The leaves are falling softly down

"The leaves are falling softly down 

They make a carpet on the ground 

Then comes the wind a whooshing by 

And sets them dancing in the sky"

We have really been having fun with our marble tracks in the morning. Taking them to new heights and  coming up with new ways to stop them at the end, so we don't "lose our marbles" :) 

Our morning adventure took us to the top of breezy mountain. There was a nice rotting punky log. And our favorite balancing tree surprised us was many mushrooms growing off its sides. 

We spent some time identifying fallen leaves to find out which trees live at the top of breezy mountain. We found Beech, Maple, and Oak leaves on the ground then matched them to their parent trees. 

We also did a bit of forest weaving, a fun way to make art with natural materials. We wished we could bring it inside as a rug :)

Thank you Breezy Mountain!

The weather was just right for a picnic! We lazily ate our lunches in the warm Autumn air, although it was hard to make up our minds about keeping our sweaters on or off. 

After lunch we colored on the covered porch and enjoyed looking at and reading books together. 

And after a story and mindfulness activity it was time to play in some leaves! 

We all worked together to rake up a big pile of leaves then took turns jumping in and cheering each other on. Shrieks of joy and laughter could be heard across the land. Its good to remember the fun that can be had with something as simple as a pile of leaves :) 

Oh Autumn...we love you! 

At our sit spots we all collected something special to add to our wreath that we made from Grapevine. We thought this would be a perfect decoration for our Hallows Eve celebration next week! 

"Round and round the earth is turning

Turning always into morning 

And from morning into night"