Freewriting Fun: Take it Outside
Walking and writing… this is our writing focus this week. We’ve been experiencing beautiful, warm fall weather, an ideal time
Category: Nature Walks
5 Best Places to Bird Watch in the Bay Area
Thank you to guest writer, Ernie Allison, for sharing this article! *** Even though summer isn’t the peak season to
Halloween Fun: Spooky Night Hike
Saturday evening, we went on a fun “spooky night hike” at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont. My son was
Autumn Walk: Acorns
Looking for sings of fall just outside of Yosemite this past weekend… my son was fixated on acorns.
Pattern: For Love of Dirt
Three photos of my son from our walk through the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley last week. Can you spot
Photography for Kids: Fun with an iPhone
I enjoyed a fun walk around our neighborhood on Monday with my son, looking for signs of spring. My son
Looking for Signs of Spring: A Walk Around the Neighborhood
After school on Monday, we went for a walk around our neighborhood to look for signs of spring. As an
The Calming Effect of Nature on Children
One of the great things about playing in nature is that bouts of exertion and excitement are often interspersed with
Nature Walk: Animal Tracks
A fun activity to do a few days after a good rain is head to a nearby creek and look
Neighborhood: Lizard
We enjoyed a walk around our neighborhood yesterday, to look for some “signs of fall” and to collect leaves. It
Nature Treasure Hunt: Autumn
I ready about going on a winter treasure hunt in Clare Walker Leslie’s book, The Nature Connection, and I thought
Going on a Bug Hunt
While my husband was warming up for his bike race on Saturday (see post here… Cyclo-Cross, Monterey Style), my son
Environmentalism for Kids: Clean up the Neighborhood
For those of you who have been following my blog for a while, you know my son loves to take
First Signs of Fall
Yesterday, I wrote about taking your child out on walk to look for signs of Autumn (Take a “Signs of
Take a “Signs of Fall” Walk
Saturday is the first day of Autumn. While it doesn’t quite feel like fall yet here in the San Francisco
Hike and Seek! National Wildlife Federation
I just came across these great fundraising events being offered through the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). They are not offering
Nature Fun for Kids: Take a Photo Walk
Our new favorite nature outing is to take a walk together with our cameras. Provide a child with a camera,
Exploring the Ringtail Cat Trail, Las Trampas, Alamo
Another great Outdoor Discoveries outing! Today, the naturalist took the kids up the Ringtail Cat Trail into Las Trampas Regional
Search for Snails
A favorite rainy day activity… head outside to look for snails! My son calls them his “snail buddies”. What we
Birding with Kids, Shadow Cliffs, Pleasanton
Since the week my son turned three, we’ve been attending the East Bay Regional Parks Outdoor Discoveries program, a naturalist-led
Walk, Run, Bike, Scooter….Alamo Creek Trail, Dublin
I found the Alamo Creek Trail in the center of Dublin when my son was about four months old, and
Look for Lizards
As the weather has been warming up, we’ve been seeing more and more lizards on our walks. I believe these
Take a Trash Collecting Walk
To celebrate Earth Day today, my son asked if we could walk around our neighborhood and collect trash. He’s been
Take a “Signs of Spring” Walk
The wildflowers are starting to bloom, new leaves are growing on the tips of branches, gardens are beginning to sprout…
Stop, Look, Listen, Observe
This afternoon we attended a family nature walk, a free naturalist-led event held in the Tilden Nature Area in the
Our Neighborhood Walk
My boy wasn’t feeling well yesterday and didn’t have much energy. After playing inside the house all morning, by the
Exploring Nature with Your Baby: 6 Tips
The sight of leaves blowing in the wind, the scent of flowers, the feel of grass, the sound of
Outside Play, Every Day
Getting outside every day is a necessity for me, both for my physical and emotional health. I begin to feel
