http://www.fridayschildmontessori.com/blog/springtime-activities/ Children grow up so fast and this might be your second springtime for your children at Friday’s Child Montessori. Let the kids have fun with springtime activities.

1. Springtime activities
for kids
(Part 1)
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2. Children grow up so fast
and this might be your
second springtime for
your children at
Friday’s Child
Montessori.

3. The changing seasons are
nature’s way of marking
the passing of time, and
it’s fun for children to
do special activities for
each one.

4. And for parents, it’s a
way of savouring the time
you have with your
children – it goes by so
fast!

6. Even the teachers at our
Montessori centre
sometimes marvel at just
how quickly children grow
up and head out to “big
school” after a few
happy years with us.

7. Putting the maudlin
ramblings about the passing
of time aside, what are some
springtime activities that
you can do with your
children to help them
explore the season and learn
more about the world around
them?

8. as well as having fun and
trying some new activities
after the cooler weather of
winter.

9. Even though winters here
on the Gold Coast
aren’t as cold as they
are further south, it’s
still nice to see the back
of them and the start of
the warmer weather!

11. So what are the best
springtime activities for
kids?

12. Set out a bird table

14. Birds are more active
during springtime, as this
is the time of year when
they build nests and
raise their chicks.

15. (Hint: this can be a good
way to introduce some of
the facts of life, even if
“birds and bees” are a
bit of a cliché!).

16. Help the birds by setting
out a bird table with
food for them – it’s a
great way to use up old
crusts.

17. You can also set out
nest-building material for
the birds to use. This
should include things like
strands of wool, tiny
scraps of fabric left over
after cutting out and
hairs from the hairbrush.

18. Watch the birds – if
you’re feeling confident,
you can try identifying
them.

19. If you’re really lucky,
you might have one of
Australia’s quirky bower
birds in your
neighbourhood.

21. If you do, then you might
want to set out some
objects for the male
bower bird to use as he
builds his bower to
attract the female.

22. The Satin Bowerbird is
very particular about
what he uses and loves
blue objects – he’s a
glossy blue-black in
colour himself.

23. Or perhaps you can just talk
about these birds if you
aren’t lucky enough to
have them nearby, and
children can build their own
pretend bowers in the
garden – these make good
little houses for dolls and
small toys.