Creating last year’s Thankfulness Tree helped get us all in the mood for the holidays. This year, I thought it might be fun to head outside with our cameras and capture images of things we are thankful for. This was especially fun since we’re currently in Yosemite, where everything looks and feels a little more like fall than it does back home. While The Little Explorer was … [Read more...]
Backyard Nature Fun: Play in the Dirt
Backyard Nature Fun activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. When it comes to getting outside, I’ve got a new mantra: Keep it simple. Keep it fun. Like playing in the dirt. All you need is dirt. What could be simpler than that? The dirt we’re currently enjoying is left over from a patio paver project my husband completed recently. But … [Read more...]
Backyard Nature Fun: Pet Rock Cemetery
Backyard Nature Fun activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. I couldn’t resist sharing just one more idea for some nature fun this Halloween … if you’re reading this after the festivities have passed, make a note to try this next year. Yeah, it’s that fun.When The Explorers and I saw a pet rock cemetery during our visit to the Wildlife … [Read more...]
Backyard Nature Fun: Halloween Scavenger Hunt
To say The Explorers are excited about Halloween would be an understatement. In the spirit of the season, this weekend we created our own Halloween nature scavenger hunt, then went on a pre-Halloween walk around the neighborhood looking for all sorts of goodies. At first, most of what we found was unnatural – store-bought spider webs and spiders, a scarecrow – even a black … [Read more...]
10 Ideas for Halloween Nature Fun
I don’t know about you, but things in our house are all about Halloween at the moment. I’ve seen tons of posts about Halloween crafts and Halloween treats, but how to combine the Halloween festivities and nature? Glad you asked! 1. Head to a pumpkin patch. The Explorers cannot stop talking about how they picked their pumpkins at a pumpkin patch (versus say, a pumpkin stand … [Read more...]