I live where Fall is beautiful, as you know from last week’s post with the leaf placemats. We tried to enjoy all of the beautiful colors of Autumn until it rained for a week solid and all the leaves came off the trees. Boo-hoo. They are now just lying on the ground. Now is the time when you just rake some leaves into a pile and tell the kids to have at it. Normally I would, but a recent field trip to the local pumpkin patch made me think again. They advertised a cornfield maze. Well my son had seen a cornfield maze on Curious George (his absolute favorite show) and was extremely excited about it. We got to the pumpkin patch and the maze was so intricate (sponsored by a local motorcycle dealership to be in the shape of their logo) that you actually had to have a guide and were strongly advised not to stray. My son kept wanting to try different paths and I freaked out and told him he had to stay with me and the group. 
Now is where I try to make up for that disappointing experience and have some fun. I raked a maze out of the leaves that covered my front lawn. I made branches and turns all over the place along with paths that led to dead ends. He was so excited! He went through and would proclaim he took the wrong path. He would backtrack and try another way. It took him about 2 minutes to get completely through the maze (even with his silliness), but he loved it. He then went through it again. Then again running as fast as he could. Then again hopping on one foot (well for some of it). Then again taking his sister through it. That just led to his frustration. I tried to explain that Sissy does not understand that she can’t walk through the leaves. He decided mazes were no for babies at that point and went through it again. We had a great time outside and got some real hands on puzzle skills using logic and reasoning. If you live where you can do this, it is a lot of fun! Try it.
This post is linked with others on Worked For Me Wednesday at We Are THAT Family.
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