Nature’s Celebration
This week is all about Christmas as the culmination of the
season hones in. We are all busy with holiday parties and shopping for gifts, but
have you stopped to notice that we embrace nature more deeply during this
festive season? Real Christmas trees can be found in almost every house, and wooden
decorations topped with pine cones, red berries and coniferous leaves too. Mistletoe
is a common greenery seen hanging in the doorway along with green pine wreaths.
The candles smell of nutmeg and spices. These are the little reminders of the beauty
we can find in nature. Wildlife was the first form of beauty positioned here on
earth. It is timeless and wholesome. The colors we find are in the most pure form
and the textures are mesmerizing. Appreciation for the beauty found in the
outdoors has been celebrated for centuries and continues to blossom. Paintings,
sketches, clay figurines, and photography are only a few of the different tools
people use to celebrate the splendor of nature.
Gaining the appreciation for nature at a younger age is
highly dependent on external influences. It’s no secret that children of the
2000s are experiencing less and less of the outdoors. They are bombarded with
the latest gadgets and technology that keeps them perpetually huddled up inside.
As the days are getting colder, now is the time to bundle up and explore the
splendor of the changing season! Find your own unique way to celebrate nature’s
beauty and encourage your little ones by example. Children will fill their
parent’s shoes. Making it a priority to show them that nature needs to be
celebrated, creates a life lasting connection for a more empathetic citizen.
To get you started, try this engaging paint chip
activity. All you need are paint chip
cards and a hunger for investigation! You could use earth colored cards or any
color you like. Mother Nature may surprise you with her vast variety of hues! Match
as many cards as you can to the things you find outside! Don’t forget to stop
and soak in the brilliance that surrounds you.
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