Winter is on the way! This unusually warm December weather may have you feeling otherwise, but the Nature Preschoolers found clues of the changing season! We observed bare branches, spotted migrating birds and discovered hibernating insects! On Thursday evening, the families joined us for our Winter Art Workshop! It was a festive night filled with community building, crafting fingers, tasty treats and tons of glitter!
Some of our most magical moments this week:
-All the classes excitedly worked on preparing family gifts for the Winter Art Workshop!
-The Bear class had a new friend join their group! They spent lots of time exploring one of their favorite spots – the outdoor classroom!
-The Chipmunk class formed a giant letter “W” with their bodies by laying down on the ground! They also created letters by manipulating milkweed and branches!
– The Coyote class participated in a drum circle using instruments from all over the world! This special activity was led by family visitors that joined our class! Thank you!
-The Flying Squirrels decided to cook a huge feast for their teachers! They drew a line in the dirt that the teachers could not pass until it was ready! They cooked up several pots of nature deliciousness! After the feast they organized a show for their teachers and finished off their performance with a bow! What a creative bunch!
-The Fox class used charcoal from the fire ring to draw the bare branches of the trees! They also found a hibernating wooly mammoth caterpillar under a log!
-The Rabbit class went on a scavenger hunt for different textures found in nature!
Check out all the fun and more in our picture gallery below!
Waiting on winter,
Nature Preschool at Irvine Nature Center
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- The bears are working on a special gift for their loved ones!
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- A newest addition to the bear class explores the outdoor classroom!
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- Nature stew for me and you!
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- Antler Hands!
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- A balancing bear posing for the camera!
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- Digging and climbing in the outdoor classroom!
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- Dancing bears in the forest!
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- The chipmunks gather to read a story together!
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- Miss Beth joins in for the fun!
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- The chipmunk class meets a kestrel! Thank you Miss Laura!
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- Fierce Talons!
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- Creating letters with milkweed!
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- Letters with chipmunk classmates!
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- She made letter “A” with this branch!
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- The chipmunk class heading into the meadow!
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- The chipmunks are opening up their coffee shop in the log house!
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- A chipmunk climbing a tree in the outdoor classroom!
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- The chipmunks and coyotes come together to explore a hibernating insect.
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- The coyote class had a parent visitor share musical drum traditions from around the world!
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- She was having so much fun!
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- Whole body exploration!
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- The coyotes are “catching the beat!”
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- Where did the coyote class go? There is only a bunny here!
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- Look at those claws!
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- A fierce predator on the loose!
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- A happy fox!
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- A saber tooth tiger in the meadow!
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- The coyote class is sitting in the stream!
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- How deep is it?
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- Friends finding “Y” branches!
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- Up to the tips of her boots in stream water!
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- Airing out our wet toes! Is it really December?
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- There is a smiling flying squirrel in the loft!
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- A beautiful morning at Nature Preschool.
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- They flying squirrels all came together in a circle to put on a show for their teachers!
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- Performing their hearts out!
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- With a bow at the end!
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- A flying squirrel getting cozy with Miss Nancy!
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- The flying squirrels love their teachers! They want to cook them a feast!
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- They are hard at work!
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- Smiling squirrels as they prepare a feast!
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- Climbing trees!
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- Just resting on roots !
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- This squirrel is scurrying up the roots of this fallen tree!
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- A favorite balancing spot for the flying squirrels!
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- This class loves to climb!
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- Laying back in the meadow!
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- Follow Miss Meghan!
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- The foxes are experimenting with sticks and mud! How far until can we push it before it hits a solid surface?
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- She stuck in this branch and said, “I planted a tree!”
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- A big eyed owl logs with her large talons!
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- The foxes are climbing on fallen trees!
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- Miss Erin is observing this bone with her fox friends!
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- Can you see the little pocket where another bone might have fit?
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- A balancing fox!
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- Observing leafs from a mud puddle!
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- Moss is a magical discovery to our fox friends!
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- What is that we spot soaring above our heads?
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- The foxes found this little critter!
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- Drawing the branches overhead in their nature journals!
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- Looking towards the sky. The foxes notice bare branches!
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- Feeling the bark of this tree!
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- Miss Swati leads the way!
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- The foxes found fur in the meadow? Something may have been eaten!
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- Blowing milkweed seeds is a favorite pastime at the Nature Preschool!
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- A meadow bouquet, ready to be crushed in our mortar and pestle!
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- The fox class!
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- The fox friends and Miss Karen giving Miss Kierra a final goodbye hug before she goes on her winter break!
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- Smiling sisters climbing high!
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- Time to go on a scavenger hunt!
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- Sensory scissor cutting in nature!
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- Meadow smiles!
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- The flying squirrels visit the meadow on this sunshine filled morning!
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- Working together to bead and build!
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- Lovely braids!
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- A rabbit dressing up in the downstairs classroom!
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- Reading rabbits in the book nook!
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- Searching the outdoor classroom!
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- Time to hit the trail!
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- Spotting winter birds in the bird blind!
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- Families join us on a Thursday evening for our Winter Arts Workshop!
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- Cloves and oranges create a delightful, seasonal scent!
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- Beading recycled garlands!
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- Miss Sophie helped the children prep their gifts for loved ones in the secret station in the discovery room! Shh!
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- Recycled gift cards make perfect decorations for gift bags!
