As part of our ongoing mini adventuring with toddler Noah I decided to start on some simple hunts for him, our first started with a simple hunt for Spring…
We found all on our list apart from the Snowdrops which we then went on to discover on our school run walk.
Here’s how our hunt went..
we picked up some bread on the way for the ducks..
Noah wanted to feed the squirrels, but they kept their distance..
we found our first natural treasure from our list!!
It was a strange looking Pinecone..
we checked it from our list..
then we found our feather..
we then headed to the lake in the hope of finding our ducks…
We found lots of frozen puddles on the way..
and when we got to the lake that was frozen too… But it didn’t stopped Noahs ability and optimism in trying to entice out some ducks..
and he waited
and waited
and threw more bread…
and then they came…..
And they came in hoards ????
with our bread devoured we carried on with our hunt and stumbled upon a fantastic tree which we decided was a mythical Octopi Tree ????……Noah faced it full on..
after lots of exploration he retreated with plenty of mud in tow..
Our first toddler hunt mini adventure went well, Noah had a fab time and bought home some lovely treasures..
I got very excited when I saw this on Facebook, I’m definitely going to do it with my 3 year old! Did you know though that bread isn’t terribly good for ducks? Our local council have put signs up pleading with the public to not feed bread to the ducks and have given a list of alternatives including thawed frozen peas.
More info here: http://birding.about.com/od/birdfeeders/a/feedingducksbread.htm
I never knew that! Thanks for sharing it x
No problem! I think it’s becoming a bit more widely known. We bought duck food too but can’t always afford it so frozen peas are a good option!