Nature Crafts – Seth Boyden Demonstration School

From Mrs. Tuohy:

“Dear Families,

Hooray! We started our seeds for our spring and summer garden this week! I will keep you posted on their progress.

Ready for a little I Spy Nature game?

I Spy Nature in the Seth Boyden Garden…

things that are decomposing
a pollinator
seeds with space
food for birds
a flower head from our 2020 garden
something ready to burst color
a sign that winter is ending
a tool for the soil
a seed that flies
a natural spiral
a seed pod
a fruit with vitamin C
a root for eating

Play with your children and make up some of your own clues. Create your own I Spy Nature Tray. I wonder what you will find outside your door?

I am challenging myself to learn a new bird call with students each week this spring. Today we listened to the Northern Cardinal. You can hear it here by clicking here.

Fourth-grader Callum Catts suggested we learn the Blue Jay and Mourning Dove next! Make sure you hear his Mourning Dove imitation if you see him around!

Lots of love and happy snow melting!

Mrs. Tuohy”

From Seth Boyden Garden Teacher Ms. Tuohy:

Birdseed Cookies

Yummy treats for our winter bird friends!

Mix unflavored gelatin with boiling water.
Use 2 or 3 tablespoons of gelatin to a cup of water, stir until dissolved.
Stir in birdseed until the liquid is mixed through and the birdseed is wet but not in a puddle.
Place the mixture inside a greased cookie cutter or muffin tin.
Place a straw in each seed cookie to create the hole for hanging the seed cookie.
Let chill for a few hours before releasing the cookies from the molds.
Hang on trees for feathered friends to enjoy!

Read The Snow Tree by Caroline Repchuk to find how other creatures have brought color and gifts to the winter whiteness.

For more information, visit One Little Project – Bird Seed Ornaments.

Snow Scene/Art

Fill an aluminum pan with snow. Using items from home, build a scene and tell a story. Add paint or food coloring if you wish.

Animal Tracking

Visit our Seth Boyden Garden to see who has been checking on the garden and missing us!