During our hike with the cubs this past week, we encountered quite a few plants - and of course it is most children's basic instinct to grab, hold and inspect everything they come across. Not everything on the trail is necessarily the safest thing for kids to hold though and so we need to encourage them to "see with their eyes and not with their hands".
But what to do with a child like I was - who wanted to collect everything they came across? Well...give them a digital camera and let them go to work, taking as many pictures as they want. Copy these to a personal computer and have your child pick the ones they like the best.
With a little digital knowhow - which most kids have in spades, you could put together something like the collage I've created here. If you ever want ideas of great and free software that can assist with this - let me know. I personally use Photoshop.
These pictures were taken while I took my kids out yesterday on one of our local hiking trails with the purpose of collecting as many different kinds of leaves as they want. They were my test subjects for the leaf collection hike we have this coming Wednesday. I was thinking of different ways to make this craft idea more spiffy...and of course individual shots of colour from flowers would make a large difference.
The reality is, there is no limit to what the kids can do...it all comes down to time and imagination.
If you have ideas of crafts, please let us know - I'd encourage a guest post!!!
Ringtail
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