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November 24, 2014 At Home / Photography 101

Photography 101: Treasure

While drinking my morning tea, just a few minutes after I looked up the photography theme for today, my son

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February 19, 2014 At Home / Family Nature Tips / Weekly Photo Challenge

Treasures: A Nature Basket

My son collects soooo many sticks, rocks, feathers, nuts, and other cool stuff during our outings that his “treasures” have

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January 23, 2014 At Home / Fauna

Birding: American Kestrel

I’ve been spending a lot of time at home lately with my son, who’s now sick with his third cold

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July 7, 2013 Astronomy / At Home / Reviews

Solar Cooking Science: Melting Marshmallows

We had a bit of fun on Friday afternoon, melting marshmallows to make s’mores, using the Thames & Kosmos Solar

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June 11, 2013 At Home / Geology / Reviews

Geology for Kids: Crystal Mining Excavation Kit

My son recently received the 4M Kidz Labs Crystal Mining science kit for his birthday.  He LOVES these excavation kits

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April 26, 2013 At Home / Camping

Fun! Great American Backyard Campout

The Great American Backyard Campout is coming up on June 22nd, 2013. It’s time to start planning now! What is

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April 21, 2013 At Home / At the Park / Family Nature Tips

Three Classic Backyard Games: Fun For Kids and Adults

It can be tough to find outdoor games that are truly fun for both children and adults.  Here are three

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April 17, 2013 At Home

Fun! Rope Swing

Photo taken April 13th, 2013

April 14, 2013 At Home / Biology / Outdoor Education

Observe: Insect Activity

What cool insect, arachnid (spider), or mollusk (snail) activity can you find around your yard? Has your child watched a

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March 29, 2013 At Home / Quick Activities / Rainy Day

Rainy Day Fun: Snail Watching

After a night of rain, my son usually rushes outside to see if any snails came out.  He found this

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March 20, 2013 At Home

Little House in the Big Woods…

I started reading Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder to my son before bed last night.

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February 14, 2013 At Home / View from Home

My Little Valentine: Home Sick

My son, home sick today, lethargically watching the bird and squirrel activity at the feeder.  So sad to be missing

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January 24, 2013 At Home / Paleontology / Reviews / Science for Kids

Paleontology Play: The Magic School Bus Fossil Science Kit

For those of you with kids in the 5-12 age-range, I highly recommend you check out The Magic School Bus

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January 9, 2013 At Home / At the Park

Outdoor Play: Lightsaber Battle

My son asked for one thing from Santa this year… a lightsaber.  A blue lightsaber, to be exact, so he

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October 21, 2012 At Home / Geology / Outdoor Education

Rockin’ Experiment 3: Make Metamorphic Cookies

The final project in our three-part geology series, tailored for early elementary aged kids, is about metamorphic rocks.  The focus

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October 3, 2012 At Home / Biology / Outdoor Education

Project FeederWatch

As I wrote the other day (Let’s Count Stars!), we enjoy participating in citizen science projects.  It’s a fun way

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September 25, 2012 At Home / Nature Walks / Outdoor Education

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

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September 20, 2012 At Home / Nature Walks / View from Home

First Signs of Fall

Yesterday, I wrote about taking your child out on walk to look for signs of Autumn (Take a “Signs of

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September 10, 2012 Animal Fun / At Home / View from Home

Finch Fun

Yesterday morning, my son was quietly building with his Lincoln Logs when he happily exclaimed, “Look, Mommy, a goldfinch!  There’s

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August 20, 2012 At Home

Make Paper Airplanes!

I found a fun website that offers a bunch of different paper airplane designs available for free download (www.funpaperairplanes.com).   The

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August 1, 2012 At Home

Simple Outdoor Play: Take an Indoor Toy Outside

My son has a new favorite toy… an adorable stuffed animal he has named Foxy. Not only has my son

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July 10, 2012 At Home / Biology / Family Nature Tips / Fun Books / Outdoor Education / View from Home

Connect with Nature: Find Your Sit Spot

I’m currently reading the book, What the Robin Knows:  How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World, by Jon

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June 3, 2012 At Home

Tea Party!

Did you know boys enjoy tea parties, too? Friday afternoon, my son walked downstairs carrying his tea set and suggested

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May 16, 2012 Art Fun / At Home / Paleontology / Quick Activities / Treasure Hunting

Paleontology Play! Dinosaur Digging

We’ve been staying home a lot this past week while my son’s been sick with a cold. One afternoon, he

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May 13, 2012 Animal Fun / At Home / Gardens / View from Home

Bring on the Butterflies…

After tons of research, I finally decided what to plant in our yard to attract butterflies.  As you may know,

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May 9, 2012 At Home / Quick Activities

Simple Outdoor Play: Take Inside Toys Outside

Simplest of outdoor play… let your child take their inside toys outside.  My only constraint?  I don’t allow toys with

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May 7, 2012 At Home / Outdoor Education

Gardening with Grandpa

Over the weekend, we went to Sacramento to help my parents plant their vegetable garden.  The garden has historically been

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May 5, 2012 Animal Fun / At Home / Outdoor Education

Creating our Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Step Four, Homes for Wildlife

We’re on the final step of creating our backyard wildlife habitat! For those of you who don’t already know, we’re

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May 2, 2012 Animal Fun / At Home / Outdoor Education

Creating our Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Step Three, Create Cover

Today was day three of working towards making our backyard into a Certified Wildlife Habitat, per the guidelines provided by

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May 1, 2012 Animal Fun / At Home / Outdoor Education

Creating Our Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Step Two, Supply Water

For those of you who are following us, you know that yesterday my son and I started to create a

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