I love all the beautiful colors God has surrounded us with! Especially in spring and fall when new life is budding, or when they’re changing colors in preparation for the coming winter. One of our favorite activities to do is crafts with leaves. As soon as we see fun colors outside the kids start begging to go out and collect things. I’m still not sure which part is more fun, the gathering, or the creating…maybe both. I always love to watch Tinker Bell do her gathering. She’s always very specific. The other kids fill their buckets with all kinds of choices, but not Tinker Bell. She usually has something in mind, and only gathers exactly what she needs for her project. The other thing I love to see are kids working together for a common goal. No selfishness, just fun. Once we get back in the house, we dump our leaves all over the table. I know, I promise it will clean up, just go with … [Read more...]
