Preschool Field Trip to the Trail

First off, these guys are besties. I love it when they play and carry on conversations with each other.

We went on a field trip for preschool a couple weeks ago to a walking trail near our house. I feel strongly about kids being able to have unstructured outdoor time, so we went to explore the trail and woods and see if it'd be a good place to spend an afternoon during summer break. The kids each got to bring a sandwich bag to fill with treasures while we walked. 

There were a billion exploded cattails.

And we found lots of interesting plants.

We found a pretty fun waterfall.

 .

And conquered a giant fallen tree.

And we found this really cool hut that somebody made out of long sticks. We had fun deciding on the perfect knot to use as a doorbell and discussing how we would survive if that was our actual home.

It was a great afternoon. We'll definitely be returning with Addison and Bryn this summer.