Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. THE IDEA Get dirty digging. Extra points for getting really, seriously filthy. Since our geocaching adventure this weekend, the big explorer has been obsessed with the idea of hiding and seeking treasure. He decided it might be fun to bury his own, and then get someone to find … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Explore a Tree
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. THE IDEA Take a close-up look at a favorite tree in our neighborhood. The big explorer and I have been reading Jennifer Ward’s The Busy Tree a lot lately. It celebrates trees and all the life and activity that takes place in and around them. This week, I thought it would be fun to … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Go Outside and Color
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...]
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...]
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...]