Magical Spiderwebs

Today when Heather took the tamariki Out the Back, they discovered leaves hanging in mid air, fluttering in the breeze. "How did they get there?" she asked the tamariki.

"I think they are spider webs!" was a suggestion. Sure enough there were spider webs hanging from the trees right down to the ground. The tamariki tried walking through the webs without touching them to look for the spiders that made the webs. It was quite magical, looking at the webs glittering with dew and the moving leaves scattered amongst them.

Tracey suggested we try putting the webs on some black paper and sprinkling flour on them so we could see the pattern more clearly. That’s a good idea. Ke tahi te whakaaro pai. The tamariki tried catching their own webs too. 

We treasure the time we spend Out the Back as there is always something new to discover and explore. Tamariki have the opportunity to develop the habit of finding wonderment and awe in their natural environment.