Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. If you’re anything like us, you’ve eaten a fair amount of meals outside this summer. But have you had an outdoor tea party? During our two-week stay in Yosemite last month, my dear friend and I hosted our first annual tea party in nature on the porch of our cabin. We prepped and … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Chase Butterflies
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. When there’s a butterfly in sight, it’s hard to get the little explorer to focus on much else. He is captivated by the game that butterflies present; a chance to run around in the hopes of being lucky enough to capture one in his very own hands. Earlier this week, the little explorer … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Pressed Flower Keepsakes
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. When we were in Yosemite earlier this month, we were lucky enough to see some pretty amazing wildflowers. And as you might imagine, the kids were eager to gather bunches to share with mom.Of course, I had something more creative in mind for the many petals the explorers managed to accumulate … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Rock Necklaces
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. Am I the only feeling like summer is all about crafting? We’ve been craft crazy these past few weeks! One of the biggest hits so far has been our rock necklaces. (In fact, we received tons of compliments on our creations when we were in Yosemite!)Inspired by this idea I spotted in a recent … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Rock Hunt
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. Rocks seem to be one of those items that manage to find their way into little pockets on nearly every nature walk we take. The big explorer is so enthralled by them that we even started a rock collection last fall.But it wasn’t until last week that we actually took a walk in nature … [Read more...]