Today was the day we had our field trip to Cypress Gardens! I decorated the table area, we had Lucky Charm Butterflies, watched The Magic School Bus “Get Swamped” and “Get Planted”, painted mini pots to start our seed planting and made bird feeders!
I told them about the birds we may have seen such as:
- Ruby-crowned Kinglets
- Hermit Thrushes
- Solitary Warbler
- Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
- Hooded Warblers
- Red-eyed Vireos
- Yellow-throated Vireos
- Ruby-throated Hummingbirds ** Our Favorite**
We looked through the gallery at some of the plants and tree we may have seen:
- Dogwoods ** Our Favorite**
- Native Iris
- Southern Blue Flag
- Dwarf Azalea
- Southern Arrowwood
- Tulip Tree
And of course we learned about my favorite… BUTTERFLIES!! We went over the life-cycle and the anatomy of both a caterpillar and butterfly . We can’t wait to visit Cypress Garden’s Butterfly House as soon as they open back up.
Rice Cake and TP Roll Bird Feeders
Materials needed: rice cake, empty TP roll, peanut butter, yarn or pipe cleaner, birdseed (thankful for a neighbor bc I forgot to pick some up!), scissors, spoon, skewer, ziploc bag or bowl
- Poke a hole through the rice cake/ sides on toilet paper roll with a skewer.
- Smear peanut butter on rice cake/ TP roll (remember where you put the hole)
- Drop it in a bowl or bag of birdseed and evenly coat it
- Insert a pipe cleaner or yarn through the hole and make a loop
- Hang up outside and wait
My dad also surprised us and sent McDonald’s for lunch via my Mom, so we took it out back and had a picnic lunch, today was nice.
You’re so good!! The kids (and I) are so lucky!
We have been enjoying your blogs, you’re doing a great job, keep it up.
Thank you Grandma and Granddaddy love y’all
I may have put our comment in the wrong place. I couldn’t find a place to tell Brayklee and JayceeRae how much GrandMama and I really enjoyed their blogs . They’re doing a great job. Tell them to keep um coming. Love y’all.