Read and learn more about Peter Minuit, Manhattan Island, New York City, and its boroughs. Look at maps made of the area then and now. Compare the history of your city to that of New Amsterdam and New York. Baby ducks are born and follow Mother Duck down the river. Baby birds hatch from their shells and grow stronger each day.
New flowers spring up from the soil.
Tiny leaf buds form on trees and soon unfurl into lush green leaves. Discuss the new life bursting forth all around you. Read a fiction or nonfiction book of your choice on springtime. Then prepare your child for a Nature Walk, where you will try to find as many new types of life as possible. As you walk along, write down objects you see on your Nature Walk, such as a bird, duck, rabbit, tree, flower, etc.