Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. THE IDEATake the crayons and paper outside to color with a little inspiration from nature.The little explorer – at age 2, at least – is a huge fan of crayons and loves an opportunity to get his drawing game on. And the big explorer doesn’t mind creating his own masterpieces, either. … [Read more...]
Exploring Nature With Gus Outdoors
Imagine naturalist Jeff Corwin hosting his own show as a 6-year-old kid. That’s Gus Nightingale. And he’s the reason I was so excited to check out the first episode in a DVD series called Gus Outdoors.The first installment of Gus Outdoors is called Gull Island and features 6-year-old Gus exploring the life of newly hatched seagull chicks on an island off the coast of Rhode … [Read more...]
A Slice of Hawaiian Life at Waimea Valley
I’m not big on doing “touristy” things when I travel, preferring instead to experience the local culture as best I can. Our recent visit to Hawaii was no exception. One of the items that topped my list of things to do was to make a lei, an activity I figured would be readily available. Turns out, not so much. Five days into our trip, I had all but given up my hopes of … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Create Your Own “Bug World”
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. THE IDEA Create a special place for the kids to play with natural elements in our backyard. I’ve been enjoying a great series called how to create an irresistible outdoor playspace for children by Jenny of Progressive Early Childhood Education. These inspiring posts got me dreaming … [Read more...]
Our Travel-Style Nature Journal
My big explorer is just learning his ABCs and his nature journal is pretty simple. He usually only includes a sentence or two about each of our outings, which doesn’t take up a lot of space on a page.So when we visited Hawaii earlier this month, I thought it might be fun to try combining two things: postcards from our travels and his notes from our adventures.To create your own … [Read more...]