I admit it’s become tougher to find time to connect with nature now that school has started. One way I’ve built time outdoors into our daily routine is to walk home from school.Even though our route is pretty much the same every day, no too walks are alike. And there’s plenty of nature just waiting to be discovered every day. Whether you're walking to or from school, enjoying a … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Choose Your Own 10 “Cool” Items From Nature
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. THE IDEA: Ask your child to find 10 “cool” things in your backyard, front yard or around the neighborhood. What makes something “cool?” It’s up to your child, of course!OUR NOTES FROM THE FIELDThis idea comes straight from the mind of the 5 year old. I wanted to search for spider webs, which … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Spring Nature Scavenger Hunt
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. The idea Take a spring nature walk around the neighborhood. Our winter nature scavenger hunt a couple months ago was such a hit that I figured another was in order, especially since the seasons have changed. I chose this checklist for our hunt because it requires kids to use … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Take a Color Walk
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. THE IDEA Observe some of spring’s beautiful colors on a nature walk with kids. I must give a little nod to my friend Bethe over at the Grass Stain Guru for this one. Her love of crayons inspired me to ask my big explorer to pick his 10 favorite colors. Once he did, we wrote down the … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Spring Flower Walk
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. THE IDEA Search for flowers – be they wild or planted – throughout the neighborhood. What better way to welcome in spring than by searching for nature’s newest blooms? OUR NOTES FROM THE FIELD We headed out the door for one of our routine neighborhood walks. To liven things up a … [Read more...]