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Nature Crafts and Activities for Preschoolers

March 24, 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

If you are home with your little ones right now and wondering what to do, I have one suggestion: Nature crafts and activities for preschoolers!!! Get those little ones outside, or bring the outdoors in, with these fabulous activities.  If you are wondering how to instil a love of the environment and this beautiful Mother…

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Filed Under: All Ages, Get Outside Tagged With: activities, crafts, nature, outdoor, play, preschool

how we learn about building forts

Building AMAZING Outdoor Forts with Sticks

June 25, 2018 by Sarah 5 Comments

I married a boy scout. And then I birthed two boy scouts (well, not immediately – thankfully – but they have grown into them) So now I have a backyard FULL of incredible outdoor forts tied together with boy scout knots that I cannot take apart. Which I think is kind of the idea of…

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Filed Under: Explore, Get Outside, Kindergarten, Outside Play, Science, Science Tagged With: forts, nature, outdoor

A Clay Birds Nest

May 23, 2018 by Sarah 2 Comments

Looking to make a bird’s nest? Us too! Who wouldn’t be?! It is spring after all, so crafting must take a healthy nature twist as we readjust ourselves to being outside more. In fact, last spring we dissected a bird’s nest and I declared then and there that we would be attempting to make one….

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Filed Under: All Ages, All Ages, Art, Create, Explore, Get Outside, Playful Art, Preschooler, Preschoolers, Science, Toddlers Tagged With: nature, Playful art, science

A great science experiment for kids! Why do birds migrate in the shape of a "v"? A great lesson on wind resistance!

Why do birds fly in a “V”?

October 27, 2016 by Sarah 5 Comments

How many questions do you get asked in a day? My count right now has to be close to 100. Inquisitive, curious kids are fabulous – though, truth be told, exhausting. While I have been known to respond with the day-dreamy “yep” in the car after responding to 38 questions about clouds, I really do…

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Filed Under: Activities for Big Kids, Activities for Preschoolers, Explore, Grade School, Kindergarten, Learn, Other Learning Fun, Science, Science Tagged With: nature, science experiments

These indoor nature activities are perfect for preschoolers. Fabulous quiet time activities to help kids calm down.

Indoor Nature Activities for Kids

May 5, 2016 by Sarah 8 Comments

I have found that exploring nature items is very calming for my little ones.Our newest rhythm is really focusing on calming activities for kids (Speaking of which, have you discovered Clever’s New Trick? It’s a social story I wrote about helping little ones learn to calm down. You can read more about it by clicking…

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Filed Under: Activities for Preschoolers, Explore, Healthy Living, Learn, Loads of Ideas!, Nature Crafts, Other Learning Fun, Preschooler, Science, Science Tagged With: indoor, nature

Counting Snails

September 18, 2015 by Sarah Leave a Comment

A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is the picture. And this is actually not one of those times. But that’s okay because I really want to share this with you. Why? I’m not too sure. It’s not that great of an idea, perhaps some would even say it might be considered slightly…

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Filed Under: Activities for Preschoolers, Activities for Preschoolers, All Ages, All Ages, Explore, Get Outside, Letters and Numbers, Numeracy, Outside Play, Preschoolers, Preschoolers Tagged With: nature, Outside play

Awesome field trip ideas for kids

12 Field Trips that could Change the World

August 11, 2015 by Sarah Leave a Comment

I wrote yesterday about my intent to homeschool my boys for awhile using the Oak Meadow Curriculum. Good news — today that is still the plan. With all my uncertainty and wavering on the decision to educate my boys myself, I have been focusing on my “Why”. Why is it, really, that I want to…

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Filed Under: Activities for Big Kids, All Ages, Explore, Get Outside, Grade School, Other Learning Fun, Outside Play, Science Tagged With: nature, outside

Kindergarten readiness and what a child really needs to know before starting school

Quotes to inspire a love of nature and play

July 3, 2014 by Sarah 6 Comments

If you follow along on our Facebook page you likely know my love of beautiful pictures and quotes (and if you don’t follow along – please do!  www.Facebook.com/HowWeeLearn).  For me an inspirational quote about nature, how we learn in nature, or simply an inspiring quote with a beautiful picture can turn my day right around….

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Filed Under: Explore, Get Outside, Life, Natural Living, Outside Play Tagged With: nature, quotes

how we learn in nature

9 UNIQUE Outdoor Activities for Babies

June 20, 2014 by Sarah 4 Comments

When my Benjamin was born, we had some adjusting to do.  In many ways of course, but especially in our outdoor play.  My kids were used to being outside – A LOT.  But with a baby, it can be a challenge.  And when that baby starts to move it can be an even bigger challenge! …

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Filed Under: Baby, Explore, Get Outside, Loads of Ideas!, Outside Play Tagged With: baby, nature, outdoor activities

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DIY Pebble Art Tutorial

June 16, 2014 by Sarah 57 Comments

We are big on crafting around here.  I love creating, and I have passed that love along to my own little ones.  This afternoon, while the boys were resting and Madeline was busy, I did some creating all on my own.  And it was lovely!  I found a picture of this pebble art idea on…

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Filed Under: Art, Create, Grade School, Mama Creates Too Tagged With: art, nature

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