Monday, October 31, 2011

Nature Study: Fall Color Walk

 

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 There’s nothing more fun than a Nature Walk in the woods with your kids on a warm day!

 

Check out Barb’s Outdoor Hour Challenge: Fall Color Walk

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We collected leaves of many colors.  Then the girls went to hunt for colors in the woods.  They found brown and white lichens.

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They found purple flowers, red berries and pink flowers.

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Such a precious age… I wish they would just stop growing up so quickly. 

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Our Nature Journal

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Using PrismaColor pencils, I had my girls lightly color a 1” area on the left side of their Nature Study sketch pad.  They then had to write down the specific color of the pencil lead (eg. - vermillion red or lemon yellow).  Next, they had to find a leaf similar to that color and tape it in the center of the page using double sided tape.

In the last step, I had them use Kimberly Watercolor pencils.  On the right side of the page, they were to find two watercolor pencil colors similar to the leaf colors and then color a small area with each next to each other.  They then blended the two colors with a paint brush wet with just water.  This allowed them to see how different shades can blend with ease.

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3 comments:

  1. Glad you guys are getting out and enjoying nature! Great pictures too!

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  2. This is a wonderful entry! I love the nature journal idea this time pulling the leaf colors. Thank you for sharing your link with the OHC.

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