Naturally Wild

Gettin' Down & Dirty 

It can be pretty hot out there and it is important to teach children that they don’t have to run inside when the temperatures sky rocket. Dirt helps to keep animals cool in the dog days of summer so let’s get dirty too! Grab a shovel and a bucket to look for earth worms, or even build a dirt fort for any critters that you find. Pile dirt into a bucket and pour the dirt back out to see how moist and dry dirt fall differently. Even try painting with dirt! Countless colors go into making the earth; you might be surprised about how many you see. Digging in the dirt is so much fun and don’t forget that it is OK to get messy when forming a relationship with the earth. The possibilities for playing in dirt are endless…because dirt is endless!