Nature Walk with Clothespins

We’re currently visiting my parents about 500 miles away who have a small but lovely garden. E is having a blast discovering everything, both inside and out.

My mom had a bunch of clothespins sitting on a table outside while she was taking the laundry inside, and E saw them and came up with a new game.

She took one or two at a time and walked out into the garden while I waited with bated breath to see what she wanted to do.

She first tried to clip a clothespin to a daisy but didn’t have much luck.

On her search for more “clippable” spots:

She found other plants she could safely clip her clothespins to but the lavender was her favorite. I loved how much time she spent on finding the perfect spot, and how careful she was.

She wanted me to do one clothespin as well. {I actually reconsidered putting it there in order to avoid hurting the leaves after I took this picture… E only used spots where she didn’t hurt the plants without having to be told.}