Who can deny the fun in getting a little dirty from time-to-time??? Playing in dirt and mud can be such a wonderful sensory experience and my children love it! You can wet dirt and watch it turn into mud and then back into dirt. You can make pies, bricks and even paint with it!
We used store bought top soil and compared it to soil collected from our garden. Here's a few discussion ideas:
How does the two dirt samples differ?
Which dirt is softer? Which is harder? Why?
In which dirt sample might you find leaves? Bugs? Twigs? Seeds?
Then, we went in search of some earth- friendly critters.
1. A worm has no arms, legs, or eyes. They have cells that are sensitive to light which helps them to navigate.
2. Baby worms are not born, they hatch from cocoons smaller than a grain of rice.
3. There are approximately 2,700 different kinds of earthworms.
Plus, who knew that mud, soil, and worms could make a delicious after dinner treat? My youngest even discovered "bird poo" in his! Yummo.
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| Chocolate Pudding, Crushed Oreo's, and Candy Worms. |
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