Fall at the Farmer's Market is really what it's all about. All the tables are filled with pumpkins, and tomatoes, and flowers, and root veggies, and leafy veggies! There are just so many choices!
On this gorgeous Saturday, I took my mini along to our local Farmer's Market.
Learning surrounds you at the Farmer's Market!
Chuck has been on a bit of an apple kick lately. So much so, that she thought that tomatoes were apples (or apples were tomatoes, it's anyone's guess at this point).
As we walked around to the different stands, I would point to tomatoes and say "Oh! This is a red tomato!" and "this is a red apple!" letting her compare the different textures, shapes and smells. It's one thing to read about tomatoes and apples being red in books, but its a million times better to hand your toddler a tomato and apple in her little hands and enjoy its redness.
Toddlers are sensory learners (I'm sure you've pulled a couple of things out of your kids mouth by this point) At the Farmer's Market you can let them experience the different sizes of pumpkins, and count the pile of radishes.
LuCky Tip: Farmer's Markets are also a great place to explore the five senses with your toddler. Many of the Farmer's offer bite sized samples to try out. You can use these samples to let your child explore the crunchiness of a carrot, the sweet smell of fresh jam, or the roundness of a tomato.
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