Each of the squares on the Fundana contains a fun activity related to the five senses. "find something smooth", "scratch and sniff a leaf", "smell a flower"...
"make a face like you just tasted something hot"...
...and more! When we completed an activity, we found wood chips or rocks to place on the squares. The activities were all fun, simple things that both of the girls (age 4 and 2) could do. The Fundanas come in either "Knee High"for kids age 3-6 or regular for kids age 7-adult. We also have the Winter Ecology Bingo Fundana and I don't think that it will be too hard for the girls to do even though its not a "Knee High" version. There are many different options to choose from - bugs, trees, birds, stars, beach, etc. I love that they fold up small so that we can take them along on trips to the beach, cottage, or elsewhere. They are also fairly inexpensive.
Our homeschool curriculum (My Father's World) encourages nature studies and we plan to use our Fundanas regularly to help us enjoy being outside and give us fun activities to do together. I haven't used our Winter Fundana yet obviously, but I'm thrilled to have something to help us study nature in the winter. It has kids searching for colors in nature, various plants, animal shelters, and just plain enjoying winter fun (make a snow sculpture, etc).
Caryl has this to say about her Fundanas: "I think getting kids out to understand and interact with nature is ESSENTIAL to becoming thoughtful, caring, responsible adults along with it being alot of fun..." I agree!
Imports Unlimited offers free shipping within the US to retail customers who order off of their website. They are also giving away a Fundana to one reader of my blog. To enter, visit their website and leave a comment on this post letting me know which Fundana you would choose. Please be sure to include your email address (or have email enabled on your blogger profile). The giveaway will remain open until September 15th at midnight. If you're interested in nature studies, stay tuned, I have a couple more posts coming up about the topic. Thanks for stopping by!
**Thanks for all of the interest. This giveaway is now closed. Random.org chose comment #10 and she has been contacted. If you are interested in purchasing a Fundana, check out this post for a great sale!**
The Fundanas are brilliant. I would choose Beach Quest.
ReplyDeletemarypres(at)gmail(dot)com
Love them! I'd love the Wild Bird Bingo.kstedl@nuterrallc.com
ReplyDeleteThese do look interesting! I would choose the Knee High to Nature Quest fundana because it seems to be at my daughter's level of learning- we plan to do nature studies at least once a week too this year. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWe would love to enter the drawing!
ReplyDeleteWe would chose Star Quest. We have lots and lots of nature stuff but nothing on stars yet and my girls have been asking lots of questions about stars. This would be a great suppliment to our "daytime nature" activities. Thanks for the drawing.
Dawn
I love this idea. Something easy to take/leave in the car and use without a big deal to carry around...hhmm great idea.
ReplyDeleteI would choose the galaxy one, the wild song bird.
Thanks
I also use MFW and love the Knee high Funadanas. I would especially like to get the Knee High to Nature one. it would be great for my 3 kids ages 5,3 and 1. I also like the Birds one and the bugs one
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I love to star gaze; so I would pick the Star Quest Fundana. It'd be so easy to stick in my pocket and have fun finally learning some constellations.
ReplyDeletebjacques18@gmail.com
Wow...these are such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI would choose between the knee high rainy day and the stars one. How cool is it that it glows in the dark? But I like the idea of something FUN for a rainy day.
What a great giveaway!
Heather
What a fantastic idea! Thank you for sharing these with us! We also use MFW and because we're doing 'Adventures' this year I would choose the Wild Bird Bingo Fundana.
ReplyDeletelamteam@bellsouth.com
I like all of them but my kids would likely love Knee High to Trees fundana. They LOVE trees. Thanks for offering up this draw to everyone. :0)
ReplyDeleteThey all look great! We would probably pick the Nature Quest. Thanks!
ReplyDeletedenapeckham(at)yahoo (dot)com
What a wonderful idea. I love them all. We would pick the Nature Quest for 7 to adults. Thanks for sharing.
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Ho fun! I have never seen these before. I think the Knee High Nature or Bird would be fun to have for my son.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway~
I like Knee High to Nature
ReplyDeleteI'd like to enter the drawing, these look great. We would go for the Knee High to Nature Quest. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThey are all a great idea :) Thanks! I think we would enjoy the Knee High Tree one.
ReplyDeleteShanna
Awesome product - love that they are so portable and even wearable! I'd choose the Tree Quest for our plant study this fall. Thanks sweeldreyer@att.net
ReplyDeleteVery cool. I would like several of them, but pressed to choose it would probably be Knee High to Nature.
ReplyDeleteWow, these are so cute! My favorite is Knee High to Trees. Kids would love playing with it in our sugar bush.
ReplyDeleteOh those are neat. I guess for now I would choose Knee High to Nature.
ReplyDeleteI'd choose knee high to bugs.
ReplyDeleteiluvchrisnlevi@aol.com
We would love to have a Knee High to Bugs Fundana. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI think I would choose knee high to rainy days or knee high to trees. :)
ReplyDeletegitrecca at gmail dot com
These look like fun. I would choose the Nature Quest. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWe would enjoy the knee high to nature. Such fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! I would choose "Knee High to Nature" for my little guy, but the others look great, too. THis is definitely gog on my Xmas ideas list!
ReplyDeletei would choose the tree quest i think my family would have a blast thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
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