Earth Day Picnic

Using his magnifying glass to investigate these leaves.

Showing off his "plant in a shoe" hanging on this fence at the park.

Snake in a tank. I was cool with this until they took it OUT of the tank and let the kids pet it.

Alex getting his groove on at the song and dance portion of the picnic.

In honor of Earth Day, Alex's school hosted a picnic at one of the local parks. They had various stations set up for the kids to walk around and play games or learn about wild animals, nature, recycling, etc. The kids planted a flower in an old shoe and tied it to a chain link fence--I didn't really get this but I think they encouraged the kids to come back during the summer and check on their plants. They had a station where the kids sang songs that they had been practicing and a picnic spot which was our favorite :)

We left after lunch as it was 80 degrees out and Abby's still too little for sunscreen. I think we were all sufficiently warm and thirsty by the time we left! It had also rained the night before and there weren't very many paths, so pushing the stroller through the deep mud was like pushing a lawn mower through long, wet grass, only messier. Abby didn't nap much out there either given the lack of shocks on the snap-n-go stroller :)