Tag Archives: parks
Monarch tagging
We got to be citizen scientists today! We went to The Weldon Springs Interpretive Center where we learned how to catch a butterfly so it can be tagged! Edison caught the first butterfly… in fact he caught two at once! Simone was overjoyed when she finally caught her butterfly!! Andre was sneaky and quiet which …
Hiking in the rain ☔️
It’s raining today! ☔️ but that didn’t stop us from hiking! 🌲🌳🌿 The boys chose to just wear hats 🎩 but Simone and I wanted umbrellas 🌂 ! We didn’t really see or hear a lot in terms of animals… but the hike was relaxing and fun! Such a great way to start the day! …
Field trips… Field trips… Field trips!
Whew! What a week! So much fun! So much learning! We went on many field trips this week- but our favorite one was to the Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate factory! The first thing we did at the factory/store was get our fortune read by Zoltar! The tour, organized by the Green Spiral Tours, was great! It smelled …
My 36th Birthday – fun,fun,fun!!! 😊🌸
Yesterday was my 36th birthday and it was waaaaaaaaay wonderful! I don’t even mind being on the backend of turning 40! First we went to the old castle ruins in Haha Tonka state park. After a very humid hike- we stopped at an air conditioned consignment shop where Eli wanted me to pose with the …
Did you fall into a mud puddle??
My husband came home from work today to muddy shoes lining the walkway… And he asked me, “What happened today? Did you fall into a mud puddle?” “Kind of?!” I replied… 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 It started as a hike into the woods with our neighbor… First they found a toad 🐸 (Who needs a bug catching box …
A tree struck by lightening 🌳⚡️🌳⚡️
For at least a week now, I have driven past a tree by the side of the road that had recently been struck by lightening. Today was the day we went to investigate! The kids were thoroughly impressed with the power of lightening! Perhaps a a smaller tree nearby had also been damaged because their …
Tower Grove Park Tour… And observing ducks and geese
We went to Tower Grove Park today. We first visited with a statue of William Shakespeare. There are four Shakespeare plays represented around the statue… Near the statute is the one of the oldest trees in the park… A true original from when Henry Shaw founded the park. Mulberry Tree The tree has been there for 136 …
Larson Park Tour
Angela led us on another fantastic park tour today… And the kids were so engaged and excited to hear all that she had to teach! She began by leading a child-led discussion about spring and any interesting things found so far in the wild. She then passed out some hand drawn maps and gave the …
Spider Sniffing Class
We went camping this weekend and attended a Spider Sniffing class! We listened to a fascinating park specialist discuss local geology and wildlife… After a lovely talk about spiders, we were given instructions on how to sniff out spiders at night! Some spiders actually smell like chocolate, bubble gum, and peanut butter! Just …
Playing the Hot Lava Game at Elephant Rocks
Elephant Rock State Park has giant granite boulders everywhere that are just sticking out of the ground! It’s the perfect playground for playing an advanced game of The Ground is Hot Lava. Sometimes we used logs to help us cross from rock to rock… … Or we …
Becoming a Wild Family 