Nature and the out-of-doors comprise our theme this week.  What can you and your youngsters do this week that’s related to nature (learning about it, preserving it and enjoying it)?

Take walks around your neighborhood and find natural objects you can learn about.
Pick up trash as you take your walks…you’re helping keep your environment green and clean.
Collect objects you can use for nature crafts…stones, shells, fallen leaves, acorns, unusual sticks, and more.
Listen to the birds and try to identify them by sound and sight.  Keep a list and add to it.  Mother taught me to take time to listen to the …read more

With springtime come outdoor activities in the northern United where I live.  In other parts of the country, it’s already warm, even hot, so you’ve been enjoying the out-of-doors for some time.  In other countries and the Southern Hemisphere, your activities with your children may vary, but you still might find something of interest in the suggestions below.
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 Encourage youngsters to go outdoors if there are safe areas around your home.  If not, see about taking them to a park , a nearby hiking area or national forest.
 Take walks around the neighborhood.  See how everything around you is changing with the …read more

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What are you doing in the natural world around you this week?
*Working in the family garden…planting vegetables and flowers?
*Reading books about animals?
*Learning how to care for your pets?
*Exploring around your yard?   What have you found there?
*Taking a hike this weekend?  Or camping out?
*Catching fireflies?  Watching them light up a jar?  Then letting them loose.
*Watching ants scurrying along carrying food to their hill home?
*Lying on your back in the grass and looking at the clouds form all different shapes?
*Noticing the different shades of green on the leaves and bushes?
*Learning about thunderstorms?
Then searching through your books to learn more about these topics?
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