Here’s a Free April Nature Calendar. I hope you enjoy these ideas to interact with nature.
We still have quite a bit of snow on the ground, but we know spring is just around the corner.
We’ve been making maple syrup. I owe a huge thanks
Category: Life Unplugged
Free March Nature Day by Day Calendar
I wasn’t sure I was going to make a March Nature Day by Day calendar, but a reader left a comment on my February calendar that made me think some of you might be missing the March one if I didn’t make it. I was in a bit of a hurry so I made it on the computer and used clip art, but I think it turned out lovely.
February Nature Calendar
Here is a February: Nature Day by Day Calendar for you. I had a lot of fun finding nature activities to put on there and we’ve already enjoyed doing some of them. I find that if you embrace the season you are in, you will spend less time wishing for the next one.
January Nature Day by Day Calendar
I’ve enjoyed the Nature calendars in the book Natural Science Through the Seasons: 100 Teaching Units by J.A. Partridge. Inspired by the beautiful calendar this talented blogger made, I decided to redo the calendar for January nature calendar.
In an effort to spend more time with my little girl and less on the computer, I hand drew the whole thing so forgive the slightly crooked lines. I’m not going to pretend that mine is half as good as the one the other blogger did for October, but I’m sharing anyway.
Five Reasons You Should Be Reading Aloud This Coming Year {+printable reading log}
“Do you know what pliable means?” my mom said as she looked up from the book she was reading. We were in the middle of Pilgrim’s Progress and had reached the part where Pliable and Obstinate were trying to convince Christian to turn back from his dangerous journey.
“If something is Pliable it means it can be easily bent around– like play-dough,” my mom went on.
Ten+ Unplugged Gifts for All Ages
I’ve been doing some last minute gift shopping since we were on a long trip until late last week. We usually don’t do a whole lot for presents. This year the boys have one game for all of them combined
8 Great Survival Gifts
We love to read adventure books, especially books where the hero has to use his wits to survive in a hostile environment. My husband grew up reading those kinds of books and even now he dreams of surviving alone for a year in the wilderness with only those supplies he can carry in on his back (I know, he’s a little odd). He says he wants our boys to look at adversity as an adventure to be lived and not
Books to Grow Young Nature Lovers
I remember as a young girl going for walks with my mom and being surprised that she seemed to know the name of every bird and tree we passed. She even knew the names of the weeds in the ditch.
Sadly, few children growing up today are learning about the world around them