We’re fortunate to live about 15 minutes from the beach in Los Angeles. During winter and spring, we spend a fair amount of time enjoying favorite beach spots and finding new ones. We love Los Angeles beaches because they offer the chance to hike, picnic and explore tide pools. These are some of the best beaches for families in Los Angeles that we’ve discovered so far. EL … [Read more...]
Children’s Books About the Ocean and Marine Life
One of the first ways many kids learn about the ocean and marine life is through books. We read to learn about places close by and far away. We read to learn about favorite marine animals and those we’ve never seen before. And we read to learn things we can do to help our oceans.Here are some of our favorite children’s books about the ocean and marine life. I Love Whales & … [Read more...]
6 Things Kids Can Do to Help Our Oceans
As part of my month-long celebration of Earth Day, today I’m sharing things kids can do to help our oceans. (In case you missed it, last week was all about wild animals.) Later this week we’ll talk about ocean-themed books, then finish up with a list of the best beaches for families in Los Angeles.Whether you live by the coast like we do or you’re miles from the nearest ocean, … [Read more...]
Saturday Snapshot: Ladybug
Welcome to “Saturday Snapshot,” a weekly feature that highlights photos we take as part of our seasonal nature photo scavenger hunts. Spring is just three weeks old, so if you haven’t starting playing along with the 2013 Spring nature photo scavenger hunt yet, there’s still plenty of time! Look for our complete collection of #springnaturehunt photos on Instagram and … [Read more...]
DIY Animal Photo Book
When The Big Explorer started kindergarten some four years back, we created a nature ABC book. It was a simple way to combine his growing interest in letters and words with the time we spent outside in nature.With The Little Explorer set to start kindergarten himself this fall, we’ve been talking about what kind of book he wanted to make. His choice? An animal photo book using … [Read more...]