A Spring Walk in the Woods

Articles of Interest

• Bird-Watching Scavenger Hunt for Kids

  

  If you are looking for a quiet activity that connects your kids to nature, try bird-watching. It’s a wonderful way to spend time outdoors and to tune into your natural surroundings. Children can engage their observation skills and their senses as they listen for bird … Read More

  For Kids

  by Storey Digital Editors

• Printing with Leaves and Other Natural Objects

  

  You can make beautiful stationery, cards, wrapping paper, and other artwork by printing with leaves and other found objects from nature. Water-soluble printing inks work well, but almost any ink or paint can be used for nature printing, so try whatever product you … Read More

  Crafts

  by Laura Donnelly Bethmann

• Eyes on the Sky: Springtime Astronomy for Kids

  

  Kids love space (and adults do, too!). Watching the sky always gives me a sense of perspective. The stars and planets have been around for billions of years, and they’ll be here for billions more. Even though we’re all stuck at home right now, I … Read More

  For Kids

  by Meg Thacher

• Habitat Project: Build a Coffee Tub Nest Box for Birds

  

  Social distancing got you down? Are your kids stir-crazy from being cooped up at home? Does the supermarket feel like a scene from a sci-fi movie? Life in lockdown and parenting during a pandemic isn’t what most of us signed up for. But coronavirus is … Read More

  For Kids

  by Mary Kay Carson

• Forest Bathing During Quarantine

  

  Every morning, now more than ever, I wake up feeling grateful. I look out my window and see the swelling buds of red maples. Bunches of crocuses bloom under a large pine, and daffodils are sprouting up everywhere. I live surrounded by trees and woods, … Read More

  Nature & Outdoor Living

  by Hannah Fries