nature guides
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…
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11 Affordable Nature Gifts for Kids
Looking for affordable nature gifts for kids? We do lots of nature study around here, and are happy to recommend to you a few of our favorite guides, gear and books.
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Exploring Nature with Kids: Take-Along Guides
Have you seen this series of nature guides for kids? We absolutely love them at our house. These Take-Along Guides are not incredibly comprehensive, but they’re just right for young, budding naturalists. They’re a bit too large to tote along on nature explorations (we love these pocket guides for that), but we use them often…
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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…
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