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Sunday Evening Nature Walk: Edwards Landing Park {Leesburg, VA}

The Sunday Evening Nature Walk Most Sunday nights when the weather permits, our family can be found exploring a nearby trail or nature spot. It’s one of our favorite things to do together! We usually pack a picnic dinner, our DEET-free bug spray and some favorite nature guides and gear–like these magnifying glasses–and head…

Year Round Nature Activity for Kids: Raising Butterflies

Raising butterflies is a perfect nature activity for young children–it’s fairly easy to do, and gives everyone a firsthand look at a butterfly’s life cycle. Reading excellent books on the topic makes the experience even more delightful. Want to give it a shot? Read on for our favorite butterfly-raising resources. Also check out this…

Free Printable Activity: Last Days of Summer

Last Days of Summer It’s hard to believe that fall is just around the corner. Summer is still with us for a few more weeks, though, and what better way to enjoy these final days of the season than with this fun (and free!) printable activity from Harmony Art Mom, over at Handbook of Nature…

Nature Activity for Kids: Butterfly Identification

As you may know by now, we’re crazy about nature here at the Yankee Homestead. [By the way, if you’re a parent or teacher, or have any interaction or influence with children, I highly recommend this book: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder. It’s fantastic–both inspirational and practical. Read my…

2 Favorite Folk Singers and 1 Fantastic Venue {Part Two}

Did you catch this post: 2 Favorite Folk Singers and 1 Fantastic Venue {Part One}? If there are any children in your life, I highly recommend the two musicians–and their CD’s–discussed in that post. This part is for the locals, or for visitors to our nation’s capital… Do you live in or near Northern Virginia (outside…

Identifying Local Wildflowers: Chicory

The boys and I love to identify local wildflowers, trees, bushes, etc. Last year, we identified this beautiful blue wildflower–and now it’s back again, growing all over the place here in northern VA. Have you seen it? Chicory grows really well along roadsides and in fields. Blooming from about June through September, it often teams…

3 More Favorite Children’s Books for Summer

Since I compiled our list of 9 Favorite Children’s Books for Summer, we‘ve discovered a few new favorites. I highly recommend each of the following three titles. Enjoy!

8 Favorite Children’s Books About the Beach

Our annual trip to the beach is a major highlight of the year for our boys. Having just returned home from this year’s trip, I’ve got beach on the brain! So here’s a list of our favorite children’s books about the beach. These are the books we read in the days leading up to the big…

9 Favorite Children’s Books for Summer

The first day of summer is just around the corner! Check out these summery stories to enjoy with your littles as you welcome warmer weather, ripe berries, swim suits and all that comes with this season of sun.