Want to impress your kids with a cool science experiment that's also the EASIEST activity ever? This pinecone science activity had my kids oohing and aahing despite its simplicity and super easy setup and cleanup. (Sometimes simpler really is better!) All you need for this experiment are a couple of clear containers, water and ice,…
Continue reading ➞ Simple Pinecone Science – How Pinecones Open and Close
The winter months can feel especially long and dreary come February, which is just one reason I am especially grateful for our lovely, feathered winter friends. If you're looking to keep nature study going during the winter months, birds are a great topic of study. There are many birds that either don't migrate, or migrate…
Continue reading ➞ Studying Birds in Winter + a FREE Birdwatching Log
Science activities for a snowy day
The Winter Solstice - the shortest day, and longest night of the year - is coming up this weekend. The days after the solstice will steadily become longer and lighter, which means it's only up from here! I love the cozy darkness of winter but we are definitely ready for the sun to come back;…
Continue reading ➞ 6 Creative Ways to Welcome the Winter Solstice
Can you believe summer is winding down already? The back-to-school, sports and activity emails are already starting to come in, but we are holding on tight to the end of summer over here! Which is why I created this BEE a Pollinator Scavenger Hunt set - and I want to share it with you! These…
Continue reading ➞ Summer Pollinator Scavenger Hunt FREE-BEE!
In just a few days, North America will experience a total solar eclipse, a rare event that won't happen here for another 20 years! Even if you're not in the path of totality (the area of shadow due to the moon passing directly in front of the sun), you can still have an amazing experience…
Continue reading ➞ 7 Ideas for Learning About the Solar Eclipse
Everything your students need to study the full moon
A simple STEM science experiment for kids
Now that summer has said farewell, we were anxious to try out this fun, sensory craft project that we can actually use to decorate the garden as it slips into autumn mode. For this project we used air dry clay - but if you wanted to keep your mosaics inside out of the elements, you…
