For our December Discovery Tray, I tried to find real items that represent the winter season. Not an easy thing to do when you live on a sub-tropical island! I found a pine tree branch, a pine scented wax candle, cranberries, cinnamon sticks and pine cones. The magnifying glass is a mainstay in all of our discovery trays.One thing I really wanted to do was to get two branches of pine needles and put one of them in a vase with water. I thought it'd be interesting for James to see the difference in the branch that's fed with water and the one that's drying out. But, since we use the same artificial tree each year, I had to beg one of the local Christmas tree salesmen for a snippet of one of his trees. He was less than willing and I thought I'd be pressing my luck to ask for two samples!
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oo great job finding winter things!! That stinks it was hard to get 1 branch. The farms around here will give the trimmings away. My sister got a ton one year and used them to make presents for their parents by sticking the branches down in some floral foam.
ReplyDeleteGirl, remind me next year and I'll send some branches and pine cones and holly. -Beth
ReplyDeleteYou found some nice things even if you do live on a sub-tropical island! It's funny that the tree salesman didn't like giving one little snippet of a tree, but good for you for asking. I need to make a basket like this...I just don't like going out in the cold weather to find stuff. Maybe I can send my husband or son out. : )
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ReplyDeleteWell, you have to take the *sub-tropical* good along with the *sub-tropical* bad I guess. ;) You know, we have over a foot of snow in our yard and it's still coming down. We are officially snowed in. We have plenty of winter to go around.
ReplyDeleteI would love to follow you around while you beg people for little items like bits of pine branches. I just wonder how you do it - you are much braver than I!
I can't believe he was less than willing to clip a little piece. =( Great tray!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice discovery tray! How fun! Colleen:)
ReplyDeleteI'd say you did a remarkable job finding things on the rock! You brought back memories of my days in Bermuda... I remember just how "friendly" the people are there! LOL
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