I love this time of the year with all the gorgeous colors and the many seeds, leaves and tree fruits that are abundantly available.
Grab this FREE printable Nighttime Scavenger Hunt list and go explore the outdoors one evening! We LOVE scavenger hunts and have shared quite a few — our Playground Scavenger Hunt is fun throughout the year, holiday hunts include a Halloween Scavenger hunt and Valentine’s Day hunt and the Zoo Scavenger Hunt is perfect for your …
Inspire your kids with an awesome Outdoor Photo Scavenger Hunt this week and get them outside! This is a super easy idea that will keep the kids both busy & creative on those long “Mom, I’m bored!” days 😉 Plus, Summer is the perfect time for kids to explore something new or master a skill …
A fun outdoor science activity that let’s you measure the biodiversity of living things in your backyard ecosystem! Many times, you’ll hear kids say “hey, there’s a bird!” or “this is the tallest tree in our yard!” This activity takes it one step further to inspire kids to notice the DIFFERENT types of trees, plants, …
Today we’re going to talk about how to help your child increase their attention span. I know, we can all use practice with that, right? It’s the age we live in — things move so fast and kids don’t have the time they need to process their experiences. However, that processing time is crucial to …
Use this super fun & easy outdoor science activity to show kids just how long their small intestines are and learn a little about the human body too! This activity gets a few bonus points from us! First, it’s a STEM activity (a little science, a little math) and it can be done outside (let’s …
This easy science project shows kids how dendrochronology & tree rings give us a look into the past! We like to do a lot of tree activities for a few reasons — trees are easy to find ;), the activiites you can do are super easy & inexpensive and trees can teach us so much …
We love outdoor explorations!
Getting to know nature and being a backyard detective are activities my kids have enjoyed for years.
And having great science tools takes outdoor exploration to a whole new level!
I’ve found some really amazing nature printables this year for our nature study activities! Really super awesome stuff!
But you know how it is — you take a piece of paper outside for a scavenger hunt or garden activity and before you know it, it’s blowing around the yard with the kids chasing after it.
Or the pencil you have goes missing.
Or you don’t have enough time to finish the activity and then can’t find the darn sheet the next day.
Or you DO finish the activity but aren’t sure where to store them all so the kids can see what they’ve accomplished.
Try something new this summer by learning to kayak with your kids — we’ve got tips & inspiration for how to get started! This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Banana Boat® . All details & opinions are mine only. Every summer, we like to get out and try something new …
