Sunflower investigations

The large sunflowers have been a great source of curiosity in the studio.  Now fully dry, their seeds are also enhancing the larger exploration of seeds that continues to evolve from week to week.

 Parents have been noticing the seed activities as well.  T's mom joined us in the studio and the following observations ensued:

• Mom     Each tiny little seed has a place to live.
• T            Nature is beauty.  I can use fingers like tweezers
• Mom      The seeds are really protected.
• T            Yes they are really protected and hard to get.
• Mom      Are they hard for the birds to eat?
• T            Yeah.  People too.  But we do eat them.  We can eat them and sunflower butter too!

Sunflowers were represented with oil clay and seeds...

 mathematical explorations...

and mixed media...

Then in response to the expressed interest in EATING sunflowers I brought in raw sunflower seeds, roasted and sun butter and we served it up with rice (a seed too) and apples from our neighbors tree.

There was a unanimous decision that roasted seeds tasted better than raw and sun butter was just like peanut butter only BETTER!