Wander often; wonder always

“I would have never known these flowers sparkle had I not stopped to look at them through my kaleidoscope,” said 8-year-old Samuel Brown. He and his brother, Nate, attended a class hosted by Colorado State University Extension agent Stephanie Starkebaum on June 22 at the Phillips County Fairgrounds. Samuel is exploring nature after making two different lengths of kaleidoscopes — one from a paper towel roll and the other from a toilet paper roll. Kids experimented with nature, beads and their own drawings on white cardstock while looking through their kaleidoscopes.  They also learned how the shiny surfaces inside reflect the light when a kaleidoscope is pointed toward a light. The light bounced back and forth off the different surfaces inside the kaleidoscope tube, and it also bounced off the colorful objects they examined through their kaleidoscopes, such as flowers. — Photo courtesy of Stephanie Starkebaum