The next book in our Nature Walk and Book Series is In a Nutshell by Joseph Anthony. This book beautifully portrays the life of an oak tree. You will see an acorn turn into a beautiful oak tree and what happens when a tree becomes old and dies. The illustrations in this book are gorgeous. Your kids will love seeing the acorn come to life and grow into a big and strong oak tree! You will see a change in seasons, scenery, and nature at it's finest! In a Nutshell … [Read more...]
The Dandelion Seed: Nature Walk and Book Series
Welcome back to another post in the Nature Walk and Book Pairing Series. My hope is that you'll find fun ways to connect the books you read with nature. The Dandelion Seed by Joseph Anthony couldn't be a better choice for this series. This beautifully illustrated book shows the life cycle of a Dandelion. There is so much you can talk about, explore, and see with just this one book and in all four seasons! Activities for The Dandelion Seed: Fall: Take a walk and observe what is … [Read more...]
Mom’s Choice Phonics App for Preschoolers
I'm always on the look out for fun, engaging, and yet educational apps that will strengthen the skills we are already working on without feeling like work. I think that's the hardest part for me, I find what seems like the perfect app, it matches what we need to work on, checks off all my boxes, but then my kids hate it. Goodbye, see ya! I don't have space on my phone for an app that no one likes. However, I was so glad when Miss B immediately fell in love with the Read with Fonics app. … [Read more...]
Raindrops Roll: Book and Nature Walk Activities
Hi there! The first book in my new Book and Nature Walk Activity Series is Raindrops Roll by April Pulley Sayre. If you have never read this book, I highly recommend you RUN to your local library and find it, or click the title above. This book ever so subtly discusses a ton of scientific concepts that you can discuss with your kiddos as well as page after page of absolutely exquisite photographs. My kids loved the pictures! They are bright and so crisp and clear your little ones of all … [Read more...]
Pairing Books with the Great Outdoors
Once the weather turns warm and the sun begins to shine, do you struggle to include reading and picture books into your daily routines? You wake up to a gorgeous day and immediately head outside to soak up some vitamin C, ride bikes, explore nature, or just have a picnic! Only to later realize that you didn't stop to do any reading at all. With this new series, I hope to solve that slight problem for you once and for all. We love to play outside and will find a new trail to explore and be … [Read more...]
Scavenger Hunts: How to Take Your Nature Walk to a Whole New Level
This is it y'all! The last and final post for the Nature Walk Series. In this post, I wanted to talk about the benefits of using Scavenger Hunts while you walk. I briefly talked about Nature Scavenger Hunts last year, but in this post I really wanted to show the MANY, MANY different ways they can be used. So far in this series, we talked about ways to incorporate letters and numbers into your nature walks, how to explore your senses, and ways to get more out of your nature walks. I hope that … [Read more...]
Clarity as a Hands Free Mama
Welcome to another month of my Hands Free Mama Journey!! I'm so glad you are here. I am about halfway through Rachel Macy Stafford's book, Hands Free Mama. I have loved every step of this journey and can NOT wait to see what the second half brings. This month is all about Clarity and as she titled this chapter in the book, Seeing Life Through Undistracted Eyes. <a Before we go any further I have to admit that I have failed this month. If you recall I last talked about why we need to slow … [Read more...]
Exploring Your Senses while Enjoying Your Nature Walk: Nature Walk Series
If you've read lately you know that we are most of the way through our Nature Walk Series. So far we have discussed tools that can help keep kids engaged, finding shapes and letters, and how to get more from your walks. In this post I want to share ways that you can explore your senses while walking. The purpose of this series is to encourage you to not only take walks with your kids, but to also interact with nature and use it to learn many different things. My hope is that you will find … [Read more...]
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