After locating our lovely big logs next to our sandpit and favorite blossom tree, I was brimming with enthusiasm and anticipation for the first sign of some blossoms. And they came early this year!
Each year this blossom tree becomes a firm favorite with our children when it’s soft pink blossoms burst open in abundance. It happens fast and often catches the children by surprise. Only a few very observant children notice the buds appear before the blossoms arrive. However, this year was different. In the past the children had to climb the tree, or wait for the blossoms to fall, mostly to be utilized for sandpit cooking. Now they have a platform with direct access to the treasured blossoms and they are able to share the experience of collecting them more freely.
Not long ago, I wrote a post about the children’s engagement with autumn leaves, ON A BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN DAY . Both posts remind me of just how naturally in tune children are with nature. They don’t need to be “told” about the seasons, they get it! They experience it through all of their senses and they don’t miss natures “beat”!
And the bounties of nature will always form part of children’s imaginative play!
Sensational!
