Jasper and I went to the Troutdale Library, for a paper flower workshop. A delightful librarian named Laura who hails from Mexico, showed a packed room how to make tissue paper flowers. They proved to be super easy, and all that is required is tissue paper, pipe cleaners for stems, and a pair of scissors. I found lots of directions online, including some simple ones
here. Our teacher asked us to experiment with cutting the edge of the tissue paper into different shapes of petals (rounded vs. triangular). A lady making flowers with her grandchild seemed to be a real expert, experimenting with making the different layers of tissue paper different colors and lengths, and the rest of us were inspired. Jasper had a blast!
Next we went to Tigard to hear a talk by Andy Bryant, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Portland. Spring throughout much of the country means tornado season, and he had many amazing tornado facts to share with kids. The highlight was letting the kids see the amazing tornado machine in action! Fortunately, the Tigard Library escaped unscathed!
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| The state flower- Tall Oregon Grape. |
We also stopped by the Tualatin Hills Nature Park to see what signs of spring were hiding there. When we visited the Oregon coast last weekend, we passed many boggy areas glowing with the huge yellow blossoms of skunk cabbage. In the nature park, the skunk cabbage has yet to flower, but a few early tadpoles could be seen darting around in the tadpole pond, and green buds are opening everywhere.
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| Finding newt eggs. |
Jasper and I went to the Troutdale Library, for a paper flower workshop. A delightful librarian named Laura who hails from Mexico, showed a packed room how to make tissue paper flowers. They proved to be super easy, and all that is required is tissue paper, pipe cleaners for stems, and a pair of scissors. I found lots of directions online, including some simple ones here. Our teacher asked us to experiment with cutting the edge of the tissue paper into different shapes of petals (rounded vs. triangular). A lady making flowers with her grandchild seemed to be a real expert, experimenting with making the different layers of tissue paper different colors and lengths, and the rest of us were inspired. Jasper had a blast! 
We also stopped by the Tualatin Hills Nature Park to see what signs of spring were hiding there. When we visited the Oregon coast last weekend, we passed many boggy areas glowing with the huge yellow blossoms of skunk cabbage. In the nature park, the skunk cabbage has yet to flower, but a few early tadpoles could be seen darting around in the tadpole pond, and green buds are opening everywhere. 
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