Farm Kid1 has visited the Tillamook Forest Center twice with Cub Scouts, but this was my first time going. I really enjoyed it. It’s a great discovery center & it’s free (donations accepted, of course). The museum has a ton of information on the Tillamook Forest including plants, animals & how people use the area. …
During our bird unit I transformed the science/nature area to an all bird theme. For weeks we continuously added goodies here. It’s a mix of things we had around the house & projects we made. My younger two kids even made a couple bird projects at school, so I hung those up as well.
As a family we enjoy birds and even their eggs. We’ve had chickens a number of years & often it is the kids job to collect the eggs – most of the time they don’t mind & sometimes even argue over who gets to collect them. My kids also love breakfast food, including scrambled eggs …
Keeping with our bird unit, it was now time to learn about the wonders of feathers.
Continuing with our bird unit, we learned a little more about bird feet.
We are a bird lovin’ family. So, the kids are having a lot of fun with the bird activities we’ve been doing. This week we discussed why birds have various types of beaks.
Since next weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count I thought we’d learn more about birds. My kids are very interested in birds so this is a great topic for us. This was something they didn’t know – that owls (and a few other birds) puke up part of the last meal they ate. Gross! …
We started reading Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder this week. The pioneer days are my favorite time in history & I am a huge Little House fan. So, this is going to be a fun unit for me to explore with Farm Kid1 I’ve got a few pioneer activities & crafts planned. But we …