I am thrilled to be joining the Outdoor Play Party as a cohost with
Mama Pea Pod,
Greening Sam and Avery, and
Learning for Life. My fellow co hosts are champions of outdoor play, and provide lots of inspiration for getting kids outside to play. We make playing outdoors a priority in our family, and I am excited to be sharing our outdoor play ideas with the followers of the Outdoor Play Party.
This winter has been exceptionally mild, and we have just started getting the first wildflower blooms here in Central Texas. We didn't have to travel far to enjoy the the first hints of Spring because we walked down the street to our neighborhood's common natural area.
We searched for dandelions, and learned by early evening most of them start closing up for the night. I don't encourage my daughter to pick many things in nature, but this area of grass is mowed weekly. The dandelions would be shredded by the mower anyway.
She blew off dandelion seeds. When blowing wasn't very successful, she waved them around in the air.
We canvassed the area to find more flowers, and we found some dainty flowers.
Does anybody else have trouble getting posed shots with their kids? It's nearly impossible with my girl, and so I present the photograph entitled "Superhero in a Field of Flowers."
A few days later, we decided to visit the area again at an earlier time. This time, there were hundreds of dandelions in bloom. Since it was an impromptu outing, I didn't carry my camera, but I do have a picture of the blossoms we picked. Miss and I created a floating arrangement of dandelions by cutting off the dandelions' stems and placing them in a bowl of water. 
- I'd love to hear what you have been doing outdoors with your kids. Share your ideas for outdoor play activities with us every other week! The linky goes live every second Friday at 12:01 GMT+1. Here are just a few guidelines for sharing:
10 comments:
Rebekah, welcome & so glad to have you co-hosting. I love the dandelions in the bowl - they look so gorgeous. Kierna
Thank you for welcoming me!
Yay for joining the Outdoor Play Party! And yes, we have had a very mild winter. Those pictures are from 2 weeks ago so now we have snow on the ground, but it's been the mildest winter since we moved here (this is our 4th). I'm originally from southeastern New Mexico so I'm used to weather like yours!
The dandelions look beautiful in that bowl. My kids love them, too, I think we'll copy your experiment!
Dandelions have a special place in my heart! Your post reminds my of why I love them. Life can be just like a dandelion - make a wish, blow the seeds of change into the world, and believe that it will come true. Just like life - put your thoughts into intentions, take action, and believe! I love that idea so much that I named my website after them http://www.ibelieveindandeions.com
I just love the floating dandelion arrangment! They are one of my favoriite flowers ( can you believe some people actually refer to them as weeds?)
Do you miss the weather from down South? I'm a little jealous of your snow.
I hope you have fun with the dandelions. They don't last very long in a bowl, but maybe they would last longer in a vase.
Thank you for sharing your dandelion story. I checked out your website and liked your Facebook Page. =)
We can't keep dandelions in our yard for fear of the HOA giving us a fine. But luckily there are other grassy spots we can find them.
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