Spring is in full bloom here at Trafalgar Oaks and with that come…dandelions. What we as adults know as pesky weeds have become a great interest to the children!

The children noticed the dandelions popping up outside and it always seems to be a race to find and pick as many as we can! We even had requests for us to show them how to draw dandelions. This request led to a step by step teacher led experience and we now have some professional dandelion artists in the class!

We have also been exploring dandelions and water. We discovered that if we mash up the dandelions in the water, it will turn yellow. We have been experimenting with a variety of different tools to mash them with as well as to strain, funnel and pour the liquid. We have created dandelion soup, pies, juice … and somehow even lemonade!

We are enjoying every bit of this spring weather and cannot wait for summer!