Holidays

The Ultimate Nature Themed Holiday Gift List for Kids

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Field Supplies Huckleberry Dual Wooden Magnifying Glass Child-Sized Binoculars Wooden Digital Point-and-Shoot Hiking Rucksack Explorer Backpack Stellarscope Star Finder Lensatic Compass Blank Watercolor Nature Journal Beginner watercolor Paints and Brushes Watercolor Paints Pocket Box Audubon Bird Caller Necklace My First Pocket Knife Pocket Swing/Portable Hammock for Kids Educational Toys and Puzzles Insect Specimens Pack Catch…

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Little Brown Bat FREE download

Categories Autumn, Crafts for Kids, hands-on learning, Holidays, Homeschool, Kindergarten, Nature Study, scienceLeave a Comment on Little Brown Bat FREE download

Little Brown Bat Printable What with Halloween approaching, my kids are currently obsessed with bats - and after watching the Wild Kratt's little brown bat episode - well, now we are the proud owners of a backyard bat house. What can I say. Nature is my weakness. I've created these Little Brown Bat nature study…

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Autumn Play Dough Recipe + Nature Stamps

Categories Autumn, Crafts for Kids, hands-on learning, Holidays, Homeschool, Kindergarten, Nature Study, Play, Play Dough, Preschool, sensory playLeave a Comment on Autumn Play Dough Recipe + Nature Stamps

Our favorite thing to do now that the weather is cooling off and the leaves are changing is to collect autumn "treasures" on our nature walks. Pine cones, acorns, leaves and berries make wonderful loose parts to play with - but they make even better play dough stamps! (And, they're freeeeeee) This cinnamon scented play…

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Salt-Dough Nature Pendants

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The boys and I needed a handcraft to make for the Wild + Free handicraft fair and this was the perfect little project. While I plan on teaching my boys practical handcrafts - like sewing and woodworking - this time I needed something simple enough that my three year old could participate in. Salt-dough is…

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earth day pollution science

A Fun Science Experiment to Teach Kids About Pollution

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Today is Earth Day, and we ditched our regular lessons to spend the day learning about pollution and how it affects our earth. We began with this oil spill activity that was really eye-opening, even for me! We started with a pristine-looking ocean scene which turned yucky very fast. The boys tried several times to…

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Celebrating Easter with a Resurrection Garden

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Easter is one of those holidays we try to be intentional about at our home. We don't do much with the Easter Bunny (the kids do get baskets) and instead aim to remember the most crucial event of our faith. An Easter Resurrection Garden is a simple and lovely way to visualize that declaration spoken…

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Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Week 18 + President’s Day and Black History Month

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Activities Types of ocean floor cut and paste worksheet A great way to visualize the types of ocean floor! Ocean floor sand and water sensory play My high-sensory-needs little one especially enjoyed this one! We used a simple storage container, Kinetic sand (this stuff is amazing!!!), some seashells and mini ocean animals to set the…

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