Matthew came home with his first project…to build a deciduous forest. Here we go…

So off to Michael’s we went in search of what we needed. Well, the only “trees” that Michael’s had were the ones in the Christmas section…so we were going to have a winter forest, but we didn’t know what 2 plants grew in the winter in the forest besides trees, nor did we know how to build them. So we have a forest between fall and winter. There are no leaves on the trees but it’s not snowed yet.

He had to have 3 animals…so we have a fox, a deer, and a bunny. He had to show the home of one of the animals, so we cut a hole in the styrofoam in the bottom of the box, cut the bunny’s legs off and stuck him in his new home.

He also had to have a source of food and water for one of the animals…well guess what? Fox eat bunnies. Our lake, and water source, is made from blue construction paper. The floor of our forest is brown moss. The total cost of this project? $35! (The berry bush was free. I swiped that from the Taco Bell drive through as I was waiting thinking that the bunny would eat them. )

Here are some pictures. I can’t wait to see what grade we get on this one!

An ariel view…

From the front

The deer

The fox…hiding behind the trees (waiting to attack the bunny when he comes out of the hole…lol)

The bunny…hiding in his hole…staying away from the fox…

Until next time..

Heather