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Are you looking for a fun and hands-on way to learn wildflower identification with your kids? Try this activity to get kids outdoors and identifying these beautiful pieces of nature. Whats the best part?! When you are finished, you will have a beautiful piece of nature art for your home!

in Nature· Summer

DIY Wildflower Identification Board

Are you looking for a fun and hands-on way to learn wildflower identification with your kids? Try this activity to get your kids outdoors and identifying these beautiful pieces of nature. Whats the best part?! When you’re finished, you will have a beautiful piece of nature art for your home! It’s the first day of summer and the wildflowers are…
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When I look back on my childhood, the simple activities stick in memory like glue.  Oftentimes, those activities are the ones that brought endless hours of enjoyment and entertainment. When spring arrived and those first dandelions popped up, I was outside crafting and playing with them all day long! The craft that I looked forward to the most every spring, was the classic dandelion ring. Read on to learn two simple ways to make dandelion rings!

in Dandelions· Nature

A Classic Dandelion Activity to Try Today!

When I look back on my childhood, the simple activities stick in memory like glue.  Oftentimes, those activities are the ones that brought endless hours of enjoyment and entertainment. When spring arrived and those first dandelions popped up, I was outside crafting and playing with them all day long! The craft that I looked forward to the most every spring,…
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in Fine Motor Skills· Gratitude· Nature· Spring

Practicing Gratitude with a Dandelion Wand

From a young age, we are taught to practice gratitude during Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season. We are often encouraged to be thankful for our family and friends, good health, home, and money to pay for our necessities and comforts. But what about expressing gratitude to the natural world? The rain helps plants grow and the busy…
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in Fine Motor Skills· Literacy· Loose Parts Play· Nature· Nursery Rhymes· Year Round· Year Round

Not Your Average Nursery Rhyme Activities

Nursery rhymes provide a nurturing experience between child and parent, are fun to learn, and offer many educational opportunities. These little poems introduce children to early literacy skills and open the doors to a love of all books. Since nursery rhymes are so important, I wanted to create some engaging ways for my boys to practice retelling these special rhymes….
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Find fun and hands-on butterfly identification activities for kids here! Click on the post to see our giant butterfly identification chart, beautiful butterfly stick bouquet, outdoor butterfly fact scavenger hunt, and much more!
Looking for fun ways to teach fall nature anatomy and life cycles to children? Ideas for beautiful posters, matching games, vocabulary cards, cut and paste activities, and nature word building mats are all included in this post! Don't miss out on these ideas if you are teaching about apples, bats, pumpkins, turkeys, or spiders this year.
Here is a simple fall leaf crown activity that you can do over and over again! With just a few supplies, you have a fun nature invitation that children will love and return to throughout the week- if not longer.

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