Evie had her last field trip of the year this past week at the MK Nature Center. They had been learning about butterflies in preschool the previous week and her teacher had some cocoons that they were able to witness hatching (is that what butterflies do?!) and coming out of. They saved them to release into nature at the beginning of their field trip.
The kids were so excited to watch them fly away! On our walk to the nature center we stopped at this fun little owl photo op :)
The gal that gave the tour was fabulous! She was really good with little kids and they all seemed to like her. She taught them about insects and the requirements to be considered an insect (the little things you kind of forget about ?! Hope I'm not the only one ;) ) Anyway, they made their very own butterflies, and we then went on a butterfly "finding" activity and walked through some of the little nature trails. Saw a little water snake and some random insects. It was kind of a cold day :( Wish it had been a teensy bit warmer, but it was still fun!
The kids with their butterflies :) I think my favorite thing about this age is that little things are so exciting to them. They love learning and are so enthusiastic to share the things they are learning. I was really happy I got to go with :) We are sure going to miss preschool during the summer. We are hoping to stay busy with swimming lessons and a little ballet class - should be fun!
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