It’s official: Christmas is a mere 24 days away. In our house – semi-remodeled/semi-chaotic as it might be – the excitement is palpable. It’s everyone’s favorite time of the year. And with reason. We have lots of family traditions to look forward to. The challenge is to stress less and have more fun as we enjoy those traditions. That’s where these 25 Christmas nature … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Nature Activities for Families
We haven’t even finished putting away our Halloween decorations yet, and Christmas is cropping up everywhere I look. What ever happened to savoring November? If you’re like me and refuse to talk about Christmas until Thanksgiving has passed, these Thanksgiving nature activities for families are right up your alley. Here are a few fun ways to enjoy the season with friends … [Read more...]
50 Ideas for Your Fall Outdoor Bucket List
Here are 50 ideas for your fall bucket list. When it comes to seasons, fall seems to get the short end of the stick. After all, it arrives on the heels of our beloved summer, which never seems to last long enough. But around here, fall is full of its own treasures. Pumpkin patches, apple cider, puddle jumping, trick-or-treating, nature crafts, cool-weather hikes, birthday … [Read more...]
Holiday Card Tree
Nature fun idea No. 8 on our Countdown to Christmas list was to build a holiday card tree. This idea is actually just a twist on the Thankfulness Tree we made a couple years back. We were lucky enough to have a bunch of branches right in our own backyard that needed trimming (pesky escapees from the neighbor’s yard). The Explorers had fun deciding which would work best for our … [Read more...]
Twig Stars
Nature fun idea No. 6 on our Countdown to Christmas list was to create twig stars. The task began by collecting sticks at a Christmas tree lot we visited with The Little Explorer’s preschool. Unlike most sticks in our neighborhood, these were fresh cut and smelled amazing!Here are the supplies we used to create our twig stars:Sticks – you’ll need 5 sticks of roughly equal … [Read more...]