The children were so excited to be there and we so engaged in learning about the maple sugaring process. We used our five senses to explore the outdoors. What did we see, smell, taste, hear, and smell? See if your child can answer and share as you enjoy these photos together.
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| Our guide showed us the giant chocolate brown bud |
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| Helen is looking at a bud up close |
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| The sap was flowing nicely today |
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| We got to taste some sap, it tastes like water |
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| Seth is excited because he can see the sap coming right out of the tree! |
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| We learned about how the Native Americans discovered they could make maple syrup from sap too |
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| on our way up to the sugaring shack |
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| Can you see the steam coming from the rooftop? |
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| This is the evaporator doing it's job |
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| Tyler is smelling the sweet syrup |
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| Sophie thinks the syrup is a pretty color |
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| Saying thank you to the maple trees! |
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| We learned how to open up our cups to get out every last drop of syrup! |
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| Seth wrote about this part in his journal and made a fantastic drawing of the inside of his syrup cup! |
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