We enjoyed a beautiful spring day outside at Play Group today listening to the red winged blackbirds and scouting for lizards. This activity pairs nicely with the books "Are You My Mother" by P.D. Eastman or "No Roses for Harry" by Gene Zion.
You will need:
an empty paper egg carton
scissors
nesting materials
1 inch pom poms for birds and 1/2" pom poms or smaller for eggs.
googly eyes
yellow craft foam or felt
We discussed how birds collect small, soft items to make a comfortable nest for their eggs. The children worked on their fine motor skills by cutting the bits of scraps we had gathered. We used yarn, ribbon, string, tissue paper, shredded paper, sage brush, bits of fabric, dried leaves. hay, crepe paper and twine for nesting material.
Children chose a 1 inch pom pom for their bird and glued on eyes and then cut a piece of craft foam. We used a scrap of self-adhesive yellow craft foam.
Questions the children asked:
"Do the male birds sit on the eggs too?" (yes they male and female birds take turns)
"How long do the sit on the eggs before they hatch?" (about 2 weeks and they don't all hatch at once but over a few days)
And we talked about a huge hawk nest nearby.
Go for a walk with the children and see how many nests and different type of birds you can spot.
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