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37 Free Summer Activities for Kids

May 5, 2014 By Laura 8 Comments

My kids tell me they have 18 days of school left until they’re out for summer. I can’t wait, actually. I’m ready to sleep in…and to hit the road for some day trips…and to play in the dirt and stuff.

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Nature Journal Writing Prompts (Free Printable)

April 15, 2014 By Laura 7 Comments

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 […]

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It’s About the Journey…

April 11, 2014 By Laura 1 Comment

It’s the last day of Nature Week here! By now, you should be able to pack up your nature journal and other hiking supplies, read a few books about what you might find while exploring…and you should be ready to get outside with your kids! Here’s the thing, though — you’re not going far. While I do […]

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11 Children’s Books About Nature

April 10, 2014 By Laura 10 Comments

It’s Nature Week here on the blog! And today — children’s books that will inspire kids to get outdoors and investigate things. But as I was making up this list, I realized that “books about nature” encompasses a lot of stuff. Animals. Oceans. Birds. Bugs. Hiking. Camping. Boating. Eco-friendliness. You could go just about anywhere […]

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What to Bring Hiking With Kids

April 8, 2014 By Laura 8 Comments

Welcome to Nature Week! We’re spending a week on tips for getting outside with kids which, I’m hoping, will lead to a spring and summer filled with outdoor adventures (around here, just getting there can be an adventure. We take our thrills where we can get them.) And so today — what to bring when hiking […]

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Nature Journals

April 7, 2014 By Laura 26 Comments

It’s Nature Week here on the blog! Spring has sprung, we have about a month and a half of school, and I’m feeling the pull to spend more time outdoors. Also, I’ve noticed that the (good-natured) shrieking and bellowing that goes on around here sounds quieter outdoors (bonus: it also alerts mountain lions and bears, […]

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5 Tips for Gardening With Kids

March 10, 2014 By Laura 13 Comments

5 Tips for Gardening With Kids

It’s staying light later…and yesterday, it was almost 70 degrees here. I know what’s going to happen. It always does. The weather turns warm, I get suckered into planting something fun and colorful outdoors, and then we get a snowstorm that buries my flowers and a little bit of my soul under a foot and […]

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25 Things to Do Outside With Your Kids

April 30, 2013 By Laura 23 Comments

25 Things to Do Outside With Your Kids

Summer’s coming, summer’s coming! Here’s the thing — there are a lot of us. So even a relatively inexpensive trip to…say…a pool or a jumpy-house place adds up pretty quickly. We’ve gotten good at finding super-cheap or free things to do outside during the summer — because while I don’t want to pay for us […]

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Welcome! I'm Laura -- a mom of four kids aged thirteen and under. I run occasionally and love really bad puns.

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