The kids have started an archaeological dig in the back yard. Now that the weather is pleasant, they do this EVERY day. They each have a plastic spoon and paper cup with their initial on it (so that I can make sure everyone brings their stuff back inside, and in case they decide to fight over whose cup is whose). I don't know who came up with the idea. I certainly didn't, but I do remember digging and making mud pies when I was little. There are several big holes in the yard already because Sparky (our puppy) started the excavation process a few months ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excavation
I am going to pick up some things this weekend, and have a surprise for the kids on Monday. Janet gave me the idea to bury "treasures" throughout their digging places and let them find them. Her idea was the pretty crystals or rocks that they would think were already in the ground. I will see what I can find, and update everyone on how it went.
1 comment:
Do they keep a map of where they find stuff and have the yard marked off into squares? We used to do that, lol!
-Anne
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