We have our Winter Nature Table out for playful natural exploration. Last season we started our nature table tradition with our Autumn Nature Table. We use a variety of natural objects that reflect the season and put the tray on our living room coffee table where it is accessible for our daughter to use for her imaginative play and creations.
This season we trimmed off branches from our living Christmas tree that we planted two years ago. We sliced an orange and apple, dried them, and put them on the tray because children used to receive sweet fruit in their stockings for Christmas. Chestnuts are a traditional nut roasted and eaten for the holidays. Miss E made an orange with cloves at school, and it provides a delicious fragrance to the tray. Once we displayed the tray, our daughter added our family picture.
In the past day, Miss E has incorporated the items from the tray in her play. Last night she practiced her culinary skills and cooked a dinner for a tiger friend.
7 comments:
What a lovely table! So colorful!
Thank you, Maryanne! I love the color especially since Winter isn't the most colorful of seasons so the oranges added some pop.
Your nature table is lovely, and it is great that you have it so accessible :-)
Thank you, HWH, I would have been in trouble if I didn't let Miss E play with the oranges. She has been eyeing them for close to a week while they were hanging to be dried. I was about to throw away the dried apples because I didn't think they looked pretty, but she insisted we put them on the table.
Wow, love this. it just radiates joy and tranquil...
That orange with cloves - lovely
Your in-lay tray is so 'Indian' in look :)
Rashmie, I appreciate the compliments! The tray could very well be made in India. I bought it at a second hand store, so it could be from anywhere.
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