Exploring Nature with Kids: Discovering our National Parks

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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.

Click here for the Handbook of Nature Study December 2013 Newsletter.

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Older Brother thoroughly enjoyed participating the Junior Ranger Program at Wolf Trap National Park.

Here’s a bit of my article…

Do you live in or near Northern Virginia?  Are you planning a trip to our nation’s capital?  Does your family love outdoor explorations?  What about top notch music and theatre performances?

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Located in Fairfax Count, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts offers a unique combination of natural and cultural resources, with 130 acres of national park land and a full schedule of musical and theatre performances each year—including opera, symphony, musicals, concerts and Children’s Theatre.  Wolf Trap is America’s only national park dedicated to presenting the performing arts.

Children’s Performances

Our own family has enjoyed several excellent concerts in the fantastic Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods.  I can’t imagine a better way to listen to our favorite folk singers (like Elizabeth Mitchell and Dan Zanes) than in Wolf Trap’s enchanted outdoor theatre, literally set inside a forest.  The path to the Theatre…

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My favorite part of each newsletter is the free printable nature activities for each month–we often use them on our nature walks.

Happy trails!

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