Hello!

*Just a reminder: Group A is going to the farmers market tomorrow morning. The Weehicle will be leaving around 10:00. A couple friends have asked if they could bring money to buy something. We’re asking that you DO NOT send money with your child. Thank you!

Here at Wee Friends, it was definitely a morning that was spent outside! After the older group left for the farm, everyone that was back here decided to go on a walk.

Children were observant on their walk. They saw the railroad track, noticed many flags hanging, and the numbers on every house. They even got to go by Miss Rebekah’s house!

When they arrived back at Wee Friends, the group invested the new birds nest that was discovered in the tree back by the garage. We researched it and it turns out its a cardinals nest!

It turned out to be a lovely morning at the farm! There was a local elementary school there so there were a ton of activities that were made available. Arleigh (a previous Wee Friender) was at the farm with her mom, Janae, as well as her school! Their school had heard of Prairie Winds Farm from their family and ended up taking an end of the year field trip there!

For the first time this season, pony rides were given!

Addi was quite excited as it was her first ever pony ride!

There were a couple animal stations that were set up by the barn. One of the stations was a cage of chickens. Eren, Clara, and Addi headed into the cage and eventually ended up getting to hold the chickens! We were so gentle with all of the animals that we saw.

We started to head towards the shade to get a little relief from the sun.

Elliott was our resident toad finder. He found two toads this morning! They were a little jumpy but eventually calmed down so that we could hold them. 

One of the toads got a little too excited when Tami was holding it.. .

There was a station farther back in the woods where a salamander was out for children to observe. Eren was the first to hold it and he said something along the lines of, “Wow. That’s awesome.”

We noticed a big tree that had fallen and so we decided to go explore it.

Children were given a spot to which they could climb. I’m pretty sure they could’ve stayed here all morning!

Our final stop was by the pond where toads and a turtle were put out for children to look at. We found out that the turtle was a female and Miss Tami expressed that it had sharp toenails! Apparently, male turtles have even bigger and sharper toenails.

We always leave Prairie Winds farm thankful for the nature around us and the fact that we got to explore it all morning long.

 Breakfast– Oatmeal with strawberries.

Lunch– Hummus on tortillas, pepper/cucumbers, and green grapes.

PM snack– Popcorn and fresh peaches.

Wee Sprouts– Cherry tomatoes.

Have a terrific night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: 5/25