Building a Nest... literally

Today the kids and I hung out with some homeschooling friends. One mom in the group brought a nest building activity for all the kids. In teams, the kids were given a folded up piece of paper that displayed a local bird name (Robin, Chickadee, Hawk, Crow), their nest building facts and a list of materials the birds would use for their nests.

It was up to the kids to work as a team to find some of each item and construct a nest. We soon discovered that birds have "mad skills" when it comes to nest building.



This is a Chickadee's nest, a joint effort between myself and my 8 year old son. He did very well padding the inside with moss and pine needles to make the nest very soft.




My daughter worked with her friend and some younger girls making a Hawk's nest. The nest is very large compared to the chickadee's and Blue Jay's nests.

The nice weather is here and we are trying to enjoy every minute of it.