As winter we hope is coming to an end soon, it's time to think Spring. We had a day of 60 degrees in Colorado to tease us for a day last week. For me this just reminds me of what may be around the corner and gives me some serious cabin fever.
Our Spring tradition is planting our flower garden. Although it may be small, we love it all the same. I am going to add in a little something extra this year to our planting day. This year the day will be all about colors and creativity.
To start the day off right we will add a little extra fun in the morning and start out breakfast with a project the kids at Katelynn's preschool taught us. The kids will be in charge of their own breakfast while Dan and I enjoy a cup of coffee.
You will need the following Ingredients:
- Tortilla's
- Cream Cheese, whipped (it's easier to spread)
- Cheerios - Any variety will work, the Fruity Cheerios will have all the colors, but mixing in some Yogurt and Chocolate is always fun for the kids too!
- Cookie Cutters (optional)
Start out with a butter knife and if your kiddo is old enough have them spread the cream cheese all over the tortilla. If you choose to cut out shapes go ahead and cut them out now. Next let the kids place the cheerios all over their tortilla shapes. You can make it a great learning experience too and have them do different patterns of colors or kinds of cheerios on each different cookie cutter shape they cut out. When they are finished roll them up and enjoy!
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It was all about the letter "O" for our yummy treat day, so we cut out a circle and it made a letter "O" and look at all the little Cheerio's! |
Next on our list is to go through a few books and magazines at home and look at all the beautiful flowers that we could plant. It's fun to ask the kids which ones they might like the best and which they think would look good together.
Next it's time to start turning over the dirt. What kid doesn't like to get dirty? Especially when Mom and Dad area saying it's okay!
Once we have picked a few interesting flowers and of course our usuals (that we know will survive in case our green thumb is not working) we head out to the store and buy seeds. The great thing about seeds is you can start earlier if you wish and keep them indoors until the weather is nice enough to plant outside.
We also make an annual run to the Green House. I think I could spend days walking around a green house full of beautiful, blooming flowers. All the vibrant colors to look at and deciding on what you would like to have in your own back yard is stimulating to the brain! Once we are home we place all the flowers still in their pots in different places in the flowerbed. Katelynn and I have a great conversations around this and she acts so grown up helping me make the final decisions on where we will plant each one. Once everything is planted then its relaxing to watch them grow all summer long. A flower garden is a great way to unwind after a long day at work or on the weekends tending to it. The kids love to help dig around the plants and pull weeds. It's so rewarding.
I have a specific cut off date for the kids in September when they can start picking all the flowers. If I didn't do this I think that as soon as a flower bloomed they would pick it. It takes a lot of patience and resistance of the kids. They love when the day finally comes after watching the flowers grow all spring and summer. They take some of the rose petals and throw them all over the yard. Katelynn sometimes pretends she is a flower girl in a wedding throwing petals down for the bride (or I am made the flower girl so she can be the bride). It will be interesting each year to see as they get older how the playtime of that day will change. Both kids pick some and make flower arrangements for the house as well. 
It's also a great time for Mom to get out the camera and have the kids start posing with the flowers they picked or getting great shots of them picking the flowers. The pictures come out so beautiful with the flowers and colors in the backgrounds. 
If you would like some more great spring ideas check out what the other Cheerios Blogger Circle mom's are doing by visiting the Cheerios Facebook Page!
I am also interested in any ideas or traditions that you may have. We are always up for something new to try. Please feel free to leave a comment and share yours.
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