Although the warmer weather appears to have come and gone already, we had a lovely afternoon of Spring activities to celebrate the new month. We cleaned off the Seasonal table, put Winter to bed and put out some beautiful bright Spring colours (thanks Grandma, I knew that bit of cloth would come in handy some time).
The snowflakes made egg carton bumble bees to feed on the Spring flowers that #1 had picked from the garden.
We read a book all about Spring, and learned about how Spring is different in each part of Australia, especially in the North where the traditional indigenous seasons are tied to various natural occurrences. We discussed how the earth's orbit and axial tilt cause the seasons. Then we did a practical demonstration using an orange (push a skewer through it to create an axis, then score with a knife or draw on the equator and Australia) and a lamp, after which the earth was eaten for afternoon tea.
We got out the oragami paper and made tulips to add to our Spring Table. We also listened to 'Spring' from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and watched a version of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (now #3 has decided she wants to learn ballet).
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