Nature Walk, a date with my little one.

 Learning is not confined to the 4 walls of a classroom (or in our case, our house)… learning also takes place in different areas especially since we aim to provide our children the most direct experience they can have with a particular concept.  When we discussed the sense of sight, I then decided to take my little one on a nature walk at UP Diliman.  As we walked around, I asked Ynigo to use his eyes to see the things around him.  We also brought a magnifying glass for him to use in inspecting/observing flowers, plants and insects.  We even touched tree trunks and discussed textures.  Furthermore, we got to discuss about caring for the environment when he noticed that there were no more ducks at the UP Pond.

Afterwards, we sat on a mat in the middle of the grassy area.  I then gave Ynigo sheets of paper and provided him with pens to draw what he saw during our walk together.  He drew plants, cars, insects and a dog too.  After all the work, I brought out snacks and drinks and we enjoyed Ynigo’s favorite part – PICNIC! We stayed at UP for over 2 hours, walking, snacking, observing and playing soccer. 

He then asked me, “Mom, are we (on) a date?”  A huge smile appeared on my face as I replied yes… Hitting two birds with just one stone, it seems.  Not only does a nature walk provide good, direct experiences for my son with nature, we also got to have quality bonding time together that we both got to enjoy (and it did not cost us much, just the snacks).  Bring your kids out and enjoy the simple things in life we tend to take for granted!