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...]
Garden Play
This weekend the family and I spent some time at my step-mom’s house. Both her front and back yards are currently under construction, making grown-up sized garden tools more readily accessible than usual to my ever-curious little explorer.He found himself a quiet spot of dirt and proceeded to drag each of four different tools – two rakes and two shovels – back and forth between … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Let You in on a Little Secret
Late December, I was tagged by a fellow blogger to write a post sharing my three best kept travel secrets. Then I tapped a few of my blogger friends and they tapped a few of theirs, and so on.This “Three Best Kept Travel Secrets” game started with Katie from Tripbase and before it was over, more than 500 ideas had been shared by travel bloggers around the web. But instead of … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Build a Roly-Poly Terrarium
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. The Idea Build a roly-poly terrarium to serve as a temporary indoor home for our roly-poly friends from the backyard.About a month ago, we created a “Bug World” in our backyard. Since then, The Big Explorer has been checking regularly for signs of inhabitants. And sure enough, there … [Read more...]
Best Hikes for Tykes in Yosemite National Park
Some of you know how much the family and I love Yosemite National Park. Heck, I’m already busy at work planning adventures for our first trip of the season next month. It’s thanks to a family cabin located in Wawona, a town just inside the South Entrance of the park, that we spend so many wonderful days and nights there. Check it out (the mint green paint color is a holdover … [Read more...]