Spring has sprung in central Texas! We're seeing bluebonnets sprout up all over our area and are enjoying the warmer weather ... biking, playing outside, walking with the puppies, and enjoying some fun nature crafts. I wanted to share this fun activity we enjoy when the weather is nice outside. We've taken this to the neighborhood park, on an outdoor hike, and to trips to the lake. Materials Needed: thick paper plates (we use Chinet) white school glue (we use Elmer's) We tell the kids they are making a "Nature Plate" to show off all of the wonderful parts of nature. The only rules? You have to gather and place one item at a time and you can only fill one plate. Easy, right? We start by setting out their plates and filling it with white school glue. Then the kids take off in to the great outdoors to collect the items they want to place on their Nature Plate. Because they can only choose one item at a time, they tend to use a littl...