In this weeks Outdoor adventure, we visited some bushland on the Goulburn River just south of Shepparton, Victoria, to see how many different colours we could find in nature.

This area provided us with the perfect setting. At first glance the colours around us seemed to be only shades of greens and browns, but as the girls really started to search for treasures, the true colours of the bush began to appear.

The girls were all given a piece of cardboard which we covered on one side with double sided tape. We then asked them all to create a collage using things they found in nature. As the girls began to search for objects with which to make their bush pictures, the true colours of the bush slowly began to reveal themselves. The beautiful pinky red of the ripe peppercorns and the vibrant purple of the wild thistles for example were such a contrast to the colours we saw when first arrived.As well as colours, the girls found lots of other wonderful treasures, including butterfly wings, cicada shells and a whole colony of water spiders swimming in the river!

The finished collages were absolutely beautiful. It was great to see the different approaches the kids had taken. Some had randomly applied their found objects while others had used the wild objects to create very beautiful patterns!

It is was so lovely to just watch the girls venture off in search of things for their pictures. Listening to them discuss with each other what they had found and how they were planning to use those things, as well as complimenting each others work and asking each other for suggestions.

After they had finished their pictures, we had a little picnic and then girls spent the rest of the time we had their just playing and exploring this beautiful Australian bushland.

Up close or from a distance, this area really showed us how perfect Mother Nature’s palette really is!