We took advantage of the cold on Tuesday and Wednesday and made icy sun catchers with colorful bits of nature in them. These are now hanging all around the playground. Alas, they may not last through the weekend's predicted warmer temperatures, but they are fun to look at for now!

After two days of not going outside because of the cold, today we spent a significant amount of time enjoying the various joys of winter! Everyone had a chance to try either skiing or snowshoeing, and I think everyone took at least one turn down the hill in a sled. Snowshoeing wasn't quite as much fun as skiing as there really isn't much snow on the ground, but I think everyone appreciated the opportunity to try different activities. We came in with just enough time to think about things we noticed with our different senses and record these in our science notebooks. Some of the observations included: I saw sculptures of ice, I tasted snow, I felt the coldness of the air, I saw ice melting, I saw sun catchers on the trees, I felt wobbly on my skis!