Bleeding hearts - We used to call them 'lady in the bathtub' because if you carefully pull them apart without breaking them, a lady will rise up in her tub.

We also spent hours collecting seeds in the fall and pretending to make a variety of cakes, breads and porridge for our dolls.

Use pinecones and pipecleaners to make adorable little turkeys.

Throwing burrs to stick in someone's hair is also great fun.

At school, my students collected seed pods and glued them on small pieces of mat board for lovely little fridge magnets (use magnetic tape on the back).

Don't forget to introduce them to Sweey Cicely as an old fashioned way to brush your teeth.

Please keep this thread going because at our school we have an outdoor classroom planted with Native trees and bushes.