Cold Wet Snow!! Today was possibly our last snow fall for the season! We gathered in the Glen and enjoyed some snow fun! Snow angels revealed smiley faces in the mulch! Teepee building led to pretend fire hand warming! The kids have such a great imagination and their excitement is contagious. Moving quickly for some… Read more »
Hopscotch and Allergies Finally…Forest Dreamers starts up again!! Everyone gathered in the Glen, quickly setting off teepee building, balancing on logs, and inspecting the hidden ice crystals in the shadows of the bare trees. Some children rolled over logs and used magnifying lens to get a closer look. We knew that this day would revolve… Read more »
2/26/2019 Welcome back to Irvine for our Spring semester of Earth Friends Homechool! This semester we are continuing on the theme we started in Fall, learning about how artists are inspired by the art and science of the land to create land art. Sometimes this land art is small, sometimes it’s on a large, permanent… Read more »
TRAILS CLOSED! The first day of Forest Dreamers this spring and the trails are closed! 60 miles per hour wind gusts kept us off the trails and out of the Outdoor Classroom. We took our group of explorers into the Hodge Podge Lodge to introduce ourselves, discuss the semester, and to add our artwork to… Read more »
At the Nature Preschool, we relish time to play and explore in nature, no matter the weather. We play in rain, in puddles, in heat, and chill, and on some magical amazing days we play in SNOW! This week while most area schools were closed due to the 3” of snow, the Nature Preschool was… Read more »
We have had a fantastic 13 weeks of Forest Dreamers! These groups came together to make some awesome memories and discoveries! Looking back, we realize that we have covered so much as the seasons have changed here at Irvine! We started off with the meadows covered in milkweed, golden rod, and monarchs…to end with a… Read more »
12/4/2018 Today we worked on shelter building, an excellent skill to practice for fun and for survival situations. We started by reviewing some basic shelter types, including a debris hut, a lean-to and a wicki-up which is like a teepee but covered in debris. Another option for a shelter that we learned about was a… Read more »
The temperatures have dropped and Forest Dreamers voted to find ice! We headed to the ponds to see what changes happened overnight with the freezing weather and BOY were we excited to see the ICE! We started off our walk noticing the frost on the leaves and under logs. Several of our Forest Dreamer friends… Read more »
Our Fall semester of Forest Dreamers is coming to an end! We have been talking about cooking with this crew for some time…especially since they LOVE to eat! Last week, we gathered at the fire pit and prepared to cook toffee apples over the fire. Even our Forest Dreamer friends who claimed not to like… Read more »
Last week we saw our first every coyote print in a Forest Dreamer class! This was pretty exciting because we have heard about them, found and studied their scat, yet have NEVER seen one! When we mentioned this to our Monday/Wednesday Forest Dreamer friends, everyone agreed that we should head over to Bauer and see… Read more »
