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It’s Back: The Sunday Evening Nature Walk {Tuscarora Creek Park in Leesburg}

Hooray for spring! Our crew celebrated last week’s newly arrived beautiful weather with our first family nature walk of the season. We picked a new spot, packed a picnic dinner and our nature gear and set off for some explorations.

8 Ways to Celebrate Spring with Kids

We’ve still got snow on the ground here in Northern Virginia, but according to the calendar, spring has sprung! Indeed, we did spot our beloved purple crocus in bloom just days before this last snow fall. Those crocus always help me hang on–surely warmer temps are just around the corner… In the meantime, here’s a…

Planning Our Sunflower House

Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots A sweet friend recently gave me this book about gardening with kids. I love it! It’s packed with fun ideas and adorable drawings, along with specific instructions for tackling a variety of projects: Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children by Sharon Lovejoy.

Exploring Nature With Kids: Winter Nature Walk {Animal Tracks}

Winter may not seem like the ideal time for a Nature Walk, but don’t let the cold snowy weather prevent you from enjoying the great outdoors. I guarantee you’ll make a few discoveries that will outweigh the effort required to execute a Winter Nature Walk. For more tips and inspiration, check out: Exploring Nature…

Exploring Nature With Kids: Winter Nature Walk {Getting Started}

Don’t let frigid temperatures keep you from getting outside and exploring nature! With a simple plan and proper attire, a winter nature walk can become a highlight of your nature adventures.

Favorite Children’s Books About Birds

In addition to these Best Bird Guides for Kids, we’ve acquired a fantastic collection of children’s books about birds. The following are our very favorites, in no particular order.

Exploring Nature with Kids: Favorite Bird Activities {free printables}

Have you hung your bird feeders and picked out a few good bird guides? Now you’re ready to add some simple bird activities.

Best Bird Guides for Kids

Birding together is one of my family’s favorite things about winter. Did you read Birding With Kids: 7 Reasons to Do It and How to Get Started? In that post I provided a list of basic supplies, plus a few tips and some encouragement for getting started. After you’ve filled and hung your feeder(s) in a…

Birding With Kids: 7 Reasons to Do It and How to Get Started

Bird watching is a simple way to add more nature to your family life. Birding with kids is easy and inexpensive, and the rewards can last a lifetime!

Exploring Nature with Kids: Discovering our National Parks

Have you seen Handbook of Nature Study’s December 2013 Newsletter about National Parks? Once again, I was honored to serve as a contributing writer. And this month I was excited to see that Debi Huang–one of my favorite nature bloggers–contributed an article as well.