Well our backyard is buried in snow atm, but the kids were fascinated with all the mushrooms popping up this past fall so we got lots of pictures and observations in then. Today we watched the video Barb posted, looked at all our photos from the fall and then the kids colored a mushroom page. Here are some mushrooms from our area. I found that mushrooms are hard to ID especially since I won’t let the kids touch them.
Some sort of Puffball Mushroom.
Another form of Puffball Mushroom.
I believe a Shaggy Mane Mushroom.
No idea on these little guys.
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Great mushrooms and I think that I am learning that although as adults we don’t think much about fungi, our children are very interested in observing this part of nature that we have close to home.
I also find it interesting that we do not have a single mushroom in the summer or fall but come about this time of year, we have loads. I guess I just assumed it was the same everywhere.
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
Great pics! They are some of the strangest forms in all of nature! Wish we could eat them all! Yum. (Yes, I know, none of you like mushrooms, but Gammy does!)
LOL – yes, I am definitely of the opinion that fungus should be observed NOT eaten. Why else would SOO many forms of it be poisonous? Bleck!