Sometimes we learn the most when we close the books. After fighting colds, and being cooped up for days, we needed some vitamin D and fresh air. A simple nature walk near the coast lead to so much more. We found these…
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| horseshoe crabs… |
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| …and an armadillo! |
After our walk, we decided to do some research.
Gotta love the local library!
We got busy with some crafts too!
We found an easy horseshoe crab craft and did a little clicking around about them. Interesting little suckers! They’re not even really crabs. Who knew?
We couldn’t leave our armadillo out of the fun, so we attempted to make this cute armadillo craft we found.
You can find the complete instructions and patterns for the armadillo at Danielle’s Place.
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| Learning can happen anywhere. |
Somewhere along the way I picked up homeschooling two boys and blogging. When I'm not scrubbing toilets or answering endless questions, I'm usually here, over sharing it all! My writing is always honest, sometimes sarcastic, and never perfect. I hope to keep my kids from seeking adult therapy. I know. Pipe dreams...You can find me as @TheMommyMess on Twitter and on Facebook.
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Aww! That looks like a WONDERFUL day!
That sounds like such a fabulous day! You really brought learning to life!
what a cute paper armadillo!
ooh, you're such a good mommy…
What an awesome day.
I love your Armadillo craft. We saw an tiny armadillo at the zoo last week. My boys loved watching him because he ran around like a little wind up toy. (He almost looked fake). Was your armadillo active?
That sounds like such a great day! I'm officially jealous.
Oh how I miss the beach!
I love, love, love your crafts – the horseshoe crab one almost looks real!
And yes, I love the library!
How fun!! That looks like a great day, and what a cute armadillo!
Looks like a fun day! Glad you chose to follow it.
I'm a huge fan of this kind of learning!! Love the pics.
I love your crafts! What wonderful animals! JDaniel would love the armadillo.
This is such a sweet post! It is nice to just go with the flow of the day, to let things happen as they may. It keeps life interesting!