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The sun is shining birds are singing, butterflies are darting from colorful flower to colorful flower and children across the country are complaining about being bored. Eliminate this by taking advantage of the weather. Get the family outside and interact with nature.

Head out to the garden toddlers in tow  or to a local park with flowers and create a list of items to find and count For example ask them to find one blue object, two soft and fuzzy plants three flowers that smell pretty and four objects that are round in shape This game incorporates shape smell touch and counting all into one fun activity. Taking or drawing pictures together is a great way to document each finding When you get back inside print the photos and hang them along with the pictures you have drawn as a collage on the refrigerator Or arrange photos or pictures together into your very own counting book so that the days fun can be enjoyed again and again.

Colorful birds singing beautiful tunes and flitting from tree to tree are a great attraction for younger elementary school children. To encourage birds to visit the backyard, work with your child to create a songbird habitat It is simple all you need to provide is food water shelter and a place for birds to raise their young. Supply food by making your own bird feeder out of recyclable materials like soda bottles and milk cartons.

Fill these feeders with different kinds of foods dried fruit peanuts or Scotts Songbird Selections NutriThrive Then place a dish filled with water near the area and ensure there are nearby native plants or trees Now that your habitat is ready visit savethesongbirds.com to pledge to care for your habitat and receive an official songbird habitat certificate. Not only have you connected your children with nature you have helped Scotts in its commitment to save 1 million songbirds by creating 50,000 acres of songbird habitat through the Save the Songbirds program.Explaining the origins of the bouffant