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Interesting Finds

The Pine room decided it was too muddy to play at the forest today. Instead we went on a walk around the block looking to see if anything in the neighborhood was different or interesting. 

M quickly noticed a small fence surrounding a tree. 
"I've never seen THAT before! It's the smallest fence!"



From there, many of the kids noticed things they didn't necessarily notice before. 


"I really like this fence! It has such a beautiful design!"


Not far from the two fences the kids spotted before, W looked up and saw strings of bright Christmas lights.
"Look! The lights!"

All of the kids stopped and stared at the lights.
"It's Christmas!"
"No, Christmas is over it's just the lights."
"We have lights are our house too!"


A few houses down, M noticed a small branch. 
"What's this?"
He inspected the spruce tree branch and then took a sniff. 
"Oh it smells good!" 
M then proceeded to pass the branch to each one of his friends giving them a turn to take a whiff. 
"EW! I don't like it!"
"It smells nasty."
"I think it smells good!"

We continued on! 

A about a block later a L, M, and J noticed numbers on a post on a set of stairs leading up to the house. 
"Look! There's numbers on here!"
"I see a two!"
"There's a oh and a two too!"
"Why are there numbers here?"



The kids were most surprised to see a certain kind of truck right in front of our school!
"It's a mixer!"
"It does construction!"
"I love mixer trucks!"


Our first walk around the neighborhood in the new year was a success! The kids noticed different changes around town and had the opportunity to share with one another. What a beautiful afternoon to check out Webster Groves. 

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