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Nature Journal Writing Prompts (Free Printable)

April 15, 2014 By Laura 7 Comments

Nature Journal Printable

Last week, I shared our Nature Journals with you. Today, I wanted to give a few writing prompts, in case your children have trouble deciding what to write about in their new journals.

There are so many things they can write about outside — the weather, their surroundings, the animals they see, how they’re feeling. They can really let their imaginations go. But sometimes, when there are so many possibilities, it’s hard to figure out where to start. These prompts give you a jumping-off point to get started. And if you print out and use a page each time, you can read back through them in a few months and re-live your outings. You could store them in a small binder (like our Road Trip Journal), along with maps, pictures, or other mementos from your outdoor adventures.

Nature Journal Printable

Click here to print your own journal pages.

And while it may sound like we’re intrepid explorers, always heading to the mountains to investigate mountain lions and rare flora and fauna — we’re really not. Some of our journal entries are from our own backyard. Or from neighborhood walks or local parks. I love getting up to the mountains, but sometimes (ok, lots of times) it’s just not do-able. The point of this exercise isn’t to get out into the unexplored wilderness so much as it is to help kids notice nature in their surroundings wherever they are.

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Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: kids, kids activities, kids and nature, kids play

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  2. Jill says

    April 20, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    This is fantastic, nature journals are a lot of fun for the whole family!
    Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!

    Reply
  3. Sunnyfleur says

    April 20, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    This is great! I must save this for when my little one is older so she can try these out! Thanks so much 🙂
    http://www.sunnyfleurphotos.net

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  4. Cass@frugalfamily says

    April 19, 2014 at 9:53 am

    Ooh I like this idea.

    Thanks for linking up with the Parenting Pin It Party x x

    Reply
  5. Susan W says

    April 18, 2014 at 9:27 am

    This is great – some direction (for kids like mine who don’t like to look at a blank page) but also flexibility!

    Thanks for sharing at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop!

    Reply
  6. The Preschool Toolbox says

    April 15, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Love these journal writing prompts! Thank you, again, for sharing via FB today!

    Reply
    • Laura says

      April 15, 2014 at 9:24 pm

      You’re welcome! I hope they’re useful

      Reply

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