We see and hear birds everywhere! We also enjoy a sight of intricately build nests and occasional chicks. We actually raised two years in a row a family of house finches, each time hatching four baby chicks.
So, inspired by all the sights of bird nests, today, we are learning more about this amazing skill of nest building by reading Nature Anatomy book and setting up this invitation to build a nest using ๐ฟ๐พnature finds we collected during our nature walks and ๐ก homemade chocolate ๐ซ rosemary play dough. (See the recipe link below.)
We take nature or "listening walks" at least once a day, and Adrian always finds a little flower, leaves or twigs that catch his attention. Today though, Adrian had a mission ~ he was a Blue Bird, on a search for materials for his nest.
The nest in the middle is actually a real nest built by a house finch which she abandoned before laying any eggs. We decorated it with some eggs and flowers.
To learn more about birds children had chosen, we read National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America (buy here), and (top-left) Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Eastern Region (buy here).
For more on Birds, read our "Books and Materials" here and our entire Bird Unit study here
To find out our play dough recipe, see here No-Cook Homemade ๐ Play Dough Recipe
"P" is for playdough ~ see here Letter P โข ๐ Letter Series โข Letter Hunt
For more Spring Inspired activities, see here ๐ธSpring Inspired Themed Unit Study.
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