Several years ago, we tapped these trees when I was teaching a unit on maple sugaring. We decided to tap them again this year because Zach's class is learning about maple sugaring and we thought it would be fun to teach the kids about this great tradition.
Drilling a hole for the first tap...
In goes the tap...
Hammering it in...
Hanging the bucket...
Zach was eager to drill the second hole himself...
Don't forget about me!
Abby takes a turn at helping to hammer in a tap
and hang a bucket...
My favorite shot of the day!
Abby tasting the sap...right from the tap
Hmmm...what's in here?
The kids refused to pose for a picture with the bucket, but Travis was happy to...
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