We couldn’t have asked for a more awesome day to kick off the Spring series of NeighbourWood Walks over at MacDonald Wood Nature Park yesterday.

The sunshine and low tide meant this fun walk through the forest turned into a great afternoon checking out crabs and snails and logging serious splashing in with some new friends.

You know how when you go to plan a party that’s BYOK (Bring Your Own Kid), spend some late nights getting everything put together and worry that no one would show?

Well, yesterday was BYOS (Bring Your Own Smile…oh, the cheesy factor is over the top), with a huge crew of happy kiddos and parents testing out their new Nature Passports, checking off their I Spy sheets for cool things in the forest (the trillium proved the toughest to spot) and singing a dorky NeighbourWoodie song that Ken and I concocted.

Here’s hoping every Wednesday proves just as fun, relaxing and kid-friendly.

I want to send out some extra love to Norm over at St. Johns Ambulance Service for manning the first-aid station during this walk series as well as Dianne over at Scrapbook Central for hooking us up with the tools to properly make our Nature Passports.

Registration is closed for the Spring series. But, the Summer series - which we anticipate will be longer, with more time and day options – is already in the works. You’ll be able to sign up for that in June.

Next Wednesday’s walk is at the Puntledge Greenway. If you are registered, we’ll meet at 1 p.m. again and take a walk through a cool slice of city parkland.