Simple Outdoor Adventures:
For Home or your local Park
Catch and Release An Animal
Catch A “Wild” Animal to Observe…
Supplies:
Sand/Dirt/Water for Habitat
Magnifying Glass (optional)
The best pets are the ones you only have to keep for an hour or two! ;) And the chase is over half of the fun! We’ve had several temporary pets – a turtle, frog, lizard, crabs, and even a baby bunny rabbit. An up close observation enables you to learn so much more than just reading about an animal.
And of course parting is such “sweet” sorrow when you release the animal back to its natural environment!
Helpful Tips/Resources:
* Be sure to know the animals in your region for your own safety. Never try to capture an animal you haven’t identified.
INTRODUCING 31 SIMPLE OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
Get Ready for 31 Days of… Adventure. Simplicity. Boyhood. Outdoors. I’m taking the plunge. I’ll be writing for the next 31 days of October on one topic. Nester hosts 100’s of bloggers doing the same challenge of writing on one topic, every day, for one month. Simple Outdoor Adventures for Boys – It’s a topic …Read More
Hope you are loving these ideas for Simple Outdoor Adventures for Boys! Can’t believe we are already a week in! In case you missed a day, here’s what we’ve covered this summer…
Simple Outdoor Adventures:
Play Flashlight Tag
We did it! We did it! (We’re just a tad late to the party.) 31 Simple Outdoor Adventures Completed, Documented and Remembered! We hope you’ve gotten some great ideas along the way, and feel encouraged to get outdoors, stay active, enjoy creation, and allow boys to be BOYS! Play A Classic Game of Flashlight …Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures:
Make a Homemade Slingshot
How to Make a Homemade Slingshot… Supplies: A Forked Stick Heavy Rubber Bands Electrical Tape Hand Saw Most every boy love to create ways to "shoot stuff". The sling shot is a classic and easy way to accomplish this. There are a million ways to make a sling shot, but I have found … Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures: Pan for Gold
How to Pan for Gold… Supplies: Gold Pan (We got this one from Amazon for under $5) Running Water (Creak, Stream, River) Old Shoes What could there be that would intrigue a little boys heart more than treasure? This adventure has nothing to do with actually finding real gold, although that is not …
Simple Outdoor Adventures:
Make a Homemade Sailboat
How to Make a Homemade Sail Boat… Supplies: Log or Flat Piece of Wood Stick Sail (Leaf or Square Piece of Cardboard) Needle Nose Pliers Body of Water This outdoor adventure was a lesson in simple over complex. Brad had a master plan in his head for a homemade boat made from string, sticks …Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures for:
Bundle Up on a Cool Day
Bundle Up And Get Outside When The Temps Start to Drop… Supplies: Warm Layered Clothing {hats, scarves, gloves, coats, etc} Hot Chocolate or Cider When our temperatures start to consistently dip into the 40’s, my instinct is to hibernate indoors with the kids. I’m prone to indoor (inactive) days that lead to the “winter …Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures: Watch a Sunrise/Sunset
Watch a Sunrise or Sunset Together… Supplies: A beautiful setting (open field, beach, lake, etc.) Warm clothing (if needed for after the sun goes down) Camera There is something truly beautiful about starting a day or ending a day with the sun. How do we take for granted this spectacular sky event that happens …
Simple Outdoor Adventures: Skipping Rocks
How to Skip Rocks… Supplies: Any Non-Shallow Body of Water Smooth, Flat Stones {I had the best rock skipper I know write this description… 😉 } Skipping rocks may seem like a very simple adventure, but as you probably already know, boys can turn such an activity into lots of fun. There are just …Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures:
Hands on Farm Day
Visit a Farm or a Farmer… Supplies: A Working Farm Farm Equipment Farmer There is so much to learn about our land and food from some of the hardest working members of our nation. Every farmer we’ve been in contact with has been more than willing to take time with our boys to show … Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures: Build an Outdoor Fort
How To Build An Outdoor Fort… Supplies: Logs/Branches Tarp/Old Sheet Rope/String Stakes Rubber Mallet As much as I like following step-by-step instructions {Lego Instruction Booklet OCD}, I love the freedom of creativity in the great outdoors. And while indoor forts are life-savers for rainy days, they don’t hold a candle to building an outdoor …
Simple Outdoor Adventures: Make a Homemade Fishing Pole
{Sorry for the delay in these posts. Brad and I came down with strep throat this weekend and have been just plain miserable. The posts days will no longer coincide with the date, and this will run a tad into November, but I’m sure you will give me/us some grace!} How To Make a Homemade …Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventure: Search for Fossils
How to Search for Fossils… Supplies: Paint Brush Small Shovel Butter Knife Magnifying Glass Billions of fossils have been found around the world, and each give us a clue about living things that lived long ago. The word “fossil” comes from a Latin that means “to be dug up”, which is all the more ..Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures:
Build a Sandcastle
How to Build a Sandcastle… Supplies: Sand Sunscreen Buckets Shovels Water Sand Castle Forms I {almost} didn’t post this one for all of us Northern cooler climate folks. It’s a rough time of year to be looking at beach pictures, as we start wearing our Snuggies 24/7 and stockpiling for winter. I get that. … Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures:
Camping in the Great Outdoors
Go Camping In the Great Outdoors… Supplies: Sleeping Bags/Air Mattresses Food Tent (optional) Pillows Cooking Gear Lantern/Flashlights Bug Spray First Aid Kit Matches Firewood Old Clothes Old Shoes Extra Blankets Water Roasting Sticks Sweatshirts/Jackets S’more Materials (required) 😉 There is something so beautiful about spending a night or two under the stars camping. Perhaps …
Simple Outdoor Adventures for Boys:
Bird Watching
Go Bird Watching… Supplies: Binoculars (optional) Field Guide for Birds (optional) Backyard, Woods, Field, Park, etc. Halfway through our 31 Days of Simple Outdoor Adventures for Boys! There are LOTS of great ideas left this month! I have been surprised at how fascinated my boys have been with birds. We have a Ornithology Center …
Simple Outdoor Adventures for Boys: Go On a Bug Hunt
Going On a Bug Hunt… Supplies: Butterfly Net Magnifying Glass Small Container Bugs speak the love language of boys. Yesterday, Clark tried to convince me to start decorating with bugs. You’ll be amazed at how many bugs you can find right under your two feet! In a short ten minute walk, we …Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures:
Make a Bow and Arrow
How to Make a Homemade Bow and Arrow… Supplies: Small Hand Saw Pruning Scissors Live 1/2 Inch thick tree limb Strong, Thin String Electrical Tape – 1/4 or 5/16 Dow Rod Feathers X-Acto Knife Super Glue This adventure is one that will make any boys heart excited! Grab a small hack saw or hand …Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures:
Building a Creek Dam
How to Dam a Creek… Supplies: Old Clothes Towels Shoes That Can Get Wet I used to LOVE to do this when I was a kid! Although the best place to do it is an actual creek with lots of rocks around, you can get creative with whatever you have near you. Drainage ditches … Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures: Hike a Trail
Hike a Marked Trail… Supplies: Comfortable Clothing Comfortable Shoes Backpack {I love the drawstring ones} with Band-Aids, Water, Bug Spray, Cell Phone, Map, etc. One of our absolute favorite outdoor activities to do with our boys is probably the most simple! Hiking – it’s cheap, it’s great exercise, it’s relaxing, and it’s beautiful! Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures: Climb a Tree
Go Climb a Tree… Supplies: Shoes (sandals were not a wise choice) A Good Climbing Tree Pants Climbing trees is a right of passage for boys. However, there is some technique to the sport. You first want to find a sturdy tree that will support your child’s weight. Find a tree with branches that … Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures:
Jump in a Leaf Pile
Go for a Jump in a Leaf Pile… Supplies: Lots of Fallen Leaves Rake(s) Comfortable Clothes The most rewarding part of raking a gigantic pile of leaves? Jumping in with both feet! The more hands the bigger the pile…and don’t be too shy to take the plunge yourself. The joy you’ll share on … Read More
Cook Over An Open Fire
How To Cook Over An Open Fire… Supplies: Fire Pit or Campfire Food Roasting Sticks Wood and Kindling Cast Iron Skillet (optional) Food cooked outdoors over a fire is some of the finest dining that exists. When you share it in the company of family and friends, it just enhances the experience! There …
Simple Outdoor Adventures
Make a Lemonade Stand
How to Make a Lemonade Stand… Supplies: Lemonade/Water/Apple Cider/Baked Goods/Popsicles Cups Pitcher Change Table Signs and/or Sidewalk Chalk What I love about setting up a lemonade stand is it doesn’t have to be lemonade!!! You can do what’s in season (hot chocolate, apple cider, popsicles, or even bottled water). It can be as …
Simple Outdoor Adventure: Fly a Kite
How to Fly a Kite… Supplies: Wind An Open Area (Field, Beach, etc.) A Kite with String Kite flying goes best in pairs. You need a buddy and a windy day for this classic outdoor activity. Unwind several yards of string. Have one child hold the string and then have another child or yourself … Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures:
Catch and Release An Animal
Catch A “Wild” Animal to Observe… Supplies: Critter Net Small Critter Container Sand/Dirt/Water for Habitat Magnifying Glass (optional) The best pets are the ones you only have to keep for an hour or two! ;) And the chase is over half of the fun! We’ve had several temporary pets – a turtle, frog, … Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures- Nature Scavenger Hunt – Free Printable
Going on a Nature Scavenger Hunt… Supplies: Walking Shoes Bug Spray Magnifying Glass (optional) Field Guide (optional) Printable List Nature scavenger hunts are a great way to enjoy the details of God’s creation. Boys love a good search and challenge! You never know what you’ll find each time. Feel free to print off …Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures: Wading a Creek
Going Creek Stomping… Supplies: Old Clothes Sandals/Rain Boots (optional) Towel Change of Clothes It’s nearly impossible to take a boy to a creek and keep him dry, so why not go with it. Creek beds are great for exploring rocks, tadpoles, fish, fossils, etc. So take a towel and a change of clothes, and … Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventure: Make a Tornado in a Jar
How to Make a Tornado in a Jar… Supplies: Glass Jar Water (3/4 jar full) 1 tsp of Dish Soap 1 tsp of Vinegar Glitter (optional) Butter Knife Tornadoes in the sky – not so cool. Tornados in a jar – super fun. The boys have been fascinated in studying weather, and of …Read More
Simple Outdoor Adventures: Geocaching
How To Go on a Geocaching Adventure… Supplies: GPS Device (such as a Geomate Jr.) or Smartphone A FREE Account with Geocaching.com) Small Treasure (see list suggestions) Pen/Pencil Never heard of geocaching? It was a new adventure to me as well not too long ago. Think of it as a real-life worldwide outdoor treasure hunt, … Read More
31 Days of Backyard Nature Fun
I know January is a time when many people make resolutions. And although I’m not one for doing so per se, I do welcome the opportunity to start each year with a clean slate.
I love the possibilities that a new year represents. It’s a time to dream of the way you’d like your life to look at the end of the year, then try to figure out how to get there.
If you’re at all interested in spending more time outside in nature with your kiddos, I’m hoping the “31 Days of Backyard Nature Fun” can help you do just that.
Although this series originally ran at the beginning of 2013, you can begin your 31 days of backyard nature fun anytime.
Each day features a simple, fun way to get outside exploring nature with kids. Activities are designed to be doable in 15 minutes or less in your own backyard, neighborhood or at a local park.
I’ve stored up a lot of ideas over the years that I’ll be highlighting during the month, but I’ve also enlisted the help of some of my favorite bloggers. There are ideas for things to do in all kinds of weather (even snow!), so I hope there’s something for everyone.
If you don’t already do so, now’s the time to subscribe to the posts I write either in an online reader or via email. That way, you won’t miss a thing!
Here’s the complete list of “31 Days of Backyard Nature Fun” activities at a glance:
Looking for more ideas for backyard nature fun? Start here:
Run Through the Sprinklers
It is hot here is Southern California. Like 90+ degrees Fahrenheit hot. Which makes going to school uncomfortable and spending time outside afterward just plain torture.Unless there’s water involved.Running through the sprinklers is one of our favorite ways to play with water in the backyard. We don’t even both to turn on our sprinklers; we simply add a sprinkler attachment to … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Spring Nature Photo Hunt
I love taking pictures of nature, even if my kiddos aren’t in the shot. Taking pictures helps me slow down, really focus on something and see beauty where I might not otherwise. It helps me connect with nature. Encouraging kids to take photographs gives them a chance to do the same thing. The bonus: You get to see the world through their eyes. With that in mind, I’m … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Nature Journals for Beginners
In an effort to record our many and varied nature experiences, we’ve created quite a few themed natural journals since I started this blog – including a backyard field guide, a bird book and a family adventure journal. But none have had much staying power. Which is why I’ve asked my nature friend, Barb of the Handbook of Nature Study, to stop in and share her sage advice on … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: ABC Nature Scavenger Hunt
In a couple of weeks, The Little Explorer will finish his first year of school. He’s learned his ABCs and 123s and isn’t afraid to use them. In fact, just a few weeks ago, I took his kindergarten class on a fun adventure in the school garden to put their skills to work. We went on an ABC nature scavenger hunt. An ABC nature scavenger hunt is a walk focused on finding natural … [Read more...]
Gift Ideas for
Nature Kids
These holiday gift ideas for nature kids are arranged into categories based on some of the ways The Explorers enjoy spending time in nature. And because I’m not a fan of overdoing it with gift giving this time of year, I’ve added something personal to each of the categories – an idea for gifting an experience instead of a store-bought item. While these goodies may be fun for … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Explore Nature at Night
Summer is full of warm days that blend right into slightly cooler evenings – most of which are perfect for being outside. Combine that with less pressure to get the kids to bed at a certain time and you’ve got a winning combination. Time to head outside and explore! A few tips for exploring nature at night with kids: Keep it short and simple. Since our kids are usually … [Read more...]
7 Ways Kids Can Help Save Trees
If you’re a fan of nature and the environment, you’re probably already doing things to take care of the planet – on Earth Day and every day. This month, I’ve shared ways kids (and families) can help protect wildlife and oceans. Today I’m focusing on ways kids can help save trees. Forests cover almost a third of the Earth’s surface, including some 700+ million acres in the … [Read more...]
10 Ways Kids Can Play Among the Trees
Happy Earth Day! I know this is the one official day the world celebrates the planet, but around here we’ve been celebrating all month long. So far, we’ve dedicated a week each to wildlife and oceans. This week: Forests. If I had to pick a place in nature where I feel most at peace, it is among the trees. When I head to the forest and am surrounded by them, I feel at home. I … [Read more...]
6 Things Kids Can Do to Help Our Oceans
by Debi Huang
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...]
Fun Friday: Go on a Nighttime Creature Hunt
Your kids may be familiar with the animals they see around your front yard, backyard and neighborhood in the daylight. But what happens at night? Will you still see the same animals – or different ones? Time to go on a nighttime creature hunt to find out! Before you head outdoors at night, make sure to dress for the weather so everyone stays comfortable. All you’ll need to … [Read more...]
50 Ways to Connect with Nature This Winter (With or Without Snow)
In a perfect world, getting outside would be as easy as heading out your back door and following your kids’ lead. But for those days when you need a little more inspiration, here are a slew of ways to connect with nature this winter – with or without snow. And don’t forget that on the worst of days, there are plenty of ways you can connect with nature inside, too. 20 Things … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Backyard Beach
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. THE IDEA: Create a backyard beach nature play areaDuring the remodel of my step-mom’s secret garden, she found a family treasure – this bin that dates back to my great-grandfather’s family farm, which operated back in the '20s. It’s a family heirloom to say the least, but one I felt deserved … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Backyard Wildlife Watching
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. THE IDEALook for wildlife – and signs of wildlife – in our very urban backyard.This week is National Wildlife Week – a signature event of National Wildlife Federation’s Be Out There™ campaign. To celebrate, I thought it might be fun for the kids to see what type of wildlife lives in … [Read more...]
Backyard Play Spaces: Nature Play Station
Earlier this month, I shared some of the summer backyard play spaces we’re planning. Today I’m ready to unveil the first of these spaces, our nature play station. How it’s made: I took a couple of unused wood planks we had lying around the backyard and placed them across some tree stumps we inherited last fall. The result is a shelving unit that makes for a perfect nature … [Read more...]
Backyard Nature Fun at Your Fingertips
This post is part of “Your Green Hour Survival Guide,” a series which I hope will provide you with inspiration to make getting outside every day a habit. Fridays around here have long been home to my regular “Fun Friday” posts. In fact, in the two years since I started this blog, I’ve amassed close to 100 posts featuring simple ways to explore nature right in your own … [Read more...]
Your A-to-Z Guide to Summer Backyard Nature Fun
Today’s post is part of “Your Green Hour Survival Guide,” a series which I hope will provide you with inspiration to make getting outside every day a habit. I can’t be the only one who thinks there’s something special about summer – especially when you’re a kid. And although the weather is still gloomy around these parts, the longer days and (soon-to-be) warmer temps make it … [Read more...]
30 Ideas for Winter Backyard Nature Fun
This blog’s most popular post by far remains one of its simplest: 50 Ways to Explore Nature in Your Own Backyard. I’m glad to know that so many people are looking for ways to spend time in nature right outside their own homes.Since that post remains a hit, I thought it might be helpful to compile a list of ideas for backyard fun for every season – starting with winter.This list … [Read more...]
50 Ways to Explore Nature
in Your Own Backyard
Exploring nature doesn’t have to mean hitting the trail, heading to the mountains or going camping - though those are all fine ideas. Connecting with nature can be as simple as heading out the back door. If you're not quite sure how to get started with your kids, try one of these 50 ways to explore nature in your own backyard. Most require only a few minutes of time and a … [Read more...]
5 WAYS TO DECORATE WITH NATURE DURING THE HOLIDAYS
My list of Christmas nature activities for kids included more than a few ways to decorate with nature during the holidays – both indoors and out. Thought you’d like to see what the elves in our house have been up to. Choose a live tree. For the first time in the 22 years we’ve been together, my hubby finally consented to (even suggested, I might add) a live Christmas tree. … [Read more...]
BACKYARD CAMPOUT ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
If you’ve been following me on Facebook, you know we’re planning on camping out in our backyard this weekend as part of the Great American Backyard Campout. We’ve tried it once before and figured that since we have much camping on the agenda for the summer, it was time for another dry run. Perhaps the one big, obvious difference between backyard camping and camping in … [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...]
Fun Friday: Follow an Ant Trail
by Debi Huang
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. One thing we never have trouble finding in our backyard is an ant trail. And though it’s sometimes challenging to find a beginning and end to the trail, there’s usually something worth watching in between. Last week before heading off to Yosemite, we spotted something exciting going … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Summer Nature Scavenger Hunt
Gorgeous pomegranates Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. Treasure hunts are popular in our family – so much so that we’ve already taken winter and spring nature scavenger hunts. For our summer nature hunt this week, we took our adventure to grandma’s backyard for a change of scenery. Plenty of bugs … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Summer Adventure Journal
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. Ever since I first saw the REI Kids’ Adventure Journal, I’ve wanted to make one of our own.The REI booklet (which you can pick up for free at any REI store or download here) is a place to record your family’s outdoor adventures, including where and when you go, who joined you, the weather, … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Handprint Tree
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: Pick Fresh Fruits
After an almost two year hiatus, Fun Fridays are back! Re-energized, re-envisioned and ready to go, Fun Fridays will feature simple, seasonal ideas for getting kids outside and into nature. Cherries, blueberries, strawberries and watermelons, oh my! Summer is the sweetest time to head out to a local farm and pick fresh fruits. To find a pick-your-own farm near you, head to … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Outdoor Tea Party
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: 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...]
Fun Friday: Pinecone Hunt
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. I realize that discovering pinecones might not be that big of a deal for some of you. But for us urban dwellers, it’s pure excitement.And for the little explorer – at the tender age of 2 ½ – hunting down these treasures is great entertainment.For the past two consecutive weeks, the … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Plant Wildflowers
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. One wonderful side effect of this blog (and there have been many) is that we’re dipping our feet into the world of gardening. Last year we planted our first veggies (with little success, but we’ll be at it again this year, I promise). This year, we’re expanding our garden space to … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Cardboard Box Fort
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. I haven’t seen too much of the explorers this week. They’ve been too busy playing in their cardboard box fort. (Yay – our first fort!) It all started when our new backyard furniture set arrived earlier this week in an enormous box. It was too irresistible for the kids to ignore. They … [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...]
Fun Friday: Search for Signs of Spring
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. I spend a couple of hours in the big explorer’s school garden each week helping the kids plant, explore and enjoy the 1-acre space. Last week, we couldn’t help but to take note of some major changes starting to take place.Our little magnolia tree has produced its first blooms of the season, … [Read more...]
