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Where is Spring?

April 10, 2008 on 3:31 pm | In Uncategorized | No Comments

If you are like me living in the Midwest, you may be wondering “where is Spring?” One day we are out flying kites and the next building snowmen and shoveling snow. Today we are preparing for another snowstorm. YIKES!
The 4 foot first grader in my house is determined to bring Spring no matter what. We are planning the garden, dragging out the summer toys and putting pots of dirt with mystery seeds in every available sunny window. My son and I were looking at seeds and reading about gardening and the book referred to a seed as a “promise.” Promise meaning that inside every seed is a “promise” of the plant inside, of green and growing. This has me thinking of looking around our world and looking for the Earth’s promise of Spring. Have you seen a blade of green grass, a crocus trying to poke his tiny head through the earth or maybe a Robin? This weekend spend some time looking for Spring’s “promise.”

Fun Spring Activities

· Go for a walk look for the “promise”
· Build a Snowmen add a Flower Lei and a Hawaiian Shirt
· Place a bean seed in a small piece of wet paper tower, place this in a Ziploc bag and tape to a sunny window. Watch what happens.
· Grab a plastic bag, put on a pair of gloves and help clean up your neighborhood.
· Go Fly a Kite
· Take out the “sand” toys and with snow or sand make a castle.
· Plant a seed. (check out the amazing Green and Growing activities at your local Creative Kidstuff)

Written by Mindy