Strawberry Pickin’ Time!
"…Jewels of strawberries we didn’t deserve, Eating our way down. Till our hands were sticky, and our lips painted, And over us the hot day fainted…" A FREE gift for Walking By The Way subscribers:...
View ArticleBackyard Bird Lap/Notebook
As we rowed Albert, Elijah completed a backyard bird notebook. We still have one more bird to add, but I thought I would go ahead and post pictures! COVER PAGE CARDINAL ROBIN BLUE JAY MOURNING DOVE...
View ArticleFunny Fall Faces
Take your nature walk and collect a shoebox full of stuff (nuts, berries, leaves, grass, seeds, etc.). Get some sidewalk chalk and draw a circle. Decorate your funny face! This was an easy way to...
View ArticleGrowing Frogs
Simon kept telling me one day that we had a frog in the tadpole pool. I didn’t believe him. Finally, he showed it to me! Simon sat out in the hot sun to play with this little guy. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleFall Fun Days
Regular school takes a back seat this week to make room for fall fun! I stole our first few fall fun ideas from Nature Detectives. Make Like a Squirrel & Gather Nuts We found an oak tree and...
View ArticleL is for Ladybug
Please read the information about Read to Me & ABC here Read to Me The book of the week for Letter L is The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. Alphabet Art- Leafy L Supplies L Pattern brown paint,...
View ArticlePrickly-Tickly Book
This is a super fun activity that will get your preschooler excited about going outside. When he's finished, he will have a book he can "read!" Not sure about the facial expression here. Remember,...
View ArticleFrogs & Toads Nature Study
Simon is a frog-toad magnet. He found an American Toad a few months ago, and we've been keeping him ever since. His name is Mr. Brown and he lives with three other frog-finds– Mr. Yellow (who...
View ArticleSpectacular Spiders
Once upon a time, we wandered around with nature notebooks trying to capture nature study. Eventually, we gave up because we lacked focus. Our story changed when we started NaturExplorers this year....
View ArticleA Gift for Our Forest Friends
We've enjoyed Eve Bunting's Night Tree for many years now. "By moonlight in the quiet forest, a young boy and his family decorate their favorite tree with popcorn, apples, tangerines, and...
View ArticlePrintable Pages for Bird Observation
One of our local state parks has an amazing animal observation window. Winter, spring, summer, fall–we have visited over and over throughout several years. This simple, natural nature study gifted us...
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