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Tag: butterflies

Homeschool Students Discover Their Neighborhood

May 9, 2022 janicekelley

  If a child is to keep alive his or her inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of…

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Posted in: Activities, Blog Filed under: build relationships, butterflies, collections, discoveries, drawing, eggshell, find, fun, home school, invitation, natural objects, nature, Nature Detectives, nature journals, school, writing

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: Blog, Nature Watch 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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