoor play party.
Isil says
So happy that spring is finally here. Looks like your kids are having great fun. Thanks for sharing this new to me book on Book Sharing Monday.
Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says
Looking forward to linking up again this week
maryanne @ mama smiles says
What fun! No spring here (yet), but looking forward to it!
Kierna says
Cerys what a lovely activity - think my favourite pic is the snad/water puddle too! I love waiting for the tulips ot come back up & the willow to get its little buds. Thanks again for linking up, Kierna
Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says
I am loving watching the seasons change with him and T to some extent - seeing the world through a toddlers eyes is a completly different experience and makes the hard days worth it.
Rebekah @ The Golden Gleam says
We had fun looking for the first spring flowers too!! I think I have just as much fun as a kid delighting in the the new life from the Earth. Thank you for sharing at The Outdoor Play Party!
Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says
I was excited showing him the changing seasons - I love the natural world and seeing the changes as they develop - I just hope that the enthusiasm is infecticious and continues throughout his life