Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know that I’m not very crafty. But when I saw this idea for a Father’s Day gift that combined two things we love – paint and trees – I thought it might be worth a try.I managed to come up a with a decent-enough looking tree that even … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Create a Fairy Garden
It’s been nearly a year since The Big Explorer built a fairy house. But thanks to several visits from the tooth fairy since then, he hasn’t lost his belief in the magical world in which they exist. When I suggested it might be fun to build a fairy garden in our backyard, he jumped to it. He immediately started drawing a blueprint for the garden, which he called his “fairy … [Read more...]
Celebrate Earth Day Outside
Photo by D Sharon PruittDoes that headline seem like a no-brainer to you? I hope so. Sure, there are plenty of books you could read, crafts you could make or discussions you could have with your kids about what Earth Day (April 22) is all about. But like I said in my post earlier this week on how to raise kids who care about the planet, the most important thing you can do is to … [Read more...]
32 Ideas for Spring Backyard Nature Fun
It’s that time again – time to offer up a ton of ideas to inspire you to head out the back door this spring and spend some time exploring backyard nature with your kids.Special thanks to all of you who shared your own creative ideas with me on Facebook and when entering to win a free copy of “15 Minutes Outside.” I’m inspired by all of the fun ways you are exploring nature with … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Make Mud Prints
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. I shared earlier this week how our nature play often develops organically over the course of the time we spend outside. This activity is a perfect example. It started when the explorers wanted to paint. While they painted, I grabbed a bucket and started filling it with dirt. Then I … [Read more...]