Language is fascinating and can pique our children’s interest, especially when combined with a subject they love: animals. Collective nouns for animals are a great source of humor and creativity. They evoke feelings (shiver of sharks) or sounds (drumming of woodpeckers), paint images (shimmer of hummingbirds) and even seem to capture an animal’s personality (obstinacy of buffalo, buffoonery of orangutans)….
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Gardening is a valuable activity that benefits kids in many ways, and helps them grow alongside the plants they care for. Kids love to dig in the dirt and watch things grow, and gardening is a natural extension of these interests. In addition to dirt under their nails and smudges on their knees, kids can gain so much from gardening…
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Adventure awaits in your own backyard! Connection to nature (and a whole lot of fun) can be found with these easy backyard nature activities. You don’t have to go far to have an intimate and rewarding interaction with nature. Sometimes the idea of getting our children to have a meaningful experience in the outdoors can be intimidating, thinking that “adventures”…
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Try these convenient, healthy and fun trailside snacks for kids on your family’s next outdoor adventure. Whatever your activity, re-fueling is key! Any parent knows that snacks are an ever-important tool in this adventure we call parenting. They act as fuel, as entertainment, as motivator, as incentive, as distraction. With all the energy that our kids expend on outdoor excursions,…
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Help inspire your kids’ curiosity about the natural world with these fun facts about animals. You might just learn something new! Fun facts about animals are entertaining, but they can help inspire your child’s curiosity about the animal world. Learning interesting things about animals can inspire awe and wonder and help your children feel more connected to nature. That connection…
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