Spring has sprung in many parts of the country – and soon will in others (hopefully!). It’s time to get outside and explore nature! The Children & Nature Network is kicking off a huge event in a couple of days called Let’s G.O.! (Get Outside) Month. The idea is to rally people of all ages to play, serve and celebrate nature during the month of April. I decided to show … [Read more...]
Urban Nature Adventure: Micro Safari
How many critters can you spot in this picture? Look closely. Very closely. This is what The Little Explorer and I discovered last week when we went on our very own mico safari.What’s a micro safari? It’s what I call it when we explore the plants and critters that inhabit a very small area. In our case, we took a close-up look at the life we discovered on the stems of a … [Read more...]
Heart Rocks: A Random Act of Kindness
One of the items on our list of 10 ways to explore nature in February was to practice a nature-inspired random act of kindness. The idea we chose this month wasn’t actually my own (thanks to Pinterest for leading me to this wonderful post on Color Me Katie), but I knew we had to try it the minute I saw it.The concept is simple: Paint hearts on a handful of rocks, return them … [Read more...]
Holiday Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt
Last year’s holiday lights walk was such a hit we knew we’d be continuing the tradition again this year. We added a twist by creating our own holiday neighborhood scavenger hunt. (To be truthful, The Big Explorer created most of the list himself.)It isn’t often that we take a walk after the sun goes down, so both kids were pretty excited. They’d seen many of the decorations in … [Read more...]
Backyard Nature Fun: Thankfulness Walk
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...]