Clik here to view.
Explore tidepools
ACTIVITY: When the tide goes out there are a million minature worlds left to explore with many creatures and plants you may have never seen before.QUOTE: I found a tiny starfish in the tidepool by the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Be a backyard scientist
Why is this so?is one of the main questions asked by scientists.Backyard science is science in the real world where children can look for clues, ask these kind of questions and find answers. Children...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nature detectives
QUOTE:"If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive." proverb of American QuakersACTIVITY:Print your own free minibeasts hunt sheets from naturedetectives.org.uk Woodland Trust.*Explore...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Collect rocks
QUOTES: "There is a "World of Beauty" out there, just lying on the ground, waiting for someone to discover it!" Bob the Rockman."Some of our best days in the Badlands have been spent collecting rocks."...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Investigate insects : Things with wings: dragonfly
Insects are the most interesting mini beasts.QUOTE: " Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragonfly Hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky." Dante Gabriel Rossetti,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Star gazing
QUOTE: "The stars hang bright above, silent, as if they watched the sleeping earth." Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)ACTIVITY: Lie down, on your back, in the grass on a clear night and look at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Let' go fly a kite
QUOTE: You can't fly a kite unless you go against the wind and have a weight to keep it from turning a somersault. The same with man. No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Take a hike
QUOTE: " In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir THEORY: A sense of adventure goes along with exploring and hiking is a great way to explore nature and come into...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Go Fish
QUOTE: Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. Herbert HooverTHEORY: Fishing is a great way to connect - old people can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Beautiful Bees
QUOTE: When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the bee's house some day. Congo ProverbTHEORY: Bees are amazing insects that provide hours of interest to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Create a scarecrow for your garden
Scarecrows in a rice paddy in JapanQUOTE:" I am a nobleman of husks, born of a pumpkin. I am Lord Scarecrow!" The Scarecrow (1972) (TV)THEORY:Some of the seeds and plants you put in your garden may...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Have a picnic
QUOTE: if you have a place where you can go and have a picnic with your family, it doesn't matter if it's a recession or not, you can include that in your quality of life. Jim FowlerTHEORY: An easy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
52 almost free outdoor activities with kids
Why almost free? Because for some of these activities you may need to use some things you have around the house like some paper, pencils and glue or a ball or some chalk.Go star gazing at nightLook for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU
Wishing you and your family many wonderful days in the great outdoors
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kayaking
Two kayaks glide across the completely calm water of an open mangrove creek in Curry Hammock State Park, on the Florida Keys Scenic Highway at Little Crawl Key.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ice fishing
These two young men show off their catch of the day during one of the local ice fishing contests.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
The night sky
"Two things inspire me to awe -- the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." Albert Einstein.What happens to a child who has never ever seen the stars shining in the night sky? See a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's all about getting outdoors
This site has ideas for the natural explorer in all of us. The activities and resources I have chosen are for families and teachers to engage with the great outdoors. There are lots of different ideas...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Climb the mountains
Plitvice Park Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Start your own nature day
There are lots of ways for you to have family fun outdoors but what about joining up with other families to explore and connect with nature? How would you go about it?Children & Nature Network has...
View ArticleKids' nature clubs in the UK
Discovery, understanding nature, interacting with and learning about the world around you, these are the great things about the planned activities in the nature clubs. This short informative video...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nature and the hand of man
I found this great quote about nature and saved the image but could not remember where I found it. The quote resonates with how I feel about nature and why I seek it out. So... I was a bit shocked when...
View Article
