Nest building

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Pre-school nest building!

An excellent way to hone your kid's observation skills is to take a good look at a bird's nest. They are an intricate, beautiful work of art in nature, and almost always contain a surprise when you stop to take a second look. This nest engineering STEM project involves making observations, drawings, building and design. A great time to look at a bird's nest is once it is no longer active, therefore, the late fall and winter are most likely a safe bet for getting up close and personal wit

Become one with nature in an entirely new way.

Lately Chuck and I have been going on a lot of nature walks. Typically after lunch or dinner we'll just walk around our neighborhood and fly our toy planes, or pick up random rocks and twigs on the sidewalk. Because Chuck loves collecting different objects, I thought it would be fun if we tried making something with the items that we found. This time, we tried our hand at making a bird's nest. Let's Build a Bird's Nest! Before we took our nature walk, we looked online for photos of birds'…

I have dreamed of setting up a build a bird nest sensory activity for Little Bee since last year. Over the year, I saved fun items for our Montessori Inspired Bird Unit and building a nest activity. Little Bee loves sensory play and this activity was a wonderful tactile experience for him. Before we built […]

This simple preschool activity brings to life P.D. Eastman’s book, The Best Nest, in a fun hands-on nest-building experience that your child will love!

I love nests, something so wildly beautiful about them.