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Discovery Kits Enhance Outdoor Experience

March 27, 2020 janicekelley

Preparing a Discovery Kit  (or a Naturalist Kit) is a great way to enhance your family’s appreciation of outdoor experiences.…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: art, backpack, binoculars, compass, draw, field guides, field kits, hikes, insect repellant, journal, nature, Nature Detectives, outdoors, preparation, prepare, snack, take along kits, walks, write

Creating Nature Journals

March 29, 2020 janicekelley

For some  people, children or adults, the idea of keeping a journal is agonizing. For a child, the simple act…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: art, artist, draw, drawing, engagement, engaging, experiences, garden journals, journals, narration, natural world, nature, Nature Detectives, nature journals, observation, observer, outdoors, relationship, wildlife, write, writing

Family Nature Clubs

March 27, 2020 janicekelley

“What if parents, grandparents, and kids around the country were to band together to create nature clubs for families? What…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: activities, children, Children and Nature Network, club, experience, experiential, families, family, family nautre club, fun, guidebook, individuals, learning, nature, Nature Detectives, outdoors, parents, resources, teachers, travel

Let the Stories Begin

janicekelley

Telling stories at any time of year is an engaging way to learn about the natural world. During Nature Detectives…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: childlren, elephant, elephants's child, families, fun, giraffe, jungle, Nature Detectives, rudyard kipling, special talent, stories

Stop, Look, Listen, Touch & Smell

janicekelley

One of the best ways to create meaningful nature experiences is to STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, AND SMELL. TOUCH only when…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: child, children, experience, family, forest, listen, look, nature, Nature Detectives, Nature Detectives field journals, observation, outdoors, play, playing, sight, smell, spider, spider web, stop, touch, touching, walk.

The Alphabet Trail

janicekelley

All year long, in every season, a careful observer a walk through your school yard, the neighborhood or a local…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: alphabet, appreciate, children, creative, enjoy, family, hike, kids, letters, nature, observation, observe, outdoors, trail, walk.

Falling Leaves

janicekelley

Nature Detectives study trees and leaves with magnifying glasses during our fall “Trees as Habitat” sessions. We want to find…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: acorns, colorful, fall, leaves, Nature Detectives, Nature Detectves field journals, oak trees, pigment, pigments, seasons

What Song does the Rain Sing?

March 29, 2020 janicekelley

Our “Winter Wisdom” session creates opportunities for Nature Detectives to slow down and listen deeply to the sounds outside. They…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: art, clouds, creative, dance, dancing, listen, music, Natue Detectives, nature, rain, raining, rainsticks, rainy, thunder, thunderstorm, water, wind, Winter Wisdom

Waiting for Wings

March 27, 2020 janicekelley

In Spring we wait to see the wings of butterflies flying from one flower to the next. Butterflies are amazing…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: butterflies, butterfly bush, butterfly garden, caterpillars, children, enjoyment, field journals, Nature Detectives, planting, plants, Waiting for Wings, water

Butterfly garden

April 12, 2020 janicekelley

You can attract butterflies to your yard by growing flowering plants they love to visit. Follow four simple steps to…

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Posted in: Activities & Skills, Blog Filed under: attraction, butterflies, butterfly bush, butterfly garden, color, colorful, flowers, garden, lavendar, lilacs, marigolds, nectar, plants, pollination, primrose, spring, water

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