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Incorporating the outdoors into your Halloween festivities
Since the month of October is one of my favorite times of year for getting outdoors, we tend to incorporate that into our Halloween festivities. I’m not into the blood and gore of Halloween, so we...
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Fun natural facts about your Christmas tree
We’ve never had a real Christmas tree, as in a tree that was once living. I grew up in a house where my Mom hated to “watch something die in the living room.” But this year we thought we’d give it a...
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Tips for helping kids track animals in the snow
There is an added bonus to walking in the winter that you might not think of at first–the animals that use that same trail as you every day are no longer invisible. They leave undeniable proof of...
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Ten things to do in the snow in your backyard
Isn’t there some saying about drinking lemonade when life throws lemons at you? Frankly, it is so cold and snowy here, I don’t think there are any lemons to be found. We are instead stuck trying to...
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12 activities for getting outside on a windy day.
Since March is typically famous for it’s windy days, I’ve been brainstorming new and exciting things for my kids to do when I throw them outside in a windstorm. Some of these ideas we’ve tried, others...
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Seventeen props to consider bringing when camping with kids
We always advocated that being outside is its own reward; that kids can be entertained with a minimum of ‘toys’ while in Nature’s Playground. And while we still stand by that, it’s also true that a...
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Find out what wildflowers are blooming in your neck of the woods
It is so close to springtime here. The grass is mostly green. The Fox Sparrows are back in front of the house. Robins are perusing the lawn for tasty grubs. The Red-tailed Hawks that live in the...
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Danielle: Stand Up Paddleboarding with kids.
I recently moved down the street from a lake. A bonafide honset-to-goodness lake. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting into stand up paddleboarding (SUP). Preferable with my kids. So I knew just...
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10 Night Games to play while camping
Capture the Flag. The best place I’ve ever played this game was in a sandy wash with sorta steep sides. In this beloved game, each team hides a flag on their side of the wash, or field, or dirt road....
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Good Things Come to Kids Who Wait
It was cool among the Tamarisk, and they misted on me lightly. I sat, hugging me legs to my chest, chin resting on my knees. I resisted the urge to swish away the bugs exploring my ears and eyebrows....
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